GWEN CUPPER April 3, 1946-February 17, 2023 Gwen Cupper was born with severe intellectual and physical disabilities after a long and difficult labour. Her parents, Jack and Mavis, did not initially realise this “quiet, placid baby” was disabled. When the medical specialist informed my mother, he told her to “put her in an institution and […]

First published in The Age on March 28, 1983 Fraser quits Wannon Stripped of his power, he just wants out It is almost impossible to imagine Malcolm Fraser stripped of power. He was determined that we should not see him so. Malcolm Fraser concedes defeat in the 1983 election.Credit:Paul Wright It was a sad decision, […]

Police are searching for a driver who allegedly crashed a stolen vehicle in Melbourne’s northern suburbs before fleeing the scene, leaving one woman dead and injuring three others. Emergency services were called to Mahoneys Road in Thomastown at about 1.10am on Sunday after an allegedly stolen Kia Cerato collided with a Mercedes SUV. A woman […]

No wonder the French were revolting! Charles and Macron were due to enjoy Michelin-starred Versailles Hall of Mirrors banquet including king’s favourite vintage cheese and bottles of wine worth hundreds of pounds before state visit was cancelled Fancy food being prepared for Charles and Macron infuriated French protestors It comes after more than a week […]

In Formula 1, the racetrack is strictly off limits. But when you are the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, vying for media attention and sponsorship supremacy against sporting rivals including the AFL, spring racing carnival and Australian Open, nothing is sacrosanct. Thus, on Wednesday night, the eve of this year’s grand prix, between 600 and 700 […]

Have we created a world where we cannot trust anyone? Where the digital divide has become a chaotic chasm, where the technologically adept are safe but the rest of us have to fend for ourselves? Not only is the answer yes, but it is getting worse. The disrupters trumpet this as progress. It is not. […]

A MOTORIST who was fined £100 for an hour's parking wants to "bring down the system" that he says is "unfair" and "cruel". Lawrence Carnie, 58, has been battling with parking company Nexus, after being hit with a fine last June – and although he has now had the fine cancelled, he still wants to […]

Five dead after deadly ‘gas leak’ explosion ripped apart Pennsylvania chocolate factory – with six missing and eight hospitalized as firefighters battle raging inferno Five are dead after a supposed gas leak caused an explosion at RM Palmer Company in West Reading on Friday  Six are still missing while eight people have been hospitalized for their […]

Rescuers sift through debris of pulverized town of Rolling Fork as they search for survivors after 24 tornadoes batters Mississippi and left at least 23 dead Clean-up operation begins in Rolling Fork after town bears the brunt of tornadoes that pulverized Mississippi  23 people have been confirmed dead in Mississippi and one more in Alabama   […]

‘Dear Jesus, please help them’: Dramatic moment Mississippi meteorologist calls on God as he watches major tornado head straight for the town of Amory WTVA’s Matt Laubhan grew emotional as he was reporting on the tornado that was heading straight toward Amory shortly before 11pm on Friday ‘Oh man, North side of Amory, this is […]