Unruly airline passenger hit with $8630 fuel bill
A man who forced a flight from Perth to Sydney to turn around has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 in fines, including more than $8500 for jet fuel.
The West
Read more9 September 2024Safety
LNP pledges public child sex offender register
The Queensland LNP have committed to establishing a public child sex offender register if elected at the October 26 State election.
LNP leader David Crisafulli said an
Read more9 September 2024
Queensland detectives awarded top US honour
The United States Secret Service has award two Queensland detectives the highest award available to foreigners for their efforts in saving two young children from a
Read more9 September 2024
No link between mobile phones and brain cancer
By Sarah Loughran and Ken Karipidis
A systematic review into the potential health effects from radio wave exposure has shown mobile phones are not linked to brain
Read more9 September 2024
Extra billions to end gender-based violence
A new multi-billion-dollar investment in the prevention of family violence will include improved information-sharing across jurisdictions and a review of state alcohol
Read more6 September 2024
BOM completes $866m, seven-year reboot
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has dropped the curtain on a seven-year, $866m program which overhauled its technology.
BOM CEO Andrew Johnson said the Bureau closed its
Read more5 September 2024
Social media giants called to reveal child stats
Social media companies have been ordered to provide information on how many children have signed up to their platforms in Australia.
Under expanded powers, Australia’s
Read more5 September 2024
Clients most common cause of workplace violence
Compensation claims as a result of workplace violence have jumped by more than 50 percent over the past five years.
A new report from Safe Work Australia has highlighted
Read more4 September 2024
Sextortion reports drop, but more still to do
Reports of sextortion have dropped for the first time, but still account for more than 90 monthly Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigations.
AFP Commander Human
Read more3 September 2024
City focus in battle against disinformation
Australian city councils will soon have access to a new tool to counter the spread of disinformation in their regions.
Researchers from Australian universities and
Read more31 August 2024