A Queensland couple who thought they were handing over their hard earned savings to invest in corporate bonds have escaped making a horrifying mistake of sending $350,000 to a scammer with the help of their bank. Ricky and Elaine, who have asked to not have their surname published, had beenContinue Reading
A boy has been charged with a man’s murder following an alleged horror stabbing in Sydney’s inner-west. Emergency services were called to a home on Spring St in Concord about 12.30am on Saturday, after reports of the incident. Officers attached to Burwood Police Area Command arrived and allegedly found aContinue Reading
A man riding a bike through a red pedestrian crossing light has been sent flying by a car at a busy Sydney intersection. Undated footage shared by Dashcam Owners Australia on Monday showed the man and a female companion, who had earlier crossed the road, then furiously pounding on theContinue Reading
A Melbourne landscaper says he is being treated like a “murderer or a drug dealer” by his local council after he was slapped with an $11,500 fine for filling in a dangerous hole. The fine was followed by a demand to inspect his property for “unsafe” building work after heContinue Reading
For the past 23 years, Lauren Preer has been tormented by the knowledge that her mother’s killer was out there somewhere in the world, walking free. Her mum, Leslie, was brutally murdered inside her family’s home in 2001. Her bludgeoned body was discovered in an upstairs bathroom. With no leads,Continue Reading
A woman has recounted a “frightening” experience with her brand new Chinese-made hybrid SUV that saw her electronic brakes and steering fail metres from a busy intersection shortly after driving the car off the lot. But the dealer and the manufacturer have refused to refund the car, even after aContinue Reading
A grandmother has been hailed a hero for fighting off a would-be car thief as he allegedly tried to steal a car while the woman and her grandchild were inside. The incident unfolded in Melbourne’s southwest on Friday. A mother had driven to the Laverton post office on Aviation RdContinue Reading
“Is this normally open to the public?” A concerned, confused and baffled tourist asked from the forecourt of one of Australia’s most recognisable public attractions. Yes, the Sydney Opera House is usually open to the public, but today, it’s been overrun by teenagers, mums, dads, TikTokers and a few rogueContinue Reading
Two farmworkers have died and nine others are injured after a mini-bus trying to overtake a car crashed into a tree and rolled in Victoria’s far northwest. The crash happened about 7.45am on Tuesday, about 30kms south of Mildura. Victoria Police said the bus was travelling south along the CalderContinue Reading
Year 11 students from a Catholic high school have been expelled or have left voluntarily after it was revealed they had been hacking into one of the school’s IT systems to access sensitive information. At least four students from Corpus Christi College in Perth’s south gained access to an ITContinue Reading