Ben Roberts-Smith’s financial supporters at the Seven Network, including billionaire Kerry Stokes, will go ahead with challenging an order to hand over thousands of documents showing their level of involvement in the soldier’s failed defamation trial. Earlier this year, Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled some of the imputations againstContinue Reading
A passenger on a packed flight in India was arrested after he tried to open an emergency door midair to jump, police said. Officials said Biswajit Debnath, 41, fiercely attempted to force open the emergency doors of an aircraft during a domestic flight from Guwahati to Agartala in India onContinue Reading
Beijing is willing to accept a “package resolution” to end a trade dispute with Australia, says China’s Ministry of Commerce. But it hasn’t detailed what that package must be. Or has it? Ministry (MOFCOM) spokesman He Yadong told State-controlled media this week that China “stands ready to work with Australia”Continue Reading
Is the price of potatoes still burning a hole in your pocket? Are staples like bread and milk eating into your budget? Prepare to eat cake: relentless weather extremes worldwide threaten a basket load of basic foods. Turbulent rains and drought are hammering crops in many parts of the world.Continue Reading
Australian travellers have been forking out far more to jetset overseas than they were four years ago, and despite calls for change there is little reprieve on the way. Just two years ago, flyers looking to score return flights to Europe for the summer season could do so for asContinue Reading
Australia has suffered its fourth consecutive ODI defeat, with an undermanned Indian outfit clinching a five-wicket victory in Friday evening’s series opener in Mohali. Tasked with chasing 277 in hot conditions at Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, India reached the target with eight balls to spare, taking a 1-0 lead inContinue Reading
Hundreds of workers have lost their jobs after a manufacturing plant in Newcastle “effectively ended steelmaking” in the Hunter. Molycop announced the decision by saying it was restructuring its steelmaking operations in the region. The decision will affect 250 of the 540 roles at the Waratah site. Molycop Australasia presidentContinue Reading
Katy Perry previously revealed she knew the “real truth” about Russell Brand, as the comedian faces accusations of rape and sexual abuse. The US pop star, 38, famously had a whirlwind marriage with the British comedian which lasted just 14 months, and has rarely spoken about the reason for theirContinue Reading
Australian coach Andrew McDonald says his team could yet “carry” injured opened Travis Head through the early stages of the World Cup with his broken hand conceding that despite not needing surgery he won‘t be available until the back-end of the tournament. In the wake of a Australia’s 122-run lossContinue Reading
Health officials in India are racing Thursday to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus, which has already killed two and carries a fatality rate the World Health Organisation says is as high as 75 per cent. Around 800 people have been tested over the last few days in theContinue Reading