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LiveBetter is facing criminal charges after being fined $1.8 million over a client's death. (Stephanie Gardiner/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumNDIS provider facing criminal charges over burns death

Disability support provider LiveBetter is facing criminal charges over the bathtub burns death of a client, almost a year after it was fined $1.8 million.

Stephanie Gardiner and Miklos Bolza

The United States is attempting to water down the UN's stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarPremiumUN Security Council adopts neutral US stance on Ukraine

In the UN General Assembly, the US has joined Russia in voting against a Europe-backed Ukrainian resolution that calls out Moscow's aggression.

Michelle Nichols

Western Bulldogs won’t rush star forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan back despite injury blows. Mark Stewart

AFLPremiumOne thing injury-hit Dogs won’t do

The injury wave has hit Whitten Oval – but it won’t force Western Bulldogs into rushing their star forward back into action early.

Tyler Lewis

Network 10 will have to pay former The Project host Lisa Wilkinson more than $1 million in legal fees. NewsWire.

newsPremiumEye watering sum Ten to pay Wilkinson

A judge has ordered that Ten pay a seven figure sum to cover Lisa Wilkinson’s legal costs associated with Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation lawsuit.

Steve Zemek

Broadcaster and journalist Lisa Wilkinson (L), Bruce Lehrmann (R.

AustraliaWilkinson, Ten reach settlement after Lehrmann case

Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten have reached a settlement agreement for legal costs arising from a failed defamation case raised by former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann.

Max Corstorphan

A jar of vegemite could make it to space with the launch of the Eris rocket. Supplied.

NEWSPremiumVegemite to be launched into space

A jar of vegemite is set to be launched into space in Australia’s first attempt at sending a rocket into orbit from Aussie soil.

Clareese Packer

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NEWSPremiumVandals try to behead Captain Cook statue

The Captain Cook sculpture had been reinstalled only weeks prior after another vandalism incident.

Ria Pandey

Confident their issues have cleared, Gawn wants to see how the Demons react to adversity in 2025. Michael Klein

AFLPremium‘Just creating another dream’: Gawn’s hope

Melbourne captain Max Gawn has thrown his support behind a system that allows clubs to replace injured players whenever needed.

Tyler Lewis

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NRL‘I’m embarrassed’: Raiders on Vegas scuffle

Morgan Smithies was sporting a black eye from a training incident, but his scuffle with teammate Hudson Young in Las Vegas gave the game a black eye.

Martin Gabor

February 2025 is officially the wettest month on record for some north Queensland towns. (HANDOUT/JAMIE HERVEY)

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumCyclone intensifies but remains well away from coast

A tropical cyclone has intensified to a category two storm and could continue worsening but remains well away from one state's coast for now.

Savannah Meacham

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NEWSPremium‘Ridiculous’: Why Drake fans were fuming

Thousands of concertgoers were left frustrated by the Canadian rapper’s “disrespectful” act, with one fan saying the megastar had “one job”.

Ria Pandey

A cyclist is fighting for life following a crash in Sydney’s southwest. NewsWire/Nadir Kinani

NEWSPremiumCyclist fighting for life after horror crash

A cyclist has been left in a critical condition after a collision in Sydney, with police alleging the car involved fled the scene.

Clareese Packer

A US woman is being held in custody after allegedly throwing a newborn baby out of a hotel window.

THE NIGHTLY Mother allegedly throws baby out hotel window to death

A mother has allegedly killed her new born baby just moments after giving birth, accused of throwing the infant out of a hotel window. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Max Corstorphan

A US woman is being held in custody after allegedly throwing a newborn baby out of a hotel window.

World NewsMother allegedly throws baby from hotel window to death

A mother has allegedly killed her newborn baby moments after giving birth, accused of throwing the infant out of a hotel window. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT.

Max Corstorphan

Police have charged a man who allegedly displayed a Nazi swastika on his chest at a war memorial. (Candice Marshall/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumMan charged over alleged Nazi display at war memorial

A man with a Nazi swastika drawn on his chest has been arrested after standing beside a war memorial.

Farid Farid

Cyclone Alfred is tipped to ‘intensify’ later in the week. Bureau of Meteorology.

UPDATEDIntensifying cyclone’s path ‘highly uncertain’

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is tipped to strengthen through the week, with a risk it could move back towards Queensland’s coast within days.

Clareese Packer

The solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace is believed to have been broken up. (AP PHOTO)

CrimeTrial over golden toilet stolen from Churchill's home

Three men are on trial in England over the heist of an 18-carat golden toilet that had been on display as an artwork at Winston Churchill's birthplace.

Helen William

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faced difficult questions from a member of the Q+A audience. (HANDOUT/ABC)

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PM told Australia ‘broken’ in anti-Semitism grilling

LIVE UPDATES: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has faced a thorny interaction over his actions to protect the Jewish community amid a spike in anti-Semitic attacks.

Max Corstorphan

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump have discussed Ukraine truce plans. (AP PHOTO)

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‘Within weeks’: Trump, Macron plan for end of Ukraine war

French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump have held talks at the White House, revealing war in Ukraine could end ‘within weeks’, staying tight lipped on how that result could be achieved.

Max Corstorphan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hosted a slew of European leaders at a summit in Kyiv. (AP PHOTO)

Conflict and WarEuropean leaders in Kyiv to mark three years of war

US President Donald Trump says Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept peacekeepers from European countries in Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal.

Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder and Yuliia Dysa

Volunteer Bob Spence watched on as Wagdia Elrasheedy placed her early vote.

Early votingPremiumEarly voting for State election opens in Bunbury

Early voting for the State election opened in Bunbury yesterday, with many voters from electorates including Bunbury, Collie-Preston and Murray-Wellington lining up to place their ballots. 

Sofia Fimognari

A 23 year old man has been charged for alledgedly setting the Free Reformed Church of Bunbury alight last week.

Man chargedPremiumWA Police charge man for starting fire at Carey Park church

A 23-year-old man has been charged by Bunbury Detectives for allegedly setting the Free Reformed Church of Bunbury alight on February 18.

Ezra Kaye

The Burlington Hotel was first opened in 1899 after it was sold in 1897 for £1000.

South WestCommentsPremiumBurlington Hotel has new owners for first time in 30 years

Bunbury’s iconic Burlington Hotel has entered a new chapter after a change of ownership for the first time in more than 30 years.

Ezra Kaye

ECU Bunbury graduates take to the streets.

Celebrating studentsPremiumBunbury university graduates march in the street

Graduating students from ECU’s South West campus based in Bunbury marched the streets on Saturday evening.

Sofia Fimognari