The nightmare for young home-hunters is set to dramatically worsen, with the pain of 12 interest rate rises now magnified by a shock property price surge across swathes of Sydney due to a migration boom and a building bust that both have years left to run. 

A murder contract of up to $1m was on the head of gangland heavy Gavin Preston when he was shot dead. 

The stunning recovery by the sole survivor of the deadly mushroom lunch has been called a “miracle” by his close-knit community, as churchgoers said they were praying the “truth will come out” about the mysterious poisoning. 

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas and nearly his entire cabinet have declared being members of Qantas’s ritzy invitation-only Chairman’s Lounge – despite his recent criticism of the airline.