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Police say they are speaking to five people after a shooting at a rural Queensland cattle farm.Two men and a woman were shot dead on the property at Bogie in the Mackay region on Thursday morning.A third man is in a serious but stable condition at Mackay Base Hospital with

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is no longer in Taiwan, but on Thursday China made good on its promise that the island will pay a price for hosting the highest-ranking US official to visit in 25 years.The Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command said it conducted long-range, live-fire training in the

An emotional Brittney Griner has apologised for her actions as her drug possession trial drew to a close in Russia, and a prosecutor urged that the American basketball star be convicted and sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison in a case that reached the highest levels of US-Russia diplomacy.With

A kidnapped girl's escape in Alabama has led to the discovery of two decomposing bodies and the arrest of a man now facing murder and kidnapping charges, authorities said. Police got a call on Monday morning from a driver about a 12-year-old girl walking alone along County Road 34 in

NSW police carried out a blitz in Sydney's CBD on e-bikes which saw some riders facing big fines and a stern reaction from officers. E-bikes are becoming a major mode of transport around the city but many riders may be unaware their mode of transport is breaking the law. For

While Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu may not have signed into a Mormon church event where a man was stabbed in 2019, someone called Finau did, a jury has heard. Under cross-examination during Fainu's trial on Thursday, the officer in charge of the investigation Detective Brett Hill said one

Another of Australia's big four banks has moved to pass on the official interest rate increase to customers. Westpac has announced it will join the Commonwealth Bank and ANZ in passing on the Reserve Bank of Australia's newest cash rate rise. Those with home loans will face an increase of

The weather bureau is warning of widespread flooding across parts of south-east Australia as a destructive, powerful cold front looms. Residents from inland and central NSW, as well as the ACT, are being warned of heavy rainfall, hail and damaging wind gusts in excess of 90km/h. A severe weather warning

NSW Teachers Federation head Angelo Gavrielatos warns that "thousands upon thousands" of children are missing out on their education every day as the teacher shortage crisis worsens. A new report says almost 60 per cent of educators plan to leave the sector in the next five years. "The last thing

Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris' darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. One by one, the outdoor lights that stores had left on are extinguished. It's one small but symbolic step in a

A little-known Hong Kong-based company appears to have become the latest obsession of traders on the popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets, helping its stock shoot up 21,000 per cent since its IPO less than a month ago. Shares of AMTD Digital have spiked nearly 3000 per cent over the past week,

A Queensland family of eight has escaped a burning house after receiving the help of a complete stranger. The father of the six children inside, David Bond, burst through the back door of the home to rescue the sleeping family on the outskirts of Ipswich, but only after a passing

China has blocked imports of citrus, fish and other foods from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit by a top American lawmaker, Nancy Pelosi, but has avoided disrupting one of the world's most important technology and manufacturing relationships. The two sides, which split in 1949 after a civil war, have

A Queensland fisherman still can't believe his luck after catching a giant bass grouper off North Stradbroke Island on Monday. The catch of a lifetime took place about 40 kilometres off Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island. The fish measured 175 centimetres long and weighed 80kg. A Brisbane fisherman has

Warning: This story contains an image that some readers may find distressing. Police have released new CCTV footage of two men of interest, who were seen to be purchasing petrol cans before the shooting in Fawkner on June 25. Also known as the "The Punisher", Abdulrahim was driving his luxury

The crimes of Ian Ralph Schapel also led to the rescue of 15 young victims and the arrest of five people in the Philippines following an international investigation. The 68-year-old former public servant was first detained in February 2020 after Australian Border Force officers examined his bags when he arrived

South Australia and Victoria are next in line to be hit with the same damaging winds and dangerous seas felt by Western Australia earlier this week. The most powerful cold front to hit Australia this winter is moving from west to east, bringing with it wind gusts of up to

Cave explorers have traversed what's now the deepest known cave in Australia. A group of explorers discovered a 401-metre-deep cave, which they named Delta Variant, on Saturday in Tasmania's Niggly-Growling Swallet cave system within the Junee–Florentine karst area. It's depth just beat out its predecessor, the Niggly Cave, by about

A brand new music festival will soon ring out across Adelaide's Park Lands. Harvest Rock went from scrapped to saved in the space of just 12 hours after a controversial power play over the city council. Council refused permission for organisers to shut down busy Bartels Road for the event

