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'Kangaroo court': UK MP lashes Bangladeshi court over corruption conviction
Tulip Siddiq says the decision should be treated with “contempt”, while her political party says she was not afforded due process. Source link
Overlooked solution to housing crisis could unlock a million new homes: CEDA
The public policy think tank, CEDA, believes Australia could increase its current housing stock by nine per cent if just one in four standalone homes in the five biggest cities are developed into dual occupancies. Source link
Inquest into fatal Sea World helicopter crash hears pilot prioritised safety
The executive assistant of chief pilot Ashley Jenkinson has appeared before a coronial inquest into the 2023 tragedy. Source link
WACA seeks total exemption from paying council rates until 2035
The Western Australian Cricket Association has asked the City of Perth for a 10-year exemption from paying any rates. If granted it would potentially cost the city $2.5 million in revenue. Source link
Inquest told man was carrying fake gun before being shot by police
An inquest into a 2024 police shooting in Nowra on the NSW South Coast hears police gunned down a man who was carrying a fake gun with the intention of being killed. Source link
Netting on apartment complex did not meet fire resistance code, Hong Kong officials say
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 13 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company. Source link
Sam Kerr 'in the mix' for Matildas return on Tuesday night
Matildas captain Sam Kerr is running out of chances to make her long-awaited return from a knee injury, as the Australian team faces New Zealand’s Football Ferns in their last scheduled match before next year’s Asian Cup. Source link
Closing arguments to begin in trial of Rajwinder Singh, accused of killing Toyah Cordingley
The jury in the former Innisfail nurse’s murder trial has heard more than three weeks of evidence. Source link
Trial told nursing home resident allegedly assaulted in care has died
A 76-year-old woman who reported a sexual assault in a break-in at her nursing home has since died of unrelated causes as the trial of the man accused, Hayden Carl Skinner, began today in Coffs Harbour. Source link
Businesses that send SMS messages now need to register their IDs
Organisations using branded identifiers in their text messages to consumers will need to register them by July 1, 2026, or risk being mistaken for a scam. Source link