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Video: Haas opens up on darkest daysHaas opens up on darkest daysWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerPayne Haas speaks to Nine’s Michael Chammas about the passing of his brother and dealing with adversity off the field.September 8, 2025 — 8.04pm
Video: Four-year manhunt ends in deadly shootoutFour-year manhunt ends in deadly shootoutWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerA four-year manhunt that gripped New Zealand has ended in a deadly shootout.September 8, 2025 — 7.19pm
Hawke on Monday confirmed he told Price she should say sorry for her comments, and said he was repeating that call in public because the senator had since exposed their conversation.Loading“She disagreed with me, and she has disagreed with me. But I’ve looked at the damage in the community, and there is real damage now on both sides.”Hawke said he was still receiving emails from Price’s supporters on Monday saying “words to the effect of: there’s too many Indian people coming into the country, that’s bad, she needs to address that”.“After those flyers we saw before the anti-immigration rallies, which…
The consumer staples sector lost 0.5 per cent. Supermarket giants Coles (down 0.8 per cent) and Woolworths (down 0.5 per cent) slid after collectively setting aside a further $780 million to pay staff back for historical underpayments in what has already become the largest underpayment scandal in history.Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths dipped in early trade.Credit: GettyOn Friday, the Federal Court determined that Australia’s two largest supermarket companies failed to keep accurate records of staff rosters, overtime and other entitlements for workers who were paid a salary for years stretching back more than a decade.Discretionary spending stocks fell even further,…
‘Jessie’ Star Debby Ryan Announces Pregnancy with Husband Josh DunAmerican actress and singer Debby Ryan is expecting her first baby with husband Josh Dun. In a joint Instagram post on Sunday, September 7, the soon to be parents announced the delightful news of their pregnancy with a series of sweet snapshots. “Dun&dun + one,” they captioned the carousel in which the Disney channel star showed off her growing baby bump via several photos. The first image fetured the couple in an intimate pose, with the Twenty One Pilots drummer kissing the Jessie actress’ neck from behind. He held a tiny…
As my name indicates, I am of Indian heritage. Now 83 years old, I arrived in Australia more than five decades ago. Whenever I meet newly arrived Indians, they often ask me about racism in Australia when I arrived.My answer has always been, “I never experienced any racism 55 or so years ago, but in recent years I have had my share of unfortunate encounters at a personal level.”Surendra Verma with friends of more than 50 years.When I arrived here, institutional racism was in full force: the White Australia policy did not end until 1975. In those happy days, you…
Video: Bulldogs lock in captain, coach long-termBulldogs lock in captain, coach long-termWe’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.DismissSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerCameron Ciraldo and Stephen Crichton have both inked long-term contract extensions with the Bulldogs.September 8, 2025 — 6.54pm
Jerusalem: Paramedics said at least four people were killed in a shooting attack in Jerusalem after attackers opened fire in a bus at a busy intersection in north Jerusalem.Fifteen other people were injured, they said, and six were in serious condition. Paramedics arriving at the scene found victims lying on the road and sidewalk near a bus stop, some of them unconscious.It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting or what the motive was. Israeli police described the shooters as “terrorists”. It said they had been “neutralised” soon after the shooting began on Monday morning, Jerusalem time, and…
“The NSW government has strong procurement policies, processes and codes of conduct to address the risk of unethical and unlawful behaviour in the building industry,” Minns said.Loading“The NSW Police Force and the NSW Crime Commission are constantly monitoring and tackling organised crime. NSW Police directly engage with their federal counterparts in addressing outlaw motorcycle gangs in the construction industry.”King will write to the Western Sydney Airport Corporation to seek assurance the taxpayer-funded project was being appropriately managed, after CFMEU NSW executive officer Michael Crosby released a statement saying he was “confident that Future Form are guilty of engaging a significant…
To grease the wheels, West Wits will also issue options with a four-year expiry date to Nebari equal to 35 per cent of the loan amount. These warrants let the US backer buy West Wits shares at a 30 per cent premium to either the lower of the 20-day average share price before the drawdown notice or today’s closing price.The Witwatersrand Basin project sits on hallowed ground, with its surrounding goldfields yielding a staggering 62,000 tonnes of gold since the early 1900s.Legendary names such as Rand Mines and Durban Roodepoort Deep once ruled these reefs, carving out what remains the…