Christine Campbell was nine years old when she migrated from the Philippines to Australia in 1995 — she was seeking a better life, but would soon to discover a set of hurdles. Campbell was living in Melbourne, when at the age of 15 she and her mother fled from violence at home. The teenager had … Read more
A doctor who wrongly diagnosed a 19-month-old with gastro, days before he died of meningitis, says the misjudgement was a “major error”. Dr Paul Bumford told an inquest he was working his first shift at Wangaratta Hospital, in northeast Victoria, when an unwell Noah Souvatzis arrived on December 29, 2021. The toddler had been holidaying … Read more
A Victorian family is hoping to raise awareness about a rare illness that hospitalised their daughter and left her unable to feed herself. The parents of Indiana Pulham – Stacey and Damien Simpson – said their daughter fell from the monkey bars at school and was taken to hospital in Warrnambool, unable to walk. Doctors … Read more
The wife of a truck driver, one of three killed in a head on collision along South Australia’s Eyre Hwy, said her family has been left “shaken” by the sudden passing of the 45-year-old man. Three died at the scene of the crash on the Eyre Hwy, about 27km west of Yalata, on the edge … Read more
A missing jack russell who escaped the care of an animal transport company near Melbourne Airport has been captured weeks after he went missing. The five-year-old terrier named Milo was headed to the United Kingdom on March 18 with his owner, Jason Whatnall, but escaped the care of AeroPets Animal Transport while being moved from … Read more
Victorian drivers will soon be able to carry their licence on a mobile phone, in a move that follows the lead of several other states. It comes after 15,000 Ballarat residents downloaded their licences to the Service Victoria or myVicRoads app as part of a six-month trial. Minister for Roads Melissa Horne announced on Saturday … Read more
The future of a company that owns high-end steakhouse Botswana Butchery and Asian restaurant chain White & Wong is uncertain, after an external administrator was appointed. New Zealand company Good Group announced its restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra were in voluntary administration. BDO Australia, appointed as administrators, said Botswana Butchery restaurants were tradings as … Read more
A Victorian man is on a mission to find his missing dog, after the pooch escaped while in the care of an animal transport company near Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne. The five-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Milo was headed to the United Kingdom on March 18 with his owner, Jason Whatnall, but escaped while in … Read more
Family and friends of an Australian woman killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza have said the 43-year-old should be remembered as a selfless person. Lalzawmi “Zomi” Frankcom was working for not-for-profit World Central Kitchen (WCK) when she and six other foreign nationals were killed in a vehicle hit in an airstrike. WCK said despite … Read more
The worst is yet to come for an already soggy Sydney, as drizzle from a cold front moving across the state on Tuesday develops into a downpour within days. A separate weather pattern brewing off the east coast is expected to lash the coastal regions of NSW as it moves from the state’s northeast to … Read more
