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When Tyler Bindon came off the bench for New Zealand in its men’s World Cup opener against Iran, he made a bit of history with his mother. Jenny Bindon and Tyler are the first mother and son to play in the World Cup. Jenny, a goalkeeper for New Zealand from 2004-14, played in the women’s…
A Gold Coast father whose son died in an electric bike crash has spoken out after the driver was sentenced, saying the devices need better regulation. Hudson Gagg, 17, died in September when the e-bike he was a passenger on collided with a car. The 17-year-old e-bike driver, who cannot be named for legal reasons,…
Efforts to transform mental health supports for Western Australian children and teenagers risk never being delivered without major change, the state’s auditor-general has warned in a report scathing of the state government. An “overhaul” of the system was promised by the state government in 2022 in response to the suicide of 13-year-old Kate Savage. The…
Virgin Australia has been criticised for pocketing $93 million in COVID-era flight credits, which are due to expire within weeks. Travellers received the credits after bookings between April 2020 and July 2022 were cancelled due to pandemic restrictions, with airlines issuing vouchers or credits in place of refunds. Virgin said those who still hold an…
You know the song — there are enough English ex-pats in Australia for almost everyone to have heard the country’s fan anthem. And no matter who you ask here in North America — players, punters, or pundits — they believe football is coming home. They have been here before, the sense of unbridled hope, only…
The ACT government has been accused of failing to uphold its agreement with the Ngambri people over the recognition of traditional ownership of the Canberra area. In 2023, the ACT government reached a settlement with the Ngambri people where it agreed to undertake a comprehensive review of its Indigenous recognition protocols. Three years after settlement…
Kay Reid, the mother of AFL premiership players Ben and Sam Reid, has confirmed police searched her home as part of Taskforce Summit’s investigation into the movements of police killer Dezi Freeman after he went on the run in September last year. On a podcast which Ms Reid co-hosts, she revealed that police had attended…
A New South Wales councillor has faced court accused of driving his car into another vehicle during a dispute with a neighbour earlier this year. Snowy Monaro Regional Councillor Andrew Thaler has been charged with five offences, including knowingly driving a vehicle in a manner menacing to others and negligent driving. Police allege the 53-year-old…
The first of 15 new Tasmanian fire trucks to be deployed across the state was delivered with a number of defects, parliamentary questioning has revealed. The urban pumper prototype, which was delivered to the Kingston Volunteer Fire Brigade last month, lists missing mud flaps, a wrongly fitted tyre and emergency lights that shine pink due…
A woman accused of slavery offences while supporting the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria has had her bail application refused. It is alleged Zeinab Ahmad ordered a slave to do chores and prevented her from leaving the house, after the accused’s father purchased the Yazidi teenager for $US10,000. Sexual assault support lines: Chief Magistrate Lisa…