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Liberal Party member and think tank education director Colleen Harkin has quit the party a week after attending a One Nation fundraiser. Ms Harkin, a one-time federal Liberal candidate for the seat of Macnamara, is also the director of education at the conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Speaking to Raf Epstein on…
Children travelling home from school in southern New South Wales have been left shaken after witnessing a fight on a school bus between two adults. NSW Police said officers responded to the incident on Byrnes Road, Junee, about 4:30pm on Friday. Twelve-year-old primary school student Lilith McKay, who lives in Junee but travels to Wagga…
Victoria’s world-famous Bells Beach has been temporarily closed after a whale carcass washed on to shore earlier today. VicEmergency issued an alert about 2pm, warning beachgoers of a potential increase in shark activity. “A whale carcass can attract sharks to the area and mean they are closer to the shore than normal,” the alert read….
Plans to build a speedway in Moreton Bay to cater for thousands of racing fans have angered some residents of Beachmere, who say it will pollute their small coastal town. Around 200 residents gathered at the proposed site of the Moreton Motorsport Park north of Brisbane on Sunday, holding signs saying “public peace over private…
US Vice-President JD Vance has landed in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran. A diabolical Iran deal reveals Trump’s delusions Just as Netanyahu’s claims to be able to influence Trump have now become a…
The family of a Victorian man who has been missing since last Wednesday is worried and concerned for his safety. Horsham man Neville Nicholson, 47, was last seen leaving the family home on Puls Place in Horsham at about 4pm on Wednesday, June 17. Horsham Police Acting Inspector Cameron Ross said he was last seen…
An increase in the subsidy to support regional Queenslanders travelling to access healthcare has been labelled “a drop in the ocean” by advocates, as the government unveils its cost-of-living measures in Tuesday’s state budget. The fuel payment is set to increase by 11 cents per kilometre, from 34 cents to 45 cents, with an…
A lone anti-whaling protester who climbed into the crow’s nest of a whaling vessel in Iceland says he “broke down” when he realised he was going out to sea. One of Iceland’s two remaining whaling ships set out this week to hunt the giant mammals after a two-year hiatus, local media and campaigners reported. Hólmsteinn…
The head of Victoria’s peak farming group says the detection of the deadly H5 variant of avian influenza in Western Australia is a “distant concern” for Victorians. The disease was found in a bird that washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia’s south, the first time this variant has been found in mainland…
They may be the 2025 defending champions with zero changes to their playing roster, but after many many years as an assistant under Simone McKinnis, Di Honey has now stepped up to take on the head coaching role and been dealt some challenges in the back-end of the regular season. The team were flying in…