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Man arrested after woman stabbed to death in Victoria’s south-west
A man has been arrested after a woman died from stab wounds at a home in Victoria’s rural south-west on Saturday morning. Police were called to house in Pilleau Street, Coleraine, following reports a woman had been stabbed about 1.10am. Officers...

Victoria library branch marks anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
The free exhibit will be at the downtown branch until Aug. 15 To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) will be a host to the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Poster Exhibition that...

Australians made 4B mobile wallet payments in 2024: report
Homepage > News > Finance > Australians made 4B mobile wallet payments in 2024: report Australians made over 4 billion mobile payment transactions in 2024, totaling over $100 billion, a new industry report has revealed. The 2025 Bank On It report...
Prospective Marriage Visa VS Partner Visa: Which One is Better?
Are you engaged to your Australian partner and wondering whether to apply for the Prospective Marriage Visa (Subclass 300) or get married first and then apply for a Partner Visa (Subclass 820/309) to settle in Australia with your fiancé? Well,...

Prince Harry denies 'physical fight' with Prince Andrew
Prince Harry has dismissed claims he once had a "physical fight" with Prince Andrew. The Duke of Sussex was alleged to have got into an altercation with his disgraced uncle - who stepped back from public duties in 2019 amid backlash from his...

The Young And the Restless Spoilers: Victoria & Nate Bond, Shick’s Sticky Reunion, Kyle’s Guilt, Cane’s New Plan
The Young and the Restless spoilers hint that the next three weeks in the land of Genoa City will bring shocking moments, bombshells, and a little awkwardness, as everyone reels in the aftermath of everything that went down in Nice. Find out what...

Partners united go ‘all clear’ underwater
Department of Defence A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on a police boat in Gladstone Marina brought Australian and United States clearance divers into action during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. After Queensland Police handed over...
Joint Group of Industry Organisations statement in response to Productivity Commission report
Business Council of Australia The Productivity Commission proposal to tax business cash flow is an experimental change that hasn’t been tried anywhere else in the world. This tax increase risks putting more pressure on all Australians still...

‘Together’ Director Michael Shanks on Putting His Own Relationship ‘Dirty Laundry’ in the Movie and Sending Dave Franco Videos of His Panic Attacks as Inspiration
To say that Neon’s horror movie “Together,” starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, made a splash at this year’s Sundance Film Festival would be an understatement. After being bought by the company for $17 million, the romantic comedy (literally...
Australia ‘looking good’ after tariffs held at 10 per cent
Former Trump trade adviser Kelly Ann Shaw shared her views on how Australia has lucked out in remaining at a 10 per cent tariff rate. “Australia is looking pretty good right now compared to other governments, and I think you should be feeling very...

Zara and Mike Tindall huge 'support' to Prince William
Zara and Mike Tindall will be a huge “support” for Prince William when he becomes King. The 43-year-old Prince of Wales is next in line to the British throne after his father King Charles and royal insiders believe he could turn to his cousin...

Heidi Klum shocked when son decided to become a model
Heidi Klum was shocked when her son decided to be a model. The supermodel’s son Henry, 19, was initially set on a music career like his famous father Seal but surprised Heidi by deciding to follow her onto the runway. She told HELLO! Magazine: “I...

Australian Venue Co secures new private equity partner
One of Australia’s largest pub, bar and hotel operators, Australian Venue Co (AVC), is moving into its next phase of growth after securing a new private equity partner to join majority owner PAG. AVC has announced that CVC Capital Partners Asia VI...

Australia fourth most targeted country for cyberattacks, finds Nozomi
The large-scale cyberattacks on entities such as Medibank, Optus and Latitude Financial over the last two years no longer seem to be anomalies. Australia is now the fourth most targeted country for cyberattacks behind Japan, Germany and Brazil,...
Australia eyes more US exports as Trump holds tariffs at 10%
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON - Australian products could become more competitive in the US market, helping businesses boost exports, Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Aug 1, after US President Donald Trump kept the minimum tariff rate of 10 per cent for...
Australia spared any new tariffs as Trump announces new import taxes
Australia has been spared another rise in tariffs as the White House announced a new round of import taxes. Donald Trump had hinted that the 10 per cent baseline tariff would rise on all countries. But as a new list of countries to receive more...
The cracks are showing in the stories Australia tells itself about multiculturalism
When the nomadic, quasi-Australian, quasi-American restaurant critic, Besha Rodell, finally returned to Melbourne in 2017, she sent her American-born teen to a local school, only for him to come home regularly shocked by the talk he discovered in...

Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes paints himself a climate crusader - but his private jet trips with his new girlfriend tell a different story
Tech billionaire and green energy investor Mike Cannon-Brookes has built his public image around tackling climate change, but the flight log of his $75million private jet paints a very different picture. The Atlassian co-founder, 45, has openly...
‘Unfinished business’: Plan to get Pacquiao back to Australia revealed... and who he’d fight
No Limit CEO George Rose has unveiled his bold plan to bring Manny Pacquiao Down Under for a second time -- and back to the scene of arguably Australia’s great boxing boilover -- declaring: “We’re offering him the chance to settle some unfinished...

Partnership extended between Basketball Australia and Ford Dealer Network
An extension of the major partnership between Ford Dealer Network and Basketball Australia has today been announced at an event on the Gold Coast – marking Ford’s commitment to Australian basketball. The partnership extension was celebrated...