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Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested over war crimes allegations in Afghanistan
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (714+ words) Australia's most decorated living soldier is expected to be charged with five counts of war crime murders after he was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday. Ben Roberts-Smith, a recipient of the prestigious Victoria Cross, was arrested at the domestic…...
Australia warns social media platforms of ‘major gaps’ in enforcing under-16 ban
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (345+ words) Australia's e-safety commissioner warned platforms like Meta, YouTube and TikTok of "major gaps" in their enforcement of the social media ban for under-16s, almost four months after the law came into effect. "While social media platforms have taken some initial…...
ISIS flag seized as accused terror teens face court
1+ week, 6+ day ago (365+ words) Two teenage boys are facing a string of terrorism charges over separate incidents, including one involving the alleged importation of an ISIS flag. Police charged a 17-year-old boy on Tuesday with allegedly collecting manuals, guides and material promoting ISIS-inspired terrorism....
Revealed: Affluent neighbourhoods where black Londoners 'up to 48 times more likely' to be stopped and searched by police
3+ week, 6+ day ago (993+ words) Black Londoners are up to 48 times more likely than white Londoners to be stopped and searched by police in the capital's most affluent neighbourhoods, according to new research commissioned by City Hall. East Sheen, Dulwich village, Hampstead village, south Richmond…...
The London areas where Black people are ‘48 times more likely to be stopped and searched by police’
3+ week, 6+ day ago (458+ words) Black people face a disproportionately higher risk of being stopped and searched by police in affluent areas of London. New data reveals they are up to 48 times more likely than white people to experience this. A comprehensive analysis of 152,000 Metropolitan…...
Harry Styles returns to stage with first show in three years in Manchester
4+ week, 2+ day ago (407+ words) Harry Styles performed his first show in three years last night in Manchester. The singer, 32, took to the Co-Op Live the same day his fourth album, Kiss All The Time, Disco, Occasionally was released. Over 20,000 fans descended on the venue,…...
Sydney to Hobart 1998: the harrowing race that killed six and ‘shattered the community’
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (905+ words) Each Boxing Day, as Australia shakes off its Christmas stupor, we turn our eyes from Melbourne's MCG to Sydney's harbour to watch a fleet of carbon-fibre titans tear toward the heads. Within 48 hours, they will enter Bass Strait, a stretch…...
This Melbourne Hotel & A Sexual Wellness Brand Are Normalising The Sexy Weekender
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (335+ words) Sexy weekenders are so on the menu for 2026. You know who knows it? Sexual wellness store High Tide, and Melbourne's coolest accom, StandardX Hotel. They've teamed up to make your next rendezvous even more seductive than you originally planned. The…...
Sister of British man who drowned in Thailand says beach lifeguard ‘couldn’t swim’
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (789+ words) A British man who drowned while swimming off a popular beach in Thailand may have survived had emergency response and safety standards been better, his sister has claimed. She said the Thai lifeguard on duty at the time of the…...