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Kylie Minogue is poised to hit the jackpot in America as she joins the world’s biggest music superstars from Adele to U2 with a Las Vegas residency. Criminals across Sydney caught up in the out-of-control gang wars have been warned their doors may be kicked open this weekend as the state’s new crack team swings into action. The Andrews government is preparing to extinguish natural gas in Victorian...

The ex-partner of Julia Gillard sucked a woman’s nipple without her consent while he was “drunk” in Melbourne’s inner-north just two weeks before it became public he’d split from the former Prime Minister. A ROYAL Commission into how drugs are getting into our borders and fuelling Sydney’s underworld war has been called for, as the Premier conceded laws may need to change after the latest deadly s...

“Seamless” travel between Australia and New Zealand will make hopping across the ditch faster – but don’t throw away your passport just yet. A well-known criminal defence lawyer has narrowly survived the latest “targeted” shooting on Sydney’s streets, with the broad daylight attack rocking the city’s legal profession as police search for a motive. Justice figures are demanding a review of the deci...

Artificial Intelligence may soon be used to detect declining heart failure by listening to how people speak on their smartphone. Nearly 200 NSW public school ­teachers were sacked for not getting the Covid jab last year, amid crippling shortages of staff, new Freedom of Information documents reveal. Decision-making powers for multi-million dollar suburban developments are set to be taken over by t...

International swimming bosses are preparing to take the plunge and push ahead with a world-first event for elite transgender competitors. The Opera House will be lit up in honour of the Matildas if the Aussie women make it to the finals of the World Cup. The first train inside the $14bn Metro tunnel was due to hit the tracks in the early hours of this morning, as the city-shaping project begins mo...

Many Australians living with chronic pain are  continuing to put off  dental care, eye checks and even cancer screenings, saying that the rising cost of treatments and medications has them neglecting other areas of their health. A young couple have become the latest innocent victims of a shooting on Sydney’s streets, caught in the crossfire of gunfire which left a man on life support, as politicia...

Vicious trolls accusing him of betraying Indigenous Australians by advocating against the Voice to Parliament have pushed Warren Mundine to attempt to self harm. NSW Liberal MP Taylor Martin has revealed he is the politician at the centre of a texting scandal, but has strongly denied any wrongdoing, while declaring there are “two-sides” to the story. The Andrews government is considering a tourism...

Australia’s worst-ever pedophile will serve a national record sentence for his hundreds of crimes, which a judge says were so “brazen, disturbing and heinous” as to warrant 457 years behind bars. Channel 7 has launched a long-range $150 million attempt to pinch rugby league’s showpiece State of Origin series from Channel 9. The Andrews government has gagged Commonwealth Games officials from public...

Sam Kerr can create the same iconic moment as Cathy Freeman’s Olympic gold medal run when she leads Australia at soccer’s Women’s World Cup starting today, and set herself up for multimillion-dollar sponsorship deals, industry experts say. In a class action taken by businesses affected by Sydney’s light rail could cost the NSW Government tens of millions of dollars and has set a massive precedent...

People in China are spending nearly $8m a day on Australian property – vastly more than buyers from anywhere else in the world – but the true levels of real estate purchases by foreigners are likely much higher, a leading expert claims. Victorian taxpayers are facing potentially billions in damages and a massive hit to its title as the nation’s sporting capital after it sensationally cancelled the...

The number of refugee claims made by people arriving in Australia by plane on visas allowing them to work, study or travel has nearly doubled in the past year, leading to accusations Labor is “all froth, no beer” on border protection. Sydney’s housing crisis is being exacerbated by a flood of international students who are arriving far faster than new housing can be built to accommodate them. Quee...

Aussies phoning known scam lines will have their calls intercepted, thanks to Optus, the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange and banks. The mum of a rescued Aussie sailor who survived adrift with his dog for two months says she “can’t wait” to see her son. Queensland’s regional maternity centres will receive a $42m injection. A South Australian man is accused of gunning down his wife and daughter...

Veterans are being preyed upon by fee-for-service agents promising shortcuts to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits and compensation. Grieving families of fatal stabbing victims want the QLD government to introduce new laws restricting the sale of knives to teens. Tenants in all but 15 South Australian suburbs and towns are experiencing severe rent stress. Unvaccinated firefighters in Victoria will...

