Former Archibald winner and Australia’s oldest working artist Guy Warren has died, aged 103. King Street Gallery on William in Sydney, which represents him, announced his death on Friday. Mr Warren died at 5am on Friday, June 14, following a short period in palliative care. “Our thoughts are with hisContinue Reading
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants universities to follow Deakin’s lead in ending pro-Palestine encampments on campuses across the country. Deakin University’s Burwood campus in Melbourne has hosted a relatively small camp of about 20 people each night since early May. A standoff could eventuate this week; the deputy vice-chancellor hasContinue Reading
GRAPHIC WARNING A fake TV executive who used selfies with singers Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Jack Vidgen to con people has been sentenced to two years jail after making hundreds of harassing phone calls, telling one mother he would “rape her daughter and cut her into pieces”. Gerard Cecil Vamadevan, 56,Continue Reading
A union has called out a “troubling” lack of transparency plaguing Australia’s higher education sector after revealing more than one in four positions on university boards are filled with representatives from the corporate mining and finance industries. National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) research has revealed that of the 545 councilContinue Reading
As the fight against vaping continues, a new nicotine product is becoming increasingly popular with young people and parents will not be able to tell if their child is using it because they are basically invisible. Nicotine pouches — called Zyns, snus or little lip pillows — have become fashionableContinue Reading
A combined 68 lawyers, academics and advocacy groups say proposed reforms that would make it more difficult for reoffending NSW teenagers to get bail will only increase crime and devastate Aboriginal and vulnerable communities. The potential change would apply to teenagers between 14 to 18 who recommit break and enterContinue Reading
Australia’s major supermarkets have been accused of treating customer like thieves by rapidly expanding hi-tech surveillance inside stores, new analysis claims. As Woolworths and Coles face unprecedented scrutiny and grapple with mounting anger from shoppers, their growing security measures have been thrust under the spotlight again. And a new surveyContinue Reading
A leading Australian vape advocate has called for an urgent overhaul to the government’s approach to regulating vaping across the country, claiming the current approach is leading to China staging a “reverse opium war”. Health authorities have routinely called for better regulation of the growing crisis, with NSW Health earlierContinue Reading
An urgent health alert has been issued after three overdoses – one of which was fatal – were linked to “potent opioids” discovered in black market vape juice used to refill vape pens. NSW Health issued the alert on Monday after discovering nitazenes, a powerful synthetic opioid, in illegal vapeContinue Reading
Australia’s looming vaping laws will be the toughest the world has ever seen, according to the Health Minister, with import bans on disposable vapes containing nicotine set to be introduced by the end of the month. Health Minister Mark Butler said a new scheme phased in from January 2024 willContinue Reading