Author: Editorial Team

Coroner Vows to Uncover the Truth Behind the Hillcrest Primary School Tragedy as Inquest into Six Children’s Deaths Nears Six innocent lives lost, three injured, and a community forever changed: the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle disaster still haunts Tasmania nearly five years on Coroner Olivia McTaggart pushes for September inquest, citing the need for closure for the grieving families Witness list and scope of the inquest still unclear, with families calling for school staff to be held accountable Questions surrounding the Department of Education’s role in the tragedy, including the selection of the jumping castle supplier and weather monitoring…

Labor’s Capital Gains Tax Bombshell: How Australia’s Small Businesses and Start-Ups Will Be Slugged Treasurer Jim Chalmers introduces contentious capital gains tax bill to parliament, sparking fears for small businesses and start-ups Greens indicate willingness to cooperate with Labor’s timeline, but vow to scrutinise bill that ‘leaves in place the vast majority of tax handouts for the ultra-wealthy’ Start-up founders claim new tax regime will disadvantage them, while small businesses face uncertain future under proposed changes Analysis: What This Means for Australia – will Labor’s plan create a fairer tax system, or stifle innovation and economic growth? The Australian government’s…

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Heartless Husband’ Accused of Leaving Pregnant Wife Stranded Overseas in Australia’s First-Ever Exit Trafficking Case A Canberra man, 35, has become the first person in the ACT to be charged with exit trafficking, a form of modern slavery Police allege he cancelled his wife’s Australian visa application and blocked her phone number while she was giving birth in India The woman, who was left stranded overseas, has since returned to Australia, but their son remains in India Experts warn of a growing trend of exit trafficking, with advocates for migrant women seeing more cases of coercion and deception A…

‘Tainted by Association’: Award-Winning Journalist Mahmood Fazal Sacked by ABC Amid Underworld Links and Corruption Allegations Four Corners reporter Mahmood Fazal has been terminated by the ABC after an internal investigation into his appearance on a podcast with a former underworld figure. Fazal, a former member of the Mongols bikie group, had been accused of demanding payment in cryptocurrency for his work on the podcast without disclosing it to his ABC supervisor. The ABC’s managing director, Hugh Marks, confirmed Fazal’s sacking at a Senate estimates hearing, citing the findings of the internal investigation. Fazal’s connections to the underworld had previously…

Triple Murder Convict Erin Patterson’s Shocking Appeal: Did a Tainted Jury Seal Her Fate? A date has been set for Erin Patterson’s appeal against her triple murder conviction, sparking fresh hope for the 51-year-old serving a life sentence. Patterson’s defence team will argue that a sequestered jury staying in the same hotel as police and media members fatally undermined the integrity of the verdict. The appeal will also challenge cell tower evidence that allegedly placed Patterson in areas where death cap mushrooms were known to grow, used to kill her in-laws and sister-in-law. The Director of Public Prosecutions is counter-appealing,…