Queenslanders should prepare themselves for more wet weather, with severe thunderstorms involving heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hail predicted to hit parts of the state on Thursday. A flood watch warning is in place across northern Peninsula catchments, with heavy rainfall forecast across the northern Peninsula and Torres StraitContinue Reading

Assyrian religious leader Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed several times while giving a sermon at the Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley. The church service was being live-streamed with supporters of the bishop rioting on the streets in protest of the stabbing. More than 50 police cars wereContinue Reading

A Queensland woman who consumed nothing but orange juice has raved about the diet — but experts disagree with her assertions. Anne Osborne restricted her diet due to Lent. In a video she posted reflecting on what she labelled a “wonderful” experience. She claimed to have felt emotional, physical andContinue Reading

A 20-year-old university student who was wrongly named by Channel 7 as the Bondi stabber has engaged a top lawyer in a bid to sue for defamation. Ben Cohen – who is a first-year computing studies student at UTS – had his name and photos go viral on Saturday afterContinue Reading

A 22-year-old driver who mowed down a parking ranger after receiving a fine is “disgusted with himself” for not calling an ambulance, a court has heard. Matthew Valerio faced the NSW District Court on Thursday after pleading guilty in November last year to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and failingContinue Reading

A former married high school teacher convicted of having sex with an underage student won’t face any jail time despite her victim’s mother claiming the educator’s “predatory actions” stripped the student of his dreams. McKenna Kindred, 25, who taught at Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington, pleaded guiltyContinue Reading

A landmark change to Australian workers rights could have a major impact on the thousands who work from home, according to an expert. From August, Australians working at large organisations will be legally protected against answering calls, texts and emails from their bosses after hours deemed “unreasonable” when it comesContinue Reading

Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions has called for a harsher penalty to be imposed on two prominent neo-Nazis following a “terrifying” group attack. Thomas Sewell, 30, and Jacob Hersant, 24, walked free from the County Court late last year after they were convicted of violent behaviour towards hikers at theContinue Reading