Australian commentator Mike Carlton has sparked outrage after posting several inflammatory tweets about new Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt. On Wednesday night, Carlton shared a news article about Ms Brumfitt’s honour, with the simple but scathing caption “Who???” He followed it up shortly after withContinue Reading
If you took Tar as an intellectual exercise, it’s a masterpiece. The drama from American filmmaker Todd Field does so many things so well, chief among them Cate Blanchett’s commanding performance as a complex and narcissistic conductor. Lydia Tar is a preternaturally gifted musician. She’s a composer, a pianist andContinue Reading
When these two painters show up to a job, they are usually met with the same reaction. A blank stare, silence and an obvious ‘up and down’ look followed by a misogynistic comment. Being in the industry for over seven years, Ashleigh Cleghorn told news.com.au that she has “heard itContinue Reading
Disgraced influencer Andrew Tate allegedly tried to lure a 16-year-old politician’s daughter after bombarding her with explicit messages before his arrest. Ex-kickboxer Tate, 36, was arrested last week in Romania as part of a probe into human trafficking, rape, and organised crime. Now the teenage daughter of a Romanian MPContinue Reading
One of seven people arrested over an alleged gang rape of two young women in the Adelaide CBD has learnt he will remain in custody over the holiday season. On Wednesday, a 23-year-old man from Kensington, whose identity is suppressed, appeared via video link in the Berri Magistrates Court toContinue Reading
Two young women have learnt their fate after they kidnapped their friend, stabbed her and threw her into the boot of her own car with a plan to dump her body at Belanglo State Forest. While 24-year-old Nisha Phillips lay bleeding in the boot of her own Holden Commodore onContinue Reading
One of two young women who admitted to kidnapping their friend, stabbing her and throwing her into the boot of her own car has told a court she is “disgusted” in her behaviour before conceding she still has drug issues. In a case that rocked a small town on Sydney’sContinue Reading
A young woman was left feeling like a zombie for days after something was slipped into her drink on a night out. Caitie Howarth arrived for a night out in Cairns, North Queensland, with two of her friends on Saturday at 7.30pm. The trio were bar hopping but not consumingContinue Reading
A female truck driver has opened up about the realities of being a woman behind the wheel in a male-dominated industry. Bianca Clark, from Sydney, has been a truckie for nearly five years, and said the move from being a small-business owner to spending her days on the road isContinue Reading
Once upon a time, border protection was the magic ingredient of the Liberal Party’s electoral dominance. John Howard, the Liberal Party’s second longest serving prime minister, even had a nifty little slogan that delighted the faithful and outraged his opponents. “We decide who comes here and the circumstances in whichContinue Reading