A Melbourne man has been arrested after police allegedly found a gun hidden inside a children’s playroom and a stash of drugs in his home. The 32-year-old was arrested when the Australian Federal Police raided his Rowville home in eastern Melbourne on Friday. Police allege the man is a former member of an Outlaw Motorcycle … [Read more…]
The latest health data has revealed an interesting trend ahead of the peak season for flu and Covid-19 infections. A “sharp uptick in flu cases” was reported by Queensland Health over the seven days to June 18, with the number of flu infections amounting to double those with Covid-19. More than 2700 people were infected … [Read more…]
An evangelical pastor has successfully had his conviction for groping a woman overturned on appeal after a judge said he had concerns about the woman’s evidence and her claims of having “repressed memories”. John McMartin was earlier this year found guilty of indecently assaulting a 19-year-old woman at his Pleasure Point home in Sydney’s southwest … [Read more…]
Trackwork is poised to cause chaos across a number of train lines in Sydney this weekend on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. No trains will be running through the stations at Sydney’s domestic and international terminals as the T8 Airport line is set to be the most affected by the “essential” … [Read more…]
A man has been found alive after going missing in remote Western Australia for four days. The 67-year-old was bushwalking in the Carr Boyd Ranges near Kununurra in WA’s far east on Tuesday when he went missing. He was one of a group of eight people who had intended to hike from Revolver Falls to … [Read more…]
A bus driver and his passengers are lucky to be alive after a “bizarre” and dramatic crash on a major city road. Police believe the driver suffered a medical episode leading to the crash where the vehicle mounted a tall concrete median strip. Traffic on Victoria Road at Lyons Road in the Sydney suburb of … [Read more…]
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has long been an admirer of the NRL and Immortal Andrew Johns and so jumped at the chance to get him involved at training on Friday. Johns spent time working with the Wallabies playmakers and Jones, who used the rugby league legend when he was coach of England and even tried … [Read more…]
Wild vision has emerged of an altercation between a police officer and a motorist after a three-car crash. The Queensland Police officer is seen in a video punching the motorist through the window of his vehicle in Strathpine in Brisbane’s north. Police allege that the “highly agitated” man was drinking from a wine bottle and … [Read more…]
“Thousands” of struggling renters will have their say in a senate inquiry secured by the Greens in their latest bid to get the government to address the rental crisis. Days after the Greens joined forces with the Coalition to defer voting on the government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund until October, giving Labor time … [Read more…]
Wild vision has emerged of an altercation between a police officer and a motorist after a three-car crash. The Queensland Police officer is seen in a video punching the motorist through the window of his vehicle in Strathpine in Brisbane’s north. Police allege that the “highly agitated” man was drinking from a wine bottle and … [Read more…]