ABC News Breakfast host Michael Rowland has made the shock announcement that he will be taking a break from the show. Rowland made the announcement live on air just before the close of the show at 9am on Wednesday. “Hey, listen, I’m off on a break,” he abruptly added just before the final sign-off. In … [Read more…]
Netflix is cracking down on subscription sharing in Australia with new technology to stop password sharing. It will be a major blow to the thousands of families that share their login details – and the cost of a subscription – with grandparents, siblings and children who no longer live at home. An email is due … [Read more…]
A man has been shot dead by police after allegedly stabbing his father and then lunging at officers with a knife. Police were responding to reports of a stabbing at a home in Grange, Brisbane about 2.15pm on Sunday, when the 29-year-old First Nations man allegedly lunged at officers with a knife. Footage captured the … [Read more…]
Community groups in regional Queensland are having to travel hundreds of kilometres to secure cash floats for events as banks continue to shut down branches in smaller towns. Sky News host Jenna Clarke says “distance is a killer” when it comes to regional banks still having a practical use after ANZ rejected accusations it was … [Read more…]
A civics campaign designed to ready Australians for a conversation about the Voice to parliament referendum has officially been launched. With Australians gearing up to head to the polls between October and December, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney said the campaign, which will rollout television and radio commercials in a number of languages, will be … [Read more…]
Two people have died and a third has been taken to hospital with burn injuries after a horror fire. A caravan in Upper Brookfield, in Brisbane’s western suburbs, caught fire in the early hours of Saturday, with multiple fire crews racing to the property on Galvin Road about 4.30am, to find flames coming out of … [Read more…]
Shocking footage shows the moment three schoolboys were pushed into traffic after a car drove into a crowd of students crossing the road at a busy intersection. Two 12-year-old boys and a 13-year-old boy were taken to hospital after they were struck at a Pacific Highway intersection in Crows Nest at 3.30pm on Thursday. Dashcam … [Read more…]
A woman who helped dump her friend’s corpse in the wilderness after he died of an overdose in her car lied to the man’s sister, sending a vile text claiming she hadn’t seen him in days. The tearful family of Blake Riley packed Toowoomba Supreme Court, becoming emotional as they learnt of the disconcerting deceit … [Read more…]
An elderly Perth doctor held hostage by Islamic militants in West Africa for seven years was back in the arms of his wife and children in WA on Friday Ken Elliott, 88, was “safe and well” and back home in Perth with his family after finally being freed by his captors and returned to Australia. … [Read more…]
A woman murdered by her on-off boyfriend in a fit of jealous rage has been described as a “dynamic, cheerful” person by her devastated family, with her killer learning his fate. James Hachem, 37, will spend 24 years behind bars after being sentenced at Sydney Supreme Court for the murder of Samah Baker on Friday. … [Read more…]