Proposed register to track vaccinations in Australian schools to be scrapped
A proposed register to track vaccines given to school children has been scrapped after advice to the federal health department suggested there wouldn't be much point.The 2015/16 budget provided $26...
View ArticleJailed Christian Brother admits more abuse
A predatory Christian Brother who raped and molested schoolboys across Victoria for two decades has admitted to more vile crimes.Robert Charles Best, 75, on Friday pleaded guilty to 22 sex offences...
View ArticleBureau of Statistics to cut more than 100 jobs after #censusfail
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is cutting at least 100 jobs just months after the census debacle.The ABS confirmed today it was offering voluntary redundancies to its staff as it shifts away from...
View ArticleGreens Senator Scott Ludlam takes leave to seek treatment for depression and...
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam has announced he will take time off from politics to seek treatment for depression and anxiety.Senator Ludlam, a co-deputy leader of the Greens, made the announcement on his...
View ArticleMan dead and toddler fighting for life after two separate water emergencies...
A man has died and a toddler is in hospital after two separate emergencies in Victorian waterways.Emergency services were called to Camping Park Road in Harrietville, near Bright in Victoria’s Alpine...
View ArticleThree police officers injured and two men arrested after wild Perth pursuit
An alleged car thief threw a tomahawk at a woman's car and dragged her from it before reversing into police during a wild chase through Perth's southern suburbs.Three police officers were injured and...
View ArticleGold Coast café applaud Gable Tostee on social media for downing gargantuan...
Gable Tostee has been featured on a Gold Coast cafe's Facebook page as the first person to win their challenge of downing a gargantuan milkshake. Southport cafe Gangster and Gatsby posted the...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help to find 11-year-old boy missing in Adelaide for five days
Police are seeking public assistance to locate Jyrell Davey.The 11-year-old was last seen at his Ascot Park home about 9pm on Monday.It's believed he met up with friends in the northern suburbs, but...
View ArticleBrad Pitt seeks joint custody of kids
Brad Pitt is asking a judge to grant him joint custody of his six children in his split from Angelina Jolie, according to a divorce filing on Friday.The actor's request was included in his response to...
View ArticleTony Abbott falls fighting Sydney bushfire
Tony Abbott has taken a tumble as he stepped out of a fire truck to help battle a bushfire in Sydney's north.The former prime minister and volunteer fire fighter joined crews at Castle Cove where the...
View ArticleMan accused of trying to dissolve body in acid bath 'not a monster'
A man accused of strangling a police officer in London and trying to dissolve the body in an acid bath is "not a monster", his lawyer has told jurors.IT developer Stefano Brizzi, 50, is on trial at the...
View ArticleNew species of frog found near Newcastle airport
A biologist from the University of Newcastle has uncovered a new species of frog which uses its bright orange belly to scare away predators. Dr Simon Clulow discovered the frog at Oyster Cove in Port...
View ArticleConcerns held for 13-year-old boy missing in Melbourne
Police are searching for a 13-year-old boy missing from Melbourne’s south-west since yesterday afternoon. Damon Maugeri was last spotted outside a school on Fraser Street, Hopper’s Crossing, about 3pm...
View ArticleDairy farming family wins best dressed at Stakes Day
Dairy farmers from northern Victoria have been awarded the best dressed family at Stakes Day.Taking out Fashions on the Field for Stakes Day at Flemington Racecourse, the Palmer family managed to sway...
View ArticleFrench teen jailed for naming WiFi network after ISIS
A teenager who named his domestic Wi-Fi network after the Islamic State group has been handed a three-month suspended jail sentence in France. The case came to court in the eastern town of Dijon,...
View ArticleIndonesian President postpones visit to Australia over Jakarta protest
The Indonesian President has cancelled his trip to Australia following a large-scale protest that turned violent in Jakarta.President Joko Widodo was scheduled to fly in to Australia today, marking his...
View Article‘I’m with her’: Beyoncé endorses Clinton at US campaign concert
Superstar Beyoncé has officially backed Hillary Clinton at a Democratic party campaign concert in Ohio. Joined on stage by her husband Jay-Z, the singer gave a passionate speech to the crowd of...
View ArticleCroc handler turns his back on massive saltie to propose
It's rare that romance and danger are combined quite like this.A keeper at the Australian Reptile Park near Sydney has invited his girlfriend into the crocodile pen to propose to her.Billy Collett...
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