The Greens will vote with Labor to pass the government's climate bill, leader Adam Bandt has confirmed. Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra, Bandt said: "The Greens have improved a weak climate bill, but the fight to stop Labor opening new coal and gas mines continues. "And in

Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler said the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) have recommended Moderna COVID-19 vaccines be available for at-risk children from 6 months of age to under 5 years. Children in that age bracket with severe immunocompromise, disability and complex health conditions

NASA has unveiled a new batch of images from the powerful new James Webb Space Telescope, a day after the first image was released at the White House. The four additional photos released on Tuesday, July 12 (Wednesday, July 13 AEST) include more cosmic beauty shots. With one exception, the

A 20-year-old UK man has been charged under the Treason Act after allegedly carrying a crossbow onto the grounds of Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II was staying, on Christmas Day. The Southhampton man was taken into custody after the security breach on Christmas morning and the Metropolitan Police announced

There are urgent calls for a 'try', awarded to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during this morning's State of Origin grudge match at Parliament House, to be referred to the NRL bunker. Donning a blue jersey, track pants and footy boots, the prime minister joined the 'Parliamentary Friends of Rugby League'

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has defended his actions after a Federal Court judge ruled today both he and businessman Clive Palmer defamed each other. Following the judgement handed down by Justice Michael Lee on Tuesday, McGowan fronted the media and said he accepted the court's judgement but defended his

Pelosi is the highest US elected official to visit Taiwan in more than 25 years. It's feared the visit could significantly escalate tensions with Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory and has vowed to retaliate but given no details. This handout photo taken and released by

A security camera has captured the moment a police officer opened fire at a young father in Western Australia. Coen Rogers' mother is seen in the footage of her Pingelly front yard early on Sunday as she quietly tells a senior constable why she raised the alarm. "He was just

Emergency crews are working around the clock in parts of Western Australia as strong winds and rain continue to smash the state. About 9000 homes and businesses were without power on Tuesday night and some had been damaged by fallen trees. Since early Monday morning, the suburb of Bickley picked

A group of campers have been left shocked after waking to find a giant crocodile outside their caravan in a popular Darwin camping spot. Campers at the aptly named Dundee Beach Holiday Park were woken by yelling after a 2.5 metre crocodile sauntered to the bottom of one family's caravan

A mass power outage at Perth Airport has triggered chaos for passengers. Travellers have been warned to expect delays after the airport cancelled all outbound services scheduled to depart before 7.30pm (local time). "All inbound flights currently in the air will be able to arrive safely," Perth Airport said. A

The former Coalition government was warned by federal police former Nationals MP George Christensen was at risk of being blackmailed because of "activities" he engaged in in South-East Asia. The detail is contained in a 2018 letter from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to then-Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, which

More than two years into the pandemic, many have burned out, quit their jobs or are struggling to make ends meet as record inflation takes a huge bite out of their pay cheques. But, for the past eight weeks, thousands of people in the United Kingdom have tested a four-day

A once-in-a-year storm has arrived on Western Australia's doorstep, with a severe weather warning issued in the south-west from Geraldton to Albany. "We've already seen wind gusts of above 90km/h and squally showers for the Perth metro this morning," said the Bureau of Meteorology's (BoM) Jonathan How. Heavy rainfall of

Sky-high petrol prices are fuelling frustration among Perth drivers after the cost of the average commute jumped by more than a third in the past year. For 57-year-old midwife Carolyn Wilson, driving a nine-kilometre round trip from Port Kennedy to Rockingham Hospital is a daily necessity. "Leaving early or coming

Terrifying dashcam footage has captured the moment a truck and car collided on the Southern Expressway in Adelaide. The truck can be seen shifting into the middle lane. A white car beside him decides to do the same, and seconds later there's an impact, with debris flying. Dash cam has

Dozens of drivers are colliding with trams each week in Melbourne, with exclusive new footage showing the dangers of cars getting too close. To help prevent crashes and near-misses, "separation kerbing" is being rolled out across the city. The first roads to be upgraded will be in Melbourne's CBD. Dozens

A social housing property in Melbourne's inner suburbs has been trashed after its tenants were evicted earlier this year. Frustrated neighbours and residents said they had flagged the house in Richmond with the Department of Families, Fairness and House (DFFH) multiple times. Photos from inside the property reveal rubbish so

