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Family First upper house MLC Sarah Game has not ruled out introducing another bill restricting late-term abortion access, after her proposed legislation to restrict abortions after 25 weeks failed in the lower house last night. Ms Game’s bill passed the upper house yesterday afternoon 10 votes to 9 with the support of three newly-elected One…
One of the reasons social-media-savvy politicians still front up to forums like the National Press Club is to generate short, shareable clips that can be distributed on social media. The clips, and their message, can then be found by audiences who are not watching daytime TV or monitoring news channels. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s…
A woman bashed and stuffed a tea towel into the mouth of a beloved elderly neighbour, before dumping the victim’s body in a river and going on an online shopping spree, a Melbourne court has heard. The details of Lolene Whitehand’s death were outlined in Victoria’s Supreme Court today during a pre-sentence hearing. Ms Whitehand’s…
Australia has emerged as a global hotspot for data centre growth, driven by the surge in dependence on artificial intelligence. The country’s strong appetite for AI, geographical position within the Asia-Pacific region, stable regulatory environment, ample land and renewable energy potential are among the reasons investors are homing in. Data centres are not only crucial…
Police are investigating whether a driver deliberately mowed down a gaggle of geese crossing a road in central Victoria. Police say they were told a car was seen driving away after ploughing into the geese near the intersection of Mollison Street and Ellesmere Place in Malmsbury last Thursday. Local says the geese regularly cross that…
A Russian-speaking ransomware operation known as The Gentlemen has reportedly claimed responsibility on the dark web for a cyber attack that shut down two regional Queensland sugar mills for a week. The Racecourse and Farleigh mills have not been fully operational since June 10. Farleigh mill undertook a manual crush of cane harvested before the…
Masked agents handcuff and arrest men with blurred faces in the video, as the iconic Pokémon theme song reaches its chorus: “Gotta catch ’em all.” It is a United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) post on social media, one of several using popular Japanese anime to promote the Trump administration’s messages — sometimes with…
There is renewed hope for former Tahmoor Colliery workers, with liquidators announcing the mine has been sold to a consortium comprising Singapore-based Golden Energy and Resources (GEAR) and Australian mining company M Resources. The sale of the mine south west of Sydney remains subject to state and federal government approvals, but the Mining and Energy…
Six people have been charged by federal police over an alleged plot to distribute hundreds of kilograms of illicit drugs allegedly imported into Queensland. Authorities with the Queensland Joint Organised Crime Taskforce seized 178 kilograms of cocaine and 142 kilograms of methamphetamine after executing multiple search warrants as part of Operation Minjiang. The operation began…
Clayton Heinrich has owned his 1,000-hectare farm in the locality of Bright in South Australia’s Mid North for more than 40 years. He said the once-clear horizon of his retirement property had changed dramatically over the past three years, and his plans were now uncertain. “I used to get people out here to have a…