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Parts of the Sturt Highway, which connects Sydney to Adelaide and provides an integral part of the country’s freight network, have been given the lowest possible safety rating by the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP). It is one of several major Australian highways that had sections rated one out of five stars in data released…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Jharkhand high court’s order granting bail to former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav and other convicts in the fodder scam case.The top court also asked the high court to expedite the hearing of the pending appeals, preferably within six months.A bench pf Justices…
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju departs for Qatar to convey India’s condolences over former Emir’s demise NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju has departed from Delhi Airport for Qatar to convey official condolences on behalf of India following the demise of the Gulf nation’s former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.Sheikh Hamad, who was widely…
One of the largest employers in Victoria’s north-west, Mildura Base Public Hospital (MBPH), has suddenly parted ways with its chief executive. Terry Welch had been in the role since September 2020, and led the hospital through its transition from private to public ownership. Hospital staff received an email yesterday from the board of directors confirming…
Australia’s best-performing Paris Olympics team see Sydney’s World Cup finals as a way to stay in the conversation outside the Games cycle. The Stingers, Australia’s women’s water polo team, romped to silver in the Paris pool in somewhat of a surprise result that trumped any other team performance. It was their best effort since clinching…
Benji Marshall has slammed “bull**** rumours” claiming a fractured relationship with Jarome Luai contributed to the star five-eighth’s early exit from Wests Tigers. Marshall insisted the shock decision to farewell the four-time premiership winner after only two seasons was due to the club’s long-term success and next generation of talent in mind. The coach also…
BIDDEFORD, Maine — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that ICE has used deadly force and at least the ninth death since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown. Immigrant rights groups identified the man who was killed in Biddeford as…
A New South Wales judge has questioned how a Newcastle man was able to allegedly sell books containing child abuse material via a worldwide online retailer. Convicted paedophile Steven Andrew Larkins fronted an online bail court on Tuesday morning charged with six offences. The charges include producing, possessing and disseminating child abuse material. It is…
South Australia’s Supreme Court has been played a recorded prison phone call in which a woman confronts her former partner’s alleged murderer. Warning: This story contains content some readers may find distressing. Johnathan Paul Parker, 51, is standing trial after previously pleading not guilty to the murder of Krystal Marshall, 38, in October 2023, but…
US President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against his own government over leaked tax records was an unparalleled exercise in self-dealing, a US judge has said in a scathing ruling. District Judge Kathleen Williams accused Mr Trump and his legal team of having manipulated the justice system when he sued the nation’s revenue collection agency, the Internal…