The residents of Malua Bay, crammed onto the beach with apocalyptic flames chasing them to the water, became symbols of the black summer. But their nightmare continues almost six months on with a tight-fisted and painfully bureaucratic recovery effort leaving them “begging for money”.
A woman who lost her home in the bushfires was initially knocked back from Red Cross funding because she couldn’t provide a utility bill, the Royal Commission has heard. It comes as experts told the Commission climate change is leading to hotter and drier droughts. LIVE UPDATES
A judge must now decide if the evidence of a woman, who police say is the victim of a genital mutilation surgery allegedly performed by two NSW body modifiers, is that of a “proven liar” or a “traumatised” witness.
Prosecutors say a jury did the right thing finding property tycoon Ron Medich guilty of murdering Michael McGurk and the intimidation of his victim’s wife.
Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, is determined to fight allegations of war crimes in open court as the Commonwealth government pushes for crucial evidence to be given behind closed doors.
The town of Cobargo is reeling after a reported suicide and a string of deaths of older locals revealed the depths of anguish in the community, months after the bushfires.
Months after devastating bushfires levelled much of the Bega Valley, the hardest hit are still in caravans wondering what happened to the billions of dollars pledged to rebuild their lives.
Farmers who’ve been hit by a devastating triple-whammy of fire, drought and the coronavirus have received much needed cattle feed as part of NewsCorp’s $100,000 hay grant.
The alleged victim of two body modifiers, facing trial for genital mutilation, has clashed with one of the modders’ barristers who suggested she is contradicting her statements to police and making up evidence on the stand. DISTURBING CONTENT
A court has heard a woman who allegedly had her labia burned off with a “branding iron” was exiled from the “underground cult” of body modifiers. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT
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