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A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a three-year-old boy ended up in a zoo’s crocodile enclosure has been released on bail, British police say, after he was assessed as being not fit for an interview. The boy is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after staff at Johnsons of Old…
Malaysia has one of the highest rates of bullying in the world which affected thousands of students last year, according to government figures. To try and tackle the problem, a new anti-bullying law came into force this week. A dedicated tribunal has also been launched which is made up of more than 50 specialists who…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her, after the US President told an Italian TV channel that she had “begged” him to take a photo with her at a G7 summit. Ms Meloni said she was “astonished” by his comments, which she says…
The Suns host Hawthorn on the Gold Coast in Friday night football as Damien Hardwick’s men try to arrest a slide down the ladder. The Suns have had their usual struggle for wins after their trip to Darwin, losing three on the bounce and needing a victory to avoid a potential drop out of the…
The Newcastle Knights are at home and can provisionally move into the NRL’s top four with a win over the last-placed St George Illawarra Dragons. The Knights have elected to rest Queensland Maroons State of Origin star Kalyn Ponga, with Fletcher Sharp named as the Newcastle fullback. Follow the live blog below, keep up to…
The conduct of the judge who jailed the Perth parents accused of starving their daughter to the point of severe malnutrition amounted to a “miscarriage of justice”, WA’s Court of Appeal has found. The girl weighed just 28 kilograms when she was hospitalised in 2021 at the age of 17, after doctors warned her low…
A UK man has been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of his farmstay host in central Victoria after she rejected his romantic interest. Timothy Loosemore, 62, faced a 14-day trial in the Supreme Court of Victoria over the death of Maree Vermont, 60, whose remains were found after a house fire in Goldie,…
The woman who was first on the scene to help Adelaide Crows legend Tony Modra after he was critically injured in a truck crash has described holding his hand as they waited for emergency services. Linda Cameron provided first aid to Modra after the truck he was driving hit a tree at Back Valley, on…
Queensland’s largest gold mine has escaped financial crisis by meeting its self-imposed refinancing deadline, although one expert warns a close watch should be kept on the project. Ravenswood Gold has secured a $1.4 billion refinancing deal to help pay off debts incurred through expansions and outdated hedge book prices. The Ravenswood Gold Mine is about…
Federal senators have accused senior leaders in Australia’s accounting and auditing industry of behaving disgracefully as more revelations emerge about KPMG’s whistleblower scandal. At a parliamentary hearing in Canberra on Friday the former head of audit at KPMG Australia, Julian McPherson, apologised to a whistleblower after the committee heard the unnamed individual had allegedly been…