Chris Hemsworth would give ScoMo and Albo a run for their money should he ever wish to run for Prime Minister. That is the verdict from Broken Hill locals with the Hollywood superstar sending the NSW township into a spin as he pressed the flesh like a politician running for parliament. Hemsworth, 38, is calling the town of less than ...

A firebrand Islamic preacher has warned gangland violence could soon erupt at gravesites as Rami Iskander, the young nephew of slain underworld figure Brownie Ahmad, was buried. An impassioned Islamic imam has issued a rousing plea for peace among warring gangsters amassed at the gravesite of slain Rami Iskander in a bid to reverse escalating gangland bloodshed on the streets ...

Former teacher Chris Dawson, who is on trial for the murder of wife Lynette more than 40 years ago, allegedly sent love letters to a 16 year-old student of his a court has heard. Former PE teacher Chris Dawson slipped notes of love and affection into the bag of a 16-year-old high school student and called himself “God” in a ...

Anthony Albanese has made an embarrassing blunder claiming Australia’s ‘borders are closed’ – months after they reopened. It comes as he backflipped on a plan to ditch his travelling media pack. Labor leader Anthony Albanese has made an embarrassing blunder claiming Australia’s ‘borders are closed’ – months after they reopened. It comes as he made the curious decision to ditch ...

For the first time in three years, Fiji Airways will soon resume its twice-weekly direct flight from Nadi to Adelaide. The international airline revealed on Wednesday the routes would return on July 4. At the moment, Fiji Airways operates two flights daily out of Sydney and once-daily out of Melbourne and Brisbane. Fiji Airways Managing Director and CEO Andre Viljoen ...

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have clashed on wage rises amid national concern over cost of living. In likely the final leaders debate before the election, hosted by 7 News, both leaders said they support wage increases – but differed in their approach. Mr Morrison was against wages rising too steeply and said he would inform the Fair Work Commission ...

Scott Morrison says the government will take a “calm and composed” approach to Solomon Islands if re-elected, after its Prime Minister launched a tirade in parliament about Australia’s response to its new security pact with China. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mannasseh Sogavare on Tuesday suggested Australia and its allies were deliberately trying to undermine his government, criticised the Western response ...

A fiery collision involving two cars in Sydney’s southwest has seen five people – including three teenagers – rushed to hospital. Police are investigating the head-on crash which took place on Elizabeth Drive, Liverpool about 8.40pm on Tuesday, which saw one of the cars engulfed in flames. Heroic bystanders quickly rushed to pull the five people out of the car ...

A notorious crime boss who was gunned down in a “hail of bullets” in a suburban street in Sydney’s southwest knew he was a marked man and had a “long list” of enemies out to get him. Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad, considered the “Mr Big” of the city’s crime world, was killed outside an associate’s home on Narelle Crescent in Greenacre ...

Here’s today’s dose of gossip and scuttlebutt from the campaign trail … if you’ve got a hot tip, email election.confidential@news.com.au The benching of Tanya Plibersek during the campaign has got many wondering: when exactly did the MP for Sydney fall foul of Labor leader Anthony Albanese? Representing neighbouring electorates in inner-city Sydney, the left faction colleagues debuted in parliament around ...