One of Anthony Albanese’s last chances of talking up his tax cuts in parliament before this Saturday’s by-election was overwhelmed by controversy after the arrest of released detainee. Labor backbenchers may have kept the dixers coming during Question Time on how every Australian will benefit from the new-look stage threeContinue Reading
The federal government will re-detain the “worst of the worst” among former immigration detainees after it passed its new preventative detention laws during a heated late-night debate. The laws, sparked by the High Court’s ruling against indefinite detention, passed on Wednesday just hours after it was revealed a fourth formerContinue Reading
NSW is pushing to upgrade serious strangulation offences to be in the same category as murder and manslaughter in a bid to reduce domestic violence rates. Proposed amendments to the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006, which are set to be introduced to parliament on Wednesday, would include non-fatal strangulationContinue Reading
Real estate agents officially have the least trusted occupation in Australia according to a major new report — as emergency workers like firies and ambos are named the most trusted and ethical professions. The Governance Institute of Australia released its latest Ethics Index report, with Aussies taking part saying theyContinue Reading
The case of a high-profile man charged with the rape of a woman is facing further delay as police wait for a forensic medical report and further mobile phone data. The man, who cannot be named for legal reason, is facing two counts of rape over allegations stemming from anContinue Reading
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he shouldn’t have spent time with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. His ex-wife Melinda French-Gates revealed after their divorce that she had told her husband he should not associate with Epstein, someone she said was “evil personified”. An uncomfortable Gates, who is in Australia, was askedContinue Reading
“Tragic” street violence, sexual offending and illegal firework injuries have marred an otherwise “quite remarkable” New Year’s Eve celebration in Victoria. More than 4,500 police were deployed across the state – with most reporting “outstanding behaviour”, according to Victoria Police deputy Commissioner Rick Nguent. “I‘m really pleased to report thatContinue Reading