Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has revealed he contacted a drug dealer in the hours after The Project aired to purchase cocaine. Mr Lehrmann is facing his fifth day in the witness box and is being grilled on his activities after the news broke of Brittany Higgins rape allegation. TheContinue Reading
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann told the Federal Court on Monday of his desire to keep a “tight circle” after he faced the “shock” of being accused of rape on The Project nearly three years ago. That inner circle appears to involve rousing sing-a-longs, if this video is any guide,Continue Reading
A new study has revealed almost nine in 10 voters think First Nations Australians should have a say over matters that affect them, raising “serious questions” as to why the Voice to Parliament failed. More than 60 per cent of voters – about 9.42 million people – voted No inContinue Reading
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has revealed that he “spiralled” and turned to cocaine on the night The Project interview with Brittany Higgins aired telling mates “need bags.” Earlier this year the Federal Court published messages between Mr Lehrmann and his ex-friend John Macgowan on the night the story broke.Continue Reading
Support for the Albanese government has dropped since the last election, with Newspoll putting the Labor Party’s primary vote at just 31 per cent – a result which would plunge it into minority government if an election were held now. The four-point fall in the primary vote in just threeContinue Reading
A Malaysian man convicted of the brutal slaying of a “politically linked” pregnant model has pleaded with authorities to let him stay in Australia. Former elite police bodyguard Sirul Azhar Umar was sentenced to death in Malaysia in late 2014 for the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, after he had alreadyContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on men in Australia to challenge high rates of domestic violence and abuse following a horrifying spike in the number of women killed by family violence this year. He marked International Day to Elimination of Violence Against Women by declaring “there is no timeContinue Reading
The former Liberal candidate who nearly kicked out NSW Premier Chris Minns from his own seat of Kogarah, will win preselection as the next federal candidate for Bennelong. Sydney business man and Ryde local, Scott Yung, is set to challenge sitting Labor MP Jerome Laxale, who won the formerly safeContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s office has flatly denied that he has nicknamed the VIP airbus he travels in after his dog Toto despite confirmation that his female cavoodle is sometimes snuck onto the plane. There was a deathly silence when news.com.au first inquired in September, if the persistent rumours wereContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles took a 2,000 kilometre round trip on a taxpayer-funded flight to watch the Cricket World Cup on Sunday in India. The Defence Minister and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are in India to co-chair the 2nd India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inContinue Reading