Nicola’s swan song: Sturgeon takes her final First Minister’s Questions at Holyrood today as the SNP squabbles over who will succeed her and she faces criticism over role in island ferry fiasco The bitter fight to replace her as FM and SNP leader is threatening to split party And today Ms Sturgeon herself came in […]

From staff shortages to artificial intelligence to supposedly offensive language in children’s books, not to mention the ever-present “bogeyman” that is the always-controversial NAPLAN aptitude test, challenges abound in Victorian schools. That’s the immediate takeaway from Thursday’s education summit hosted by The Age, comprising a series of insightful presentations and robust panel discussions among politicians; […]

Police investigate after ‘rangers’ employed by local business group are accused of ‘assaulting’ black 15-year-old teenager in a Superdrug ‘while he shopped for shampoo’ Video show two rangers pinning a 15-year-old black boy to ground in Sussex Female staff were assaulted during incident at Superdrug’s Chichester branch * Did you see the incident or do […]

A TEEN is fighting for his life in hospital after he was stabbed on a bus in broad daylight. Cops rushed to the 158 bus on Blackhorse Lane in Walthamstow, London at 3.15pm yesterday after the “serious and violent” attack was carried out. The victim remains in hospital in a critical condition. Another teen, aged […]

A TEENAGE girl has died at a boarding school in Shropshire. The year 13 pupil passed away in her sleep at Oswestry School on March 18, leaving her classmates and teachers shocked. Staff and students are receiving support following the tragedy. The school, in Upper Brook Street, described the mourning period as an "incredibly difficult and […]

Wild moment Lidia Thorpe is forced to the ground by cops as she attempts to storm trans critic speech outside Parliament House – calling the activist ‘filth’ and claiming cops ‘pulverised’ her Let Women Speak rally held outside Parliament House Hosted by British trans critic Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull  Lidia Thorpe forced to ground as she tried […]

London: Boris Johnson, having been handed just enough rope by his parliamentary colleagues, may have finally ended any chance of rehabilitation and potentially his political career. The former British prime minister lost his cool during a lengthy grilling by the House of Commons Privileges Committee on Wednesday as he accused its members of “complete nonsense”. […]

Controversial trans athlete, 46, wins women’s NYC cycling race and says she feels like a ‘superhero’ – as critics say ‘woman’s rights in America are being destroyed’ Tiffany Thomas, 46, dominated the field in an NYC cycling race at the weekend She took up the sport aged 40 before quickly finding success  Her success has […]

By Farrah Tomazin New York: On a dilapidated street corner in Manhattan, a few metres away from the courthouse where Donald Trump could soon become the first former US president to face criminal charges, six words are chalked into the pavement in large white capital letters: NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. Several blocks uptown, […]

The prosecution of a Geelong man who was shot in his own backyard and accused of assaulting police has collapsed after serious discrepancies emerged in the official case. Prosecutor Glenn Mohammed told the County Court on Wednesday Andrew Wilczewski would not have to stand trial, ending a 2½-year legal battle where both police and the […]