Anthony Albanese says the Australian Defence Force is ready to fly in to rescue hundreds of Australians who are trapped in New Caledonia amid riots “when it is permitted to do so”. Violent protests have broken in the French-controlled South Pacific territory out plans to change voting rules, with atContinue Reading
The prospect of armed guards at shopping centres could carry a “risk” to the public, NSW’s top cop says, as Australians defend the country’s strict gun laws after the Bondi Junction mass killing. Joel Cauchi, 40, stabbed six people to death and wounded at least 12 others during his rampageContinue Reading
A naked woman apparently on psychedelic drugs was caught on camera running through a Chilean airport and violently attacking other passengers before getting arrested by police. Footage taken by bewildered travellers shows the bare-naked woman calmly stroking her hair before suddenly racing toward people milling about at the Nuevo PudahuelContinue Reading
A woman who filmed a viral video ranting at police and security as they arrested a young boy in a Queensland shopping centre has been charged with obstruction. Video of the incident posted to TikTok last week showed several security guards in Morayfield Shopping Centre, north of Brisbane, following aContinue Reading
A residential college student at University of Sydney allegedly had a chunk of his ear bitten off during a physical altercation at St Andrew’s College. The St Paul’s College student was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital by security officers after the alleged attack on Sunday, October 29, following aContinue Reading
Australian journalist Cheng Lei has been freed from Chinese detention and reunited with her children after more than 1,000 days in prison. In a statement released via her partner, she thanked Australians for their support. “Tight hugs, teary screams, holding my kids in the spring sunshine,” she said. “Trees shimmyContinue Reading
The daughter of a man who died after being held in a headlock in a Bunnings Warehouse store has said she is left with a “void in her heart” as she takes on the retail giant, the security officers and their company in a legal fight. Bunnings has revealed itContinue Reading
Does Russian President Vladimir Putin have his back against the wall? Or is that just wishful thinking? Putin’s Kremlin isn’t your average dictatorship. It’s run more like a network of mobsters. And Russia analysts say that makes his regime’s resilience to the unfolding fiasco in Ukraine more difficult to determine.Continue Reading
Members of a major health workers union have agreed to the NSW government’s wage increase offer, however, the threat of industrial action still remains. On Friday, 54 per cent of members of the Health Services Union (HSU) agreed to a one-year flat salary increase of $3500, plus a 0.5 perContinue Reading
A Melbourne woman has issued a dire warning to Australians travelling overseas after she was allegedly conned out of $1500 at Bali airport by border staff. Monique Sutherland and her 60-year-old mother were jetting off to the Indonesian province for a “much needed” holiday. When the pair checked into theContinue Reading