Rail Link: China, Vietnam consider rail link through rare earths heartland
HANOI: China and Vietnam are working on a possible significant upgrade of their underdeveloped rail links to boost a line that crosses Vietnam’s rare earths heartland and reaches the country’s top port in the north, senior officials and diplomats said. The talks are part of preparations for a possible visitContinue Reading
Bali no longer favourite Australian holiday destination
The wildly popular holiday island is no longer the most sought after overseas summer holiday destination for Aussies. Data from the Expedia group published in The Australian now identifies Tokyo as the number one destination, with Bali second and Singapore third. Osaka and Kyoto round out the top five. ExpediaContinue Reading
Neil Mitchell used 3AW finale to unleash on Anthony Albanese
In a wide-ranging and fiery interview, Mitchell grilled Anthony Albanese over cost of living, anti-Semitism, immigration, Voluntary Assisted Dying, and legalising cannabis. He even asked the Labor leader whether he could get the country to “lay off the Boomers”. The most heated exchange came when Mitchell pressed Mr Albanese toContinue Reading
KPMG exec Daniel Dunkley cleared of headbutting builder
A KPMG associate director accused of “headbutting” a builder who was renovating his $2.3m property has had the charge against him dismissed. Daniel Dunkley, 45, faced Downing Centre Local Court on Friday charged with common assault over the incident on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The alleged victim, Alexander Houlton, wasContinue Reading
Magic Millions 2024: Billy and Nicole Slater return for Gold Coast spectacular
A smorgasbord of events has been unveiled for the upcoming The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions carnival on the Gold Coast – and rugby league legend Billy Slater is in on the feast. Turf tragics Slater and wife Nicole have been appointed ambassadors for next month’s carnival, alongside the likesContinue Reading
Israel-Hamas war: Australia facing resurgence in terrorism, expert warns
A foreign affairs analyst has warned that Australia is “on the cusp” of a resurgence in terrorism, describing the current global environment as the “scariest” he’s seen in the past 20 years. Dr David Wright-Neville, a former senior intelligence analyst at the Office of National Assessments until the early 2000s,Continue Reading
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he has been handed new criminal charges
MOSCOW: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on social media on Friday that he had been informed of new criminal charges against him.Navalny, 47, is already serving sentences in a penal colony totalling more than 30 years on charges including extremism, which he denies, and has spent much of the lastContinue Reading
2GB radio host Ray Hadley welcomes sixth grandchild Remi Lu Kahurangi
2GB radio host Ray Hadley has welcomed a new granddaughter, making the announcement by sharing a heartwarming photo of the pair online. Remi Lu Kahurangi is Hadley’s sixth grandchild and is the third child of his eldest daughter Laura, who already has two girls, Ava and Lola, with her husbandContinue Reading
Instagram fitness guru Hossein ‘Yakiboy’ Balapour in court for Knockout Festival alleged assault
An Instagram-famous bodybuilder reacted in self-defence after he was approached and insulted at a music festival by someone who was drunk and high, a court has been told. Hossein “Yakiboy” Balapour appeared at Burwood Local Court on Friday where he expected to fight a charge of recklessly causing grievous bodilyContinue Reading
Stephanie Mendez, Isaiah Firebrace: X Factor star’s girlfriend domestic violence charge dismissed
The girlfriend of a former X Factor winner and domestic violence prevention advocate has been warned by a magistrate she cannot see him within 12 hours of drinking or taking drugs. Stephanie Mendez, 22, pleaded guilty earlier this year to a single charge of domestic violence-related common assault against herContinue Reading