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US President Donald Trump earned more than $US1.4 billion ($2 billion) from several cryptocurrency ventures, according to his latest financial disclosure. It highlights just how central the crypto industry has become to his business empire. The almost 1,000-page filing, released by the US Office of Government Ethics, offers a detailed snapshot of the president’s finances…
A comedian has gone viral on social media after describing an encounter with a contractor she says came to provide roadside assistance but did not carry identification. In a widely viewed TikTok, Laura Johnston said when she called NRMA for assistance late one evening in February, she was confronted by a man who behaved aggressively,…
Queensland Rail has reached an in-principle deal with unions for half its workers but the government says this will not help restore full services to the south-east. Bargaining at the Fair Work Commission has been underway since May, with 273 fewer services running in the south-east — about a 20 per cent cut. An agreement…
Wet and wild weather is lashing parts of South Australia with the Bureau of Meteorology warning about wind risk during storms. Bureau meteorologist Robert Urbaniak said 50,000 lightning strikes were recorded in the 12 hours to 9:30am today, with about 12,000 that struck the ground. He said most of the strikes hit North East Pastoral…
The New South Wales corruption watchdog will hold public hearings to investigate the alleged links between the state’s Liberal Party, two brothers of a former NSW premier, disgraced developer Jean Nassif, other ‘prohibited’ donors and councillors. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will hold eight weeks of public hearings from late July to explore allegations…
The Thai city of Pattaya is known for a brightly lit strip of go-go bars known as Walking Street frequented by tourists after dark. Its international reputation for seedy nightlife is justified, even if the city’s red light district is confined to only a few streets, according to travel bloggers and Thai tourism experts. “This…
SA Police has published a video of a teenager on an electric motorcycle doing a wheelie and then crashing into a car while police and paramedics were attending another collision at the same location in Adelaide’s southern suburbs. Body-worn camera footage shows a police officer talking to another person when a motorcycle, riding on only…
For more than 60 years, Harry Plane has had a designated seat at his favourite local pub. The Junction Hotel in the outback mining city of Broken Hill has served as a gathering place for miners, footy players, and railway workers for more than 130 years. As he sips on a beer, Mr Plane reminisces…
The multinational owner of Tasmania’s beloved James Boag’s brewery has no plans to sell the brand, despite claims from the United Workers’ Union (UWU). The brewery’s parent company Lion Australia issued a statement this morning refuting the union’s clams that the brand and the brewery were for sale. Confusion reigns, however, as a letter seen…
Randwick councillors have rejected a plan to introduce hundreds of parking meters at some of Sydney’s popular eastern beaches. The proposal would have brought 1,400 paid parking spaces for visitors at beaches including Clovelly, Coogee, Maroubra, La Perouse, Little Bay and Malabar. Residents of the Randwick council area would have had access to an unlimited…