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6 days ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
Kate did not know what she would do if her partner kept their two dogs when they separated after seven years. In their relationship, they cared for French bulldog Junior and British bulldog Winnie. Kate's former partner had Junior before they began dating, while Winnie came after. But the issue was that both dogs were registered under his name. If they had gone to court, he would have got custody. "They were our kids, we didn't have human kids," she told 9news.com.au. "I live for them...
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
Two people have been arrested at a prison car park after officers allegedly found homemade guns, a machete and other illegal items during a search of their vehicle. The incident unfolded at the Maryborough Correctional Centre in Queensland on Thursday last week. Corrective services officers had intel that led them to search a car in the prison's visitor car park.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
Commonwealth Bank app and NetBank customers are unable to transfer money or pay someone due to an issue affecting the system. The bank said it was working on an issue affecting transfers from customers' accounts this afternoon. "You may be unable to make transfers between your accounts or pay someone using PayID or BSB and account number in NetBank and the CommBank app," the bank said. "Thanks for your patience.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
A car has gone through a bakery in Queensland, creating a shock for morning shoppers. Emergency services were called Newmarket Road in Windsor about 8.10am today over reports of the crash. Paramedics assessed the driver and one passenger and found they were both uninjured. The crash was a sight for residents, who were seen stopping to look.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
Three million Australians with outstanding student loans will receive a more than $2.5 billion debt increase when the annual indexation is applied on June 1. The Albanese government had promised to reduce student loans by 20 per cent before indexation is applied this year, but the legislation required has not reached parliament as sitting does not recommence until July. Until that happens, those with student loans will receive a 3.2 per cent indexation. Here's what that means for you.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
A prominent legal service and a vocal senator have joined the community call for justice after the death in custody of a 24-year-old Aboriginal man in Alice Springs. The man was declared dead in hospital about 70 minutes after he was restrained on the ground following an altercation with security guards at the local Coles about 1.10pm on Tuesday.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
International arrivals are being met with faster processes at Sydney Airport after the installation of eight new SmartGate kiosks cut wait times by 10 per cent. The kiosks are the automated border-control system operated by the Australian Border Force that allows inbound international travellers to check in and verify their identity for a faster arrival. The new kiosks were installed in the international terminal this year and are estimated to process an additional 640 travellers an hour.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
An expert panel will investigate three key concerns regarding the problem-plagued Sydney Trains network following last week's overhead wiring incident that triggered mass disruptions and delays. A 1500-volt wire came down at Strathfield Station during peak-hour on Tuesday and affected 80 per cent of the network until issues eased by Thursday. Unrelenting wet weather caused floodwaters over some tracks, which also hampered services later in the week.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
Police have called off the search in a national park for 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, who has been missing from Queensland's Bundaberg region for almost two weeks. A major land, water and aerial search had been under way at the Good Night Scrub National Park, about 40km from Gin Gin, since Friday. Some items believed to be linked to her disappearance were found and taken for forensic examination, but police believe more evidence had been moved from the area before the search began.
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1 week ago | 
9news.com.au | Yashee Sharma
Tishiko King first felt a sense of greater responsibility when she gazed out at the ocean with her grandfather. Together, they watched the sunset over the waters of Masig Island — a small coral cay with a population of less than 300 people in the Torres Strait — when she was a young child. "He used to just share and say, 'if you look and care after the ocean, the ocean will return you home'," she told 9news.com.au. "I didn't quite understand what that really meant, but I knew the value of that.