A three-month-old baby has had her critical heart surgery scheduled and cancelled four times in the last two weeks. Amelia Rehn was born with congenital heart failure in Melbourne and first had surgery to implant a stent at just two-days-old. Her wearied parents Brad and Jessica are from Tasmania and

Video footage has captured the moment police and paramedics found themselves under attack in the middle of the day in Queensland. Bodycam footage shows the officers on the Gold Coast outnumbered and under attack by a group of men in the middle of a Gold Coast highway. Two of the

A tradie has helped police find his stolen ute full of tools because he put an Apple AirTag on his keys. Trent Morey heard his Nissan Navara hitting garbage bins at 3am in the Adelaide suburb of Seaford Rise as it was allegedly being stolen. However, the man's Apple AirTag

Power prices are hiking yet again in added blow to the cost of living pressures as Australia shivers through winter. Adam Corrigan, an energy efficiency expert at Australian Energy Foundation, has a few tips for Australians looking to save some dollars on their next power bill. The first problem going

New South Wales drivers are being slugged more than $2 billion in tolls each year, a parliamentary report has revealed. The Legislative Council's Transport Committee today handed down a report on the state's road toll system. The review found motorists are undertaking more than one million toll trips a day

A traveller returning from Bali has been slapped with a hefty fine after trying to bring undeclared McDonalds products into Australia. The contraband Maccas run included two egg and beef sausage McMuffins, hot cakes and a ham croissant. It was detected at Darwin Airport by the facilities new detector dog

A pint at the pub could soon cost punters up to $15 as Australia faces its biggest beer tax hike in decades. The tax is set to increase by four per cent, or $2.50 more per litre, marking the largest jump in 30 years. Buying your own drinks at the

Remnants of a massive Chinese rocket that was descending uncontrollably back to Earth reentered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at roughly 2:45am (AEST) on Sunday, the US Space Command said on Twitter. The Chinese 23-ton Long March 5B rocket, which delivered a new module to its space station, took

The Coalition says it is keeping an "open mind" but has raised questions about how the proposed Voice to Parliament would work. Nationals Leader and Shadow Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said the opposition "respects the intent" of the movement but is concerned about a lack of detail. Nationals Leader David

Ukrainian and Russian officials blamed each other Saturday for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attack on a prison in a separatist-controlled area. The International Red Cross asked to visit the prison to make sure the scores of wounded POWs had proper treatment, but said

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug. White House physician Dr Kevin O'Connor said in a letter that Biden

NSW Small Business and Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos has been sacked after reports emerged alleging "serious bullying". The reports on Friday claimed she used the words "retard" and "stupid" towards staff while "yelling and swearing". Premier Dominic Perrottet on Sunday night confirmed he had sacked the minister. Minister for

Qantas passengers have been affected by delays caused by a nationwide computer outage. Hundreds of people were left sitting on planes across the country after an IT problem grounded flights for about 90 minutes on Sunday. Qantas said the issue began about 2.30pm. Some Qantas planes were delayed by a

For the family of missing loved ones, time doesn't heal, it adds ups. While most people are found within a short period of time, about 2600 have remained missing long term. Marion Barter was reported missing to Byron Bay police in October 1997 after she failed to call and wish

A teenage boy who murdered a 15-year-old girl as she was walking home from school almost two decades ago will be released from Cessnock Jail in Sydney on Monday. The parents of Tania Burgess are now fighting to change the law, which has kept the identity of their daughter's killer

Taxpayers in Queensland are footing the bill to fly in doctors as desperation mounts to keep the health system afloat. Health experts are calling it a "desperate attempt" to Band-Aid a larger problem within the health sector. Australian Medical Association Queensland president Maria Boulton said the doctor shortage was due

A teenage girl who hit a tree while suspended from driving, allegedly killing one of her passengers, has been charged by police. The white car was travelling along Cobden-Terang Road in the rural Victorian town of Terang, south west of Melbourne, when it crashed into a tree at 1.15am, Victoria

A man allegedly armed with two knives has been shot by police in Western Australia. The man, in his 20s, was shot in the town of Pingelly, around 160 kilometres south-east of Perth. He is in a stable condition, with non-life-threatening injuries in a hospital in Perth, WA Police said.