Yes campaign strategists say they’ll target advertising spend around football finals in a bid to win over young men disengaged from politics. Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton is seeking powers to detain children aged 10 to 13 once the age of criminal responsibility is lifted. Queensland Fertility Group is at the centre of a multimillion-dollar baby-swap scandal. South Australian Hea...

Speculation about billionaire couple ‘Twiggy’ Forrest and his wife Nicola had been circulating for months before the split was confirmed. QLD renters booted from their homes after law changes to limit rent increases to once per year. Five teenage girls involved in alleged Adelaide carjacking and police chase. NSW’s Eraring coal-fired power station is set to stay open past 2025. Tunnel workers on M...

Homeowners could yet face another interest rate hike with RBA boss Philip Lowe leaving the door open on “further tightening”. An 11-year-old Queensland girl has died with the flu. Oodie founder cops backlash after showing off his new multi-million dollar Adelaide farm. South Australian workers can expect a national decision to ban caps on working from home days will flow on to state workplaces. Ac...

As the nation heads toward a dry summer the looming threat of bushfires will put new emergency response systems to the test. Dozens of SA pedestrian crossings were found to fail meeting safety standards. Two Queensland teenagers found guilty of murdering Angus Beaumont could walk free. FIFA officials were warned repeatedly that covering up the name plaques of Australian sporting legends at Allianz...

Producers are concerned the phase out of caged eggs will be brought forward by 10 years, stoking fears the price of eggs could rise. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a defence export deal with Germany. A tax on petrol cars could be imposed in Sydney’s CBD . South Australian politicians and Parliament House staff have been issued new safety advice. Victorians will be slugged with a 43...

The young sailor rescued from treacherous conditions off the coast of Kangaroo Island says it wasn’t the wild weather that brought his attempt at a world record undone. A bridge and a railway underpass will have to be demolished or bypassed – at a cost of upwards of $340 million – to give trucks transporting massive wind turbines access to new renewable energy zones (REZ) in country NSW.  Queensla...

A Gold Coast sailor stranded in wild seas in the Great Australian Bight is headed back to dry land after a dramatic rescue in heaving, 10m swells and cyclonic winds.  For the first time, Queensland drivers will be tested for cocaine in random roadside drug tests.  A secret report has laid bare the super-sized pay of Victoria’s leading public sector road and rail executives, including one who earne...

Champion jockey Jamie Kah has been charged by racing stewards but is determined to get back in the saddle after images surfaced of her on social media with a white substance.    Restaurateurs say South Australia’s hospitality industry is at “rock bottom” and the Covid-19 pandemic was a “dream” compared to the current economical landscape.    The cowboy developers who illegally demolished a histori...

The AFL nude photo scandal was sparked by an email sent to one club whose highest-profile player was among the explicit images.  A mother-of-three was allegedly bashed to death by her estranged husband when the pair met to discuss their divorce settlement, in a tragic domestic dispute.  A blanket ban on mobile phones and smartwatches from the first to last bell in all Queensland state schools will...

The AFL has launched an ­investigation into a shocking collection of nude and graphic images of more than 45 past and present players, which is being widely shared across ­social media.  Residents living near Allianz Stadium and the SCG could suffer mental health impacts from “increased exposure to noise” if an archaic concert cap is increased and should be given cheap or free tickets as compensat...

The former World No 1 tennis star posted a pic of her little sleeping bundle of joy, Hayden, wrapped in a swaddle and wearing a grey beanie, on Tuesday night.  The Reserve Bank has offered millions of Australian mortgage holders a brief reprieve, deciding to leave the cash rate at 4.1 per cent for the time being, sparking warnings further hikes could be needed soon.  A magistrate has granted bail...

The NRL is demanding Suncorp Stadium not be overlooked for funding ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, warning it will have passed its ­useful life by then.  A new study has found Aussie workers rank in the top five in the world for life-work balance.  The University of Melbourne claims it has been forced to pay more than $50,000 to comply with court orders as a defamation spa...