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
One Nation’s gamble on a 39-year-old Rockingham gym owner has paid off spectacularly, with Luke Herdegen capturing the previously safe Labor seat of Secret Harbour and giving Pauline Hanson’s party its first lower-house seat in Western Australian history. The result represents a dramatic reversal in an electorate Labor entered the by-election holding on an 11.5 … Read more
The funding framework available to Ben Roberts-Smith’s defence caps senior counsel at $3,650 a day, significantly below the maximum rate Commonwealth agencies can negotiate for senior barristers under separate government legal-services rules, official documents show. The disparity has added a new layer to the debate surrounding Australia’s Afghanistan war-crimes investigations as Roberts-Smith, a Victoria Cross … Read more
The Albanese government is facing growing scrutiny over the cost and attendance of next month’s Pacific climate meetings after millions of dollars in contracts were revealed and opposition attempts to obtain the full RSVP list were blocked. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has defended the October Pre-COP in Fiji and associated leaders’ event … Read more
A prominent Australian economist has backed One Nation’s proposed 130,000 net overseas migration target as the most sensible of the competing approaches being put forward by the nation’s major political forces, adding fresh fuel to an increasingly heated debate over population growth, housing and infrastructure. Leith van Onselen, chief economist at MB Fund and MB … Read more
One Nation has broken through a decades-old Labor stronghold in Western Australia, with Luke Herdegen claiming a historic victory in the Secret Harbour by-election after an extraordinary surge in support across Perth’s outer south. The result gives Pauline Hanson’s party its first elected member in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and transforms what began as … Read more
Broddick’s story was heartbreaking and moving to the bone. Some dogs followed the unfortunate dog, and while escaping, he slipped into a river and became caught in it. He had several bruises and swellings on his neck, head, ears, and cheeks. His left eye was injured and only partly closed. There were no words to … Read more
Some stories begin in fear but end in a light so powerful that they touch hearts everywhere. Kala and Keira’s story is one of those rare miracles — a story born from a single photograph that changed everything. In one quiet moment, with one desperately tender hug, these two dogs showed the world what hope … Read more
The officer froze. Not just nervous. Broken. His eyes darted upward. Above the checkpoint, a small security camera stared down at him from the ceiling. Then his gaze dropped to the FBI agent’s lapel— where a tiny recording device blinked red. The agent never looked away from him. “I’ve been watching this airport for three … Read more
The manager stepped back like the gold key had turned into a weapon. “You can’t be serious.” The elderly woman rolled her chair slowly toward the private showroom door, the young worker walking beside her with the pearls cupped carefully in both hands. “I am very serious,” she said. Her voice was soft. That made … Read more