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Sun 14 Jul 2019

Williams obliterated in Wimbledon final

Williams obliterated in Wimbledon final

Simona Halep has won her first Wimbledon title, smashing Serena Williams in under an hour in a masterful performance to claim her second slam.

How horrific double tragedy unfolded

How horrific double tragedy unfolded

Two young Aussies went from having the time of their lives to being cooked to death from the inside in the space of hours.

Sat 13 Jul 2019

New Zealand gun buyback begins

New Zealand gun buyback begins

Nearly 100 gun owners flocked to Riccarton Racecourse this morning to take part in the nation’s first government buyback event.

New headache from Uluru ban

New headache from Uluru ban

Hundreds of people are desperately trying to climb Uluru before the controversial climb in finally banned. Then there is a new problem to fix.

Missing piece in toddler’s tragic fall

Missing piece in toddler’s tragic fall

It’s every parents’ worst nightmare. A decision that cost baby Chloe her life. But the answer to what happened could lie in a piece of CCTV footage.

Fri 12 Jul 2019

Plastic bag ban benefits ‘over-estimated’

Plastic bag ban benefits ‘over-estimated’

THE major supermarkets’ bag ban has kept billions of single-use plastic bags out of landfill in the last year, but critics say the policy isn’t working.

How to stay safe in winter

How to stay safe in winter

Health experts expect an increase in falls and more elderly patients who require urgent attention as injury numbers jump by nearly a third in the colder months.

Cops make horrific discovery near beach

Cops make horrific discovery near beach

A major police operation is underway after cops found the bodies of a husband and wife, one inside a house and the other on a beach near Newcastle.

Horror on flight as 'people went flying'

Horror on flight as 'people went flying'

Dozens of people have been injured on a Sydney-bound flight, with reports that passengers “hit the roof like a jack-in-a-box” when the plane encountered heavy...

‘Ridiculous’: World reacts to Cup disaster

‘Ridiculous’: World reacts to Cup disaster

Ex-England players and the UK press is absolutely delighting in Australia’s World Cup capitulation, dishing out sledge after sledge.

Powerball jackpots to record prize

Powerball jackpots to record prize

There was no division one winner in tonight’s $80 million Powerball draw, making next week’s prize the largest ever.

Dozens of birds fall from sky bleeding

Dozens of birds fall from sky bleeding

A large flock of native birds has died after a mysterious illness caused them to fall from the sky, bleeding from their eyes and beaks. WARNING: Graphic

Thu 11 Jul 2019

Sorry, you can never trust a big dog

Sorry, you can never trust a big dog

A man is dead because someone thought it was safe to bring a particular dog into their home — so when will the rest of the big dog owners wake up?

Queensland Garden Expo celebrates 35th birthday

Queensland Garden Expo celebrates 35th birthday

THE 2019 Queensland Garden Expo has reached a milestone 35 years, with more than 40,000 green thumbs expected to walk through the Nambour Showgrounds.

The dark side of lower interest rates

The dark side of lower interest rates

There is a dark side to today's super-low interest rates...they can encourage us to load up with more debt.

Anger as tourists swarm Uluru before climb closes

Anger as tourists swarm Uluru before climb closes

An upcoming deadline has led to a flock of tourists at Uluru. Locals say a photo taken at the base of the monolith is making them feel “sick”.

Daughter rocked by aged care discovery

Daughter rocked by aged care discovery

An elderly resident at an aged care home had maggots in an infected wound on her foot before she died, the royal commission has found. Warning: graphic.

Bus driver dies in horror truck crash

Bus driver dies in horror truck crash

A driver is dead and eight others injured after his bus smashed into a truck’s dislodged trailers strewn across the highway.

Drowned girl among 11 on yacht ‘home’

Drowned girl among 11 on yacht ‘home’

A three-year-old girl who fell into the NSW Hawkesbury River and drowned was one of 11 children living on a yacht with their parents.

Wed 10 Jul 2019

Both parties under attack over ongoing deeming rate "rort"

Both parties under attack over ongoing deeming rate "rort"

Estimates that over half a million pensioners are being severely short-changed by the current deeming rate have led to demands for urgent action.

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