A maintenance worker collecting bins from a Melbourne CBD apartment building has avoided the hiss of death after stumbling across a venomous one-metre long tiger snake this morning. Cameron Mayne… Continue reading Maintenance worker’s shock after finding tiger snake in Melbourne CBD
A 73-year-old Utah woman who raised 35 adopted children — 26 of whom had special needs — has said she did it to ensure they “felt loved”. Christie Jamieson began… Continue reading US woman who adopted 35 children says ‘there’s always room for one more’
A Melbourne man accused of stabbing a French tourist to death in the Northern Territory has “severe” schizophrenia and has been self-harming in custody, a court has heard. Pande Veleski,… Continue reading Melbourne man accused of killing French tourist ‘too unwell’ to attend court
Representatives of Queensland’s agriculture and tourism sectors say Australia’s Great Barrier Reef progress report to UNESCO could make or break their industries. Key points: The joint 2050 progress report to… Continue reading Great Barrier Reef: Agriculture, tourism sectors warn UNESCO ‘in danger’ listing could harm industries
Large crowds are gathering outside a Chennai hospital after one of India’s most popular and powerful politicians, J Jayalalitha, suffered a heart attack on Sunday night. The news has sparked… Continue reading India’s Jayaram Jayalalitha suffers heart attack
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who is in a very critical condition after a cardiac arrest according to hospital sources, has had a heart surgery this morning, her party… Continue reading Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa critical after cardiac arrest
A nine-year-old boy has died after collapsing from a suspected heart attack during at basketball match in Warwick. He was rushed to Joondalup Health Campus, where WA Police confirmed, he later died.… Continue reading Nine-year-old boy dead after suspected heart attack during basketball game in WA
A woman wanted for questioning over the alleged shooting murder of a Gold Coast father has handed herself in two days later. Her lawyer said she was previously too upset to… Continue reading Wanted woman hands herself in to police after shooting
Sydney FC have corrected a slight wobble in their A-League season with a 2-0 defeat of depleted battlers Newcastle, but will have to raise the bar further against Melbourne City… Continue reading Sydney FC beat Newcastle Jets to remain undefeated to start A-League season
Paramedics have responded to “several dozen” calls relating to asthma on Sunday afternoon but Ambulance Victoria say it’s unclear how many of those were weather related. It was unclear if… Continue reading Asthma: sufferers on high alert, with evening Melbourne thunderstorm expected
Authorities said they would work through the night to recover more victims of a deadly fire that raced through a converted warehouse crowded with people attending a Friday night concert in… Continue reading Officials fear up to 40 dead in fire during concert at Oakland warehouse
A Teenager has killed herself in front of her family after she was driven to suicide by “relentless cyber-bullying”. Brandy Vela, 18, from Texas City, US, sent a final text… Continue reading Teen kills herself in front of family after driven to suicide by ‘relentless cyber-bullying’
