The woes of debt-ridden Chinese property giant Evergrande just got a whole lot worse after 87 per cent of its market value was wiped away in less than a month. Of that, 25 per cent was lost in a single day, on Monday local time, following some bad news forContinue Reading
Australians would be better served if international airlines were granted greater access to the nation’s capital cities, as more competition could drop prices, the productivity commission says. Acting chair Alex Robson said while the current arrangements had served Australia well, there was room for improvement. “There would be benefits fromContinue Reading
US President Joe Biden looked confused again when he walked into a giant flag at the United Nations – then appeared to anger Brazil’s president by walking off stage without shaking his hand. The gaffe-prone oldest US president in history walked into the 2m tall Brazilian flag as he tookContinue Reading
A Northern Territory man has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after a wild mid-air brawl on a flight earlier this year. The 24-year-old was among four passengers arrested on the flight from Cairns to Groote Eylandt, off the east coast of the NT, on April 20. At theContinue Reading
Is the price of potatoes still burning a hole in your pocket? Are staples like bread and milk eating into your budget? Prepare to eat cake: relentless weather extremes worldwide threaten a basket load of basic foods. Turbulent rains and drought are hammering crops in many parts of the world.Continue Reading
The sexiest thing a man can do is be caught being a good boyfriend. Tom Holland, Shawn Mendes, Brooklyn Beckham, Jake Bongiovi and our very own Robert Irwin are considered the hottest men in the world right now – and they all have one random thing in common. When theyContinue Reading
A massive haul of drugs stashed in the hull of a cargo ship docked at the Port of Melbourne had a street value of $80 million but will be destroyed, police say. Pictures shared by the Australian Federal Police on Saturday show the staggering scale of packages of cocaine thatContinue Reading
An Australian Federal Police (AFP) officer has died after taking their own life at the organisation’s Perth headquarters. It happened on Friday at the AFP’s offices on Murray Street in West Perth. The 34-year-old was a Protective Service Officer, and the incident is being investigated by WA Police. AFP CommissionerContinue Reading
A man “advanced on” police officers before he was fatally shot in an incident in the Western Australian city of Kalgoorlie. WA Police on Saturday provided an update as their investigation into Friday afternoon’s shooting continues. It happened after officers were called to an alley off Whitlock St after reportsContinue Reading
A diabetes drug which has skyrocketed in popularity after being hailed as a weight loss solution should not be given to new patients amid a worldwide shortage, Australia’s medicines regulator has announced. The Therapeutic Goods Administration said that it had been recently advised by Novo Nordisk, the company which makesContinue Reading