North Korea on Saturday reported no new fever cases for the first time since it abruptly admitted to its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak and placed its 26 million people under more draconian restrictions in May. There have been widespread outside doubts about the accuracy of North Korean statistics as its

The death toll in flood-stricken parts of eastern Kentucky climbed to at least 25 and will almost certainly "get worse" as first responders work to account for missing residents, the state's governor said on Saturday. Governor Andy Beshear said the immediate goal is "to get as many people to safety

The ACT man was charged on Thursday with one count of dealing with property using crime proceeds after eight ACT homes, four luxury cars, and millions of dollars worth of cash and cryptocurrency were seized. Police said the cars combined were worth more than $800,000, and that the man held

A woman has been charged with murdering an eight-year-old boy in Rockhampton, Queensland. A woman has been charged with murder after an eight-year-old boy died in Rockhampton. (9News) The boy was found unresponsive at a home in Berserker about 2.20am today during a police welfare check. A 36-year-old woman was

Ievgeniia Kuscherenko has been left inconsolable over her fallen son Glib Babich, who was killed on the frontline. The mother said she has been told if she goes back for the 53-year-old's funeral she would forfeit her humanitarian visa. Ievgeniia Kuscherenko has been left inconsolable over her fallen son Glib

One-in-five Australians live with a disability, so it's little wonder a Melbourne-based fashion label offering inclusive clothing is on the rise. The brand is founded by two occupational therapists who realised a major gap in the industry and now, JAM the label is about to start work on a seasonal

Beloved Australian tennis champion Ash Barty has married her long-time boyfriend Garry Kissick. The newlyweds announced the news via Instagram in a joint post with a photo from the big day captioned "husband & wife". The 25-year-old who retired from professional tennis earlier this year, has said she was looking

Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance will no longer be lit up in rainbow colours, after staff received a tirade of hateful abuse. The solemn shrine, a striking symbol honouring the sacrifice of everyone who has served, was set to be bathed in rainbow light as a celebration of LGBTIQ+ personnel in

Thousands of tonnes of earth and debris slid down the hillside, slamming into a four-storey ski club lodge, which then hit the Bimbadeen Staff Lodge. Eighteen people were killed in the darkness and freezing cold. The front page of the Sydney Morning Herald the day after the landslide. (Nine) Several

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of a person who is deceased. Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bundjalung Senior Elder, songman and storyteller Archie Roach has died, aged 66. The Australian singer-songwriter's death was confirmed by his record label on Saturday evening, in a

A skydiver has died after crash landing in Victoria's south-east. The man was performing a jump when he "got into difficulty" and crash landed on Airfield Road about 1.15pm today, police said. The man has not yet been identified. A report will be prepared for the coroner.

Weather conditions will be clear and settled elsewhere under high pressure. Sydney is predicted to experience a top of 17C on Sunday, while Melbourne will be slightly cooler with a top of 15C on Sunday. Warmer temperatures are expected in Darwin and Brisbane with a high of 32C and 21C

Two boaties have enjoyed an up-close encounter with three humpback whales. The inquisitive pod circled fisherman Phil Wyatt's boat about 26 kilometres off the Gold Coast. Wyatt said he was "buzzing" when he spotted the mammals in what he described as a rare experience. Two boaties have enjoyed an up-close

Ali Chaouk maintains he was having dinner with his wife and her mother when family rival Mohammad Haddara was gunned down 13 years ago. Chaouk has launched an appeal against his murder conviction after a Victorian Supreme Court jury found him guilty of fatally shooting Haddara, 28, from behind outside

Smith posted a video to his verified Instagram account and on YouTube on Friday that began with the words on screen, "It's been a minute". "Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and personal work...," the statement reads. Will Smith posts emotional apology video for

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has responded to questions after the final costs for the Wellcamp quarantine facility were revealed. The facility, which is commercially owned by the Wagner Corporation but leased by the state government, opened in February, but has now been deemed unnecessary due to the scrapping of quarantine

Hong Kong officials said Friday they would open an investigation into a concert accident in which a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers. Video clips from the Cantopop group Mirror concert on Thursday night show a massive LED screen suspended above the stage crashing

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has prepared the suggested wording for a referendum question to be put to Australians to vote on altering the Constitution to enshrine an Indigenous Voice to parliament. Albanese, who is in Arnhem Land for the Garma cultural festival, will announce the proposed wording in a speech

