Billionaire businessman Frank Lowy slams Australia’s leadership woes
Billionaire Frank Lowy has offered a scathing assessment of Australia’s current political climate, describing the recent spate of leadership challenges as unacceptable and urging democracy to be “treated with care”.…
Defqon.1 festival: Two dead, others critical after suspected overdoses
Two people have died and two more remain in a critical condition in hospital after suspected overdoses at the Defqon.1 music festival in Sydney’s west yesterday. Police said a 23-year-old…
Sydney-bought strawberries contaminated with needles
New South Wales Police have confirmed the first case of strawberries contaminated with needles bought from a Sydney supermarket. The needles were discovered in three strawberries in a single punnet,…
US congresswoman: Protecting terrorist organizations in Syria by Trump administration is a betrayal
US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said that protecting Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization and other terrorist organizations in Syria by the administration of President Donald Trump is a betrayal of the US…
Nigerian man ran email scam from Villawood detention centre
Australian police have charged a man they say was running a multi-million dollar email scam from inside an immigration detention centre in Sydney. The Nigerian man, 43, headed a fraud…
G20 Calls For “Urgent” Reform Of WTO To Deal With Trade Tensions
Trade and investment ministers from G20 countries meeting in Argentina said there was an “urgent need” to improve the World Trade Organization, a joint statement issued from the summit said.…
White Helmets making films of ‘chemical attacks’ with orphans in Idlib – Russian military
The White Helmets have shot at least nine videos intended to serve as proof in accusations that the Syrian government conducted a chemical weapon attack using chlorine against civilians in…
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Condemns Trump Administration’s Protection of al-Qaeda in Syria
Tulsi Gabbard spoke on the House floor, calling on Congress to condemn the Trump Administration’s protection of al-Qaeda in Idlib, Syria. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said: “Two days ago, President Trump…
Bedford suspected mass murder: Family including three children killed, police confirm
The five people found dead at a house in Perth’s north-eastern suburbs were twin two-year-old girls, their three-and-a-half-year-old sister, their mother and grandmother, police have revealed. The bodies of the…
Serena Williams’s US Open final breakdown blow-by-blow
The US Open final devolved into farce after Serena Williams took odds with the umpire’s treatment of her. It took sheen away from 20-year-old Naomi Osaka beating her idol to…