A pediatric nurse has issued a timely warning about the safety of a popular snack as temperatures across the nation plummet. In an explainer on Instagram, Sarah Hunstead, who runs safety page CPR Kids, reminded parents to be vigilant if feeding their toddlers and young children instant noodles. “Noodles areContinue Reading
Australian workers should get an extra week of paid annual leave to make up for the fact that employees are working longer hours than ever, a powerful union says. Annual leave hasn’t increased in Australia since the mid-1970s under the Whitlam government, when unions successfully pushed for an increase fromContinue Reading
An autistic woman has created Australia’s first sensory-friendly dining experience so that people like her can enjoy a dinner out. Deanna Flynn Wallis struggled for years with concentration at school, sensory issues and particularly resonated with a cousin who had been diagnosed with autism. But it wasn’t until she beganContinue Reading
Alleged murderer Justin Stein has denied claims he killed Charlise Mutten, telling a jury he “never touched” the schoolgirl when it was suggested he shot her twice. Mr Stein continued giving evidence in defence of his murder charge at his NSW Supreme Court trial on Tuesday. The 33-year-old is accusedContinue Reading
The last time Kallista Mutten saw her daughter, nine-year-old Charlise asked if she could “go with Daddy”, hours before prosecutors allege she was shot twice and her body stuffed in a barrel. At the time, Ms Mutten had hoped to marry Justin Stein and let her daughter travel more thanContinue Reading
The mother of Charlise Mutten has faced the man charged with her daughter’s murder, telling a jury she wanted to go to police but he claimed the schoolgirl’s “kidnappers” would “kill her” if her disappearance was reported. Justin Stein is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murder, but hasContinue Reading
Charlise Mutten, 9, was due to fly home to her grandparents in Tweed Heads after spending almost a month in Sydney with her mother over the school holidays. She was due to board a flight back on January 18, 2022. But on that day, the nine-year-old’s body was instead foundContinue Reading
Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten had likely ingested Justin Stein’s schizophrenia medication within six hours before she died, a jury has been told. Mr Stein, 33, is facing a trial in the NSW Supreme Court at Parramatta after pleading not guilty to murder, but has admitted to disposing of the schoolgirl’s body.Continue Reading
The neighbour of Justin Stein has told a jury of the moment he found the alleged murderer facedown in dirt near their properties, in an encounter he described as “strange”. Justin Stein, 33, is facing a trial in the NSW Supreme Court at Parramatta after pleading not guilty to murder,Continue Reading
Charlise Mutten’s alleged killer claimed he had no idea he was driving with the nine-year-old girl’s body in the back of his ute until he got a call while at Bunnings, a jury has been told. Justin Stein, 33, is facing a trial in the NSW Supreme Court at ParramattaContinue Reading