A couple who were camping in Ballarat at around the same time that mum Samantha Murphy vanished have said they came across a man in bushland who “scared the hell out of us”. On Friday, Victoria’s missing persons squad officially took control of the effort to locate Ms Murphy –Continue Reading
A clash over who’s to blame for Australia’s cost-of-living crisis escalated on Friday, with the opposition accusing Anthony Albanese of neglecting surging living pressures facing households. Acting Liberal leader Sussan Ley pounced on a pledge made by the Prime Minister on Thursday after he said he would prioritise living costsContinue Reading
Tibet’s exiled political leader says his nation has become a prison under Chinese rule but he would not be pushing for independence from Beijing. In his first trip to Australia since being elected the head of the nation’s government-in-exile in 2021, Penpa Tsering called on the Albanese government to takeContinue Reading
On Monday, Ukraine began its long-anticipated counter-attack against invading Russian forces. On Tuesday, a massive blast tore open the massive Nova Kakhovka dam, flooding most of the emerging battlefield. Hours later, Moscow crowed it had crushed Kyiv’s forces. Coincidence? News of the environmental and human tragedy exploded upon the worldContinue Reading
Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro has stood down after a “season to forget” and called for the A-League and its clubs to “mutually engage” to ensure the competition prospers. After an 18-year stint as a Victory director and 13 of those as chairman, Di Pietro is retiring from hisContinue Reading
An aircraft carrier battle group is engaged in one of China’s most powerful displays of gunboat diplomacy yet, launching combat aircraft off Japan just days after Tokyo declared Beijing a “strategic challenge”. The powerful force, including the training carrier People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Liaoning, three guided missile cruisers andContinue Reading