Nick Kyrgios' day in court to face a common assault charge has been postponed by three weeks. The assault charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to ACT police in December. The Australian tennis sensation was initially required to face the ACT Magistrates Court on August

Every week we will break down, debunk and demystify your rights as a shopper in Australia. This week we are looking at whether consumers can still receive a refund if they've lost the purchase receipt. We all know life is getting more expensive than ever before, and how important it

Australia's winter sky is set to be illuminated by three colourful meteor showers for the next four nights. The peak of three meteor showers - called Piscis Austrinids, Alpha Capricornids, and Southern Delta Aquariids - are expected to occur from Thursday, July 28 to Sunday, July 31. The Piscis Austrinids

Seats held by Nationals MPs received $104 million more than they deserved in a billion-dollar federal government grants program, an audit has found, faulting the program for a lack of transparency. The Australian National Audit Office on Thursday handed down a scathing assessment of the $1.15 billion Coalition-run program, finding

US politicians who attended a classified briefing on the war in Ukraine said Biden administration officials informed them that more than 75,000 Russians have been killed or wounded. The briefing also said the Russian military is fatigued, but Ukrainians are looking for additional reinforcements as they aim to launch a

A man has been arrested following the death of a woman on the NSW Central Coast. Emergency services were called to the home in Tumbi Umbi, south-west of The Entrance, about 5.15pm on Thursday to carry out a welfare check. Paramedics found the woman, believed to be in her 80s,

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv area for the first time in weeks on Thursday and pounded the northern Chernihiv region as well, in what Ukraine said was revenge for standing up to the Kremlin. Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, announced a counteroffensive to take back the occupied Kherson

Despite the hefty taxpayer-funded price tag, the centre will fall into disuse within days, just months after opening. Deputy Premier Steven Miles said while the state government's response during the height of COVID-19 restrictions last year could have been improved, the commissioning of the quarantine facility was necessary at the

Deb Eveniss was once an active and healthy 46-year-old. Now, she struggles to lift her arms in the shower. The mum of two is one of potentially tens of thousands feeling the impacts of long COVID-19, months after the initial infection had passed. "It's like your nervous system has said

Inflation in Australia is expected to peak at an eye-watering 7.75 per cent by year's end, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has forecast. Currently, Australia's annual rate of inflation is 6.1 per cent for the June quarter. Chalmers said Treasury expects inflation to track towards 5.5 per cent by the middle of

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said on Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against rivals he says are pushing the Korean Peninsula to the brink of war. Kim’s speech

Meta, Facebook's parent company, reported revenue of $AUD41.17 billion for the three months ending in June, a 1 percent drop from the prior-year quarter and its first year-over-year revenue decline since going public in 2012. The company's profit fell far more sharply. Net income during the quarter declined 36 percent

Grain fields burn on the outskirts of Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. "It took less than 24 hours for Russia to launch a missile attack

Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin are preparing to hit the West where it hurts, by turning off a vital gas pipeline to Europe so it provides a trickle of its capacity. Reports indicate the flow of gas will be reduced from this afternoon (AEST), with serious implications for an anxious

At 6.30am on December 1, 1948, the body of an unknown man was discovered on Somerton Park beach, beginning one of Australia's longest-running and thus-far insoluble mysteries. As the exhumation of the body of the still-unknown "Somerton Man" begins, it will mark a new stage in the ongoing process of

Seven teenagers have been arrested after smashing an allegedly stolen car into a home in Brisbane's south. The crash occurred on Oxley Station Road in Oxley just after midday. A resident, a man aged in his 50s, was treated for chest pains and shock at the scene and taken to

A strong earthquake has set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors as buildings shook on Wednesday. The magnitude six quake was centred in a mountainous area of

A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to US$1.02 billion ($1.47 billion) after no one matched all six numbers to win the top prize. The new estimated jackpot will be the nation's fourth-largest lottery prize. The jackpot has grown so large because no one has matched the game's six selected

Police in South Australia said they are "cautiously optimistic" after an Australian researcher claimed to have discovered the identity of the Somerton man. The identity has not been confirmed by authorities but South Australia Police on Wednesday released a statement welcoming the development. The Somerton Man was found washed up

