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Victorian Labor is facing fresh scrutiny over taxation after documents revealed more than $600,000 is being spent on consultancy work examining alternative ways to raise money for infrastructure needed to support new housing. The work has become politically explosive because it emerged only days after the state’s auditor-general revealed a previously undisclosed levy had been … Read more

Australia’s major political forces are competing to promise lower migration, but even the most aggressive proposal currently on the table would leave the country accepting migrants at a comparatively high rate by developed-world standards, according to new cross-country analysis. Labor, the Coalition and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation have all responded to growing voter concern about … Read more

48 Hours, Two Fatal Robberies: NYC Parolee Accused in Two Deadly Shootings A violent crime spree allegedly unfolded across New York City in the span of just 48 hours. Police say parolee Jesus Acosta is wanted in connection with two separate armed robberies that ended in deadly shootings. The first attack reportedly happened at a … Read more

It was an emotional moment for rescuers and a family after a lost dog named “Puppy” was discovered 40 hours later. It was also owing to Tino, a Search and Rescue dog on his first trip. Puppy, a 150-pound Great Pyrenees, went missing while horseback riding with his owner Karen James in McCleary, Washington. After … Read more

Meet Honey, This is the poor soul Dumaguete Animal Sanctuary rescued today. Honey was dumped in severe condition with the biggest tumor on her face. She was in discomfort for a long time since she was swollen and infected. ” We are with her now at Animal Wellness getting X-rays to find out if this … Read more

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has accused Labor’s tobacco tax regime of helping funnel billions of dollars into organised crime as he defended the Coalition’s controversial plan to slash cigarette excise by 80 per cent. The Coalition argues Australia’s tobacco control system has reached a breaking point, with legal cigarettes priced so far above illicit products … Read more

Pauline Hanson has put prominent Liberal MP Andrew Hastie on notice, declaring One Nation will field a candidate against him in Canning as the party seeks to turn its shock Western Australian by-election breakthrough into a much broader federal assault. The One Nation leader said Mr Hastie should not expect his seat to be spared … Read more

The woman couldn’t answer. Her baby was crying in the stroller, but the sound of the boy’s question hurt more. They were for food. Not toys. Not candy. Food. The woman slowly knelt beside him, her cream coat touching the dirty pavement. People had stopped to stare. Some were filming. The boy tried to sit … Read more

No one screamed now. The whole chapel stood frozen as the hand gripped the edge of the broken coffin lid. The man dropped to his knees. “Emily?” The maid grabbed the latch with shaking hands. “Help me!” For a moment, he couldn’t move. Then he snapped back to life and pulled with her. The lid … Read more