A man has died in hospital, after being sprayed in the face with OC (oleoresin capsicum) or pepper spray as New South Wales police officers attempted to arrest him in relation to a domestic violence callout. The 52-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest at the scene that took place on Wangal land at a residence in the Sydney inner west suburb of ...
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global co-operation. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organisations, agencies and ...
The Longwood fire on the night of January 7, 2026 GettyAcross Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave. As of late Thursday in Victoria, the South-West, Wimmera, Northern Country and North Central districts have been assigned a
The Longwood fire from Mt Wombat, January 8, 2025 Erika Smyth/FacebookVictoria is bracing for potentially catastrophic bushfire conditions on Friday, with temperatures expected to top 40°C for the third day in a row in parts of the state and winds up to 100 kilometres per hour. The conditions will
The Federal Court has revealed elements of the Australian Public Service Commission’s code of conduct processes in a ruling in favour of the APSC. An assistant director for the APSC CALD Employment Strategy Taskforce alleged the commission took adverse action against her, amounting to “discrimination and degradation of my professional
The Victorian government has appointed Adam Fennessy as the interim head of the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA). In this role, Fennessy will lead the setup of the state’s new independent early childhood education watchdog, established in the wake of an abuse scandal in Victorian childcare centres. He will
Cattle industry advocate David Connolly has been appointed 24th administrator of the Northern Territory. A former NT Cattlemen’s Association president, Connolly replaces former physician and public health officer Hugh Heggie on January 30. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said Connolly embodied the NT spirit. “He is a true cattleman, a sharp
solidcolours/GettySoutheast Australia is enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures rising above 40ºC in many areas. For vulnerable people, particularly older Australians, this heat is not only uncomfortable but dangerous. High temperatures can worsen existing health problems and in some cases even prove fatal. So as the mercury climbs, it’s
Munbaik Cycling Clothing/UnsplashDuring heatwaves, everyday life tends to feel more difficult than on an average day. Travel and daily movement are no exception. But while most of us know rain, fog and storms can make driving conditions challenging, not many people realise heat also changes transport risk. In particular, research
As global tensions spill into everyday life, WA could lead the way in recognising harms that don’t arrive as incidents, writes Carl Gopalkrishnan. FOR A LONG TIME, multicultural policy assumed that social tension emerged close to home — between neighbours, within communities, or through isolated incidents of prejudice. The response was
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A man has died in hospital, after being sprayed in the face with OC (oleoresin capsicum) or pepper spray as New South Wales police officers attempted to arrest him in relation to a domestic violence callout. The 52-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest at the scene that took place on Wangal land at a residence in the Sydney inner west suburb of ...
The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organisations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global co-operation. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organisations, agencies and ...
The Longwood fire on the night of January 7, 2026 GettyAcross Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave. As of late Thursday in Victoria, the South-West, Wimmera, Northern Country and North Central districts have been assigned a
The Longwood fire from Mt Wombat, January 8, 2025 Erika Smyth/FacebookVictoria is bracing for potentially catastrophic bushfire conditions on Friday, with temperatures expected to top 40°C for the third day in a row in parts of the state and winds up to 100 kilometres per hour. The conditions will
The Federal Court has revealed elements of the Australian Public Service Commission’s code of conduct processes in a ruling in favour of the APSC. An assistant director for the APSC CALD Employment Strategy Taskforce alleged the commission took adverse action against her, amounting to “discrimination and degradation of my professional
The Victorian government has appointed Adam Fennessy as the interim head of the Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (VECRA). In this role, Fennessy will lead the setup of the state’s new independent early childhood education watchdog, established in the wake of an abuse scandal in Victorian childcare centres. He will
Cattle industry advocate David Connolly has been appointed 24th administrator of the Northern Territory. A former NT Cattlemen’s Association president, Connolly replaces former physician and public health officer Hugh Heggie on January 30. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro said Connolly embodied the NT spirit. “He is a true cattleman, a sharp
solidcolours/GettySoutheast Australia is enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures rising above 40ºC in many areas. For vulnerable people, particularly older Australians, this heat is not only uncomfortable but dangerous. High temperatures can worsen existing health problems and in some cases even prove fatal. So as the mercury climbs, it’s
Munbaik Cycling Clothing/UnsplashDuring heatwaves, everyday life tends to feel more difficult than on an average day. Travel and daily movement are no exception. But while most of us know rain, fog and storms can make driving conditions challenging, not many people realise heat also changes transport risk. In particular, research
As global tensions spill into everyday life, WA could lead the way in recognising harms that don’t arrive as incidents, writes Carl Gopalkrishnan. FOR A LONG TIME, multicultural policy assumed that social tension emerged close to home — between neighbours, within communities, or through isolated incidents of prejudice. The response was
America's takeover of Venezuela will eventually crash into the fact that power can't take the place of legitimacy indefinitely. The post Venezuela: A very American precedent of Victory Without Aftercare
