Barcelona (AFP) - The attacks in Spain are the latest in a wave of such assaults in Europe claimed by the Islamic State group, where vehicles have been used as weapons of terror.
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Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD throws up unique hazards for cyclists. See what they are worried about.
One Sydney supermarket customer has questioned what chemicals are used on fruit after a 'horrifying' find. Read more.
The 'vile' act outraged people from all over the world, who chipped into raise more than $30,000 for the boy. Read more.
New Zealand conservationists are cheering a bumper kakapo breeding season, boosted by artificial insemination of the rare parrot.With 55 kakapo chicks reaching 150 days old, the official population now stands at 252 birds, the highest tally since the 1970s.
A Starbucks employee quit her job after her manager made a demanding request during a 'tough' situation.
Legislation has been drafted to relax South Australia's Sunday trading laws, allowing shops to open earlier.The changes will also allow all shops across metropolitan Adelaide to trade on Boxing Day.
Environment Protection Authority officers are on the scene trying to work out what caused the mass kill in Lake Macquarie. Find out more.
The coalition has warned a potential pay rise for aged care workers could lead to some providers having to compromise the services they provide.As the government wrote a submission to the wages umpire calling for an increase to minimum pay for workers in the sector, Aged Care Minister Anika Wells suggested such an increase could be "stepped out" over a period of time.
Dan Himbrechts/AAP The much-debated term “neoliberalism” again entered the political debate last week, with Greens leader Adam Bandt using a National Press Club speech to decry neoliberalism in the Labor Party. Bandt claimed that since the Keating and Hawke governments, Labor has adopted neoliberalism by “privatising public services, cutting taxes for the wealthy and adopting more austerity”. Keating hit back, calling Bandt “a bounder and distorter of political truth”, angrily rejecting suggesti
Former US president Donald Trump has tried to turn the news that the FBI had searched his Florida estate to his benefit, citing the investigation in text messages and emails soliciting political donations from his supporters.The unprecedented search marked a significant escalation of the federal investigation into whether Trump illegally removed records from the White House as he was leaving office in January 2021.
Lamont Dozier, the middle man in the celebrated Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced "You Can't Hurry Love," "Heat Wave" and dozens of other hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s and beyond, has died at age 81.Dozier's death was confirmed on Tuesday by Paul Lambert, who helped produce the stage musical "The First Wives Club" that Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote for.
A woman yelled out "thank you" from the back of the court after a Queensland man was committed to stand trial for murder.Paul Anthony Quinlan was arrested in May 2020 after Scott Pilton was found with life-threatening facial injuries at a home on the 400-resident Lamb Island, off Brisbane.
Vegetable prices will return to normal, offering shoppers some relief. Find out when.
Choking back tears, New Zealand MP Sam Uffindell has asked voters for a second chance following revelations of a historic boarding school bashing that led to his expulsion.Mr Uffindell will stay in parliament and the opposition National partyroom after leader Chris Luxon declared the 38-year-old a "changed man" since the 1999 assault.
A concerned resident spotted a man behaving strangely in the bushes of a park in Western Australia. Read more.
Nazi symbols are one step closer to be being banned in NSW after legislation criminalising their use passed the state parliament's lower house on Tuesday.It follows a ban of the Nazi swastika in Victoria, and pledges by the Queensland and Tasmanian governments to prohibit the hate symbol.
The fallout from Australia criticising China's Taiwan retaliation continues with yet another scathing message. Find out more.
Mystery continues to surround the health of Rohan Dennis as a big few weeks of racing loom for the Australian cycling star.Two days after winning the Commonwealth Games road time trial, Dennis was hospitalised and pulled out of Sunday's road race.
The US tech heavy Nasdaq stock index fell after a dismal forecast from Micron Technology pulled chip and technology stocks lower.It came as markets await US inflation data that could lead the Federal Reserve to further tighten its aggressive plans to curb inflation.
Residents from the Perth suburbs of Cottesloe and Peppermint Grove have been revealed to have the highest average income in the nation, according to new tax figures.Data from the Australian Taxation Office has shown residents from the 6011 postcode had the highest taxable income for 2019/20, coming in at $325,343.
