Indigenous man’s disability pension claim denied twice despite medical...
An Indigenous man has had his claim for the disability pension refused twice despite having lost an eye, parts of his jaw and his nose as a result of cancer treatment. The 64-year-old man from a remote...
View ArticleMajor police operation causes partial closure of Frankston freeway
A police search believed to be related to a cold case has triggered a lane closure on the Frankston freeway. Homicide squad detectives and SES crews are at the scene between Moorooduc Hwy and...
View ArticleStricter controls for controversial lever-action adler shotgun
The controversial lever-action Adler shotgun will be subject to stricter controls following an agreement by state and territory leaders.The five-shot version of the shotgun will now be classified as...
View ArticleMuslim alternative to Peppa Pig planned for Australian screens
Islamic leaders in Australia have said they are backing a Muslim alternative to Peppa Pig but not because they think the popular cartoon series corrupts children, as reports have suggested.Sydney...
View ArticleParramatta shooting and Rozelle fire first responders honoured
NSW paramedics including those who rushed to the scene of the Parramatta shooting and the Rozelle fire have been recognised in an ambulance bravery ceremony today. When two paramedics arrived just...
View ArticleWoman charged with murder after man allegedly stabbed to death in Williamstown
A woman has been charged with murder after a man was allegedly stabbed to death at a boarding house in Williamstown, south-west of Melbourne’s CBD.Police were called to the building on Nelson Place...
View ArticleMore than 1000 Russian athletes involved in doping cover-up since 2011: report
More than 1000 Russian athletes competing in summer, winter and paralympic sport were involved in or benefited from an institutional conspiracy to conceal positive doping tests, an independent WADA...
View ArticleKiwi woman killed, two others injured in Contiki bus crash in Indonesia
A New Zealand woman has died after a Contiki tour bus plunged off a cliff in Indonesia. The bus was taking a tour group to a beach in Lombok on Thursday when it went over a cliff and rolled several...
View ArticleSouth African motorbike crash victim found alive in morgue fridge
A South African motorcyclist declared dead at the scene of an accident was found alive in a morgue fridge the next day when his family went to identify his body, but he died later in hospital.The...
View ArticleWorld's oldest seabird expecting again
The world's oldest known seabird is expecting - again.Biologists spotted Wisdom the Laysan albatross at the US' Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge earlier this month, after she returned to the...
View ArticleWA island worker flips tourist bus during $150k forklift rampage
A man has gone on a rampage with a forklift in WA's Pilbara region, allegedly flipping a tourist bus and ute and smashing a solar panel station.Police say the 34-year-old got into a fight with a...
View ArticleDistrict Court judge narrowly avoids being hit after car rolls on Adelaide...
A District Court judge narrowly avoided being hit when an out-of-control car flipped on a street in Adelaide this morning. Judge Julie McIntyre was walking her dog on Trevelyan Street in Wayville just...
View ArticleDreamworld reopens: Visitors return to theme park six weeks after fatal ride...
Dreamworld has reopened its gates more than six weeks after four people were killed on one of the park's most popular rides.Sydney mother Cindy Low, ACT mother Kate Goodchild, her brother Luke Dorsett...
View ArticleFisherman missing after being swept from rocks at Sydney beach
A search is underway for a man who disappeared while fishing on rocks off Malabar Beach, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, this morning. Emergency crews were called to the beach about 9.35am after reports...
View ArticleDriver arrested after allegedly leaving passengers for dead following...
A 21-year old man has been arrested while allegedly trying to flee the scene of a car crash that left three of his passengers seriously injured in Melbourne's north-east this morning. Police allege a...
View ArticleMan critical after hero firefighters drag him from Sydney unit fire
A man is fighting for life after firefighters managed to pull him from a blaze at unit in Sydney's west.Two police officers saw smoke coming from the unit in Penrith at around 8.30am today and...
View ArticleMelbourne beaches enable 24-hour access for people with disabilities
Two beaches in Melbourne's western suburbs have become the first in Australia to enable 24-hour access for people with disabilities.Altona and Williamstown beaches, part of the Hobson Bay Council, have...
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VIDEO: Doctors fear Medicare changes could make cancer treatment unaffordable
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