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Margie Abbott has made a rare, solo public appearance to launch a new book by courageous Pink Hope founder, Krystal Barter. Mrs Abbott, who wore pink for the event, said she had been inspired by Ms Barter’s courage in having both breasts removed as a preventative measure, after discovering she carried the gene for breast […]

Today marks Quentin Bryce’s last day as Australia’s Governor-General so what better time to look back at her highlight reel from her time in office.

During her five-and-a-half years as Governor-General, Quentin Bryce has met thousands of Australians, travelled to dozens of countries, and played host to scores of foreign dignitaries and today marks her final day occupying the nation’s highest post. This morning during his final visit to see the governor-general at her official residence of Yarralumla, Prime Minister […]

Craig Thomson will spend just three months in prison for defrauding the Health Services Union of more than $24,000. Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg sentenced the former member for Dobell to one year in jail but ruled that would include nine months suspended prison time, meaning Thomson would spend just three months in custody. But Thomson is […]

Malaysia Airlines has come under fire again overnight after it sent a text message to the families of those missing on flight MH370 “confirming” there were no survivors. Prior to a press conference given by the Malaysian Prime Minister, some of the relatives of those on board had been briefed in person but others read the […]

In the past month, clothing retailers Rivers Australia, Just Jeans, and bedding chain Pillow Talk recalled items, including children’s jeans, coloured with “azo dyes” known to break down into carcinogenic chemicals. While not all azo dyes present as a problem expert authorities classify these colorants as carcinogens and advise against prolonged contact. “While this dye […]

Oscar Pistorius plans to sell the $460,000 house where he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year to pay his legal fees. Pistorius, currently on trial for shooting Steenkamp in the upstairs bathroom of his luxury home in Pretoria on Valentine’s Day last year, is spending as much as $9000 a day on his […]

The Australian Maritime Search Authority has released satellite images it believes could be the wreckage of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. AMSA posted the images on its website this afternoon. They show several objects – some as large as 24 metres in length – suspected to be parts of the fuselage of the plane. The […]

If Australian authorities have found the wreckage of flight MH370, what is it doing off the coast of Perth and why did it crash? Here are some of the current theories circulating the internet. Pilot sabotage: Malaysian authorities have confirmed that they have searched the residence of Capitan Zaharie Ahmad Shah, 53, and seized a […]

Their press conference about the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is currently being beamed around the world – so who are John Young and John McGarry? An experienced and well-respected member of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, John Young has spearheaded numerous emergency search and rescues throughout the Asia-Pacific region. He has been at the centre […]