'Like a doorway': Australia strengthens legal ties with Pacific nations

Australia enhances legal connections with Pacific countries like a stepping stone.

An important agreement between Australia and certain Pacific nations is considered a…
New laws to punish intentionally inciting racial hatred with jail time

Tougher penalties introduced for inciting racial hatred intentionally

Intentionally inciting racial hatred would be a crime carrying up to two…
A three-year-old child has been bitten by a dingo on K'gari, an Island off Queensland's south-east coast.

Child playing in the water attacked by a wild dog on Fraser Island

Investigations are under way after a 12-year-old boy was bitten by a…
Through a mixture of investigative journalism, archive footage and dramatic reconstruction, Escaping Utopia tells the story of the Gloriavale commune in New Zealand (pictured)

Review of Escaping Utopia on BBC2: This New Zealand cult is scarier than The Handmaid’s Tale, according to CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

Escaping Utopia (BBC2)  Rating: Liz Gregory likes to call herself ‘the Devil’.…
White supremacists' beach workout sparks 'ticking time bomb' warning

Warning Issued About White Supremacists’ Beach Exercise Leading to Potential Danger

Leaders of the Jewish community in Australia have expressed grave concerns about…
Foreign investor ban to 'free up thousands of properties for Australians'

Restriction on foreign investors aims to make more properties available to Australians.

Australian citizens will not have to compete with international investors at auctions…
Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton has vowed to reduce knife crime further.

The Future of the Top Cop at Stake Following No-Confidence Vote

The future of Victoria’s highest-ranking police officer is set to be disclosed,…
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Customers regain access to money after experiencing outage at Westpac

Westpac says its online and mobile banking services have been restored after…
These people have mastered the art of napping at work. Here are the benefits

Benefits of Napping at Work: How These Individuals Excel at the Art of Workplace Nap

People take naps in various places such as parking garages, side streets,…
A young surf lifesaving trainee has been rushed to hospital after nearly drowning during a routine exercise on a Gold Coast beach.

Trainee lifeguard rescued unconscious from water during standard training drill

A young surf lifesaving trainee has been rushed to hospital after nearly…