A man filmed feeding two dingoes at a popular holiday destination has been fined more than $2000 in a bid to deter visitors from encouraging the wild animals to approach humans. The 58-year-old Queensland man was filmed by a member of the public on September 7 enticing and attempting to handfeed the two dingoes at … Read more
Household spending growth has collapsed in the last 12 months as persistent price pressures and an aggressive round of rate rises force families to tighten their belts. According to fresh figures from the Commonwealth Bank on Wednesday, growth in household spending was up just 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to August. A year … Read more
Confronting allegations of physical and sexual abuse, including against children as young as 12, have been detailed in a review of the Victorian racing industry. An independent report into the industry’s victim support and complaint processes has found “a culture of silence” meant serious allegations were swept aside over a period spanning decades. The final … Read more
Do you trust real estate agents? According to the latest Governance Institute of Australia Ethics Index, real estate agents are the least trusted professionals in Australia. Unsurprisingly, real estate agents passionately disagree. Australia is currently facing a mass housing crisis and no one is safe from it. The cash rate now sits at 4.1 per … Read more
The investigation into the suicide crisis roiling Australia’s military community has been “stymied and stonewalled” by defence and government bureaucracy, the man leading the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has said. In a furious speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, commission chair Nick Kaldas called on the ADF and Commonwealth to … Read more
Just months after a former child star was told in court he “must not do anything wrong” following a minor traffic offence, he has allegedly been caught tangled up in a far worse crime. Jarin Towney secured his big break in Mel Gibson’s 2016 blockbuster, Hacksaw Ridge. The 24-year-old also played regular roles in hit … Read more
Melbourne great Shaun Smith has slammed the “absolutely disgusting” decision to clear Collingwood’s Brayden Maynard’s suspension in a seething social media post. After being central to five days of intensely passionate and emotional commentary, Maynard on Tuesday night was found not guilty of rough conduct against Brayshaw despite leaving the Demon concussed after a marathon … Read more
The insurer who brutally rejected a Queensland couple impacted by a collapsed building company and left them to foot the $180,000 bill themselves has backflipped. Last week, news.com.au reported that parents-of-seven Valerie and Stephen Kenner, from Logan, had just six weeks left before their dream home would be fully completed when their builder collapsed into … Read more
The most advanced ute in Australia will be an electric pick-up from China. LDV claims it will beat the Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning to Australia with a high-performance electric ute. LDV general manager Dinesh Chinnappa announced on Wednesday that the brand would launch a tough-looking electric pick-up based on LDV’s Maxus GST concept … Read more
Dave Hughes has revealed he was nearly mugged in a bizarre attack as he was picking up dinner. The radio host, known by fans as Hughesy, told fellow comedian Kate Langbroek he had ridden his bike to a takeaway shop near his home to order dinner for his family, when he realised the store he … Read more
