Ninth person dies from Melbourne’s thunderstorm asthma outbreak
A ninth person has died as a result of Melbourne’s unprecedented thunderstorm asthma event in November last year. The patient died in hospital this week as a result of the storm on November 21 that...
View ArticleTrump to approve plans to build Mexican wall
US President Donald Trump is set to order the construction of a wall on the Mexican border to stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States. White House officials said the president plans to...
View ArticleQuestion mark over US refugee deal as more Trump executive orders loom
The fate of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's refugee deal with the US could be known as early as tomorrow morning, with President Donald Trump expected to issue a number of executive orders relating...
View ArticleNine inmates on the run from Victorian youth detention centre in stolen cars
Nine inmates remain on the run this afternoon after escaping from a youth detention centre in central Victoria and stealing three cars. Up to 15 inmates escaped during a riot involving 30 inmates at...
View ArticleDonald Trump will hang incorrect inauguration photo in White House
Donald Trump has publicly praised a photo of his inauguration destined to be hung in the White House press room despite it showing the wrong date. In a tweet from official US president's Twitter...
View ArticleSales of Orwell's 1984 surge after Trump aide's 'alternative facts'
Comments by controversial White House adviser Kellyanne Conway have propelled George Orwell's classic novel, 1984, to become a top selling book on Amazon.Sales of Orwell's dark drama set in a...
View ArticleNT Police arrest man after he destroyed mobile CCTV camera with fireworks
A man has been arrested after setting off fireworks beneath a mobile CCTV camera set up by police in the Northern Territory. Images from the CCTV camera, which was set up on Aralia Street in the...
View ArticleBank workers called ambulance after elderly woman ‘brutally attacked’
Police are investigating the "horrendous" assault of an elderly woman in her Sydney home, after bank workers noticed her injuries and raised the alarm.Investigators believe the 78-year-old was...
View ArticleThieves raid two Melbourne pharmacies
Thieves have damaged windows and stolen perfume from two chemists in Ivanhoe, north-east Melbourne, this morning.Police said offenders targeted the first pharmacy at 4am, and the second just after...
View ArticleNSW woman jailed for hoarding 74 animals
A NSW woman who kept 74 cats and dogs in "the worst hoarder conditions" an RSPCA officer had ever encountered has been sentenced to one month in jail.Valerie Elizabeth Hicks, 69, pleaded guilty to 19...
View ArticleSouth Australian fashion designer named Young Australian of the Year
His home-grown creations have ruffled feathers across the globe, and now Adelaide's Paul Vasileff has been honoured as Young Australian of the Year.The 26-year-old received the award at a ceremony in...
View ArticleCatholic nun named Senior Aust of the Year
A Catholic nun who has spent half a century helping the Northern Territory's Tiwi people has been named Senior Australian of the Year.Sister Anne Gardiner was bestowed the honour on Wednesday night at...
View ArticleVic fundraiser named Australian Local Hero
Peter Jellie isn't around to see his wife celebrated as Australia's 2017 Local Hero for making his dying wish come true.But she knows he'd be proud."He'd be really cross that he wasn't here, he would...
View ArticleQueensland scientist Alan Mackay-Sim named 2017 Australian of the Year
His work has been hailed as the scientific equivalent to the moon landing and now Alan Mackay-Sim wants to use his new title as Australian of the Year to put science on the national agenda.The...
View ArticleSo you’ve won the Australian of the Year Award. What’s next?
Being the recipient of an Australian of the Year Award is one of the most prestigious honours that can be bestowed on an individual. In such a great country, you have been selected as an individual who...
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