Body of man in his 60s found in Lithgow
Police are investigating the discovery of a body, a man aged in his 60s, in Lithgow yesterday.Chifley Local Area Command officers were called to a home on Main Street about 12pm following the discovery...
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Labor Senator Sam Dastyari may have a fresh band of followers, as a viral trend calling on people to “put out your Halal snack packs” gains traction on Twitter.Senator Dastyari resigned from the shadow...
View ArticleFormer MP Cleary runs for Melbourne mayor
A call to arms from anxious Queen Victoria Market stallholders and concerns about where Melbourne's money is going has former federal MP and Victorian sporting personality Phil Cleary back on the...
View ArticleGoose hunters dig up 1000-year-old Viking sword
As goose hunters, these five mates make excellent sword finders. The five hunters didn’t catch a single goose on a recent expedition in the Southern Iceland region of Skaftarhreppur. They did, however,...
View ArticleBritain to start building anti-migrant wall in Calais
Britain is to start building a wall in the northern French port of Calais to stop migrants jumping on trucks, under a deal agreed earlier this year, the interior ministry said on yesterday.The 4m high,...
View ArticleFirst refugees return to Syria from Turkey after ISIS ousting
Hundreds of refugees have begun returning to the border town of Jarabulus in northern Syria, two weeks after pro-Ankara fighters recaptured it from Islamic State jihadists.Loaded with luggage and...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio among Hollywood celebs opposing US oil pipeline construction
Using his fame to promote social issues is not a rarity for Leonardo DiCaprio, and the actor has now pledged his support for numerous Native American tribes to stop the construction of an oil...
View ArticleKnife 'embedded' in Qld socialite: court
The fingerprints of a man accused of murdering a Brisbane socialite were "nowhere" on a knife found fully embedded in her stomach, a court has heard.Thomas Chris Lang has been charged with the murder...
View ArticleMan rescued from housing commission unit fire in Carlton
A man in his 70s was rescued from a burning housing commission unit in Carlton today. Metropolitan Fire Brigade crews were called out to the corner of Nicholson and Elgin Streets about 2.40pm after...
View ArticleCUB protests: Thousands rally against Carlton and United Breweries enterprise...
About 3000 protesters have marched through Melbourne to protest a controversial enterprise agreement affecting some workers at the Carlton and United Breweries (CUB).A group of former CUB workers lead...
View ArticleMelbourne volunteer carers needed for guide dog puppies
Vision Australia is reaching out to the public for help raising the next generation of guide dogs.The not-for-profit says with nearly 60 puppies at its centre in Kensington, Melbourne, and 13 born in a...
View Article'What is Aleppo?' US presidential nominee Gary Johnson asks in interview blunder
“What is Aleppo?” It’s the question pundits are labelling as the ‘nail in the coffin’ of Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson.Johnson, a former Republican governor of New Mexico running as a...
View ArticleAir China magazine apologises over 'racist' article
The publisher of Chinese national carrier Air China's in-flight magazine has apologised after advising passengers traveling to London to take precaution in area populated by “Indians, Pakistanis and...
View ArticleNASA spacecraft blasts off to collect asteroid dust
NASA successfully launched a unmanned spacecraft this morning on a seven-year quest to gather gravel from an unexplored asteroid. The unmanned spacecraft, known as OSIRIS-REx, blasted off this morning...
View ArticleHeavy rain lashes parts of Victoria as weather warnings put in place across...
Greater Melbourne and northern regions ofVictoria are among areas on high alert as heavy rain and severe winds move across the state.The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) this morning issued flood watch...
View ArticleNT Principal apologises after student dresses as Hitler in front of Jewish...
The principal of a private school in Alice Springs has apologised after a student dressed as Adolf Hitler was named ‘best dressed’ in front of a group of Jewish school students visiting from Melbourne....
View ArticleAirbnb to adopt new rules to fight racial discrimination
Global home-sharing giant Airbnb announced it is implementing new policies aimed at curbing racial discrimination by hosts and creating a permanent team aimed at fighting bias.The new policies come...
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