Mayor and deputy mayor elected
Councillor Khal Asfour has been re-elected Mayor for a second term in the City of Canterbury Bankstown overnight, defeating Councillor Glen Waud by 9 votes to 4. “I would like…
Iran confirms detention of three Australian citizens, accuses one of spying
Iranian authorities have now confirmed the nation is detaining three Australians, with one of them accused of spying for a third country. The details are contained in a brief report…
George Pell seeks leave to appeal child sex abuse convictions in High Court
Cardinal George Pell has taken his legal fight to overturn his child sex abuse convictions to the High Court of Australia. A 12-page application seeking leave to appeal has been…
Cyclist dies while fleeing swooping magpie in Woonona
A man has died while trying to avoid a swooping magpie in a park near Wollongong which has a history of attacks. The 76-year-old was riding his bicycle in Woonona…
HWPL Australia hosts Peace Events across 3 Major Cities To Commemorate the Annual Peace Summit 2019
HWPL Australia hosted peace conferences in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, to raise awareness about peace culture and the D.P.C.W Sydney, September 8, 2019 – For the first time in the…
‘Tinderbox’ Queensland urged to keep alert as homes under attack in NSW
Queensland remains a “tinderbox” despite favourable bushfire conditions, with Gold Coast hinterland residents on alert while firefighters work to control a blaze. Firefighters from Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and…
Gladys Liu’s party branch called to relax foreign investment laws before she became federal MP
Gladys Liu’s Liberal Party branch pushed an unusual motion within the Liberal Party to relax foreign investment laws prior to her becoming a federal MP. At the 2017 Victorian Liberal…
Australia-wide plan to ban mobile phones in schools divides educators
A push by the federal government to impose an immediate ban on mobile phones in Australian classrooms has divided education professionals across the country. The technology crackdown, raised by Federal…
Up to 40 people arrested for facilitiating an alleged $4 million family day-care fraud syndicate ran a criminal operation
Detectives initially charged 17 people in May over their alleged links to a fake business called Red Roses Family Day Care. It was alleged the illegitimate company accumulated the sum…
Guests on Gladys Liu list for Malcolm Turnbull event sparked ASIO concerns
Gladys Liu’s association with Chinese figures who were deemed a security risk was the subject of an ASIO investigation even before she entered Parliament or became a Liberal Party candidate.…