Children incarcerated at two south-east Queensland youth detention facilities were allegedly locked down for an entire weekend due to staff shortages that have prompted dozens of workers across the state to walk off the job. Brisbane, Cleveland and West Moreton Youth Detention Centres, and the Wacol Youth Remand Centre, have been subject to ongoing staffing…
After his 2021 BMW required major repairs, Zack Giacomelli decided last month he wanted to sell it back to BMW Toronto — the same dealership from which he bought the used car in 2023. At first, the buy-back process seemed easy. After submitting an online inquiry, Giacomelli got a text from Quinn at BMW Toronto,…
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has addressed One Nation’s surge in popularity saying Pauline Hanson’s party is capitalising on Australians feeling disconnected due to economic pressure. “The pace of change in our economy and in our society is accelerating and the global pressures are intensifying and I think people have got legitimate concerns about where they…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. In a week typically set aside for prom and graduation celebrations, students at one Prince George high school are instead mourning…
Creditors owed more than $7 million after the sudden cancellation of Byron Bay’s Bluesfest in March are unlikely to recoup all of the money they are owed, a new financial report has revealed. The company running the festival went into liquidation in March, three weeks before the Easter event was due to begin. Worrells, the…
Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel is the latest AFL-listed player to be banned for a homophobic slur. Knobel, who is yet to make his debut, was suspended for four games after an AFL investigation. The AFL said the Suns reported the “highly offensive” slur and Knobel admitted to the incident, which happened last Saturday during…
In a time of war, rising costs and Medicaid cuts, Democrats in Maine say another issue is motivating them in this fall’s Senate race: Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court eight years ago. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. A pivotal vote by longtime Republican…
Climate change is pushing ticks into new habitats across southern Canada, and experts say the blood-sucking pests will keep advancing. Disease-carrying ticks were barely on Canada’s radar until the 1990s, but scientists say various species are travelling north from the United States at a rate of 35 to 55 kilometres per year. “Where the vast…
The family of a Gold Coast woman who died following complications from a surgery performed by doctor Reza Adib have called for accountability and meaningful change in the wake of damning inquest findings. The findings from an inquest into the death of Rosemarie Campbell were released on Wednesday. The 62-year-old died at her Gold Coast…
Two Chinese Uyghur men have been sentenced to death for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people. A Thai court convicted Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed of premeditated and attempted murder for their role in planting a bomb at the popular Erawan Shrine in Bangkok’s commercial heart in August…