Environmentalists have been left disappointed after it was revealed $2.7 million in Queensland state funding originally meant for a koala research facility, was instead redirected to build a rollercoaster. The funding was initially designated to Dreamworld in 2019 to support the creation of a new state-of-the-art koala research facility, which

A New South Wales couple are reeling after their beloved pet greyhound was mauled to death by NRL star Jai Arrow's dog. John and Karen Gowan are demanding answers after their 11-year-old dog Ruby was attacked by Arrow's American Staffordshire terrier Thor just 100 metres from their Bateau Bay home,

The Queensland government says it no longer needs a dedicated quarantine centre, with the multi-million dollar Wellcamp facility to stop operating within days. On Wednesday, it was revealed the government's total spend on the facility exceeded $220 million: $150 million for the lease, $9 million on management costs, and $16

The bodies of Asra and Amaal Abdullah Alsehli are believed to have "been there for some time" when they were found in separate rooms of their Canterbury home on June 7, police said. Their landlord had become concerned about food left in common areas of the complex and contacted police.

The former-boyfriend of a German backpacker has arrived in Sydney after being extradited to face charges over her death. Tobias Moran, formerly known as Tobias Suckfuell, had been travelling around Australia with Simone Strobel in 2005 before her body was found under palm fronds less than 100 metres from the

The husband of vanished fraudster Melissa Caddick told the corporate regulator ASIC he was penniless and without an income, an affidavit published online today has revealed. The affidavit was submitted on December 8, 2020, about a month after Caddick vanished from her eastern Sydney home. Anthony Koletti said he had

A single mum wants others to be aware how manipulative and cunning scammers can really be after crooks purporting to be Telstra staff stole $12,000 from her. Rachael, who does not want her surname revealed, has been left devastated by the scam in May, in which her bank accounts were

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned that inflation will get tougher before it gets easier, after it reached a multi-decade high. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed the Consumer Price Index - otherwise known as CPI - rose 6.1 per cent over the twelve months to the

A Victoria Police spokesperson said an unknown male had entered White Hills Primary School in Bendigo around 7pm on July 13. "The man jumped a fence into the school's chicken coop, killing a number of chickens and then fleeing the scene, taking some of the chickens with him," the spokesperson

Yuri Borisov, who was appointed this month to lead the state space agency, Roscosmos, said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would fulfil its obligations to its partners before it leaves the project. "The decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made," Borisov said

Wild monkeys have attacked dozens of residents of a city in south-western Japan in recent weeks, with reports of the animals crawling through house windows and striking from behind, as police step up an unsuccessful search for them. Since July 8, at least 45 people have been injured by Japanese

The man in charge of social media giant Instagram has been forced to address complaints from users about a host of dramatic changes to the platform. And for those who don't like the new video-rich Instagram environment, it's not good news. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri addressed the changes on

A professor who has dedicated decades to solving one of Australia's most enduring mysteries claims he has discovered the identity of the Somerton man. Derek Abbott, from the University of Adelaide, says the body of a man found on one of the city's beaches in 1948 belonged to Carl "Charles"

Dashcam footage has captured the moments before and after a road rage incident in Melbourne's south-east involving a renowned former AFL commentator. Stunned witnesses watched as Rex Hunt armed himself with a gardening tool and threatened another driver, who at one stage appeared to throw a punch, after his car

Two women accused of leaving a three-year-old girl in a van outside a childcare centre in Central Queensland have fronted court for the first time. Tara Steers and Bianca Reynolds have been charged with grievous bodily harm after allegedly leaving the toddler inside the Rockhampton daycare centre's courtesy bus, which

The former boyfriend of slain German backpacker Simone Strobel has been arrested by homicide detectives in Western Australia and is set to be extradited to New South Wales. Tobias Friedrich Moran, formerly known as Tobias Suckfuell, had been travelling around Australia with Strobel when her body was found under palm

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has teared up while giving a heartfelt address as Australia's 47th federal parliament was sworn in. The opening day of the new parliament has been a busy one in Canberra. Labor duo Milton Dick and Sue Lines were voted in as the new Speaker of the

A meteorite that struck Earth 50,000 years ago hit so hard it formed a unique kind of diamond, and researchers say it could signal a technological leap forward. Research published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, from University College London and some Hungarian colleagues, found that

