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Lamb might have long been a tradition on Australian plates, but there are signs it is becoming an increasingly popular luxury option for American consumers. Australia’s lamb exports to the United States have broken records in recent years and have remained relatively stable despite high prices and uncertainty around tariffs. United States-based agricultural analyst Brett…
It’s a shame, Gregg Sharman says, that Paul Atkins can’t eulogise at his own funeral. Because no-one in Wynyard could tell a better story than Paul. “If you could bottle the man’s charisma, it’d be a valuable thing,” Gregg said. Paul Atkins, known to his friends and loved ones as “Axe”, died on Saturday night,…
Prosecutors have dropped four more charges against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones weeks before his indecent assault trial, reducing the number of complainants in the case from eight to six. With a months-long hearing due to begin in early August, Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court is conducting several weeks of pre-trial hearings. The 85-year-old pleaded not…
One of the alleged organisers behind a series of violent crimes targeting Melbourne hospitality venues has been arrested by police. Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad say a 20-year-old Essendon man tasked offenders to commit home invasions, arsons and kidnappings over the course of several months. A search warrant was executed at a residential address…
An assistant nurse has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a cognitively impaired patient at an aged-care facility in northern NSW. The 27-year-old man is accused of sexually assaulting a 79-year-old patient between November 2023 and February 2024 at an aged care home in the Clarence Valley. Police began investigations last month after receiving a…
France coach Didier Deschamps has proven to be a master chemist throughout this tournament, making oil and water mix, and turning it into liquid gold. His famed front four of Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé, Michael Olise, and Bradley Barcola/Désiré Doué have gelled together in a way that has forced other teams into resignation and delighted…
Three more councillors at Hepburn Shire Council have been served with criminal charges by a private citizen, leaving only two councillors in office and effectively shutting down the council. Councillors Shirley Cornish, Lesley Hewitt and Pat Hockey were yesterday served with rarely-used private prosecution charges laid by businessman David Penman. Mr Penman also laid unproven…
Melbourne has suffered a huge blow in the run to the NRL finals with star five-eighth Cameron Munster booked in for an operation that potentially could see him miss the rest of the regular season. The Storm are still a chance of playing finals with six rounds and a bye left in their campaign. A…
A former Spanish prime minister is facing criticism for saying that France’s World Cup team “does not have any French players,” which French and Spanish leaders have called racist. Mariano Rajoy, a member of Spain’s conservative Popular Party, made the comment in a column for Spanish outlet El Debate ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semifinal…
The Tasmanian government’s new poker machine policies will “take Tasmania backwards” on harm reduction and make things worse for problem gamblers, the state’s gaming regulator says. Treasurer Eric Abetz announced a new suite of policies in January after the government stalled the rollout of a new mandatory pre-commitment card. The new policies included ATMs in…