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Queensland woman Jessica Beckett told a WA court she was paid $20,000 to sail a yacht to Indonesia but did not know it was part of a plan to smuggle a fugitive bikie out of the country. Carnarvon Magistrate Robert Young has denied the 45-year-old woman bail after she was charged with attempted people smuggling…
Last year, the commission tasked with reviewing judicial compensation said that a salary of nearly $400,000 in 2024 was “inadequate” and didn’t make the job attractive to top applicants. It recommended the government increase judges’ salaries by $28,000 for most and $36,000 for the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
GENEVA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend the annual G7 summit on Monday in France, with no official bilateral meeting confirmed with U.S. President Donald Trump. Read More
The atmosphere can feel quite frosty around the corridors of Victorian Parliament but today it was literally an ice bath. The second annual Parliamentary Big Freeze saw government ministers, opposition frontbenchers and even the opposition leader take the plunge to raise money for the late Neale Daniher’s FightMND charity. FightMND chief executive Matt Tilley revealed…
Cricket Victoria’s (CV) bold BBL privatisation plan is one step closer to becoming reality after rival states reached an in-principle agreement about the sport’s most divisive issue. Cricket Australia (CA) chair Mike Baird and counterparts from the six state bodies met today and signed off on a “self-determination model”, which would allow stakes in BBL…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year — and hundreds of applications…
Tasmanian Racing Minister Jane Howlett is facing mounting calls to resign from cabinet, after evidence in parliament called into question what her office knew about messaging that breached election guidelines. It comes after the Greens backed Labor’s call for her to step down over her refusal to outline why she has accrued more than $300,000…
It’ll take about 200 trips with a standard-sized dump truck to put an end to a stinky problem that has plagued the town of St. Mary’s, N.L., for the past 25 years. “I’ve smelled a rotten whale before but this, this is a major stink — major — going through the town, right next to…
New Ontario research shows women with traumatic brain injuries are far less likely than men to be admitted for trauma care, raising questions about why patients with similar, life-altering injuries may be receiving less-specialized treatment. Published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, the study analyzed a decade of data from more than 55,000 adult…
A 14-year-old fox terrier is back in her owner’s arms after a multi-day stint trapped in the Glenelg breakwater after she broke free from her leash. Speaking to Rory McClaren on 891 ABC Adelaide’s Mornings program, Robin Byrnes said she was relieved after the “traumatic” ordeal. Her “timid” dog Ella was being walked by a…