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Ellen would love to be having more sex with her husband. The 36-year-old mother of three young children living in regional NSW says they have great sex — but only once or twice a year. “I feel like we need to sort this out because it seems like a waste to have two people who…
It’s a cold winter’s night near a beach in Tasmania’s south as a strange looking creature balances its bulging body on top of a wooden fence. “Naughty boy,” someone can be heard saying in the background. Suddenly there’s a crash as 1,000 kilograms of blubber crush the barrier separating the determined beast from its favourite…
Boxing Australia is in crisis after its chief executive Dinah Glykidis resigned on Friday, weeks ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Her resignation follows that of national Integrity manager Kelly Loakes. High-performance manager (HPM) Jonathan Hall is on leave. Mr Hall’s out-of-office message directs all HPM enquiries to Jamie Pittman, the former Australian national head coach,…
Online fraud and scams rose in 2025, while online abuse and identity crime decreased and cybercrime remained significantly under-reported, a new report has found. The Australian Institute of Criminology Australian Cybercrime Statistical report, released this week, took responses from 10,593 Australians, almost half of whom had been a victim of some form of cybercrime in…
A major south-east Queensland water retailer has backed down on a planned price hike, which left the government’s key cost-of-living measure in tatters. Urban Utilities last week announced its prices would go up by a greater amount this financial year than the previous, despite a freeze on bulk water charges. The move was heavily criticised…
Garden designer Joshua Ruff has been given a six-month reprieve by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) after speaking out about changes to his NDIS plan, but says the fight to keep control of his care is far from over. The 33-year-old, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and lives on a lavender farm in Maldon…
All three kidnapping-related messages that have surfaced in media reports about the disappearance of NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are fake, an FBI official says. The FBI assessment pertains to the two ransom notes reported in early February, days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie went missing, and a third, more recent message from someone…
A Brisbane e-scooter rider has become the first person charged under tougher new e-mobility laws, alleged to be riding over the legal alcohol limit. The 28-year-old Teneriffe man was stopped by police for not wearing a helmet on Queen Street in the CBD, just after midnight. Police Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman said officers were able…
Mexico fans enjoy a night to remember at the Azteca, Egypt gives a big update on Mo Salah’s fitness, and the Netherlands lose their manager after a shootout disaster. Check out the full World Cup schedule here in Australian times ABC Sport podcast: Check out the latest episode here Here are today’s World Cup quick…
Sydneysiders are set to get a new park in the coming weeks, as the state government divides up the historic 18-hole Moore Park Golf Course to make way for more leisure space in one of the most densely populated parts of the city. It comes amid controversy from the golfing community dating back to the…