Real change will require cultural transformation – within law enforcement, the courts and the communityLast year I spoke to a young woman who urgently wanted to share her story, saying: “I don’t want what happened to me to happen to anyone else.”Sarah* detailed her appalling experience of Australia’s legal and justice system. She disclosed the impact of repeated and distressing delays in court appearances, often at the last minute – which had serious impacts on her mental health and ultimately led to her quitting the job she loved. She told me the prosecuting lawyer had changed multiple times, and often…
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Dangerous and damaged oil and gas infrastructure has been left in WA’s north. Now it’s for sale – cheap, with free double pluggers thrown in. Dangerous and damaged oil and gas infrastructure has been left in WA’s north. Now it’s for sale – cheap, with free double pluggers thrown in. An ASX-listed petroleum company is attempting to offload stricken oil and gas infrastructure in Western Australia’s north for a fraction of its original value after numerous safety and environmental breaches were identified. King Sound is a huge gulf in the famed Kimberley region, expanding from the mouth of the mighty…
Aussie mums Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy unveil their new podcast: Baby Talk with Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy. Aussie mums Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy unveil their new podcast: Baby Talk with Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy. Video: Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy unveil their new podcast Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy unveil their new podcast We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement Lifestyle Aussie mums Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy unveil their new podcast: Baby Talk with Tayla Broad and Lana Murphy. February 10, 2025 — 4.16pm…
Gold-standard lunchboxes are great, but sometimes life gets in the way. Here a nutritionist suggests ways to make healthy kids’ lunches that even stand a chance of getting eaten. Gold-standard lunchboxes are great, but sometimes life gets in the way. Here a nutritionist suggests ways to make healthy kids’ lunches that even stand a chance of getting eaten. Perspective National Queensland Schools By Felicity Caldwell February 9, 2025 — 6.11pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement With students returning…
This blog is now closed.Victoria byelections: Liberals claim Greens seat as Allan pledges to ‘do more’ after vote dives in Labor heartlandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition backs healthcare packageGallagher welcomed the opposition backing Labor’s package for women’s health this morning. She said on ABC Insiders:We know Peter Dutton wanders around saying he’s going to cut a whole range of things. He’s clear he sees a lot of our investments in Medicare as wasteful spending. But these are really good investments into women’s health. And it will make a difference for millions of people across…
The family-oriented event celebrated football and aviation. Brandon Farrell, 6, from Mountain View, wearing a San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy shirt, participates in a “Parachute Training Run” during the “Flying Football Fun Fest” at Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, Calif., on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Aviation and football fans alike turned out in droves to participate in Hiller Aviation Museum’s “Flying Football Fun Fest” before today’s Super Bowl. Children ran around with parachutes, similar to how some athletes train, remote-controlled robots controlled by children and adults participated in the Bot Bowl, and guests…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Laverne Cox has come out with a very important series at a very important time. Clean Slate, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on February 6, stars the Orange Is The New Black alum alongside George Wallace. Laverne reached deep into her own childhood pain to tell this humorous, uplifting story. But she hopes that this will have a healing effect upon viewers. Especially now, at a time when her story is so painfully relevant. In ‘Clean Slate,’ Laverne Cox stars as a woman reconnecting — and reintroducing herself to — her father in her hometown.…
Rebecca Bligh: “It’s incredibly exciting. Where it can go is even more exciting.” Rebecca Bligh: “It’s incredibly exciting. Where it can go is even more exciting.” A Vancouver city councillor and two park board commissioners announced plans Friday to potentially have an electric passenger ferry operating by 2027 that would connect downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and Gibsons. Rebecca Bligh, along with Brennan Bastyovanszky and Laura Christensen, told reporters from Harbour Green Dock near the Vancouver Convention Centre that they will all introduce motions at council and park board meetings to push for the ferry. “Just look at other…
Exclusive: Greens call for NBN CEO salary to be cut by estimated $2.5m alongside ‘cost-of-living’ relief for usersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens say Labor must drastically cut the pay of the national broadband network’s chief executive in exchange for their support on a bill to block any future privatisation of the publicly owned network.The party’s amendments to Labor’s bill include a salary cap for senior executives, placing a legal obligation on NBN services to remain “affordable and accessible” to consumers, and providing cost-of-living relief for…
President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. “Any steel coming into the United States is going to have a 25% tariff,” he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One as he flew from Florida to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl. When asked about aluminum, he responded, “aluminum, too” will be subject to the trade penalties. Trump also reaffirmed that he would announce “reciprocal tariffs” — “probably Tuesday…
