Scott Morrison got the government re-elected on the back of a budget built on an illusion: that the economy was growing strongly and would go on doing so for a decade. The illusion allowed Morrison to boast about getting the budget back into surplus and keeping it there, despite promising the most expensive tax cuts…
Female university students were pressured into giving lap dances, sharing intimate details of their sexual experiences, and being "slapped on the ass by everybody" as they ran past a group of men before entering a party as part of college hazing at the University of New England. The hazing was documented in a report on…
Miami: An Australian man whose wife disappeared while they honeymooned at sea has been sentenced to eight years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. Lewis Bennett, 42, apologised to the family of Isabella Hellman during a hearing before US District Judge Federico Moreno in Miami on Tuesday. He waived his right to appeal. Bennett was originally…
Click:home decoration design platform Accused killer Henry Hammond was banned from a Thornbury restaurant where he volunteered because he frightened the customers. Lentil as Anything manager Dayle Lee Jones said Mr Hammond was living in a van beside the restaurant car park and had come to believe he was the Norse god Odin. She was…
A young man and woman killed in what police say was a speed-related crash on the Mornington Peninsula were car lovers whose friends and family will pay tribute to them with an organised car meet. The sister of Pauly Khaled has pleaded with people attending the meet not to hoon or speed, after one friend…
Australia’s public psychiatric system is in slow and painful decline, with “profoundly disillusioned” psychiatrists leaving for private practice, senior specialists warn. The “psychiatric breakdown of the public system” is driving away overburdened psychiatrists who were dedicated to treating some of the most vulnerable mentally ill patients, UNSW Scientia Professor Gordon Parker says. The veteran public…
The fate of a $29 million plan to build a library resembling a Scottish castle at a private boys' school in Sydney's east will be decided by an independent panel, after residents complained the project would worsen traffic woes and encroach on harbour views. Amid debate about the extent of taxpayer funding for private schools,…
Court documents made public in London this week reveal that a woman suspected by British authorities of having ill-gotten wealth spent £600,000 ($1.10 million) in one day at upmarket department store Harrods and once forked out £30,000 ($58,825) on chocolates. Zamira Hajiyeva is the first person subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order, which allows British…
Brad Fittler believes the State of Origin series is at a tipping point, with a new generation of superstars set to determine which team creates the next winning streak. Fittler has shaken up the interstate series since his appointment, throwing in 11 debutants during last year’s win. The NSW coach has blooded a further five…
Sometimes blind luck falls your way. Trainer Robbie Laing knows that more than most after Missrock topped the first day of the Magic Millions broodmare sale at $2.3 million. Laing sat back with owners Ray and Susie Montague toasting a sales ring success. Missrock had been a quality sprinter on track, twice a runner-up in…