Deb Carter’s hands are covered in poo and rodent guts every morning before the sun is up. The North Queensland wildlife carer knows looking after birds of prey is not always glamorous, despite the regal nature of her clientele. Falcons, eagles and other birds of prey have a carnivorous diet that includes mice and rats….

Sarah was physically, emotionally and financially abused by her ex-partner for years.  But it was not until the Victorian woman fled that she found out she was not his first victim.  “Quite often these perpetrators come across so lovely and so loving … but if I had known that, even at the start of the…

Researchers have developed laser-based technology that can detect chemicals like methanol, which killed two Australian teens overseas in 2024, without opening drink bottles. Thousands of people suffer from methanol poisoning each year, while hundreds die, including teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, who died from tainted drinks in a Laos backpackers hostel. Methanol is a…

Norwegian rider Soeren Waerenskjold has attacked late and powered to victory in the fastest-ever stage of the Tour de France overnight while Tadej Pogačar protected his overall lead on the 11th day of racing. Waerenskjold finished just ahead of Olav Kooij, Jasper Philipsen and a host of other riders in a sprint finish that seemed…

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a man who was found in front of a partially alight property in Sydney’s west. Emergency services were called to a home on Wargon Crescent in Glenmore Park just before 1am on Thursday following reports of a fire. The body of a man was found outside the property,…

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett is set to be called before the NSW Supreme Court to give evidence over the controversial extradition of an accused Sydney underworld figure. Commissioner Barrett, her predecessor Reece Kershaw and some of Australia’s most senior law enforcement figures are among those to potentially be called as witnesses, the…