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A clothing company stunt that degenerated into a “riot” involving dozens of dirt bike riders has been condemned by Newcastle residents and authorities. Video of the event shows up to 40 dirt bike riders taunting police, appearing to run down at least two pedestrians, and damaging a park where the event was held. Police said…
Takeaway is always a tempting option. But if you’re trying to stick to a budget, the convenience of having someone else feed the family can very quickly add up. These five simple “fakeaway” recipes bring the takeaway vibes at a fraction of the cost. A wok of just-cooked vegan Hokkien mee. Hokkien noodles with green…
It’s a strange twist of fate that Cameron Munster has never won a State of Origin match in his adopted home town of Melbourne. In his ten series as a Maroon, it’s about the only place Munster hasn’t tasted victory. He has hoisted the colours behind enemy lines in Sydney and at the blood temple…
It’s five long days between now and the proposed time for signing a deal between the United States and Iran which, from what we know at the moment, falls somewhere between a ceasefire and a peace deal. That’s a long time in the universe of this conflict — and in the sleep cycle of US…
A women’s football club in central Victoria says a player has stepped aside after sexual assault charges against her were revealed. Court documents show former police officer Lucy Lenius is facing four sexual assault charges over an incident in April 2022, in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Ms Lenius’s charges related to allegedly intentionally touching a complainant…
De Oranje hit the World Cup and in the middle of a 7-1 thumping, Curaçao’s lone goal might have meant the most of all. Here are today’s quick hits. Here are the quick hits from day four at the FIFA World Cup. 1. Curaçao’s magic moment against Germany Curaçao came into this tournament as the…
A Queensland man has been jailed for life for murdering his neighbour, dismembering his body and burying the remains in a freezer in the victim’s Ipswich backyard. In April, Bobby Andrew Weaver, 31, pleaded guilty to killing 58-year-old David Thornton, a long-term family friend, on an unknown date between January and March in 2019. Mr…
The Queensland government has announced the next phase of its program to sell vacant and underused state-owned land to the private sector to deliver housing. Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie launched the land activation program from a vacant six-hectare site in Brisbane’s north in February. On Monday morning, Mr Bleijie announced three developers would take ownership…
The daughter of a woman brutally murdered by her partner in her Canberra home almost four years ago has told the ACT Supreme Court she still wonders whether she could have saved her mother. Warning: This story contains graphic details. Family and domestic violence support: Her mother’s killer, Adam James Britt, 40, pleaded guilty earlier…
Police say a north-west Tasmanian man has been charged after being allegedly caught drink driving for the third time in just over a week. The 43-year-old man was first intercepted by police in Devonport on June 5, where he was charged with a high-range, drink-driving offence after allegedly returning a blood alcohol reading more than…