Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg ruled Thomson, 49, had dishonestly used his union credit card to pay for prostitutes on several occasions between 2002 and 2008 when he was the HSU’s national secretary. Thomson – who remained emotionless as the verdict was handed down – was also found guilty of making cash withdrawals from his union credit […]

The father of the two boys, aged 11 and 14 years old, asked a UK family court to allow the boys to live with him, saying their mother was more like a “best friend” than a parent and lets her sons “do what they like”. He said that he was worried that his sons’ dental […]

The 21-year-old snowboarder has revealed that she has been the subject of an online gay hate campaign while in Sochi. Brockhoff, who is openly gay and has publicly condemned Russian president Vladimir Putin and his anti-gay propaganda laws, says messages via Twitter have called her a “dyke” and told her to “break a leg and […]

Katrina struggled for years to find her birth family – until one fateful friend request. After years of searching and heartache, Katrina Hunter had almost lost all hope of finding her biological family. But something told her to give it one last try. Now the Sunshine Coast mum of five is happier than ever after […]

The night’s losers might head out of the Kodak theatre sans gold statue but the will certainly not feel cheated for tuning up with wine, chocolates, jewellery and even holidays included in the Oscar swag bag. The March 2 broadcast’s party favours are set to be quite the package with a Swiss made Slow Watch, […]

Schapelle Corby has been told not to take part in a TV tell-all interview after Indonesian authorities said it could end her parole. Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Denny Indrayana and Indonesian justice minister Amir Syamsuddin has discussed the issue of Schapelle signing on to do a multi-million dollar TV deal. The pair agreed […]

The Kiwi airline’s new video, which features several scantily-clad Sports Illustrated swimsuit models, has already gone viral and been met with mixed reviews. The clip, aptly titled Safety in Paradise, stars Ariel Meredith, Chrissy Teigen, Hannah Davis and David Jones ambassador Jessica Gomes. Rather than being a bland instructional video, which too often gets ignored, […]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott bestowed the country’s highest military honour on Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird in parliament this morning. “Our country has lost a citizen, a soldier, a hero,” Abbott told the House of Representatives. “We are all the poorer for his passing but the richer for his living. “For all of us, this is […]

The Cooma born and raised snowboarder finished second behind American Kaitlyn Farrington (91.75), and ahead of Kelly Clark (90.75), also of the USA. Bright, who scored a disappointing 58.25 in her first run of the halfpipe, rallied all she could muster on her second attempt, scoring a huge 91.50 which put her 0.25 points behind […]

The 31-year-old Brit, a Muslim convert who officially changed his name by to Ashraf Islam in 2010, handed himself in to the police the day after Drummer Lee Rigby was brutally killed in south-east London in May last year saying he intended to kill Prince Harry because the royal “had blood on his hands”. Even […]