I think it was around 1985. I was five years old, and I was in the back seat of a red Holden Gemini – our family car – at the Burwood Kmart just before Australia Day. A young girl was selling stickers which had an Australian flag on it and the words “Young and Free” […]

A man might not have died if Bunnings Warehouse security guards had not breached company policy by tackling him to the ground when they thought he was trying to steal a saw blade, a coroner has found. The would-be thief, Anthony James Georgiou, was heard screaming “help me, help me, let me go” after being […]

A SUPERYACHT named 007 has sunk after running aground off an island during the night. The 160ft long vessel hit rocks off the Greek island of Kythnos and was seen lying on its side in the sea after the five passengers on board were rescued. The UK-flagged luxury yacht, which has a helipad, was seen […]

No, Mr Bond, I expect you to dive… 160ft James Bond-themed superyacht called 007 SINKS yards from Greek beach after running aground before rescuers leap aboard to save passengers The vessel owned by a Swiss businessman ran aground off the coast of Kythnos The superyacht was just 49ft from the shore when it hit rocks […]

The story of the breakdown of Victoria’s triple-zero ambulance system is complicated. This has been exploited by those wanting to seed confusion about what went wrong and how it could have been avoided. They’ll say ambulance services across the nation are struggling to get to people on time during the pandemic. That’s true and that’s […]

The sickening alleged daylight robbery of a pregnant mother walking with her two children in suburban Perth has “shocked” West Australian Police Commissioner Col Blanch. A 15-year-old girl was charged with robbery on Monday after she allegedly pulled a mother to the ground and attempted to steal her handbag while out walking in the north-eastern […]

A top Ambulance Victoria official has been suspended from work over allegedly inappropriate behaviour at an awards night. Ambulance Victoria is assessing the actions of executive director of clinical operations Mick Stephenson. Ambulance Victoria’s executive director of clinical operations, Mick Stephenson.Credit:Darrian Traynor “As an emergency health service dedicated to serving and leading the community, Ambulance […]

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Truss hasn’t a second to lose as crunch bites For the 15th time in her reign, the Queen yesterday invited a new Prime Minister to assume control of her Government. Over 70 years she has risen above the sound, fury and petty rivalries of political life to ensure the smooth transition of power. […]

Briton is oldest author ever shortlisted for the Booker Prize as he eyes glory at age of 88 Alan Garner, 87, is the oldest author ever shortlisted with novel Treacle Walker He is up against an Irish author, two Americans, a Zimbabwean, and a Sri Lankan Booker Prize judge Neil MacGregor said lack of British […]

Liz Truss appoints green-levy sceptic as economics guru in further hint she will go gunning for eco-taxes Matthew Sinclair was until now director and economics adviser at Deloitte bank He dedicated a large proportion of his time looking into impact of green policies The economist will be one of new Prime Minister Liz Truss’s closest […]