There are mounting calls for the Federal Government to ban large public gatherings to contain the spread of coronavirus, with some doctors claiming the Coalition’s response to the outbreak is inadequate and exposing Australians to an increased risk of infection. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has repeatedly said Australians should continue attending gatherings like sporting matches, but Federal Labor MP Mike …

The Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. Race officials made the decision following updated medical advice from Victoria’s chief health officer. In a statement, organisers said all ticket holders would receive a full refund. “Our first priority is the safety of everyone including attendees, our personnel, all event partners and members of the local …

As Australia grapples with an ongoing toilet paper crisis, fears are growing of a worst-case scenario: Our supermarkets completely run out of rolls. Given most of our toilet paper is made by reliable suppliers in South Australia, this outcome is very unlikely to happen. But as the coronavirus claims more lives around the world, people are desperate to make sure …

Home price rises across every capital city except Darwin drove national dwelling prices 1.1 per cent higher last month, with five capital cities now recording record-high property values. A 1.2 per cent rise for Melbourne prices last month was enough to send that city to record-high values, erasing an 11 per cent fall in values since the previous peak in …

The family of a Murri boy will donate more than $600,000 to local charities after declining a crowdfunding trip to Disneyland. Young Quaden Bayles, 9, who was born with Achondroplasia, the most common form of Dwarfism, was visibly distressed in a Facebook video his mother posted last week after he had been bullied earlier that day. In it, he was …

An Uber driver is behind bars after he was found guilty of raping a drunken teenager in the back of his car. Onur Dedeoglu, 39, will be sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court in April after a jury on Thursday found him guilty of three charges and he was refused bail. During the trial before Judge Nicole Noman, Dedeoglu …

Pauline Hanson has said that, in the wake of the murders of Hannah Clarke and her three children, all men should not be demonised “because these things happen”. Hannah and her children Laianah, six, Aaliyah, four, and Trey, three, were killed by Rowan Baxter, their father and her estranged husband, in a horrific car fire. The One Nation leader made …

Motorists in NSW could face hefty fines if they’re caught by hidden cameras using mobile phones when driving from Sunday. A three-month grace period for mobile phone detection cameras was slated to end this weekend – with drivers set to lose five demerit points and a $344 fine, or a $457 fine if caught in a school zone. However, Transport for New …

A 39-year-old woman has died after an elderly driver crashed over a wall and into a table at a Sydney café. Liz Albornoz was with a group of other mums who had dropped their children at North Epping Public School before heading to the Sizac Cafe at North Epping Shopping Village on Malton Road. About 10am, a Holden Commodore careered …

If you were to come up with the concept now, the idea of two people standing toe-to-toe and belting each other in the head until both were senseless and one was flat on the floor would only ever be a metaphor for modern political debate. Yet in a world where we are so determined to eradicate brain trauma that young …