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The pub’s dance floor is packed, every surrounding table is occupied, the mood is jovial, and it’s not even 8pm. This is line dancing, a trend that has kicked off this year with thousands of buffed cowboy boots across South Australia. From the country to the city, organised events have been filling venues with lines…
The ancient wilderness of Scotland couldn’t be further from the harsh Australian outback. But western Queensland is now home for Scot Kim Lawrence, a forensics officer working across a beat larger than her home country. Travelling to remote towns on lonely highways, she navigates the challenges and unravels the mysteries of life in the outback. …
A former south-east Queensland childcare worker who sexually abused dozens of children at centres for almost two decades has failed to have his sentence reduced. Ashley Paul Griffith is currently serving life in jail, after admitting to committing hundreds of offences against 69 young girls. His offending took place at early learning centres where he…
Dozens of government bodies have failed the first test of policing their own use of AI, after Australia backed away from stricter European-style AI rules in favour of relying on existing regulators and agencies. Last year, the federal government opted for a softer model for regulating artificial intelligence than the European-style approach of a single…
The Northern Territory government has confirmed it has terminated a $1.1 million dollar contract it handed to a Darwin midwife, nearly 10 months after doctors began raising concerns about the deal. Claire Marks was awarded the money last September to establish a private midwifery service — as part of her business Midwives in Darwin —…
Since the release of her New York Times bestselling essay collection Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay has been a powerful voice on politics, feminism, race, power and pop culture. It may seem to be a little left field, then, that the author, professor and social commentator is writing a romance novel with actor Channing Tatum (Magic…
A group of Far North Queensland cattle producers is seeking legal advice on a three-year-long stoush with their council over “inequitable” rates. The Cassowary Coast Graziers Association was formed in 2023 to address what it says are disproportionately high rates compared to neighbouring regions. “[Our] rates are grossly inequitable,” Maria Creeks grazier Jason Burzacott said….
The owners of the Big Splash water park in Canberra’s north say they will not demolish the existing water slides, but will list the site for sale. In a statement released last night, Purdon said temporary ticketing, change rooms and food facilities would be installed on site before the main pool reopened by November, in…
When Tony Popovic was growing up in Western Sydney in the 1980s, deeply entrenched in the soccer scene, there were two voices that relentlessly championed the round ball game in Australia. Beginning in 1984, legendary broadcaster Les Murray and former Socceroos captain Johnny Warren hosted On the Ball on SBS. Stay across the latest news,…
Small business owners and workers owed millions of dollars by an iron ore mine that has gone into administration are criticising the Northern Territory government for allowing it to keep operating for months without enough money to pay its bills. Iron ore mining company Nathan River Resources (NRR) has gone into voluntary administration, with ASIC…