Crack your coin jars open because you may be sitting on an absolute goldmine! A rare one-dollar Australian coin, known as a ‘mule,’ is being sold for more than $4,000 at auction. A mix up at a mint in 2000 produced a rare $1/10c hybrid-also called a mule coin-worth thousands of times its face value … Read more

The opposition leader of South Australia called for clarification after a paedophile had impregnated a 13-year-old child in state care. Matthew James McIntire, 35, was jailed for almost two years after seducing the teenager on an instant messaging app. McIntyre ‘s conduct was described as disgraceful and predatory in the District Court of South Australia … Read more

Two NSW puppy farms were raided by the RSPCA following allegations of “extreme animal cruelty” this morning. The puppy farms in Inverell and Wagga came to the authorities’ attention after reports that a pregnant dog died four days after being refused veterinary treatment. In a statement the RSPCA told news.com.au that after conducting search warrants … Read more

After being effectively banned from entering Queensland under the strict border closure of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, Scott Morrison has replied. The Prime Minister is permitted to enter for work purposes under the state’s coronavirus law, but must first undergo 14 days of mandatory hotel quarantine. ‘Elected representatives can enter Queensland from a declared COVID-19 hotspot, … Read more

As regional Victorians are awakening to their first few hours under eased COVID-19 rules, on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria Police is planning to impose a “ring of steel.” Under the regional travel crackdown, a $4957 fine will be handed to Victorian adults who leave a restricted area without a valid reason. The new legislation … Read more

In a suburban petrol station in Melbourne, a poisonous tiger snake has been discovered wrapped around the pump. The venomous reptile had today wrapped itself around the bowser at the Nunawading Coles Express, in the east of the city. After it crawled out from under a vehicle, Melbourne snake catcher Raymond Hoser was called in … Read more

Quaden Bayles, who had gone viral earlier this year after his mum had posted a heartbreaking video of him breaking down after being bullied, has just undergone his 11th operation. The nine-year-old, who was born with achondroplasia – the most common form of dwarfism, went under the knife in Brisbane’s Queensland Children’s Hospital on Monday … Read more

A man has been charged after a primary school girl in the outer east of Melbourne was reportedly sexually assaulted. Police claimed the 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted around 4.30pm on September 5 near Willow Rd in Upper Ferntree Gully. Knox Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Unit investigators swooped at a 43-year-old Upwey man … Read more

A Drouin self-confessed “country girl” is already working hard for the day, after learning she won $20 million in last night’s Oz Lotto draw. The Gippsland winner held the only one-win entry Division nationally in Oz Lotto draw 1387, drawn last night on Tuesday, September 19, 2020, and took home a $20 million payout for … Read more

A man charged with murdering the 84-year-old has been charged with bashing a pensioner outside his Perth home during a crime spree. Emiliano Lombardi died last month at Royal Perth Hospital, two weeks after he was beaten and stabbed with broken glass outside his home in East Cannington. Quade Karsum Jones, 28, was originally charged … Read more