A woman has revealed the moment she fell for a death-row inmate, before spiralling into a life of drugs. Benjamin Ritchie was driving a stolen van in 2000 when a police officer saw him and gave chase. After wrecking the van, Ritchie fired five shots. One of the bullets killedContinue Reading
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has waved off criticisms from former prime minister Scott Morrison over concerns about Anthony Albanese’s upcoming trip to China. Mr Dutton said he would be surprised if the PM didn’t raise human rights issues with President Xi Jinping during his visit later this year. Mr MorrisonContinue Reading
Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was jailed in China three years ago, has released her first public statement describing the brutal conditions of her detainment and how much she misses Australia and her children. Ms Cheng, now 48, was working as a broadcast journalist at state-owned media company CGTN whenContinue Reading
It was 8.30pm in the city of Medan, Indonesia one day last month and Giwang Ramadan, a 20-year-old student, was doing something he did regularly – picking up his younger brother from an after-school religious studies class at the local mosque. It was only a five-minute drive by motorbike fromContinue Reading
The race to buy Manchester United became a little clearer on Friday when a consortium led by Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), announced that it had submitted an offer to take full control of the Premier League club. “Sheikh Jassim Bin HamadContinue Reading
An Indonesian woman has taken to social media to highlight major loopholes in the country’s ban on sex outside of marriage that mean Bali tourists could still face jail time. Makeup artist Francesca Tanmizi, who goes by the handle @workingwithmonolids on TikTok, said she was “absolutely devastated” by the passageContinue Reading
Supporters of a jailed climate protester have launched a massive crowd-funding campaign to free her as human rights groups condemn her treatment. Shared online a day after Deanna “Violet” Coco, 31, was jailed for a minimum of eight months on Friday, a Chuffed fundraiser has raised more than $37,000 toContinue Reading
There is an undercurrent of racism about the negative coverage of Qatar during the World Cup, the first to be held in a Muslim nation. Western sensitivities around banning alcohol, homosexuality and demands around worker’s rights have a ring of moral colonialism. Yes, the Qataris do have some practices unusualContinue Reading