Victorian police have issued Premier Daniel Andrews with $400 worth of fines for breaching COVID-19 directions after being filmed without a mask before attending Parliament. Mr Andrews had apologised for the incidents, which took place as he walked across the Parliament carpark to speak to journalists on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. “Victoria Police can confirm it has issued two infringement …

A man has returned from shopping in Sydney’s south west to find a bizarre intruder in his car — a swarm of bees that had swiftly taken over. Rizwan Khan was picking up groceries at Haldon Street in Lakemba, and when he returned 10 . minutes later he was surprised to see people crowding around his Jeep, holding their phones …

A brothel in Sydney’s west has been shut down after police allegedly found customers and employees inside, not wearing face masks. A total of $12,500 in fines were issued after police were called to the Royal Asian Brothel on Euston Road in Rydalmere last night. A member of the public tipped off Crime Stoppers, claiming the business was open. Only essential …

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz became the first ever Olympic gold medallist from the Philippines and used water bottles to train for her Olympic glory during the pandemic. Diaz, who broke down in tears as her country’s national anthem was played, was forced to build her own DIY gym when she became stuck in Malaysia because of a Covid-19 outbreak. She was stranded in the country in April 2020 …

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has been fined by NSW Police for failing to wear a mask, in breach of public health orders. Officers from New England Police District were called to a petrol station in Armidale after the tip-off that Mr Joyce was not wearing a mask. Police confirmed that Mr Joyce was issued with a $200 fine at 8:00am on …

Two women have pleaded guilty to charges related to their attempt to have a baby girl circumcised in Perth. The women, aged 23 and 50 at the time, faced court in March after being charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence. They have pleaded guilty to conspiring in Canning Vale to commit unlawful genital mutilation. The baby girl was two weeks old …

Supermarket giant Aldi has launched an investigation after a Sydney woman claimed she found a live snake in a bag of lettuce. Lesley Kuhn took to social media to warn shoppers this week after the strange discovery. “Last night my son found a baby pale headed snake in with his baby cos lettuce from Aldi,” she posted on the Facebook group Mosman Living. …

A ‘four-legged hero’ has died after leaping into action to protect two young children from one of Australia’s most dangerous snakes. The cat, named Arthur, was in the backyard of his Queensland family’s home when an eastern brown snake slithered in. The eastern brown is one Australia’s most venomous snakes. According to the Animal Emergency Service, which is based across Brisbane, …

Unbelievable footage has emerged revealing the moment a bride demanded that her unsuspecting fiancé marry her in the middle of Target. The TikTok video shows the bride accosting her fiancé, who is an employee at the Target store. Dressed in a wedding gown, and with a bridesmaid and pastor by her side, the American woman was heard telling her man …

A US mother has allegedly thrown her newborn baby out a window after giving birth in a bathtub. Sabita Dookram, 23, has been charged with attempted murder after the baby was found outside a home in Queens, New York, on Sunday. The baby was found laying in the alleyway of a house in the Ozone Park neighborhood about 10am and …