Step aside, Colossus. Be gone, Hercules. The Australian Reptile Park has recorded its largest male specimen so far
First there was Colossus, then Hercules … now, Thor.
Among the Australian Reptile Park’s tributes to the gods, one is newly pre-eminent, bearing the title of “Hemsworth”.
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The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, says “the firing gun has started” for this year’s federal election, which he predicts will be in March or April.
Speaking to ABC News Breakfast just earlier, he said he doesn’t think the government will deliver a budget this year:
I think we’re all ready for it. I think it will be in March, April, I don’t think they’ll do a budget, they don’t want to remind the Australian people with the sea of red ink in the budget. That’s my punt.
This road is of national significance but it’s also one of the most dangerous in our country. And I think it just needs a commitment, and we’re glad to see the government has finally adopted that, one we had, and one the state government can now get on with the job of delivering.
Labor can make up all the nonsense they like. They’re desperate. I mean, this is a government that’s been on the back foot, that got things wrong, that is sending Australians on a pathway to poverty, not a pathway to prosperity. And so they’re in a state of desperation, saying these sorts of things.
Continue reading...NSW police ‘hopeful’ of finding 23-year-old Hadi Nazari alive in remote national park as they track movements since he was last seen on Boxing Day
Police are hopeful a 23-year-old hiker missing since Boxing Day could still be alive in the remote Kosciuszko national park after a camera and campfire area were found.
The extensive search entered its thirteenth day on Tuesday.
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Lambie says Albanese decision to campaign over holidays ‘bizarre’
Senator Jacqui Lambie has questioned whether Anthony Albanese would call an early election, amid his pre-election campaign blitz across multiple states this week.
Most people don’t want to see a politician over this … three weeks, you know, from about the 20th probably to about the 10th or 15th of January. So to be out there and campaigning now, I just I don’t know whether that will just annoy the people more or what …
Going out this early straight after Christmas, this would have to be a first, I reckon. This is phenomenal. So anybody would have to say that he’s going to call an election in late February or early March, surely.
You never see anybody running around campaigns during the Christmas period. This is really bizarre, so I’m not sure how that is going to go down with Australians. But quite frankly, the worst time to do it is the three weeks over the Christmas period. They just don’t like it very much.
Continue reading...Laura Cullen was among 5,000 people at a 2017 Sydney protest when she was knocked down and injured as NSW police tried to arrest a man
A landmark legal ruling that set out the duty of care New South Wales police owe people attending protests has been overturned on appeal, stripping an Invasion Day marcher of an $800,000 compensation claim and forcing her to repay $103,00 in legal costs.
The NSW court of appeal handed down the decision shortly before Christmas, overturning an earlier ruling that found police had a duty of care to a woman who attended a protest where she was a bystander to an arrest, and who was knocked down and injured during the arrest.
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Continue reading...Front dragging warm air from the Pilbara brings ‘particularly hot’ weather to SA, NSW, Victoria and Tasmania
Winds from the Southern Ocean will bring relief on Monday to parts of south-eastern Australia sweltering through a three-day heatwave.
A heatwave warning for South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for the weekend as temperatures were expected to spike in some parts to 40C.
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Continue reading...Microlight wreckage found after witness saw plane go down near Nambucca Heads on the mid-north coast
The bodies of two men killed in a light aircraft crash on the mid-north coast of New South Wales have been recovered from the wreckage as the investigation continues.
The pair took off from a private airfield near Coffs Harbour on Saturday.
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Continue reading...Keith Lees, 72, evaded warrant for almost 18 months in relation to alleged murder, and is accused of trying to bite police
A man is behind bars and will likely face extradition after his arrest over a woman’s alleged murder more than two decades ago.
Keith Lees, 72, remains in custody after spending about 18 months evading an arrest warrant over the death of his former partner, 25-year-old Meaghan Louise Rose, who was discovered at the base of Point Cartwright Cliffs on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in 1997.
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Continue reading...Warrants for the arrest of Codye Thomson and Kaine Thomson-Gleeson have been issued over the killing of 23-year-old in Caboolture
Two brothers wanted for an alleged shooting murder north of Brisbane last month are now on the run after they were released after being questioned last month, according to Queensland police.
