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A man’s body has been found after a shed fire in southern Tasmania, which police say appears to have been deliberately lit. Emergency services were called to the shed on Prossers Road, Richmond about 6.25am on Friday. “Tasmania Fire Service crews extinguished the fire which was within a 6-metre by 9-metre steel shed adjacent to…
A man has been charged after police allegedly found multiple firearms, imitation firearms, drugs and a machete at a property in Melbourne’s west. Victoria Police said members of the illicit firearms squad, along with the Viper taskforce, arrested the 51-year-old man after searching the home in Sunshine on Thursday. They allegedly seized a number of…
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s answers to questions about former minister Madeleine Ogilvie’s legal fees matter “paint a far worse picture of this shameful saga and his role in it”, the Greens say. Mr Rockliff has provided a response to the Greens and three independents who had threatened to escalate the matter in parliament next week…
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, has died at 47, the royal palace says, after multiple health problems and three and a half years in a coma. The princess was hospitalised in December 2022 after a sudden loss of consciousness caused by a heart condition while visiting the…
Yasinta Moiwend vanished without a trace. She could not be reached by phone, and her family have no idea where she is after she was last seen near her home in Ilwayab district in West Papua late last month. Nearly a week after her disappearance, the Indigenous community leader of the Marind people appeared on…
Shakira, Maná, Andrea Bocelli and a surprise appearance by Salma Hayek lit up the World Cup opening ceremony ahead of Mexico’s 2-0 victory over South Africa on Friday. Shakira performed Dai Dai, the tournament’s official song, with Burna Boy. The Colombian star had a hit with Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) from the 2010…
The United Firefighters Union and its secretary Peter Marshall are behind a legal attempt to stop a anti-corruption report from being published. Victoria’s highest court has ordered that the identities of parties trying to block the release of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission’s (IBAC) report should be identified. Last month, two mystery parties made a…
A cliff made famous by a Korean pop star in the Blue Mountains will reopen to walk-in visitors only. Lincolns Rock in Wentworth Falls was shut in late January due to safety concerns after 2,000 people visited the site per day during peak periods. Hundreds of visitors were queuing along the soft sandstone to take…
An 800-strong south-west Sydney football club is facing a mid-season nightmare after a fire destroyed the team’s clubhouse and rendered their home field unfit for matches and training. A fire gutted the Camden Falcons FC building after breaking out in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing part of the building to collapse. The club’s…
When Raúl Jiménez made his darting run at the back post in Mexico’s opening game of the 2026 World Cup, the entire Estadio Azteca held its breath before exploding in joy. Jiménez had nodded home and, after wheeling away in celebration, roared in delight as his side went 2-0 up against South Africa. Mexico wins…