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news, latest-news, BARNABY Joyce's brief stint as Special Envoy for Drought saw taxpayers slugged with thousands of dollars in travel costs in just three months. Overall, the New England MP's parliamentary spending increased by more than…

MONDAY BUZZ: Crusher will result in broken neckSTUNNING: Awful way Roosters were informed of axeNSW Blues halfback Nathan Cleary has come under-fire following the Blues’ loss in the Origin opener against Queensland.Billed by many as the…

SINGAPORE - The last words uttered by Corporal Kok Yuen Chin before falling into the 12-m deep pump well were of protest. "Cannot encik," the 22-year-old had said, just seconds before he was pushed into the Tuas View Fire Station pump…

He was one of Australia’s top stand-up comedians before he quit performing after a horror gig more than 15 years ago, but now Marty Sheargold is making a comeback.The star of Nova’s Kate, Tim and Marty drive show has today announced that…

PETALING JAYA - The appearance of a man in a red cap walking behind Haziq Abdullah Abdul Aziz, upon the latter's release by police after he was picked up over a sex video, has set tongues wagging among the PKR circles. PKR member and…

Education will receive an extra $1.2 billion in the upcoming NSW budget, with the state government boasting of a record investment.Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Treasurer Dominic Perrottet and Education Minister Sarah Mitchell on Monday…

MANILA - Earning a college degree had long been the holy grail of this 42-year-old single mother and former overseas worker. Michelle Sison was 17 when she completed her freshman year in civil engineering at the University of the East…

news, latest-news, Tamworth's most notorious "mad scientist" Peter 'Rainmaker' Stevens is at it again, this time offering a rain first payment later deal to farmers in the New England North West. One Inverell, and one Moree based…

Even in Steve Smith’s darkest days of 2018, a cricket bat was never far from his hands.A self-confessed cricket nerd, Smith’s 12-month absence from the international game would have been as hard on him as anyone.It’s not known how many…

Traffic was running again on major access roads to the city's legislature and the government headquarters in Admiralty on Monday morning after the last remaining anti-extradition bill protesters voluntarily left. They had been urged by…

PETALING JAYA - DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang has voiced worries that the sex video scandal implicating Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali could destroy the New Malaysia agenda, describing it as Pakatan Harapan's and the Federal…

BUSAN -- A man in his 70s has been detained and fined for unlawfully reselling his ticket for K-pop sensation BTS' first-ever fan event and concert in Busan over the weekend, police said Monday.The 71-year-old man, whose identity…

Encrypted messaging service WhatsApp says it is working with authorities to help them locate missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez.The 18-year-old's distraught father had earlier pleaded for access to his son's account believing it could…

SINGAPORE - Two brothers flung Molotov cocktails at a bar in St James Power Station after bouncers told the older sibling and his friends to get out of another nightspot in the vicinity following a dispute in 2016. Bryan Ho Chang Rong,…

Catch up on the significant issues that made headlines in the Far North over the past week.Here are 10 of the most-read stories from the past seven days.TEEN’S DEATH AT RURAL RACES LABELLED ‘INHUMANE’ media_cameraHolly Winta Brown loved…

HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison on Monday (June 17) after serving nearly five weeks for contempt of court, pledging to join a mass protest movement demanding that Hong Kong's Beijing-backed…

The risks are high for South Korea to just ignore or take sides in the yearlong trade war between the US and China, with the country vulnerable to changes in economic, diplomatic and security ties with the two global powers.…

Owners have been evacuated from the Mascot Towers complex in Mascot. Picture by Damian Shaw Unfortunate owners in the Mascot Towers complex could see up to 40 per cent of their affected units’ value wiped away due to negative stigma…

LaMelo Ball to the NBL could actually happen. According to the New York Times’ Marc Stein, the “NBL remains in pursuit of LaMelo Ball ... to sign a ‘Next Stars’ contract.”The 17-year-old brother of the recently traded Lonzo Ball has…

Boy George has revealed the unlikely Game of Thrones star that has been suggested to play himself in a forthcoming biopic.Speaking to Nova’s Fitzy and Wippa on Monday morning, George said while he didn’t know who would play him Sophie…

Anyone who has ever picked up their horoscope will be well aware that it often comes with very specific advice, whether that’s what colour to wear to situations to avoid.And now it seems that we should even be basing our home decor…

Victorian pensioners anxious about turning on the heating are being treated for hypothermia in a “concerning” trend that has alarmed authorities. The sad finding was contained in a study of 217 hypothermic emergency presentations…

news, latest-news, Supplying Guyra with water by road entered its second week with two 63,000 litre B-Double tankers joining the two 36,000 litre tankers that began last week's initial transfers. While Guyra Dam is not quite empty,…

