Minerals-rich WA is Australia’s proverbial boomtown, with a rich economy pulling in a growing swell of Australians and international migrants eager to “go west” and live the good life. Commonwealth Bank’s latest quarterly economic report on each state and territory and how they stack up against each other shows mining-heavyContinue Reading
A teenage fight over a $285 jumper allegedly sparked Adelaide’s Westfield Marion shopping centre meltdown, according to court documents, after three boys charged over their involvement in the melee fronted court. The chaos kicked off about 3pm Sunday after the trio allegedly approached another group of boys at the centre’sContinue Reading
A man who terrorised a state in a 10-year bank robbing spree has been sentenced to 35 years in prison even as cancer corrodes his body and he makes plans to imminently end his life through a voluntary assisted dying procedure. Kym Parsons, 73, robbed 11 banks across South AustraliaContinue Reading
Cold snaps are continuing across large parts of Australia, with frost causing headaches for farmers trying to protect their crops and livestock from the brunt of the winter weather. Bureau of Meteorology meteorologist Dean Narramore said there would be mixed weather conditions across Australia on Monday. “We’ll see showers clearContinue Reading
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has unleashed on Peter Dutton’s nuclear ambitions, blasting it as a poorly thought-out plan he pulled “out of his clacker”. The firebrand politician took aim over a lack of detail over nuclear waste, with Senator Lambie also questioning whether Australia has the experts to execute theContinue Reading
Two teenage boys have been charged after a fight in the food court of South Australia’s largest shopping centre sent the complex into lockdown. The incident kicked off about 3pm on Sunday afternoon after three boys allegedly approached another group of boys at the Westfield Marion centre’s food court armedContinue Reading
A shopping centre in Adelaide has gone into lockdown following reports of an armed person. Shoppers at the Westfield Marion centre were evacuated on Sunday afternoon. South Australian police has asked the public to stay away from the area. Video circulating on social media shows heavily armed SWAT officers stormingContinue Reading
A young man has had his driving licence suspended and will appear in court after allegedly blowing a blood-alcohol reading nearly six times the legal limit. South Australian police officers caught up with the man on Sunday morning after other concerned motorists made multiple calls into police, alleging the manContinue Reading
Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek has added her voice to the tirade of criticism against the Opposition’s nuclear energy push, labelling the proposal as “completely irrational” and “designed to be a distraction”. Speaking on Sunday, the environment and water minister criticised the Coalition for its refusal to detail the estimated costContinue Reading
Millions of Australians are likely to wake up to frost this weekend as the midwinter chill continues to lead to low temperatures. “It’s going to be another cool and frosty weekend for many areas and little bit of rainfall,” said Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) meteorologist Angus Hines on Friday. MuchContinue Reading