7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (415+ words) A bizarre alleged blackmail plot against an independent mayor has been explored at a state corruption hearing. Matthew Blackmore admitted he did not always plan on honouring agreements made with Strathfield Council colleagues at an Independent Commission Against Corruption hearing…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago   (274+ words) Racism claims by Aboriginal community police officers are far from straightforward, a federal court has been told. More than 300 officers have joined a class action lawsuit filed against the Northern Territory government alleging racial discrimination, with many saying they have…...

15+ hour ago   (899+ words) "It's like your son being killed - he's here but he's not." Leroy Douglas was just 24 when he was jailed in 2005 for stealing a mobile phone and handed a minimum prison term of two-and-a-half years. More than 20 years later, he is…...

14+ hour, 13+ min ago   (248+ words) Nine people including three young children and two teenagers have been taken to hospital after a three-car crash in Sydney. The head-on crash happened in the city's southwest at Cabramatta, late on Sunday night. Among the injured is an eight-year-old…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (206+ words) The death of a 71-year-old motorcyclist, who crashed after striking a pothole, has reopened debate around the state of Victoria's roads. Emergency services were called to Trawalla, west of Ballarat, shortly before 1pm on Sunday following reports a motorcycle had struck…...

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (314+ words) Results of a survey on rural crime in County Durham will be used to help direct resources and shape future action, a police chief has said. Durham and Darlington's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), Joy Allen, launched an initiative to…...

17+ hour, 39+ min ago   (406+ words) A famous onion eating competition has returned to mark the 800-year history of a market town. Thousands of people were in Newent in the Forest of Dean on Saturday for the eye-watering competition along with medieval reenactments, full-armoured combat and…...

1+ day, 25+ min ago   (645+ words) Next Saturday, when Munich Mayor Dominik Krause taps the first beer barrel on the city's Theresienwiese, the famous cry of "O'zapft is" will ring out once again as Oktoberfest 2026 kicks off. From Saturday, 19 September to Sunday, 4 October, more than six…...

21+ hour ago   (594+ words) A group of firefighters from Lancashire and Greater Manchester have completed a memorial stair climb in the United States to honour colleagues who died in the 11 September attacks. The firefighters travelled to Atlanta, Georgia, where they joined around 200 firefighters from…...

22+ hour, 18+ min ago   (79+ words) Hull City Council said Hull's Youth Stories would explore what childhood in Hull has been like across different generations. "We're inviting people to share their memories and help us build a picture of what it has meant to be young…...