Australia’s national firearms register is set to be up and running in 2028, allowing law enforcement to access information about guns owned in all states and territories. Some $160 million in funding, announced ahead of the May federal budget, will be spread across four years. The money will be used to establish the register as … Read more
Australians will take to the nation’s streets in their thousands to demand an end to gendered violence which advocates warn has reached crisis levels. About 15 rallies will be held across the nation over the weekend amid calls for concrete action to break the cycle of violence which has claimed the lives of at least … Read more
A 14-year-old boy is accused of stabbing a man while breaking into a unit on the Cairns waterfront. The boy allegedly broke into the Esplanade unit about 5am on Saturday, waking up the 29-year-old man and sparking a “short altercation”, police said. The boy allegedly stabbed the man in the chest before running from the … Read more
A boy wanted over the assault of an elderly man has been caught trying to break into a Queensland police station. The 16-year-old Cairns boy had evaded arrest since the March 18 incident, when he allegedly assaulted the elderly man in Manunda. On Monday, he allegedly jumped the fence of a compound at the Smithfield … Read more
An Australian music festival has been hit by a major data breach, in what is a second blow to the festival after several headline acts pulled out of the lineup, prompting refund demands. The Pandemonium Rocks music festival, which included acts such as Blondie, Alice Cooper and Wolfmother, was made aware of the data breach … Read more
The family of a man who was one of three killed in a fiery crash in Queensland say they’ve been denied “closure” as they wait for authorities to return his remains. While the state’s forensic DNA lab deals with a backlog of more than 41,000 cases, Daniel Stuart’s wife Betty remains “in limbo” over plans … Read more
A restaurant worker at Bondi Junction has revealed the moment mass murderer Joel Cauchi ordered lunch right before embarking on a deadly stabbing rampage. Queenslander Cauchi, 40, stabbed six people to death and seriously wounded 12 others in a killing spree before being shot dead by NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott at Westfield Bondi Junction … Read more
Residents in Queensland’s north have been filmed making a citizen’s arrest, catching and pinning a would-be car thief to the ground. With the help of neighbours, Townsville residents Natalie and Zachary Bennett chased down the young man after he allegedly attempted to steal their car. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Would-be car thief caught by neighbours. … Read more
Just before the beginning of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, Eman and Ahmed Shat were overjoyed to announce they would soon be welcoming their fourth child. Now in her third trimester of pregnancy and living in an overcrowded refugee camp in Rafah without basic essentials such as food and water, Eman, 29, is severely depressed … Read more
Many children who were inside Westfield Bondi Junction at the time of the deadly stabbing attack were aware of the unfolding situation before their parents, a security expert claims. Queenslander Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed six people to death and seriously wounded 12 others in a killing spree before being shot dead by NSW Police Inspector … Read more
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