There was no on-field celebration for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after this Super Bowl. Only consolation far away from the prying TV cameras. The pop superstar turned up at the big game for the second consecutive year as her boyfriend and the Kansas City Chiefs tried to make history by winning a third consecutive Lombardi Trophy. Instead, Swift found herself booed by a pro-Eagles crowd and then had to endure their countless cheers as Philadelphia rolled to a 40-22 victory at the Superdome. Last year, Swift and Kelce locked lips on the field at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as red and gold confetti fell…
The post-industrial chic of the long-shuttered East Perth Power Station’s enthralled music fans at the opening of the newest Perth Festival public space. The post-industrial chic of the long-shuttered East Perth Power Station’s enthralled music fans at the opening of the newest Perth Festival public space. By Mark Naglazas February 10, 2025 — 7.11am When Perth Festival announced the long-shuttered East Perth Power Station on the Swan River would be its new live music venue and one of their hubs, a place where patrons and artists gather before shows and linger afterwards, I must admit I struggled to see it.…
The Australian sharemarket has fallen, with miners retreating after Donald Trump announced the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. The Australian sharemarket has fallen, with miners retreating after Donald Trump announced the United States will impose 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports. Updated Business Markets World markets By Jessica Yun Updated February 10, 2025 — 4.29pmfirst published at 4.20am , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement Welcome to…
Police believed the alleged shooter, who was injured and dishevelled, might have been living in a tent in bushland for up to four years. Police believed the alleged shooter, who was injured and dishevelled, might have been living in a tent in bushland for up to four years. Updated National Queensland Crime By William Davis and Catherine Strohfeldt Updated February 10, 2025 — 9.16amfirst published February 9, 2025 — 1.24pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Advertisement A man who…
A 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, as flagged by the US president, is more evidence that Australia cannot rely on our ally to do good by usNews that the US president, Donald Trump, was going to place a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports in to the US came as it generally does with such things – out of the blue, with no reasoning, and little to no understanding of whether Trump even knows what he is doing.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One on the way to the Super Bowl, Trump talked about “reciprocal”…
I’m sorry Saquon I wasn’t familiar with your shotgunning game I’m sorry Saquon I wasn’t familiar with your shotgunning game Getty Images There’s no doubt about Saquon Barkley’s incredible skill set as a running back. No one is questioning that. But, MAN, I had no clue he was such an elite shotgunner of canned, domestic beer. To borrow from Shaquille O’Neal: I’m sorry Saquon, I wasn’t familiar with your game. The Eagles running back went to the locker room in New Orleans and, like any Super Bowl champion would in the wake of a cruise-control 40-22 championship victory over the…
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s awards season, celebrity gossip fans. In the wake of the Golden Globes being handed out a few weeks ago, and then the Oscar nominations being announced a short time later, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards honored the best in movies and television on Friday night. The ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler. And the stars who took home the major prizes? Scroll down for a full list of Critics Choice Awards winners… Demi Moore accepts the Best Actress award for “The Substance” onstage during the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on February…
Protesters have been slapped with thousands in fines after a protest that upped the stakes in the environmental opposition to Woodside’s operations in WA’s north. Protesters have been slapped with thousands in fines after a protest that upped the stakes in the environmental opposition to Woodside’s operations in WA’s north. By Jesinta Burton Updated February 10, 2025 — 11.27amfirst published at 10.27am Three climate protesters who targeted the home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill have been slapped with more than $6000 in fines after pleading guilty to attempted trespass and attempted unlawful damage over the incident, which was filmed by…
Australian bobsledder Bree Walker shares World Cup gold in Lillehammer, Norway with American Kaysha Love. Australian bobsledder Bree Walker shares World Cup gold in Lillehammer, Norway with American Kaysha Love. Video: Aussie ties for World Cup gold in monobob Aussie ties for World Cup gold in monobob We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Brisbane Times Advertisement Sport Olympics Australian bobsledder Bree Walker shares World Cup gold in Lillehammer, Norway with American Kaysha Love. February 10, 2025 — 4.30pm , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save videos for later…
Singer was due to perform Sunday night but authorities worried large blockage could cause sewage to back up in venue toiletsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn enormous fatberg in central Perth has forced a Bryan Adams concert to be cancelled after authorities raised concerns that sewage may back up at the venue’s toilets.Adams was due to perform at the Western Australian capital’s RAC Arena on Sunday night, but the city’s water corporation said a “large blockage of fat, grease and rags” was causing wastewater overflows at nearby…