A grief-stricken mother whose daughter was killed in cold blood on a remote farm, has been dealt another inconsolable blow as the victim’s killer prepares to walk free for one day. The 10-year-old girl from Gunnedah in northwest NSW was brutally set upon by a then 14-year-old teenage girl atContinue Reading
When Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial was aborted last year due to juror misconduct, the Director of Public Prosecutions set off a chain of events that led to a public inquiry. Shane Drumgold SC penned a scathing letter to the ACT chief of police and raised concerns about “political and policeContinue Reading
In the wake of decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith losing his defamation case against Nine newspapers, a photo of the former special forces soldier has resurfaced, exposing a chilling detail covered up by the Department of Defence. The photo, released by the department in January 2011, shows Mr Roberts-Smith on-dutyContinue Reading
The judgment handed down in the Ben Roberts-Smith trial could be appealed within weeks, despite a “complete win” for the media companies accused of defaming him. The decorated war veteran lost his defamation case against the Nine newspapers on Thursday, as Justice Anthony Besanko ruled imputations put forward across eightContinue Reading
Ita Buttrose has called upon Australians to rethink their “abhorrent” and ”unacceptable” conduct on social media, citing the recent treatment of renowned Indigenous journalist Stan Grant. Grant’s decision to step away from his media engagements was made public last week, sparking a flurry of speculation over whether he would returnContinue Reading
Watching doctors attempt to revive me on a hospital bed. Feeling my pulse weaken. Hearing the sound of flat lining. This confronting experience marks the beginning of Melbourne’s very own “death simulator” – a virtual reality-based art installation that allows participants to experience a “de-escalation of life”, from cardiac arrestContinue Reading
A prominent TikTok influencer who can earn thousands of dollars per video said he was prepared to use his platform to criticise a small Sydney burger restaurant in a dispute over an “unfair” one-star Google review. Pavel “Pasha” Grozdov, who has more than 830,000 followers across his social media accountsContinue Reading
More than 600 alleged domestic violence offenders – including some described by police as the state’s “most dangerous” – have been arrested and charged during a four-day blitz by NSW Police. NSW Police Commissioner Katarina Webb announced 644 people had been arrested during the crackdown, which included all regional DomesticContinue Reading
A “media frenzy” directed at Brittany Higgins carried “a risk to her life” and was the reason for a suppression order that remains in place, a newly released judgment by the ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum states. Publishing her reasons for maintaining suppression orders over aspects of the case involvingContinue Reading
Elon Musk has offered a million doge bounty for anyone who can front up evidence that he or his family has ever owned an emerald mine. The world’s richest man — who was born in South Africa — has been dogged by rumours that he’s a nepo baby. In factContinue Reading