Constable Jordan May, a 36-year-old Kiwi police officer originally from Christchurch, survived being shot in the leg during a domestic violence incident in Yengarie, Queensland, according to reports by 7News and Nine. The shooting occurred at approximately 5:54 pm on Friday on Horizon Court in the Fraser Coast region, after police responded to a domestic … Read more
Australian property market contractions are triggering an economic domino effect, leaving everyday homeowners and secondary industries stranded as falling buyer confidence and gridlocked sales volumes ripple across the nation, according to real estate figure Tom Panos. Two anonymous married nurses who purchased a $2 million home this year found themselves trapped in survival mode, paying … Read more
Emergency services in South Australia suspended the search for a missing two-month-old boy on Tuesday afternoon due to dangerous conditions, after the bodies of his mother and toddler sister were recovered from the ocean off Cape Northumberland, according to South Australia Police. Search Suspended at Cape Northumberland as Conditions Worsen According to Superintendent Trent Cox, … Read more
British YouTuber and musician Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, known professionally as Yung Filly, has denied multiple charges of sexual penetration without consent, impeding breathing, and assault during his trial at the West Australian District Court. According to court proceedings, the 30-year-old performer pleaded not guilty to six counts of sexually penetrating a 20-year-old woman without … Read more
Economic engagement between Australia and Malaysia is accelerating under Australia’s Invested: Australia’s South-East Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, which identifies Malaysia as a priority market across agriculture and food, resources and energy transition, education and skills, and the digital economy. Bilateral trade reached almost A$35bil (RM99.89bil) in 2025, making Malaysia Australia’s ninth-largest two-way trading partner … Read more
Sydney real estate agent Tom Panos recorded the worst auction day of a 30-year career as national clearance rates fell to 54.2 per cent and many sellers grew too scared to publicly list their properties. Leading auctioneer Tom Panos told his hundreds of thousands of social media followers that Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane are carrying … Read more
Joel Hockey, a 48-year-old widower from Brisbane, spent the year following his wife Natalie’s death from bowel cancer unable to touch her belongings, leaving her clothes hanging untouched in the closet. According to news.com.au, Mr Hockey instead began his grieving process by reading books left on her night stand, including A Doctor in Africa by … Read more
Macquarie Group chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake will retire in November after nearly four decades with the finance giant, leaving office with a direct shareholding valued at more than $375 million, according to company announcements and market disclosures. Chairman Glenn Stevens informed the Australian Stock Exchange on Thursday morning that group head of banking and financial … Read more
A woman who embedded herself in the life of a murder suspect to investigate the 1989 death of 15-year-old Annette Mason has testified that her actions were a “reckless” attempt to solve the cold case. The testimony was delivered during a one-day hearing in Brisbane for the long-running inquest into the teenager’s death, which remains … Read more
Rebel Wilson has successfully defended herself in a defamation lawsuit brought by Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes regarding posts shared on social media. Justice Elizabeth Raper of the Federal Court ruled that MacInnes failed to prove the publications caused or were likely to cause “serious harm.” The litigation stemmed from a dispute over Wilson’s directorial debut, … Read more