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3 days ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
The ABC's managing director says the more than $1 million spent in litigation with journalist Antoinette Lattouf was not "a good use of taxpayers' money" following her win in the Federal Court. A Federal Court judge on Wednesday found Ms Lattouf was unlawfully terminated by the ABC after she was taken off air three days into a five-day contract as an ABC Radio Sydney presenter in December 2023.
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3 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Isabella Ross
18 hours agoTrump blasts Iran-Israel ceasefire violation: ‘They don’t know what the f*** they are doing’A furious Donald Trump erupted over Iran and Israel’s ceasefire violation in expletive rant as he headed for the Nato summit. After accusing both the Iranian and Israeli militaries of violating a ceasefire just hours after it came into effect, an angry Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday (24 June).
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
Unlike the image often conjured of embalmers — "the creepy guys down in the dark, dungeon mortuary" — Luan Murray sees her job as offering a service to people who are grieving the death of a loved one. On any given day, the mortician from Wollongong will perform body preparations on anywhere from three to 12 deceased persons. "Not everyone dies a nice death unfortunately. There are some quite tragic and traumatic deaths that take place," she said.
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1 week ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
Lida Mangal vividly remembers the "golden years" of her childhood in Afghanistan. "Life was full of joy in the small things," she said, before civil war forced her family to leave in search of safety. Decades on, Ms Mangal has found freedom in Australia — though her country of origin and the "very strong" women who remain there never leave her thoughts. So much so that she decided to employ as many as she could, more than 11,000 kilometres away.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
The Royal Australian Mint has released a coin collection celebrating The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book. Designs are inspired by a series of iconic cakes, including the dolly varden dress, jelly-filled swimming pool and choo-choo train. There are 12 individual coins available. New coins released by the Royal Australian Mint celebrate an iconic cookbook that made birthdays magical for Aussie kids over multiple generations.
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2 weeks ago | 
rnz.co.nz | Isabella Ross
By Isabella Ross, ABCDespite Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) being close to completion, two obstacles remain, including just how many airline carriers are willing to fly into the precinct, 44 kilometres from the city's CBD. Major construction is now complete, with the terminal at Badgerys Creek unveiled on Wednesday. WSI chief executive Simon Hickey said the "24-hour international gateway" terminal would create "significant economic opportunities for all of Greater Sydney".
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4 weeks ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
For five weeks the coronial inquest into the Bondi Junction Westfield attack tried to comprehend what could have been done to prevent the tragedy and how to better respond to similar acts. Testimony was shared, tears wept and uncomfortable truths acknowledged. On April 13, 2024, Joel Cauchi murdered six people and injured another 10 during a stabbing rampage. Over one year on, here are some of the key failings uncovered during the inquest's hearings.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
Multiple witnesses giving evidence in the Bondi Junction stabbing inquest have reiterated the "benefit of hindsight" in revisiting and defending their interactions with Joel Cauchi in the lead-up to the 2024 attack. The five-week coronial inquest has heard from a number of key witnesses about Cauchi's stabbing rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13 last year. WARNING: This story contains content that readers may find distressing.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Danuta Kozaki |Isabella Ross |Luke Royes
Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's bid to overturn a defamation ruling that found on the balance of probabilities he was complicit in war crimes has been dealt a considerable blow. Lawyers for the former Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) corporal and Victoria Cross recipient will likely spend the coming days poring over the reasons for the dismissal of his appeal by the full court of the Federal Court to overturn his defamation case loss against three Nine newspapers.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Isabella Ross
The Bondi Junction stabbing inquest has revealed numerous "concerning" red flags in Joel Cauchi's behaviour in the lead-up to the attack, including his "obsession" with observing schoolgirls' sport. The five-week inquest has heard from a number of key witnesses about Cauchi's stabbing rampage at the Westfield Bondi Junction on April 13 last year that killed six people and injured 10. WARNING: This story contains content that readers may find distressing.
