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The bunches of vibrant flowers laid on a sparse street corner in the outback town of Tennant Creek sit in stark contrast to the reality they mark — the place where a young man died in a brutal attack. A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder over the stabbing death of a 21-year-old man in…
Former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová has been suspended for four years for refusing an anti-doping test. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) made the announcement, saying Vondroušová refused a test in December. The maximum four-year ban for a routine first offence was reached by an independent tribunal following a hearing this month. “We recognise this…
Growing up in Somalia, Koos Ali said when natural disasters would hit, her community would turn to each other to survive. “We have learnt to make sure if anything happens we have a community approach and we don’t wait for the government,” she said. Droughts, floods and extreme heat are common in Somalia, she said,…
Six people who were on board a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have been released from quarantine after 42 days living in isolation. The four Australian citizens, one permanent resident and one New Zealander have been living at a centre originally built for housing COVID-19 patients on the outer fringes…
The Defence Force Ombudsman forked out an extra $7 million in military abuse compensation to dozens of veterans, after a federal court case forced it to admit its reparation scheme ought to have considered the ongoing psychological impacts of assaults. The Defence Abuse Reparation Scheme (DARS) was an initiative that provided one-off discretionary payments to…
An independent senator has labelled the government’s rush to legislate its tax overhaul “farcical”. The government is negotiating with the Greens as it seeks support for the bill to wind back the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing. After a snap two day inquiry into the changes last week, the prime minister announced carve-outs…
A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham looks likely to take up the UK’s top job. It comes as deeply unpopular British Prime Minister Keir Starmer laid out a timetable for his departure, after pressure built steadily on him to go. Sir Keir’s fall was fast-tracked by Burnham’s resounding…
Communities and councils are calling for urgent safety upgrades across a 70-kilometre stretch of highway on one of Australia’s critical freight routes. The Sturt Highway stretches about 605km from Tarcutta in New South Wales, through Victoria, to finish in Adelaide, South Australia. South-west NSW residents have frequently raised safety concerns about the highway between Gol…
Josh Azzopardi says he feels “absolutely robbed” after missing out on selection as a 100 metres runner in Australia’s athletics team for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The 26-year-old finished behind Lachlan Kennedy and ahead Rohan Browning in the 100m at the national championships in April. Commonwealth Games athletic squad named Australia’s newly flush sprinting…