Negative gearing in spotlight as Liberal MPs push for shift in policy
Malcolm Turnbull has shot down calls from some of his Liberal backbenchers to consider changes to negative gearing in a bid to tackle the housing affordability crisis.Several Liberals including Sydney...
View ArticleMan charged after allegedly strangling ibis to death in Brisbane's CBD
A man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly strangling an ibis to death in Brisbane’s CBD last week.Police allege 31-year-old Murarrie Man captured an ibis around 5.30am on Saturday on...
View ArticleQueensland man jailed for torturing baby to death
A Queensland man whose "systematic and persistent" torture of a defenceless newborn led to her death has been jailed for nine years after pleading guilty to manslaughter.Baby Paige was only 31 days old...
View ArticleTrump issues Australia Day message, saying America has 'no better friend'
US President Donald Trump has sent an Australia Day message, declaring America has no better friend than Australia.The message was delivered by acting Secretary of State Thomas Shannon Jr and comes...
View ArticleNew video shows pedestrians flee as Bourke Street tragedy began
New video has emerged of the moment pedestrians scrambled to avoid a car as it barrelled toward them in the Melbourne CBD last Friday.The video, obtained by the Herald Sun, captured the moment the red...
View ArticleRoss Greenwood: What Trumponomics means for the global economy
Hate Donald Trump, or love him as you like. But admire one thing about him. As a politician, he is doing exactly what he promised before he came to power.Tear up the Trans Pacific Partnership? For...
View ArticleDonald Trump and Kim Jong-un impersonators turn heads in Hong Kong
It is a scene that will probably never turn into reality - American president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un hugging and leaning in for a kiss on the bustling streets of Hong Kong....
View ArticleLaneway festival launches abuse hotline after alleged Falls Festival assaults
Laneway Festival has launched a hotline for people to report abuse at its events around the country.The festival, which kicked off in Singapore on January 21, will allow concertgoers who’ve witnessed...
View ArticleChris O'Keefe: The mistake that marked the beginning of the end for Jillian...
The shocks keep coming in NSW politics following premier Mike Baird’s retirement, but Jillian Skinner’s departure is several months in the making.The health minister’s horror 2016 began with the...
View ArticleDubbo zoo welcomes newborn lion cubs
Taronga Western Plains Zoo has welcomed four newborn lion cubs at its country New South Wales sanctuary.The male African Lion cubs were born on November 19 to parents Maya and Lazarus.Keepers at the...
View ArticleVideo played in Stoccos sentencing hearing shows fugitives shooting at police
A video played in the sentencing hearing of father-and-son fugitive duo Gino and Mark Stocco shows the pair shooting at police during a pursuit. The pair were on the run for eight years before they...
View ArticleBishop urges US not to retreat from Asia-Pacific
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop was choosing her words carefully after taking a call from US Vice President Mike Pence and in the aftermath of another tumultuous day for the Trump...
View ArticleLindsay Lohan meets Turkish president and Syrian child blogger
US actress Lindsay Lohan has held an unlikely meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and seven-year-old Syrian girl blogger Bana al-Abed in Ankara.In a photo taken at the presidential...
View ArticleJohn Hurt, 'Harry Potter' and 'The Elephant Man' actor, dies aged 77
Legendary British actor Sir John Hurt has died aged 77 after a battle with cancer, UK media has reported.Hurt announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015, the same year he was...
View ArticleHomeless man gets job after being donated new suit for interview
A homeless man in the US has landed a job after being donated a new suit for his interview.Salt Lake City man Brian Smith, who was let go from his job almost a year ago, became homeless after he was...
View ArticleFire at South Australian hay plant causes estimated $15m in damage
A fire has engulfed a shed at a hay processing plant in South Australia, causing an estimated $15 million in damage.Emergency services were called to the scene on Balaklava Road in Bowmans, north of...
View ArticleFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg protests Donald Trump's immigration crackdown
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has protested US President Donald Trump’s immigration decree, saying the US should be “proud” to be a nation of immigrants.Mr Zuckerberg posted a message to Facebook...
View ArticleCyclone warning issued for areas along WA coast
A cyclone warning has been issued for parts of Western Australia’s coast, from Roebourne to Ningaloo.The Bureau of Meteorology warns the area, including Karratha and Exmouth, is expected to be hit...
View ArticleTeen dies after falling from inner-Sydney high-rise balcony
An 18-year-old man has died after he fell 16 storeys from a high-rise balcony in the inner-Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.Police said a roommate had been performing CPR on the 18-year-old when they arrived...
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