Breast cancer screening decline
Mater breast cancer specialists and patients are urging women to book in for breast screening after figures showed an alarming fall in the number...
Surprise announcements
I will happily stand on my record of lobbying for and delivering major water projects in Capricornia.
Many of these projects, with the standout...
Venezuela flood death toll climbs to 34
Rescue workers using drones and trained dogs have searched for survivors following a massive landslide in central Venezuela, as the death toll rose to...
Relatives cling to toys after Thai slaying
Crying and clutching toys, traumatised relatives have gathered at a child day care centre in Thailand where a former policeman had slain 34 people,...
Qld blue card fixes first flagged in 2017
Yet to-be-implemented recommendations contained in a five-year-old report can help address problems within Queensland's working-with-children system, a committee has been told.
Katter Australia Party leader Robbie Katter...
Brisbane cops appear on assault charges
Two Brisbane police officers have faced court after allegedly using excessive force against a man in their custody.
Senior constables John David Wilkins and Giuseppe...
Ukraine vows to strengthen armed forces
Ukraine has vowed to strengthen its armed forces after Russia launched its biggest aerial assaults on cities since the beginning of the war, forcing...
Crikey, Murdoch argue on public interest
Lachlan Murdoch's alleged failure to disavow the views of "poisonous" Fox News commentators on the US presidential election forms part of Crikey's defamation defence...
Second murder charge over Brisbane shooting
A 26-year-old man has faced a Brisbane court charged with murder over a shooting death in the front yard of a suburban home.
Andre...
Farnham making jokes again after surgery
Australian singing legend John Farnham is on the long road to recovery following his life-saving surgery.
The 73-year-old underwent a 12-hour operation in August to...
Security breach at Melbourne Airport
An inadvertent security breach caused a shutdown at Melbourne Airport on Tuesday, 11 October, with flights delayed as passengers were re-screened.
Federal police shut down...
Show down – not out
Gympie’s iconic annual Show suffered a major financial blow when floods combined with “onerous and inconsistent“ covid restrictions to shut it down part-way through.
After...
Voluntary administrator appointed as company restructures
Darryl Kirk and Stephen Earel of restructuring advisory firm Cor Cordis, have been appointed voluntary administrators of Alertvale Pty Ltd, trading as SMW Group...
