A foreign affairs analyst has warned that Australia is “on the cusp” of a resurgence in terrorism, describing the current global environment as the “scariest” he’s seen in the past 20 years. Dr David Wright-Neville, a former senior intelligence analyst at the Office of National Assessments until the early 2000s,Continue Reading
A former police prosecutor jailed over the sexual abuse of a teenage girl he was in a secret relationship with has lost his bid to overturn the conviction. Mario Simon Didulica, 52, sought leave to appeal the jury’s verdict after he was found guilty of two counts of sexual penetrationContinue Reading
A Catholic priest with decades of service to church communities is facing allegations he abused a boy in historical sex crimes going back decades. Queensland Police allege Father David Lancini, a priest from Townsville in the state’s north, abused a boy under the age of 14 between 1969 and 1971.Continue Reading
The Australian government is urging travellers to listen to Indonesia’s pleas to behave in Bali. The wildly popular holiday island, where Australians are the top foreign visitors, has seriously cracked down on tourists not following its local customs and laws this year. An official tourist dos and don’ts list wasContinue Reading
Benidorm legend Sticky Vicky’s daughter has revealed the 80-year-old died of heart failure in hospital. Maria Gadea Aragues told The Sun her mum passed away at 6am on Thursday local time on her daughter’s 42nd birthday – a day she’ll “remember for the rest of my life”. She was withContinue Reading
An Australian woman has lifted the lid on the brutal reality of what it’s like to move to London, revealing she is $17,000 in the red with minimal job prospects, not to mention bleak dating options and terrible weather. Amelia, originally from Sydney, has been burning through her savings and,Continue Reading
Tourists heading to France have been warned of a new smoking ban set to come into force across the country’s beaches. The ban comes amid an effort by the French President Emmanuel Macron to make the “first tobacco-free generation” by 2032, The Sun reports. The French Government will ban smokingContinue Reading
Elle Macpherson’s decision to stop drinking nearly two decades ago affected her life in more ways than one. Macpherson, aka “The Body,” recalled finally understanding how alcohol was blocking her from realising her full potential. “I stopped drinking in 2003 because I felt I couldn’t be fully present in myContinue Reading
The world’s first three-year cruise which was due to begin its around-the-world voyage this month has been abruptly cancelled. Passengers had packed up their lives and some sold or rented their homes to join Life at Sea Cruises, which eventually had plans to become “the cruise that never ends”. TheContinue Reading
A heartwarming video has shown Australian police officer Ella Cutler walking out of hospital after a horrific 10 metre fall down a cliff while holidaying in Europe three months ago. The 26-year-old used crutches and wore a back and leg brace as she was filmed walking out the doors ofContinue Reading