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Leading financial expert Scott Pape has slammed the major housing policies of both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton as “dumb and dangerous”. The best-selling author, known as The Barefoot Investor, declared the proposed solutions to Australia’s crippling housing crisis won’t help many, if any – and will likely make things much, much worse. “Labor wants to slash deposits to five per cent, which is as dumb as it is dangerous,” Pape wrote in his regular column in the Herald Sun. “Remember, the US subprime crisis was created by politicians making it easier for broke people to buy homes.” The Coalition ... Read more

A detective immediately smelled a dead body when she opened a large tool box belonging to an international student accused of a woman’s murder, a jury has heard. Yang Zhao, 30, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Qiong Yan, 29, in September 2020 at their apartment in the inner-Brisbane suburb of Hamilton. He has instead pleaded guilty to interfering with Yan’s corpse, which was found concealed in a large tool box on their riverside unit’s balcony almost 10 months after her alleged murder. Qiong Yan. (PR IMAGE) Queensland Detective acting Sergeant Tammy Storey today told a Supreme Court ... Read more

Teen hikers were among a group of 11 rescued after spending a cold and uncomfortable night in the bush, trapped by heavy rain, thick fog, and treacherous conditions. Emergency services launched a multi-agency operation after an emergency beacon was activated about 9.40am last Wednesday at Flying Fox Gully, about 28km north-west of Ulladulla. South Coast Police District officers coordinated the rescue effort, supported by NSW Ambulance, State Emergency Services, and specialist Police Rescue units. “Because of inclement weather a decision was made for the party to camp overnight due to them having sufficient supplies and equipment,” police said in a ... Read more

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Jamal Fogarty will be the man charged with taking Manly into life after Daly Cherry-Evans, after the Canberra half agreed to a three-year deal at the Sea Eagles. Fogarty told Raiders coach Ricky Stuart on Tuesday he would leave the club at year’s end, confirming he would not take up an option with the club for 2026. That has paved the way for Fogarty to officially put pen to paper with the Sea Eagles, on a deal that AAP understands to be worth close ... Read more

Police have released footage of a dramatic rescue operation after a group of hikers became stranded in a NSW national park. A party of 11 people, including eight teenagers, was hiking in the Morton National Park, north-west of Ulladulla, when they became disoriented by heavy fog last Wednesday. About 9.40am that day, the group activated an emergency radio beacon at Flying Fox Gully after accepting that they couldn’t extract themselves from the bush. Police have released footage of a dramatic rescue operation after a group of hikers became stranded in a NSW national park. (NSW Police) Police said the group ... Read more

An investigation has been launched after a man’s body was discovered on a boat moored on the Swan River in Perth’s south. Police were called to a boat at Blackwell Reach in Bicton about 4.15pm on April 24 where they found the body of a 51-year old man. “Detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the man,” a police spokesman said. Investigators are seeking CCTV that shows boats moored on the Swan River in the vicinity of Bicton and Mosman Park between March 26 and April 24. Police are keen to see CCTV or vision from boat mounted ... Read more

Callum and Jake Robinson along with an American friend were shot dead in a car robbery gone wrong. Callum and Jake Robinson were found dead inside a well near their remote campsite in northern Mexico. (Supplied) They are also thankful for constant messages from the brothers’ friends as well as others who have heard about them from around the world. “They remember them and that helps us,” Martin said. ”I’m really grateful for the people that have surrounded us.” ”I think that’s the only thing that’s really kept us going, to be honest,” Debra, said, “And it seems to grow, ... Read more

A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Will Ashcroft has promised to “jump in there and get amongst it” when the QClash inevitably fires up as he and brother Levi try to win the best-on-ground medal named after their father. With Gold Coast and the Brisbane Lions snug inside the AFL’s top three, the Queensland derby on Sunday at the Gabba has been dubbed the biggest in history by Lions great Jonathon Brown. Defending premiers Brisbane (6-1) own a 20-7 head-to-head record and have won 11 of their last 12 clashes, ... Read more

Tara Burnett initially laughed at the notion of running for a seat in the upcoming federal election, but now she could make history if elected. The 36-year-old trade unionist, public school teacher and renter grew up entrenched in politics thanks to her Labor family upbringing and was an ALP member during the Rudd government. But she eventually left the party after feeling disillusioned. Tara Burnett is the Greens candidate for the federal seat of Cooper. (Supplied) “I spent a while in the political wilderness, including a couple of years working as a journalist and covering elections, both here and elsewhere, ... Read more

A major disability services provider has admitted to a criminal breach of its duty of care after a young Indigenous woman suffered fatal burns while under its care. Kyah Lucas, 28, who was non-verbal and had multiple disabilities, died in hospital five days after being bathed in scalding water by two workers from National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provider LiveBetter during a support session in Orange in the NSW Central Tablelands in February 2022. On Monday, LiveBetter pleaded guilty in the NSW District Court to breaching its primary duty of health and safety regarding Ms Lucas’s death. A second charge ... Read more