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US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his own government over leaked tax records was an unparalleled exercise in self-dealing, a US judge has said in a scathing ruling. District Judge Kathleen Williams accused Mr Trump and his legal team of having manipulated the justice system when he sued the nation’s revenue collection agency, the Internal…
The KIIS Sydney audience has slipped further in the radio ratings in the latest blow to ARN after the departure of renowned breakfast duo Kyle and Jackie O. The GfK Radio 360 survey showed KIIS’s share of the Sydney breakfast audience fell 1.1 per cent to 7.1 per cent between April and June — putting…
Shunning big-money offers from rival clubs, Jed Walter said the lure of achieving AFL glory with his childhood club made re-signing a “pretty easy decision”. The highly-rated forward has signed a three-year deal to remain at the Suns until the end of the 2029 season after attracting strong interest from interstate clubs. Essendon had been…
Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. The former boss of a peak building industry association has told an inquiry he tried to take his own life after a campaign of intimidation by Queensland’s Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), which included hoisting a coffin in a tree outside his office. Grant Galvin, who…
When news broke that New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday, many reflected on his memorable roles in film and television. The 78-year-old was surrounded by family, who said he died “with the dignity that has characterised his whole life”. The prolific actor has read countless scripted lines throughout his rich career, but…
Tens of billions of dollars in investment, and Australia’s ambition to become a global AI power, could hinge on a law passed before humans walked on the moon, the Sydney Opera House opened, or Gough Whitlam became prime minister. Australia’s copyright law was written in 1968 for an era of black-and-white television, film and radio….
Hawk-eyed citizen scientists will be trained in bird flu detection in South Australia to bolster frontline defences against the virus. SA has so far recorded five confirmed cases of H5 bird flu — four in migratory giant petrels, and one last week in a greater crested tern, which is native to Australia. There have been…
Nearly $10 million worth of illicit tobacco and vapes were seized in Tasmania last financial year, the state’s health department says. The state government said 5.43 million cigarettes were seized, five times the amount from the year before. There was also a sharp increase in the amount of loose tobacco taken, with 2,535 kilograms ending…
A teenage boy has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a suspected stabbing at a Brisbane school. Emergency services were called to the Islamic College of Brisbane in Karawatha in Brisbane’s outer south just before midday after reports of an altercation between two students. A 17-year-old boy has been taken to Princess Alexandra…
After 25 years police are no closer to finding the body of murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio, but an expert in finding homicide victims believes he knows where the 28-year-old’s remains could be. Mr Falconio and his girlfriend Joanne Lees were road-tripping along the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway when they were ambushed near Barrow Creek…