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Creditors owed more than $7 million after the sudden cancellation of Byron Bay’s Bluesfest in March are unlikely to recoup all of the money they are owed, a new financial report has revealed. The company running the festival went into liquidation in March, three weeks before the Easter event was due to begin. Worrells, the…
Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel is the latest AFL-listed player to be banned for a homophobic slur. Knobel, who is yet to make his debut, was suspended for four games after an AFL investigation. The AFL said the Suns reported the “highly offensive” slur and Knobel admitted to the incident, which happened last Saturday during…
The family of a Gold Coast woman who died following complications from a surgery performed by doctor Reza Adib have called for accountability and meaningful change in the wake of damning inquest findings. The findings from an inquest into the death of Rosemarie Campbell were released on Wednesday. The 62-year-old died at her Gold Coast…
Two Chinese Uyghur men have been sentenced to death for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people. A Thai court convicted Yusufu Mieraili and Bilal Mohammed of premeditated and attempted murder for their role in planting a bomb at the popular Erawan Shrine in Bangkok’s commercial heart in August…
Western Bulldogs and the Adelaide Crows look to build on big wins when they face each other at Docklands to kick off Round 14 of the AFL’s home and away season. The Bulldogs held off Hawthorn in Round 13 to take a spot in the top six, while the Crows earned a rare win over…
Jai Arrow is being honoured at Stadium Australia as the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos begin round 15. Arrow was named in the number 23 jersey for South Sydney, after retiring from rugby league following his motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis. The Rabbitohs will wear a special white jersey for the occasion, while Brisbane…
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says she consults billionaire Gina Rinehart on policy and considers her a friend. Ms Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is a well-known supporter of One Nation and in April gifted Senator Hanson a $1 million plane. “I consider her a friend and I’m very … grateful for her support. She’s an…
Unionised maintenance workers at BHP’s port operations in WA’s Pilbara have voted to go on strike, marking the start of what could be the mining industry’s most significant industrial action this century. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) confirmed 90 per cent of its members at the mining giant’s operations in Port Hedland, 1,600km north…
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has given his strongest indication yet that government MP Madeleine Ogilvie is being investigated by the Integrity Commission, pointing to comments made by its chief commissioner. Ms Ogilvie resigned from cabinet amid allegations she had misled parliament over her Supreme Court action. Government ministers spent last week’s budget estimates hearings stonewalling…
When Graeme Easterby referred allegations of Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) interference at Queensland’s building regulator to the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) he expected a rigorous investigation. Instead, he said politics prevented the matter from progressing. “I clearly remember they [CCC officials] said they didn’t see it going anywhere while the [Labor]…