Dastyari ICAC bike antics may prove costly
NSW police are investigating whether former ALP power broker Sam Dastyari should be slapped with a $2200 fine after riding a lime green share bike on a Sydney footpath. Mr…
Great Barrier Reef long-term outlook ‘very poor’: Report
For the first time, the long-term outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has been downgraded from “poor” to “very poor” by the federal government’s five-year reef report. The evidence-based report…
Female jockey dies after fall at Melbourne racecourse
Worksafe are investigating the tragic death of a 22-year-old apprentice jockey after she died in a fall during pre-dawn training at a racecourse in Melbourne, police have confirmed. The female…
Police flood streets of Portland, Oregon, amid stand-off between Proud Boys, Antifa groups
Police in the US state of Oregon seized a number of weapons as hundreds of far-right protesters and counter-demonstrators rallied in the city of Portland on Saturday (local time). The…
Government MPs alarmed over Chinese influence at Australian universities after pro-Beijing rallies
Australian universities are not doing enough to combat the influence of China’s ruling Communist Party, a group of Federal Government backbenchers has warned. The comments follow recent pro-Beijing rallies staged…
Federal Government reveals timeline to implement its 54 banking royal commission recommendations
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed an “implementation road map” around the 54 recommendations from the financial services royal commission that called for Government action. The final report from commissioner Kenneth…
Chinese ambassador to Australia warns foreigners not to interfere in Hong Kong
Chinese Government-controlled media has publicly congratulated pro-Beijing protesters who gathered in Melbourne on Friday, while the nation’s ambassador to Australia has warned foreigners not to support pro-democracy activists. An estimated…
Sydney stabbing accused Mert Ney faces court
The man accused of going on a deadly stabbing rampage in central Sydney on Tuesday will defend the charges laid against him on the grounds of mental illness, his lawyer…
‘I’m not going to lead people on’: PM Scott Morrison refuses to increase Newstart
Scott Morrison has emphatically ruled out lifting the $40-a-day rate of Newstart, warning campaigners including Barnaby Joyce they are out of touch with what voters want. The Prime Minister, who…
‘A total abuse of parliamentary privilege’: Oliver Yates slams ‘cowardly’ Michael Sukkar attack
Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar has used parliamentary privilege to accuse those challenging the eligibility of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to sit in Parliament of being “disgusting, disgruntled, debauched” and anti-semitic. The…