Australia’s union movement is joining forces for a campaign against One Nation and the Liberals over compulsory superannuation, opening what Labor believes could become one of the defining battles of the next federal election. The campaign carries a deliberately simple message: “Hands off our super.” Major unions plan to keep the campaign running through to … Read more
An 8-year-old girl is slowly dying from brain cancer, and her mom is asking people to hear her story before she has to face the goodbye she cannot imagine. But Sabrena Beard also wants other parents to hear the warning buried inside their heartbreak. It started with headaches. On January 1st, Sabrena says her then-7-year-old … Read more
MODEL WHO WALKED THE RUNWAY WHILE BREASTFEEDING HER BABY SPARKED A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ON MOTHERHOOD AND WORK During the 2018 Miami Swim Week, model Mara Martin captured the attention of audiences worldwide when she stepped onto the runway wearing a gold bikini while calmly breastfeeding her five-month-old daughter, Aria. What made the moment so extraordinary … Read more
A new political battle has erupted over the parliamentary pensions of former Victorian premiers Daniel Andrews and Jacinta Allan, with calls for the pair to lose retirement benefits reportedly worth more than $300,000 a year if serious corrupt conduct is ultimately established through the state’s coming Big Build royal commission. The proposal has opened a … Read more
A six-person NSW Police team working from Sydney has helped crack an alleged international child-exploitation network, generating intelligence that led to seven men being arrested across five countries and children being pulled from danger. The officers and civilian specialists work largely behind screens, examining some of the most disturbing material imaginable for clues that most … Read more
A bitter dispute over Australia’s anti-Pauline Hanson student protests has entered a new phase, with One Nation saying lawyers representing parents have demanded the removal of viral footage showing young protesters outside South Australia’s Parliament House. The party is refusing to take the video down. It argues the footage records conduct that occurred openly at … Read more
“Kick her hard in the belly so she loses the baby, then we’ll tell the judge she fell because of her mental instability.”I froze outside the study door, one hand on the wall, the other over my stomach. The voice was Vanessa Reed’s—my husband Daniel’s mistress, the woman he had sworn was “just a client” … Read more
For years, Angel’s face was dominated by a rare medical condition that made even ordinary childhood activities difficult. Born in the Philippines with a severe frontal encephalocele, Angel developed a large protrusion containing abnormal tissue and fluid through an opening in the skull. Her condition not only dramatically changed the appearance of her face, but also … Read more
In a remarkable act of bravery and quick response, an armed school resource officer at a Texas high school stepped in just in time to protect a 15-year-old female student from a serious and dangerous situation involving a male classmate. This incident highlights the critical importance of having trained security personnel ready to act in … Read more
A technical change buried deep inside Labor’s capital gains tax reforms could leave millions of Australians paying more tax on their superannuation investments, prompting one of the nation’s largest retirement funds and the financial services industry to demand an urgent rewrite. New modelling by the Financial Services Council suggests at least $372 billion in Australian … Read more