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Luigi Mangione plans to argue he was in a state of “extreme emotional disturbance” at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to the judge presiding over the case. Judge Gregory Carro said Mr Mangione’s lawyers have informed him they will assert a psychiatric defence. In doing so, Mr…
Direct flights between Sydney and London are set to take off from next year after Qantas unveiled the first route of its long-promised Project Sunrise. The announcement came after Qantas took delivery of its latest widebody, long-haul jet, an Airbus A350-1000 specialised for flying the 21-hour journey without a stopover. Flights are set to begin…
Power companies would be prevented from charging households complicated electricity bills under a proposed shake-up that would also shame providers slugging consumers with ‘loyalty taxes’. While delivering a comprehensive power pricing review, the Australian Energy Market Commission has called for an overhaul of how people pay for the service. The AEMC is a key regulator…
Queensland coach Billy Slater resists the urge to play his State of Origin trump card as the Maroons recover from an inexcusable early blunder. Here are five quick hits from Game II at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1. Flegler flubs his lines Things started well for the Maroons with an early penalty goal to open…
Led by the great Ellyse Perry, Australia has all but locked in a T20 World Cup semifinal berth after trouncing Bangladesh by nine wickets to remain unbeaten in Group A. After winning the toss and electing to bowl at Leeds on Wednesday, the Aussies capitalised on a favourable, green-tinged Headingley pitch to restrict Bangladesh to…
Japanese authorities have raided six of the country’s biggest ice cream companies after allegations they colluded to raise their prices. Ice cream brands Meiji, Ezaki Glico, Morinaga Milk Industry Co, Lotte Co, Morinaga & Co, and Akagi Nyugyo Co have confirmed their head offices were raided on Tuesday. Senior executives of the ice cream giants…
When it comes to State of Origin, New South Wales defaults towards pessimism. They don’t call them the Blues for nothing. They are sceptical in prediction and vicious in defeat. They turn on their own so quickly it becomes a feeding frenzy and after Laurie Daley’s side collapsed in Origin II, there’s blood in the…
South Australia’s lower house has voted down a bill to restrict access to late-term abortion, after the legislation had earlier passed the upper house. The bill was defeated 36 votes to 9 shortly after 9:30pm ACST, following less than two hours of debate. Only 12 of the 47 MPs in the lower house spoke on…
Cooper Connolly and the Australian spinners have guided Australia to an impressive T20 victory over Bangladesh with 10 balls to spare. Adam Zampa and debutant Joel Davies helped spin Australia to a four-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first T20 of their three-match series. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Bangladesh was bundled…
One Nation’s newly named “treasury spokesman” Barnaby Joyce says the party is prepared to cut worker entitlements to safeguard small businesses struggling to deal with inflation and high power prices. At One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s address to the National Press Club on Tuesday, the senator said she would seek to rebalance workplace laws in…