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Mum jailed for conning lonely men
SHE tricked seven men into lending her $2 million, which is spent on gambling or cocaine. The lonely hearts fraudster sobbed as she was sentenced to jail.
Missing pet pug Egg is actually dead
IN A sad twist to an already mysterious case, police have confirmed that Egg, the 14-week-old pug who sparked a frantic Sydney-wide search, is dead.
‘Malcolm, can you live on $600?’
A WOMAN who works at Spotlight in Campbelltown and stands to lose $80 a week out of her $600 pay, had some powerful words for the PM about the loss of her penalty rates.
Why it’s a bad time to cut penalty rates
THOUSANDS of workers will be worse off from today’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
Special Features
Bank boss’s blistering spray at MPs
ONE of our most influential economists has ripped into Australia’s “dysfunctional” MPs, accusing them of firing insults at each other instead of doing anything useful.
Family’s money woes before Karen’s death
KAREN and Borce Ristevski ran a profitable fashion business. But 17 years ago the business failed, and it appears money issues were at the core of their recent problems.
The Mercedes of utes has landed
MERCEDES has sent its new ute to Australia — a year before it goes on sale — because local demand has caught the company by surprise.
Penalty rates slashed for Sunday workers
THOUSANDS of workers have had their weekend salary slashed as the Fair Work Commission announced they would reduce Sunday penalty rates in a landmark decision this morning.
Why it’s a bad time to cut penalty rates
THOUSANDS of workers will be worse off from today’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates. And it couldn’t have happened at a worse time.
Bank boss’s blistering spray at MPs
ONE of our most influential economists has ripped into Australia’s “dysfunctional” MPs, accusing them of firing insults at each other instead of doing anything useful.
Gay marriage will happen, here’s how
MAKE no mistake — same-sex marriage will happen in Australia, and the architect of the US campaign for equality has a sure-fire strategy to make it happen.
‘Millionaires’ made on govt money
MORE than $280 million in funding designed to support indigenous companies and indigenous workers has instead made a few people ‘millionaires’.
North Korea a ‘direct threat to Australia’
JULIE Bishop and her US counterparts definitely agree on one thing: something needs to be done about North Korea’s increasingly provocative behaviour.
Mum jailed for conning lonely men
SHE tricked seven men into lending her $2 million, which is spent on gambling or cocaine. The lonely hearts fraudster sobbed as she was sentenced to jail.
Missing pet pug Egg is actually dead
IN A sad twist to an already mysterious case, police have confirmed that Egg, the 14-week-old pug who sparked a frantic Sydney-wide search, is dead.
Torn loyalties of Karen’s daughter
KAREN Ristevski’s daughter is living an unthinkable nightmare, as family members struggle to explain her mother’s disappearance.
How a mobile can solve a murder
IN THE digital age, police investigating a murder have more tools available. Even a phone can offer a vital breakthrough.
Death threat: ‘I wish I could shoot you’
TEENAGER Joshua Goyne has spoken out about the messages of hate he receives from people trying to stop him doing what he loves.
Mum jailed for conning lonely men
SHE tricked seven men into lending her $2 million, which is spent on gambling or cocaine. The lonely hearts fraudster sobbed as she was sentenced to jail.
Gerard Baden-Clay won’t get a cent
GERARD Baden-Clay won’t be able to access any part of his murdered wife Allison’s $1 million estate.
Amber Harrison gag order continues
AMBER Harrison remains gagged by the court from speaking about her affair after judge determined she threatened to “destroy” his career out of “revenge.”
Massive fire destroys recycling centre
FIREFIGHTERS are battling a huge blaze at a recycling centre in Chullora in Sydney’s southwest. Six fire crews are at the scene.
Anti-Muslim sign’s awkward fail
ANTI-MUSLIM signs plastered around Sydney hoped to send a strong message, but didn’t quite get the point across.
Death threat: ‘I wish I could shoot you’
TEENAGER Joshua Goyne has spoken out about the messages of hate he receives from people trying to stop him doing what he loves.
Gerard Baden-Clay won’t get a cent
GERARD Baden-Clay won’t be able to access any part of his murdered wife Allison’s $1 million estate.
‘My wife could hear screaming’
A DAD whose daughter suffers from a rare condition has taught himself to make her prosthetics after doctors botched the procedure.
Australia’s most expensive car park?
THE first two hours are free. That’s nice. But overstay your welcome at Alderley Coles in Brisbane, and you might double your grocery bill.
Family’s money woes before Karen’s death
KAREN and Borce Ristevski ran a profitable fashion business. But 17 years ago the business failed, and it appears money issues were at the core of their recent problems.
Wives ‘knew something was going on’
THE wives of the four tourists killed in the Melbourne plane crash knew “something strange was going on”, the sister of a victim has revealed.
Torn loyalties of Karen’s daughter
KAREN Ristevski’s daughter is living an unthinkable nightmare, as family members struggle to explain her mother’s disappearance.
’Close dog park, it’s the reasonable thing to do’
THE RSPCA wants a dog park in Adelaide’s north temporarily closed, saying it would be the “reasonable” thing to do in the wake of an outbreak of the potentially deadly parvovirus.
Adelaide Brighton reveals $13m power hit
HIGHER energy prices coupled with an unreliable supply of power cost South Australian company Adelaide Brighton $13 million during 2016.
CEO surrenders golf cash — but not to ratepayers
RATEPAYERS have won a battle to force the CEO of their council to surrender $6800 in golf club fees — but the money will go to local businesses not them.
Office block floor badly damaged by fire
A FIRE on the second floor in an office block in the Perth CBD has caused $1 million worth of damage.
Seat-by-seat poll spells Liberal trouble
LABOR is on track to win six crucial Liberal-held seats in Perth, according to a new poll that surveys voters seat-by-seat. | Barnett, McGowan face off
Barnett and McGowan battle it out
WITH WA voters to go to the polls in just 17 days, Premier Colin Barnett and the man who wants to take his job, Labor’s Mark McGowan, faced off in the only leaders debate before the WA Election.
Caffeine warning for those who like to indulge
MOST of us don’t feel human without our daily coffee fix, but while there are some benefits from drinking caffeine, when is it too much
How the Gerrymeter UFO sighting scale works
THE NT News today brings back its world famous UFO sighting credibility rating scale, the Gerrymeter
Wood you believe it? Gerry spots UFO
UFOS have returned to the rural area, according to independent MLA Gerry Wood
Jail for $2.3 million pot crop
A TASMANIAN man convicted of growing one of the largest crops of cannabis found in the state’s history has been sentenced to more than three years in jail and will be stripped of all his assets.
Elton John announces Hobart show
MUSIC legend Sir Elton John is set to perform in Hobart for the first time in nearly 30 years.
Police claw back crays
TASMANIA’S marine police have been busy sinking their claws into recreational fishers catching undersized lobsters.