Woolworths underpaid staff by up to $300m
Woolworths has apologised after admitting it owes 5700 staff up to $300 million in underpaid wages dating back more than nine years. The supermarket giant said the underpayment was uncovered…
Lebanon’s PM Saad Hariri resigning amid protests
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has said he is resigning, amid protests that have gripped the country for two weeks. Mr Hariri said Lebanon had reached a deadlock and needed…
Donald Trump claims a big win for death of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Even by the standards of this unconventional, chaotic White House, the announcement of the killing of Islamic State terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was certainly one to remember. Donald Trump…
Perth mother charged with murdering her two daughters in Madeley home
The 38-year-old mother of two young sisters found dead in their Perth home on Friday has been charged with two counts of murder. The woman, who police have not named,…
US troops reported to have cornered and killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
US special forces have killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted terrorist, according to unconfirmed US reports. Newsweek is reporting that US President Donald Trump approved the…
Trump says Kurdish PKK ‘probably more of terrorist threat’ than ISIS
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the Kurdish PKK militia, who have waged a decades-long insurgency against Ankara, was “probably” a bigger terror threat than ISIS. “The PKK, which is…
Trump letter to Erdogan: ‘Don’t be a fool’
“Don’t be a fool,” Donald Trump warned his counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an extraordinary letter sent the day Turkey launched its incursion into northeastern Syria – warning history risked…
Australia town scales up search for stray boa constrictor
A search is under way to find a boa constrictor snake believed to be “at large” in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The skin of the 2.5m-long (8.2ft) snake was…
Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army
The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey’s offensive against them. Syrian state media earlier…
‘Do people really think we should go to war with NATO member Turkey?’ Trump defends Syria withdrawal
The US won’t fight fellow NATO member Turkey over the Kurds in Syria, President Donald Trump has said, while also suggesting the Kurds may be releasing terrorist prisoners just to…