The prosecution in the case of whisky distillery founder Keith Batt, 64, has told Hobart’s Supreme Court the trial will go “for months”. Mr Batt is charged with more than 700 criminal offences, including 622 counts of fraud, 66 counts of stealing and 48 counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage. Last year, he pleaded…
When South Australian beekeeper Ian Cass looks at his beehives he finds a tiny, red mite. Despite its size, it is this hard-to-manage micro menace that scares him most and threatens his livelihood. He has begun hoping overseas treatments for the deadly varroa destructor mite will be introduced in Australia, following growing resistance to available…
There are warnings a High Court ruling allowing a man to sue for false imprisonment over his indefinite immigration detention will lead to more claims running into the tens of millions of dollars. Safwat Abdel-Hady was placed in immigration detention in 2017 after a criminal conviction. He argues he was falsely imprisoned when he was…
A large, burning cross was discovered at a Chicago park on Tuesday afternoon, and police said they are investigating how it ended up there and the motive behind it. Video taken by a motorist shows the wooden cross engulfed in bright orange flames as it leans against a tree in Grant Park, a popular area…
A former building commission staffer says he was told his complaint to the corruption watchdog about alleged CFMEU interference would not progress while the then-Labor government was in power. Former Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) licencing manager Graham Easterby, who worked for the industry watchdog from 2018 to 2021, has taken the witness stand…
Spanish tenor José Carreras will mark his 80th birthday with a major all-star concert at The Gabba in Brisbane this December, organisers announced on Wednesday. In Carreras & Friends, the Spanish tenor will lead a line-up featuring Robbie Williams, The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Anne Wilson of Heart, Darren Hayes of Savage Garden, Natalie Imbruglia, Sheppard,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hundreds of people gathered in a LaSalle park Tuesday evening to remember a three-year-old girl who died after a tragic bouncy castle accident last week. Flowers, stuffed animals and handwritten notes were laid in Ouellette Park as mourners paid tribute to Ava Ciampini, who was critically injured…
The Western Australia Health Department has confirmed one person has died after contracting a rare mosquito-borne virus while travelling in the state’s north. A department spokesperson said it was likely the adult was exposed to Murray Valley Encephalitis in the West Kimberley, about 2,000 kilometres north of Perth. It is the first reported death from…
The ACT’s public schools will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, June 11, as Canberra teachers and school staff once again go on strike. The industrial action will take place after a two-hour work stoppage occurred last month, the first such strike action by ACT public school teachers in 15 years. The action has been sparked by…
The bear was far from the wilderness when it crossed paths with a man in a parking lot and leapt on him. Japan’s latest bear attack injured four people last week and unfolded partly within view of a CCTV camera at a Fukushima steelworks. Loading… It was a reminder of last year’s record official national…