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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Victoria Pengilley |Brianna Parkins
Wearing a hoodie, track pants and carrying a backpack, Lilie James's killer eyeballs a CCTV camera one last time. Paul Thijssen had rehearsed what he was about to do hours earlier, pushing open the bathroom stall at the Sydney high school to test its weight, analysing various entry points. Warning: This story contains content that readers may find distressing. He had even set up a "Cleaning in progress" sign so he could corner his target into a disabled bathroom stall.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Victoria Pengilley |Brianna Parkins |Jamie McKinnell
Chilling video footage of the lead-up to Lilie James's brutal murder at a Sydney high school has been released as part of an inquest into her death. Warning: This story contains content that readers may find distressing. The 21-year-old sports coach was beaten to death in the toilet area of the gym at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney's CBD in October 2023.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Sam Nichols |Brianna Parkins
The NSW Children's Guardian has agreed to step aside from his role following a series of complaints made by employees. It's understood the complaints followed a baby shower held late last year that included sperm-themed games that have been described as inappropriate. An "urgent" independent inquiry into the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian has been confirmed.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
irishtimes.com | Brianna Parkins
“Nothing very bad could happen to you there,” Audrey Hepburn sighs in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, explaining why she spends her time mooching about in the upmarket jeweller’s. The plush interiors, the soft lighting and hushed, respectful tones of salespeople soothed her. It was a refuge from the outside world and its problems. I feel the same way about two euro shops, which gives you a real insight as to the level of class I sit at.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Brianna Parkins
A New South Wales Coroner has called for dog owners to be licensed after a baby was mauled by a family dog in July 2021. The five-month-old died when it was taken from the arms of his sleeping mother and attacked by the American Staffordshire Terrier. The coroner proposed changes to legalisation to allow a dog to be secured with a muzzle for a period of time.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
irishtimes.com | Brianna Parkins
“Nothing very bad could happen to you there,” Audrey Hepburn sighs in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, explaining why she spends her time mooching about in the upmarket jeweller’s. The plush interiors, the soft lighting and hushed, respectful tones of salespeople soothed her. It was a refuge from the outside world and its problems. I feel the same way about two euro shops, which gives you a real insight as to the level of class I sit at.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Brianna Parkins
Healthcare workers have expressed their fears over what may happen to NSW's emergency hospitals if the majority of psychiatrists do resign next week. Currently, more than 200 staff specialist psychiatrists are planning to resign, effective from next week, over disputes related to pay and working conditions. Talks between the government and psychiatrist representatives are scheduled to resume on Thursday.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
irishtimes.com | Brianna Parkins
When my view went from concrete driveway to endless blue sky without any notice I knew two things: this wasn’t a good start to 2025 and my wrist wasn’t supposed to bend that way. Then a third followed fast behind: vomit. Which was not good for the tourist who had plenty of kindness but unfortunately limited English when he stopped to check on the strange woman in a heap on the footpath. “I’m okay ... I just think I’ve broken my arm ... no stand back ...
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
irishtimes.com | Brianna Parkins
Somehow it is 2025 even though it was 2019 yesterday. Some things should be ushered into the new year like a much-loved guest being shown into the good room. Other things should be discarded like Christmas cardboard refuse. Thrown away in the dead of night in the neighbours’ recycling bin so you can be rid of it faster. Here’s what’s in for 2025 and what’s out. INTacky ChristmasI do not want Christmas to look like an advertisement for the White Company. Reject muted decorations in neutral tones.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
irishtimes.com | Brianna Parkins
For some, Christmas is a reminder of loss, tricky family relationships, addiction, and all the other painful things we try to bury the rest of the year. There are few greater pleasures in life than someone telling you about how awful their holiday was when you were stuck in the rain at home with a broken radiator. “Aww, and it rained the whole time?” you say, on the edge of your seat, begging them for more details.