ADDING water plants to a garden is part of the trend of something old being new again.Gena Campbell from Redcliffe Garden Centre at Clontarf says water plants are popular, and it signals a return to traditional values. “We have gone back…

news, latest-news, THE pressure has begun to ease on Tamworth's biggest traffic bottleneck, with the second Jewry Street bridge opening over the weekend. However, the new bridge confused some people, with drivers spotted driving down the…

A cliffside home has raised the bar in a coveted Mt Martha pocket with a $4.4 million sale. Thehome at 15 Two Bays Cres eclipsed the street’s previous record by $1.02 million, sales records show. The three-bedroom house on 785sq m sold…

South Korea is in discussion with a UN agency on its plan to provide food aid to North Korea, the unification ministry said Monday."Discussions are under way with the World Food Programme on the food provision issue," Lee…

High Tea at Tiffany’sTHE name High Tea at Tiffany’s evokes thoughts of ribbon-finger sandwiches, scones, cream and petite sweet fancies fit for a special occasion. And rightly so, because that’s what you’ll find there.Add to this a touch…

Kawhi Leonard will likely be a hot commodity this summer. It’s a reality Fred VanVleet, speaking at Toronto’s first media availability since winning the 2019 NBA championship, told reporters on Sunday.“I think for us, there is nothing…

The embattled union boss John Setka has threatened to halt CFMMEU donations to Labor and said he would mount a legal challenge against moves to expel him from the party. The federal Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, has said he plans to…

A growing number of professional baseball and football stadiums are installing seating that draws on technology used in automobile seats, allowing spectators to sit in comfort for long periods. These seats have been introduced at some…

BRIDGING the physical gap between communities fostered greater connections between Brisbane and the suburbs of the Moreton Bay Region. Construction of the Hornibrook and Bribie bridges were major events, opening the areas up to visitors…

South Korea's military vowed Monday to beef up vigilance around the inter-Korean maritime boundary amid criticism that a North Korean boat drifted across it unchecked over the weekend.The fishing boat carrying four North Koreans…

Aldi is loved the world over for its cheap groceries and famous “Special Buys” promotions. But this weekend the German supermarket surprised shoppers with its latest one-off deal, so much so, many took to social media to share the…

Four years ago Clauddine Blanchard was found stabbed to death in her bed, only minutes after her neighbours saw her Facebook status read: “That bitch is dead!”Her 19-year-old disabled daughter, Gypsy Rose, who was confined to a…

In announcing her decision to suspend the much-despised extradition bill, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor promised to be "humble" but insisted she was not interested in pacifying protesters. She also refused to apologise for…

An Aboriginal man has died in a Western Australian prison just days after his mother reportedly called the jail to warn that he was suicidal. The WA Department of Justice confirmed that on Wednesday last week “a 30-year-old male…

Nearly 2 million protesters flooded the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday, organisers claimed, delivering a stunning repudiation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's governance and forcing a public apology out of the city's…

news, latest-news, An important meeting discussing the timeframe of Inverell's new 24-hour police station was held in state parliament. Police Minister David Elliot sat with Inverell Shire Council mayor Paul Harmon and Northern…

Monday June 17, 2019 Unlicensed builder who misled paraplegic Adelaide…

Adelaide Monday June 17, 2019 Touch Of The Fumbles: Two out of three…

South Korea aims to re-eradicate malaria by 2021 and win international confirmation as a country free from mosquito-borne infectious disease, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.Under the five-year…

Kevin Walters has rated Queensland’s come from behind State of Origin I win a “five or maybe six out of 10”, warning NSW the Maroons will be better when they clash on Sunday.A fired-up Walters again claimed he expected to win, with just…

Adelaide Monday June 17, 2019 "Notorious" level crossings targeted in…

The ruling party and a minor party said Monday they will hold respective meetings to decide whether to submit a request to open an extra session for June to put an idle parliament back on track.The move is aimed at pressing the…

Tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has married her former NBA star partner David Lee in an intimate Italian wedding over the weekend. The 2018 Australian Open champion exchanged vows with her two-time NBA All Star husband at a star-studded…

Adelaide Monday June 17, 2019 Call for less government control of Lot…

Papua New Guinea is pushing back on Australian plans to continue a controversial contract with Paladin to run refugee and asylum seeker accommodation on Manus Island. The $423m contract with Paladin, which is currently being scrutinised…

A high-security psychiatric hospital in southwest China has promised to improve its screening procedures after four of its residents managed to trick guards into letting them leave the premises, according to a local newspaper report.…

US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Robert Abrams on Monday began a three-month suspension of a curfew for his troops here, officials said, calling it an opportunity to show their ability to maintain good order and discipline.The…