Unlicensed driver charged over death of Comic Con attendee
Organisers say they are “gutted” by the fatal car crash that killed a convention attendee and seriously injured his friend outside the popular comic culture festival on Saturday.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:17:23 +1000
Open Original Website‘It’s out there’: Moe shopping mall an unlikely stage for a grand opera
Usually, locals go this shopping centre to get their nails done or to buy some sushi. On Sunday, it was different.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:39:34 +1000
Open Original WebsiteMore than 20 arrested as hundreds gather to demand end to hate-speech laws
More than 20 people were arrested over two days of protest action in Brisbane’s CBD, with pro-Palestine groups calling on the Crisafulli government to repeal its contentious hate-speech laws.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:55:32 +1000
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Sorry, Nicole – I would choose another star as my death doula
Nicole Kidman says she wants to become a death doula. Good on her. But it got me thinking about who I might want to hold my hand as the light fades.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Open Original WebsiteWA still only middle of the ladder when it comes to snuffing out illegal tobacco
The illicit tobacco ladder puts WA in fourth place behind New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +1000
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Man allegedly murdered mum with household knife, man killed in separate stabbing
The alleged domestic violence murder is one of two stabbings that occurred within a 15-minute drive of each other overnight, with police alleging the second involved a home invasion by a group of masked men.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:14:45 +1000
Open Original WebsiteA child reported sexual assault. The alleged violence then escalated
A former student is suing the state of NSW over an allegedly abusive teacher at a prominent Sydney school.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +1000
Open Original WebsiteBen Roberts-Smith issues first statement after his release from jail on bail
Ben Roberts-Smith has issued his first statement after being released from a Sydney jail on bail.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:40:23 +1000
Open Original WebsiteEmpty heritage house stalls redevelopment of ‘eyesore’ shopping centre
The council has refused to allow a developer to knock down a solitary heritage house for the redevelopment of a derelict shopping centre.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:30:00 +1000
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Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith ‘categorically’ denies allegations
Decorated Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has made his first public statement since his release from Silverwater Correctional Complex on Friday.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:53:58 +1000
Open Original Website‘He was erratic’: One dead, one fighting for life after car swerves into pedestrians at showgrounds
The comic culture convention will pause for a minute’s silence as detectives continue to investigate if a driver intentionally swerved onto a footpath, killing a young man.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:04:11 +1000
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Belinda is facing terminal cancer. But she hopes to live on in a WA forest
Perth woman Belinda Lawrence was 43 when she was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer. She found talking about her plans for after she passed was “a powerful thing when you get struck by something so out of your control”.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:29:29 +1000
Open Original WebsiteSearch resumes for man missing from cruise liner, after woman from same ship drowns
The search for a man in his 70s has resumed off Moreton Island, and it follows the death of a Tasmanian passenger who drowned while snorkelling.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:26:01 +1000
Open Original WebsiteOne dead after car swerves into pedestrians
A car swerved onto the footpath outside a fan convention at Melbourne Showgrounds on Saturday evening.
Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:22:37 +1000
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