4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (632+ words) Cheap cigarettes could soon be used as proof to prosecute business owners selling illegal tobacco. An overhaul of customs rules introduced to federal parliament on Thursday will make it easier for law enforcement agencies to seize illegal tobacco. Under previous…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (448+ words) Coming to Australia for the first time, one young woman had never met the man she was due to marry and had no understanding of how many basic systems worked in the nation. Entering into the arranged marriage, her husband…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (352+ words) Former construction union boss John Setka has lamented being gagged from speaking his mind as he launched into a tirade against the union's administrators outside court. The 61-year-old appeared before Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday over several matters relating to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (691+ words) Some tourists previously reported missing in Nepal have made contact with authorities as search efforts continued following catastrophic floods that killed at least 1118 people and left more than 3900 missing. Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 324 foreign nationals had been rescued so far,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (327+ words) Australia will step up its support to fight trans-national drug trafficking flowing through the Pacific, with a $600 million package. Anthony Albanese announced the new investment at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, which aims to stop the contraband arriving in…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (417+ words) Billions of dollars are being poured into domestic and family violence responses, but is little invested into services to stop men's violence from happening in the first place. This is according to new research based on expertise from 150 Australian practitioners…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1008+ words) Migrant and refugee women face a difficult decision if subjected to family violence. Leave their partner, when they may not have working rights or be able to access Centrelink, while isolated from loved ones overseas and on a precarious visa....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (306+ words) Gun licences will be restricted to Australian citizens as part of measures to limit access to firearms following the Bondi mass shooting. State and territory leaders agreed to gun reforms at a national cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (288+ words) A Top End Labor politician accused of assaulting the King's representative has been slapped with an additional charge for allegedly breaching his bail conditions. Luke Gosling, the federal member for the Darwin-based seat of Solomon, was released on bail after…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (480+ words) The legacy of a woman with cerebral palsy who died in squalid conditions must be stronger protection for vulnerable people, her brother says. Adelaide woman Ann-Marie Smith died in hospital in April 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure…...