A heartbroken family is waiting for answers after a Sydney man, whose only apparent pain was from a tooth infection, died suddenly last week. Bradley Tucek, 33, told his Perth-based family he was in "agony" with a toothache. The 33-year-old's dentist gave him antibiotics and Panadol to treat the infected

A man and woman have been arrested after a police car was rammed in Victoria's west following reports of a shooting overnight. Police originally received reports that up to ten shots were allegedly fired into a property on Purnell Road in Corio, Geelong, about 2.15am. Officers were then headed to

The potential strike threatens to impact baggage handling for up to 20 airlines, including Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Etihad and Air Canada. The Transport Workers Union said it will apply to the Fair Work Commission today to hold a vote on strike action as it negotiates with the country's largest baggage

Long queues and delays at Australian airports could worsen from today as baggage handlers across the east coast initiate industrial action. The potential strike threatens to impact baggage handling for up to 20 airlines, including Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Etihad and Air Canada. The Transport Workers Union said it will apply

"It's a new and really fast-moving outbreak, and I think there have been some challenges around having a smooth and efficient way for the data to be sent from jurisdictions" to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and

Incredible footage shows the moment a 4.8 metre great white shark broke through the plastic cage of a diver, forcing him to make a desperate swim for safety. Aerial vision shows the large shark circling the box as diver Jimi Partington bobs in the azure blue water. Partington is then

Police have released CCTV vision of a man they believe can help with their inquires, after two armed robberies on Sydney streets. Police allege a man armed with a knife threatened three people, demanding their belongings, at an intersection in the inner-city suburb of Marrickville about 11pm on Monday, July

The missile's impact flung the young woman against the fence so hard it splintered. Her mother found her dying on the bench beneath the pear tree where she'd enjoyed the afternoon. By the time her father arrived, she was gone. Anna Protsenko was killed two days after returning home. The

Vickie Le has been identified as the desperate mother who begged for her help as fire took over the house her family were trapped inside. A neighbour who witnessed the deadly blaze on Rottnest Avenue at Hinchinbrook on Sunday has spoken out about the unimaginable scene. "She was begging for

An out-of-control driver has ploughed into a used car dealership in Melbourne's south-east. CCTV captured the moment two Kluger station wagons – one black, the other white – collided before crashing into the premises. Both cars were left in a tangle of metal and inside the showroom, causing thousands of

A bed shortage across Victorian hospitals is seeing intensive care patients sent straight home instead of being transferred to general wards. Western Health ICU Director Professor Craig French confirmed there had been instances at the Footscray and Sunshine hospitals in recent weeks. He stressed, however, it was rare and said

The heartbroken parents of a "fit and healthy" 15-year-old boy who died on a school trip in Germany said more should have been done to prevent his death. It was meant to be the "trip of a lifetime", but Blackburn High School student Timothy Fehring never made it home. There

People who often nap have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure and having a stroke, a large new study has found. "This may be because, although taking a nap itself is not harmful, many people who take naps may do so because of poor sleep at night. Poor

If you've ever wondered how well the billionaires do on their Shark Tank investments, US business mogul Mark Cuban may have just scratched your itch. Turns out, after investing nearly $28 million in 85 start-ups on the popular television show, Cuban has made nothing. US billionaire Mark Cuban revealed he

A simple $30 investment could save your family's lives. A 10-year-old boy was among the victims of the blaze, which erupted in a home in Hinchinbrook yesterday morning. Three people were killed in a house fire in Hinchinbrook, Sydney. (Nine) Two firefighters were also injured, but are now out of

An explosive wildfire is tearing through tinder-dry forest forcing thousands to flee.

The Federal Government is expanding Defence force support for Australia's coronavirus-stricken aged care sector. More than 200 extra military medical personnel will be deployed to aged care homes in coming weeks, Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced. The move came after aged care providers and trade unions requested Defence force

The Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years, the United States' top military officer says. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the number of intercepts by Chinese aircraft and ships in the Pacific region with US and other

Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard says. European charities on Sunday reported saving more than 500 more. Some of the survivors had to be plucked from the sea in

A volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu has erupted, spewing ash and rocks. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns but residents were advised to evacuate. Japan's Meteorological Agency said Sakurajima volcano erupted about 8.05pm on Sunday (9.05pm AEST), blowing off large rocks

The RSPCA has been forced to issue an apology to some pet owners in Victoria. They were told their animals' remains would be removed to make way for a bigger facility on the Mornington Peninsula. Melisa Quigley had her beloved Jack Russell, JR, buried at the pet cemetery at the

