The ABC’s response to crises is like the Cat in the Hat cleaning a house: It fixes one problem by creating a bigger one elsewhere. The pink ring on the bath becomes a pink stain on Mother’s white dress which becomes pink marks on the rug and on and onContinue Reading
A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. The possible threat followed a phone call made by “a man who claimed that his daughter had been killed in Northern Ireland by a rubber bullet”, accordingContinue Reading
The wife of convicted pedophile Rolf Harris may not know about her disgraced husband’s death following shock revelations. The former children’s entertainer was confirmed dead on Tuesday aged 93, having died in England almost two weeks earlier. Harris spent years living as a recluse in his luxury Berkshire home beforeContinue Reading
Rolf Harris has died aged 93. The Australian sex offender, who enjoyed a decades-long career in showbiz until his arrest on indecent assault charges in 2013, died after a battle with neck cancer. It comes about two weeks after an ambulance was photographed outside his UK home, with reports heContinue Reading
Controversial One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has adopted a bizarre method to fund her defence in court against a Greens Senator she told to “piss off back to Pakistan”. Deputy Greens leader Mehreen Faruqi launched legal action over the “insulting and humiliating tweet” last year, and rather than apologise, SenatorContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie is pregnant with their third child, the couple has revealed. It will be the former British prime minister’s eighth child. Mr Johnson, 58, and Mrs Johnson, 35, who already share two children together, are expecting their third “in a few weeks”. The expectant mum announced herContinue Reading
The eye-watering cost of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II has been revealed, eight months after her death. The British Treasury has said that in total the funeral and related events, watched globally, set the UK taxpayer back GBP162 million, or a little more than $300 million. The mourning eventsContinue Reading
Prince Andrew is refusing to vacate his 30-room mansion in a fresh row with the King. Earlier this year it was revealed that Charles was slashing the £250,000 ($A468,000) subsidy Andrew received from the late Queen Elizabeth. It meant the Duke of York, 63, would struggle to afford the runningContinue Reading
Eurovision fans have been surprised by an appearance by the Princess of Wales playing piano in a stunning show opening. Viewers of the iconic song contest were wowed as Kate Middleton was seen performing as part of the finale today. Just minutes into the program, Kate, 41, was seen satContinue Reading
A woman in her 80s is fighting for her life after a collision with a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh. Buckingham Palace has said Sophie‘s “thoughts and prayers are with the injured lady and her family” after the crash in Earl’s Court, West London. The pensioner – whoContinue Reading