Eileen Ormsby commissioned a hit on her husband. Ormsby, the author of The Darkest Web, contacted a range of murder-for-hire services on the dark web asking someone to kill her ex. Price negotiable. It was a safe bet that nothing would come of it. First, the address she gave for her husband was a vacant…

President Donald Trump's trade war against China has so far focused on attacking imports. His new front: Weaponising American exports. The Trump administration is seeking to choke off Beijing's access to key technologies by limiting the sale of vital US components to China's Huawei Technologies. The US is considering putting at least five Chinese surveillance…

Australian of the Year organisers have severed a 38-year partnership with the Commonwealth Bank over fears the scandal-plagued finance industry was damaging the reputation of the national awards. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age understand the National Australia Day Council and the bank reached the decision before Saturday's election. Click Here: Labor last November…

Michael Maguire not only won an historic premiership at South Sydney, he handed NRL debuts to no fewer than six Rabbitohs who will start against his side on Saturday night. Maguire was in no mood to reflect on his time at Souths this week – "I'm all about the Wests Tigers now'' – as he…

The Reserve Bank will go further than previously thought by cutting the cash rate not two, but three times before 2019 is over, according to a leading economist. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans , who in February became the first top economist from the big four banks to predict two rate cuts this year, said…

At one point in his sneaker collecting "career", DJ Jerome Salele’a owned 400 pairs. These days, the 34-year-old has considerably fewer – he keeps about 50 at his home in Sydney's south-west, with the remainder in storage – but his passion for "kickz" is as strong as ever. New Zealand-born Salele'a is part of the…

The artistic director of the Australian Ballet, David McAllister, has announced he is stepping down after two decades in the role. Click Here: Australian Ballet chairman Craig Dunn announced the news at the company's annual general meeting in Melbourne today. McAllister will finish up at the end of next year, which will be his 20th…

Justin Hemmes' construction boss has agreed to pay the Sydney hospitality tsar's Merivale group almost $230,000 in the wake of allegations he authorised false invoices to be paid into his bank account. In civil proceedings on Thursday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Michael Pembroke finalised the settlement deal by making consent orders that Joel Cheeseman, 30,…

Dating has never been more confusing. People make specific plans to meet up and then cut off all contact and block you. (That's called "cloaking.") Others might ghost and then attempt to come back from the dead. (Also known as zombie-ing.) Having a word for confusing dating behavior can make it a little easier to…