Cops under fire for tasering 95-year-old
The Australian dementia patient was “armed with a knife,” a senior official explained Clare Nowland after her skydive in 2008. Screenshot from a family video shown by Australian media. ©…
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Chinese students ‘virtually kidnapped’ in Australia
Police say scammers force their victims to fake their own abductions in order to secure ransom money from their families © Getty Images / Jeffrey Coolidge So-called “virtual kidnapping” scams…
Sydney Opera House cries poverty over coronation demands
New South Wales premier Chris Minns argues the cost to taxpayers of lighting up its iconic sails was prohibitive © Getty Images / Brendan Thorne New South Wales premier Chris…
Why Western conservative parties are heading for populism or disintegration
The Decline of Australia’s Liberal Party is a case study on the internal divisions and loss of direction plaguing its counterparts elsewhere Graham Hryce is an Australian journalist and former…
Marathon runner disqualified for using car
Scottish runner Joasia Zakrzewski drove for 2.5 miles during this year’s GB Ultras Joasia Zakrzewski wins the Six Foot Track marathon in New South Wales, Australia, March 13, 2021 ©…
Former Australian SAS soldier charged with alleged war crime in Afghanistan
A former special forces trooper has been accused of murdering an Afghan civilian while serving in the country FILE PHOTO. Australian SAS Soldiers on Patrol near Bagram, Afghanistan. © Getty…
Antarctic sea ice records lowest levels ever
Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said on February 27, 2023, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping, Report informs…
Police told to keep record of ‘conspiracy theorists’ and ‘communists’
Law enforcement in Australia’s Queensland must report interactions with ‘extremists’ to counter-terror teams Protest against Covid-19 mandates in Melbourne © Getty Images / Diego Fedele The Queensland police are required…
High-level official reveals he wore Nazi uniform
The premier of the most populous Australian state says the incident has caused him anxiety for years Dominic Perrottet, Premiere of New South Wales © Getty Images / Brett Hemmings…
Head of Australian state apologizes for wearing Nazi uniform at party
Australia’s New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet says he shared a “very good discussion” with Jewish community leaders after revealing he wore a Nazi costume to his 21st birthday party,…