Police named 29-year-old Codye Thomson and 32-year-old Kaine Thomson-Gleeson as wanted for the alleged offence, on Friday.
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Continue reading...Body recovered from water after tragic accident near a picnic area on the Duckholes Trail in Ku-ring-gai Chase national park
An investigation is under way after a man fell from a cliff and died at Ku-ring-gai Chase national park in northern Sydney on Friday afternoon.
The man believed to be in his 40s reportedly fell 20 metres from a cliff at the Duckholes Trail, Terrey Hills, into the water below.
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Continue reading...Multiple calls made to triple zero before 39-year-old found critically injured outside high-rise unit block on River Road in Parramatta
A man has been released without charge after a woman fell to her death off his balcony.
The 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning after the woman was found dead at the bottom of his apartment block, forcing investigators to examine the scene, their relationship and multiple triple-zero calls.
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Continue reading...Man believed to be in his 30s fatally shot by officers outside Manning hospital in Taree on the mid-north coast
A man has been shot dead in a hospital car park after allegedly aiming a gun at police.
Police arrived at Manning hospital in Taree on the New South Wales mid-north coast just before 1pm on Thursday after reports a man had fired shots into the air at a home several kilometres away.
Continue reading...Hadi Nazari, 23, last seen on Boxing Day descending the challenging Hannels Spur track
Hopes are dwindling that a missing hiker will be found alive as experts warn of the rough terrain and scarce water availability.
The 23-year-old hiker, Hadi Nazari, was descending a challenging trail in the Kosciuszko national park about 2.30pm on Boxing Day when he was last seen by friends, who raised the alarm when he did not arrive at the campground where they arranged to meet.
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Continue reading...Baby girl born in NSW’s Port Macquarie base hospital at 12.05 belongs to generation Beta, many of whom will live to see 22nd century
A baby girl named Remi, born just minutes into the new year on the NSW midnorth coast, is believed to be the first Australian birth of 2025 – and the first of “generation Beta”.
Tzu-Ling Huang and Liam Walsh had a quiet New Year’s Eve planned at their home in Comboyne, but their daughter surprised them and arrived two weeks early.
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Continue reading...Melbourne and Sydney fires brought under control, including in Tempe, and stabbings reported in Guildford and the Mornington Peninsula
New Year’s Eve revellers have largely been praised for their behaviour at Australia’s biggest fireworks shows, while officers were kept busy with outbursts of trouble around local fireworks.
More than a million people swarmed the main vantage points around Sydney harbour and hundreds of thousands of Melbourne partygoers were treated to a fireworks and laser spectacular.
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Continue reading...Bigger Austudy and carer allowance payments, higher Medicare safety net thresholds and mandatory corporate reporting on climate also in 1 Jan changes
With the new year comes new policies, laws, taxes and reforms. Here’s everything to know about changes on 1 January, 2025 that could affect you.
Continue reading...Police rushed to Edensor Park after two armed men were allegedly seen trying to break into a home
A man has been charged after an alleged bungled shooting resulted in a high-speed chase through south-west Sydney.
Police had attended a home in Edensor Park about 1.30am on Tuesday after two men armed with guns were allegedly seen trying to break into a property, before leaving in a Hyundai sedan.
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Continue reading...The 23-year-old was last seen descending a walking trail after agreeing to meet up with friends at Geehi campsite, sparking a multi-agency search
A major search for a 23-year-old hiker missing in Kosciuszko national park since Boxing Day resumed on Monday.
The man – who police said was an experienced hiker – was last seen by friends about 2.30pm last Thursday. He was descending the Hannels Spur trail, Geehi, between Khancoban and Thredbo, in the park.
Continue reading...Police allege 31-year-old victim was shot in his car outside family home in western Sydney in ‘targeted attack’
Police have charged an alleged getaway driver after the shooting death of a man outside a family home in western Sydney in what they have labelled a “targeted attack”.
Emergency services found a 31-year-old man in Canley Heights on Sunday night after reports of shots being fired just before 7pm. Paramedics treated him for gunshot wounds but he died at the scene.
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