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SA Police to Review Contact With Helena Wright Before Port MacDonnell Deaths
South Australia Police will examine its interactions with Helena Wright as part of a coronial investigation into the deaths of the young mother and her children near Port MacDonnell, Commissioner Grant Stevens says. The bodies of Ms Wright and her 23-month-old daughter were recovered from waters off Cape Northumberland on July 27. Her three-month-old son…
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Brisbane Woman Charged with Murder over Isaac Oar’s 2023 Death
A 70-year-old Brisbane woman has been charged with murder almost three years after Isaac “Ike” Oar was found dead at a home in Ayr, south of Townsville. Queensland Police arrested the Forest Lake woman on Tuesday following what investigators described as a complex and extensive inquiry into the 56-year-old man’s health, care and treatment. She…
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Melbourne Defence Manufacturer Arson Attack Investigated as Possible Terrorism
Australian counter-terrorism authorities are investigating a 2025 arson attack on a defence manufacturer in Melbourne’s north-east as a possible terrorist act, in a significant escalation of the year-long inquiry. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which brings together Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and ASIO, said the attack on Lovitt Technologies may have been…
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Two charged after replica firearm scare at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter
Two men have been charged after a major police response to reports of a firearm at Sydney’s busy Entertainment Quarter in Moore Park on Monday afternoon. NSW Police said specialist and uniformed officers were sent to the precinct at about 4.45pm after receiving reports that a man was carrying what appeared to be a firearm.…
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Homicide Detectives Probe Death of Man Found Injured at Australind Bus Stop
Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man in his 20s who was found critically injured at a bus stop in Australind, in Western Australia’s South West. Emergency services were called to the bus stop on The Boulevard, near the Treendale shopping precinct, at about 1:20am on Sunday. The man was unresponsive and…
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Retail Worker Critical After Alleged Teen Shop Theft Assault in Sunshine
A 60-year-old retail worker remains in a critical condition after an alleged shop theft escalated into a serious assault in Sunshine, in Melbourne’s west. Victoria Police said four teenagers were arrested after the incident at a shop on Hampshire Road on Saturday afternoon. The group comprised two boys aged 13 and 15 and two girls…
SA Police to Review Contact With Helena Wright Before Port MacDonnell Deaths
South Australia Police will examine its interactions with Helena Wright as part of a coronial investigation into the deaths of the young mother and her children near Port MacDonnell, Commissioner Grant Stevens says. The bodies of Ms Wright and her 23-month-old daughter were recovered from waters off Cape Northumberland on July 27. Her three-month-old son is also presumed dead, although his body has not been found. Police are treating the case as a murder-suicide. The review is expected to consider Ms Wright’s visit to Mount Gambier Police Station the day before she was found dead, along with any earlier contact…
Brisbane Woman Charged with Murder over Isaac Oar’s 2023 Death
A 70-year-old Brisbane woman has been charged with murder almost three years after Isaac “Ike” Oar was found dead at a home in Ayr, south of Townsville. Queensland Police arrested the Forest Lake woman on Tuesday following what investigators described as a complex and extensive inquiry into the 56-year-old man’s health, care and treatment. She has been charged with one count of murder, designated as a domestic violence offence, and was due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The charge is an allegation. The accused is entitled to the presumption of innocence unless and until the prosecution proves…
Melbourne Defence Manufacturer Arson Attack Investigated as Possible Terrorism
Australian counter-terrorism authorities are investigating a 2025 arson attack on a defence manufacturer in Melbourne’s north-east as a possible terrorist act, in a significant escalation of the year-long inquiry. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team, which brings together Victoria Police, the Australian Federal Police and ASIO, said the attack on Lovitt Technologies may have been carried out by far-left extremists motivated by anarchist and revolutionary ideologies. No arrests have been announced. Investigators have released new images of people they allege were involved and are seeking information from the public as they work to establish the identities of those responsible. Vehicles…
CGT Changes Will Apply Across All Assets, Not Just Property
Australia's proposed capital gains tax (CGT) reforms are shaping up as one of the most…
Financial educator’s advice on how to reduce your home payment by up to $7000 in 2023
Mortgage holders are still having trouble as a result of the eight consecutive increases in…
The Reserve Bank of Australia increases the cash rate for a ninth month in a row.
The Reserve Bank of Australia increased the cash rate to its highest level in more…