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A new hub to support families caught between three child protection agencies has been established in Alice Springs in a 12-month trial. Ngura Kutju will help Indigenous families living in the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands, spanning 350,000 square kilometres across the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia, to navigate the different jurisdictions’ child…
Former NSW MP Daryl Maguire has been found guilty of a conspiracy charge relating to a fraudulent visa scheme. A jury handed down its decision to Judge Ian Bourke SC in the NSW District Court on this morning, after five days of deliberation. The former Member for Wagga Wagga was accused of knowing false or…
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has blamed the end of the White Australia policy for migration issues in the country during a controversial podcast appearance with a far-right activist in the UK. Senator Hanson also claimed it was “quite known” that Muslims in Australia were prominent among people “ripping off” the NDIS in an interview…
A driver is missing after a fiery crash on the Hume Highway this morning. Emergency services were called to Breadalbane, about 32 kilometres south-west of Goulburn, just after 4am. NSW Police say a road train and a B-double truck were involved in the crash, which temporarily closed the main road route between Sydney and Melbourne….
Residents on Western Australia’s far north coast say they are still recovering from the latest cyclone season. During the 2025-26 wet season, the Kimberley recorded the equal-highest number of tropical cyclones to make landfall with three direct hits, according to the Bureau of Metereology. The Dampier Peninsula, 2,400 kilometres north of Perth, was hit by…
NEW DELHI: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is readying the framework to provide social security to millions employed in the unorganised sector and exempted establishments, gig workers and people who are self-employed – presently not part of its network – allowing them to deduct a part of their income for a universal provident fund scheme.The accumulation…
Good morning. US President Donald Trump says he has “really, really big news”, and he’s about to give a prime-time national address to tell the world. While we don’t know the specifics, whispers around the White House are that it will concern newly declassified intelligence on investigations into US elections and voting machine vulnerabilities. “Our…
NEW DELHI: WHO has issued new global guidelines saying up to 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity and, for the first time, air pollution, while advising against the routine use of vitamin and omega-3 supplements for dementia prevention in…
HOUSTON — The family of a man who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Houston is holding a public vigil Thursday evening, in response to what the man’s son says is an outpouring of support amid renewed criticism of enforcement tactics. The ceremony for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who…
Canberra United FC will take to the pitch next season after the A-League Women’s team locked in a buyer. Australian Sports Group (ASG) has been announced as the new owner and is described as a group of executives in marketing and sports with experience in Australian football. ASG has already pointed to the prospect of…