Teacher's daughter says children hid in classroom as shooting started

‘They were hiding in the closet’: Teacher’s daughter says children hid in classroom as Nashville shooting started Avery Myrick’s mother has taught pre-K at Covenant for over a decade  She said she waited to hear that her mother had gotten out safely  Myrick said her mother and students hid in fear in a classroom closet  […]

Georgia teen in ICU after brutal hazing incident

Georgia teen is in ICU after after being forced to guzzle vodka and magic mushrooms by schoolboys who then urinated on him and shared snap of abuse online A teenager in Georgia was victimized by a group of young men, leaving him hospitalized and on a ventilator  The alleged incident occurred last Tuesday night in […]

From the Archives, 1983: Spike Milligan’s going ocker

First published in The Age on March 30, 1983 Spike’s going Ocker Spike Milligan, author, actor, humourist and enthusiastic ambassador for Woy Woy, says he will become an Australian this year. Laying back on his bed at the Windsor Hotel Spike Milligan enjoys the room service.Credit:Ray Kennedy The long-time Goon was in Melbourne yesterday to […]

Reporter shares that her mother-in-law was at school during shooting

Gut-wrenching moment Nashville reporter shares that her mother-in-law was working at Covenant School front desk when female shooter opened fire A Nashville reporter described on air the moment her mother-in-law heard firing On Monday morning a 28-year-old woman opened fire in a school killing six The Covenant School is an elementary school on the outskirts of […]

Historic fish and chip shop is forced to close after 62 years

Historic fish and chip shop which staged its own ‘great potato strike’ and skinned a shark so people could ‘get their own back on Jaws’ in 1976 is forced to close after 62 years as owner, 82, reveals food costs have doubled and energy prices quadrupled Dennis Jackson, 84, will close Ilkeston’s Jackson’s Chippie after […]

He blew the whistle when no one else did. He should not be facing jail

Australians should not be punished for speaking the truth. When courageous whistleblowers speak up about human rights violations, government misfeasance or corporate misdeeds, we can demand action. But when wrongdoing stays in the dark, when Australian don’t speak up, there is no accountability. That is why whistleblowers play a vital democratic role – without them, […]