Families embraced and tears were shed as the first wave of Mallacoota evacuees reached safety at last, with a small Mornington Peninsula town transformed into a sanctuary for the exhausted victims of Victoria’s bushfire crisis.
Plans for a 10-storey hotel with restaurant, bar and function centre in South Yarra has been given the green light – even though it has zero parking.
Myer shoppers have been left high and dry in the peak Christmas period, with the retail giant’s IT system crashing across the country on Saturday afternoon.
An Australian businessman with strong underworld links has tried to bribe a Fijian official in the $30 million John Nikolic cocaine catamaran case. The sabotage attempt emerges as Nikolic was sentenced to a maximum of more than two decades in jail.
A BUNFIGHT has erupted after a female lecturer was called ‘Miss’ rather than ‘Doctor’ on a recent Qantas flight — but her supporters have drawn fire for their own condescending use of language.
THE father of a young Melbourne woman who died while volunteering in Africa will embark on a personal mission to try and solve the tragic mystery.
NO swollen legs. No dry lips. No headache. And I’ve just spent 17 hours flying direct from Perth to London. Is this how flying is meant to be?
THE first non-stop flight between Australia and the UK has taken off and will touch down in London in less than 18 hours, in what Qantas chief Alan Joyce says is a giant step to more flight routes.
AS the final countdown for Qantas’ first direct, luxurious flight from Australia to London continues, the airline has revealed how it will change the way passengers fly.
QANTAS pilot Lisa Norman is about to make history when she captains the first direct trip from Australia to Europe, which will be third longest flight in the world.
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