Key points The state government appointed Yehudi Blacher as a monitor to the City of Yarra in November 2021.  Blacher’s initial term was for a six-month period from December 20 last year to June 21, but it was extended until the end of September. Blacher finished up at the council last month after he submitted […]

A legal fight between a Melbourne burger shop and US rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has taken a bitter turn, with lawyers claiming College Dropout Burgers continues to have food on its menu named after the artist’s 2004 album. In documents filed at the Federal Court, lawyers for West, who recently divorced billionaire […]

RISHI Sunak is in pole position to be the next Prime Minister as Penny Mordaunt struggles to get 100 backers before the crunch vote. Mordaunt’s hopes of becoming the next PM were crumbling last night as she struggled to gather supporters and suffered a nightmare TV interview. The Commons leader had the publicly declared backing of […]

Police have charged a Perth man over the alleged murder of a 15-year-old boy who died after being beaten in a suspected vigilante attack on his way home from school. It’s understood the teen, who has not been named for cultural reasons, was walking with his friend on Lloyd Street in Middle Swan on October […]

A mother in Virginia has been charged with felony murder and felony child neglect for the death of her 4-year-old son after he ingested THC-infused gummies earlier this year. On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office shared in a release that Dorothy Annette Clements, 30, was indicted by a grand jury in Spotsylvania County […]

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Let magnanimity lead to Conservative unity In the end, there was no turmoil, no back-stabbing, no psychodrama. In fact, it was the exact opposite of how the fractious Tory party has conducted itself – to voters’ disgust – for months. Shortly after 9pm last night, Boris Johnson announced he would not run […]

Ukraine’s First Lady urges Germany to supply more weapons for war with Russia as she visits refugees who fled to the country Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife Olena Zelenska visited Germany She issued plea for more weapons as she met Ukrainians who had fled there At women’s magazine event in Frankfurt she said Ukrainians are fighting for […]

Joe Biden has admitted he could “drop dead tomorrow” and that it was legitimate for voters to be concerned about his health. Biden, 79, is expected to run for the White House again in 2024. Already the oldest-ever US president, he would be 86 if he completed a second term. President Joe Biden says he […]

North and South Korea exchange warning shots along disputed sea boundary amid heightened tensions following North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests North and South Korea exchanged warning shots over disputed sea territory  South Korea said it fired shots after a North merchant ship breached boundary In response, North Korea says it fired 10 rounds […]

Patients face a 55-day wait for cancer treatment as backlog worsens after Covid pandemic The average wait for cancer treatment in Britain is 55 days new figures show The stats make the UK one of the worst places in Europe to get the disease  The UK’s annual cancer mortality rate is the highest out of […]