NEW PODCAST: Frances Whiting's Humankind

Deep conversations. Extraordinary people. Human stories. Frances Whiting is an award-winning journalist who has spent more than 30 years telling stories of heartache, triumph, love, and loss. As Australia’s longest-running Sunday newspaper columnist and a best-selling author, Frances has built a u…

Body Found In Sydney Home 28/06/24

The body of a woman, in her 50s, has been found inside a Sydney home with injuries so horrific that senior police officers described it as one of the worst crime scenes they had seen in years.  Energy Minister Mick de Brenni has refused to take responsibility for the Callide Power Plant explosion,…

Assange Free 27/06/24

Julian Assange will today start his new life as a free man with his wife and two young sons in Australia.  The cost of dying is set to skyrocket in Victoria, with the Allan government considering introducing what has been panned as a “death tax by stealth”.  CS Energy issued warnings that mainten…

Greg Lynn Trial 26/06/24

The widow of slain camper Russell Hill says she feared Greg Lynn would walk free, saying “an innocent person doesn’t get rid of the bodies”.  Vape legalisation advocates say the Coalition could raise $510 million a year in tax revenue under its plan to regulate the sale of nicotine products thro…

Vape Backflip 25/06/24

Vapes will be made available at pharmacies without a prescription after the Albanese government struck a deal with the Greens that will soften a proposed retail ban on e-cigarettes.  The boss of Australia’s anti-doping agency has warned that the AFL – and Australian sport more widely – is at a “…

Mackay Shooting 21/06/24

A young girl who witnessed her mother’s alleged shooting murder is struggling to process the terrible tragedy, according to those close to the Mackay family.  The Bicycle Bandit’s sentencing has been expedited after he expressed an intent to access his voluntary assisted dying kit – but one of h…

Class Lockdown At Sydney School 20/06/24

An eight-year-old boy took an illegal replica assault rifle to a Sydney school, forcing a class into lockdown and sparking a police investigation into how it ended up in the boy’s hands.  Elite private schools are exempting poorly performing students from national NAPALN tests in a bid to improve …

Police Amo Stolen 19/06/24

Dozens of rounds of live ammunition, police uniforms and bulletproof vests are in the hands of criminals after being stolen from cop cars during the Wakeley riot two months ago.  Queensland homeowners missing mortgage repayments are at their highest level since the early pandemic, with hundreds of …

Greyhound Trainer Ban 18/06/24

Former premiership-winning South Australian greyhound trainer Tony Rasmussen has been banned for life and fined a record $220,000 after being found guilty of a string of welfare and integrity charges.  The Reserve Bank is set to pave the way for an upcoming interest rate rise when it concludes its…

Opposition Leader Takes Another Swipe At Allan Over Setka Attack 14/06/2024

Opposition Leader John Pesutto has taken another swipe at the Allan government for failing to condemn union heavyweight John Setka’s savage attack on the AFL. Taxpayers were slugged more than $100,000 for an Australian delegation to attend the funeral of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Opposi…