Three men allegedly forced two teenagers who wanted to date each other to marry for cultural reasons. The men, who cannot be identified, faced the Perth Magistrates Court on Friday charged with causing a person to enter into a forced marriage in circumstances of aggravation. Australian Federal Police officers allegeContinue Reading
A man has been charged after allegedly removing his clothes and assaulting a staff member on a flight bound for Melbourne. The 32-year-old WA man was arrested at Perth domestic airport on May 27 after airline staff reported a passenger had removed his clothing and allegedly assaulted a crew member.Continue Reading
A man has been charged with trafficking a teenager while investigators removed seven potential victims from sexual exploitation. The AFP has charged a 43-year-old Sydney man for allegedly trafficking a 17-year-old teenager from Indonesia for the purpose of sexual exploitation while another woman in Indonesia has also been charged. PoliceContinue Reading
A warning has been issued to Australians as scammers attempt to take advantage of the global IT outage. Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil told reporters on Saturday there have been reports of phishing scams amid Friday’s CrowdStrike IT outage, urging Australians to “be careful”. “There is something critical thatContinue Reading
Peruse the condiment or international food aisle of your local grocery store, and you’ll almost certainly find a space where a certain green-lidded, rooster-emblazoned bottle once stood: that of Huy Fong Foods’ iconic sriracha sauce. Created by Vietnamese migrant David Tran and first released in Los Angeles in 1980, theContinue Reading
Donald Trump’s running mate once suggested people should be more willing to stay in unhappy marriages for the sake of their children – even if said marriages are “violent”. Footage of JD Vance speaking to Pacifica Christian High School in Southern California in September 2021 resurfaced online this morning, afterContinue Reading
Aussies are losing their minds after spotting one of Melbourne’s finest exports in the Royal Box at the Wimbledon men’s singles final over the weekend. Former Home and Away star Bec Hewitt and her husband, tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt, were seated directly behind the Princess of Wales in the exclusiveContinue Reading
The families left devastated by the downing of MH17 have spoken up 10 years after the atrocity to reveal the heartbreaking moments they realised their lives had changed forever. Jon and Meryn O’Brien lost their son Jack in the attack that killed all 298 people, including 38 Australian citizens andContinue Reading
Australia is currently suffering through an “unprecedented” triple strain outbreak of bird flu, with government, agricultural authorities and industry bodies preparing for the potential arrival of the dangerous H5N1 strain devastating the Northern Hemisphere. As it stands, Australia is the only continent, including Antarctica, that has yet to detect theContinue Reading
Abbie Chatfield has compared her experience on a reality show to former US President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination. The 29-year-old took to TikTok to share how she felt her getting bitten by a snake while filming ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!’ back in 2021 was similarContinue Reading