Senator Jane Hume appeared to shock even herself with an X-rated comment on Tuesday. The Senator for Victoria was leading the Budget Estimates 2024-25 Economics Legislation Committee when she welcomed ASIC chairman Joe Longo. She then made reference to lycra followed by a racy comment that caused the committee roomContinue Reading
The driver of a wedding bus that crashed and killed 10 people and injured 25 in NSW’s Hunter Valley last year has reached a plea deal to have the most serious charges of manslaughter dropped, according to a report. Brett Andrew Button, 59, was facing 89 charges over his roleContinue Reading
Australia is reeling following the deaths of five women and a security guard at Westfield Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday afternoon — and one podcast host has pointed out a huge misconception about what happened. Pikria Darchia, Yixuan Cheng, Jade Young, Dawn Singleton and Ashlee Good – and security guardContinue Reading
Kyle Sandilands has revealed a “very close family member” was stabbed in the Bondi attacks. The Sydney-based radio host, who returned to airwaves this morning following a two-week survey break, said the aunt of his wife Tegan Kynaston was the “first woman that got stabbed” by perpetrator Joel Cauchi duringContinue Reading
The family of Joel Cauchi, who killed six people and injured many others in a frenzied stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction have broken their silence. In a statement released on their behalf by Queensland police, Cauchi’s parents, Andrew and Michele, said Joel’s actions were “truly horrific”. “We are absolutelyContinue Reading
Leah Smith, a 22-year-old TikTok star known for openly sharing her struggle with a rare form of bone cancer, has died her boyfriend Andrew has announced. Smith, from Liverpool, England, suffered from stage-four Ewing sarcoma – which afflicts just 225 under-18s per year in the US, according to Johns HopkinsContinue Reading
A bus driver who allegedly caused a fatal crash that killed 10 people in the NSW Hunter Valley says he was “devastated” by the incident after speaking out for the first time. Brett Button, 59, appeared before Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday as he faces almost 90 charges associated withContinue Reading
A bus driver who allegedly caused a fatal crash that killed 10 people in the NSW Hunter Valley says he was “devastated” by the incident after speaking out for the first time. Brett Button, 59, appeared before Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday as he faces almost 90 charges associated withContinue Reading
A New Zealand judge has ordered tourism companies to pay out $NZ10.2m ($9.56m) in compensation to the victims of the Whakaari/White Island disaster. The island’s management company, as well as tour operators, were this week sentenced in Auckland District Court, and were handed millions of dollars in fines, and orderedContinue Reading
At this time of year, families around Australia are filling the Esky, dusting off sleeping bags, untangling fishing rods and hiding mountains of marshmallows in the car for epic camping adventures. It’s an Aussie right of passage to park a caravan or pitch a tent in the pouring rain, onlyContinue Reading