There are concerns Australia is facing a surge in long COVID cases, which could have serious and lasting impacts on the community and put further strain on hospitals. Researchers investigating the illness in Australia say five per cent of people who get COVID-19 could develop the condition. That means of

They were only toddlers when they had to fight for their lives. Now two Australian girls who have undergone liver transplants have a message for the country. They are sharing their stories to encourage more people to become organ donors, as Australia faces a critical shortage. Zoe and Riley met

Parents are being warned about the dangers of using weighted blankets and sleep sacks for babies and young children this winter. Red Nose Australia issued a new winter warning about weighted blankets, beads or sand to make them heavier, and cautioned heavy sleeping bags could pose a suffocation risk. Weighted

Advanced Navigation will become the first Australian company to deploy technology to the moon, in a new bid set to "take all the risk out" of future landings. Xavier Orr from Advanced Navigation said the company had miniaturised new technologies, which have the capacity to improve moon landing capabilities and

Police are searching for two men who allegedly threatened a barista with a weapon at a cafe in Sydney's inner west. The 31-year-old woman said the pair approached her from behind as she was opening the business at Stanmore and demanded money at about 7.45am on Saturday. When the men

The World Health Organisation said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. Although monkeypox has been established

Passengers on the Coral Princess cruise ship currently circling off the coast of Brisbane have spent another night out at sea. After being stuck below deck for days, a surging swell from the weather system off the Queensland coast has kept the Port of Brisbane closed overnight on Saturday. Authorities

It is understood the crane backed over the boy, 16, at 8am this morning in Wadalba. He sustained serious lower body injuries and was airlifted to hospital. He is currently being treated at John Hunter Hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

Australia's petrol ranks among the worst in the world for quality - a record the new government is determined to change. Nine News has learned Energy Minister Chris Bowen will tweak legislation to bring forward the deadline for phasing out high-sulphur fuels from 2027 to 2024. Currently, the sulphur content

Police hold serious concerns for a missing 43-year-old woman who disappeared from her home in Sydney's north-west. Shereen Kumar was last seen leaving her home at Taylor Road in Dural at 9pm on Wednesday wearing white pyjamas and a purple dressing gown. Her family and friends are growing more concerned

Aussie football great Sam Kerr was revealed as the global cover star for FIFA 23 this week. In FIFA's 20 year history, a female has never featured on the cover of the global hit game - until now. Sam Kerr has been unveiled as the global cover athlete for FIFA

A possible new treatment for diabetes sufferers could be on the horizon as scientists flag a promising next step. The world-first research from Melbourne's Monash University could provide relief for millions, after researchers found a successful way to 'reprogram' damaged pancreas cells into producing insulin. The breakthrough could potentially eliminate

A man has been extradited from Thailand and charged over his alleged role in the 2014 murder of a Sydney father in the city's Inner West. Bradley Dillon, 25, was lured to his death via a text message in 2014 while trying to settle a meagre debt for his sister.

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former president Donald Trump, was convicted on Friday of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Bannon, 68, was convicted after a four-day trial in federal court on two counts: one

Robert Wilson was discussing plans to move in with a woman he met online just days before he locked her inside his home and held her prisoner. Five days of horror followed for the woman, who in March 2019 was raped 18 times, humiliated and beaten until her face was

Israeli police said on Friday they had placed a couple under house arrest, a day after a man attending a party at their villa died after being sucked into a sinkhole that formed at the bottom of their swimming pool. The man and woman, both in their sixties, are suspected

The Splendour In The Grass music festival may continue being mayhem in the mud on Saturday with the chance of more rain for the already saturated region. Festival organisers are expected to forge ahead with the huge event on Saturday, despite the lingering wet weather that contributed to the eleventh-hour

But in unseen footage released today, alternate takes of the video showed Donald Trump railing against the election results. White House staffers had urged him to record a video encouraging his supporters to go home rather than storm the congressional building. Donald Trump fumes as he reads a statement in

A Victorian man who beat a police officer with a metal baseball bat, leaving the officer bleeding on the pavement and fearing he could die, has been jailed. Steven Cleary, 50, was sentenced to three years and two months' jail on Friday for the horrifying assault in Victoria's south-west, which