The United Kingdom has hit back at Penny Wong’s suggestion Britain needs to do more to confront its colonial past, saying history cannot be eradicated or erased. Earlier this week, Senator Wong gave a speech to Kings College, where she spoke about her own family’s history of British colonialism, and said that only by acknowledging … Read more
Pharmacists will be allowed to charge $20 to prescribe some drugs including the contraceptive pill and deliver travel vaccinations and under a push by Victoria and NSW to slash waiting times to see a GP. NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Victorian Premier Dan Andrews will join forces at Friday’s national cabinet meeting to urge the … Read more
Liberal leader Peter Dutton has emerged as an unlikely ally of activist Sally Rugg in her workplace fight with Teal independent Monique Ryan suggesting the Victorian MP is a “prickly character.” Dr Ryan and her chief of staff will face off in the Federal Court on Friday during an urgent hearing before Justice Debra Mortimer. … Read more
Three of the four people accused of murdering Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey have now been charged in relation to the alleged kidnapping and assault of another 15-year-old boy just days earlier. Cassius Turvey, a 15-year-old Noongar Yamatji boy, was allegedly chased and bashed with a metal pole on his walk home from school in the … Read more
A Melbourne doctor allegedly raped a woman because his wife was wheelchair-bound and he needed to have sex, a jury has been told. Walid Aly is charged with raping a woman he previously met online, with the prosecution alleging the victim had begun to question his true identity, including whether he had a wife. Dr … Read more
Erin Molan has spoken for the first time since farewelling her beloved father, the late senator and army general, Jim Molan. The broadcaster, who returns to present her Sky News program on Friday, said the past few weeks had been hard for her and her family. Senator Molan’s funeral was held at Duntroon on January … Read more
Erin Molan has spoken for the first time since farewelling her beloved father, the late senator and army general, Jim Molan. The broadcaster, who returns to present her Sky News program on Friday, said the past few weeks had been hard for her and her family. Senator Molan’s funeral was held at Duntroon on January … Read more
A pub employee has been sacked after filming shocking CCTV footage of the moment a woman gave birth at a popular pub in Cairns. The footage, which was captured on a phone and later shared on social media, depicts the pregnant mother walking towards a corner of the Raintrees Tavern and partially undressing. A split … Read more
A family is in mourning after a 21-year-old man suddenly died in his sleep. Rickson “Ricko” Williams, from the town of Wallaville in Queensland, died suddenly on January 11, just days before his 22nd birthday. The much-loved former school captain was found dead in his bed. His mother, Tanya Wright, said doctors discovered her son … Read more
Australia’s $5 note is set to undergo a royal redesign following the decision to dump King Charles III from the legal tender. The British head of state will be replaced with a new design which “honours the culture and history of the First Australians”, the Reserve Bank confirmed on Thursday. “The other side of the … Read more