Whether it's at home or in the middle of a shopping centre, tantrums can test the patience of any parent or caregiver.
Australia's bee industry warns of crop failures and a food crisis as the varroa mite has wiped out at least 60% of hives. A new report predicts a shortfall of 300,000 commercial beehives for the upcoming pollination season, threatening key crops like almonds, cherries, and avocados.
Notorious paedophile and former magistrate Peter Liddy, 82, has been released from prison after serving a 25-year sentence for abusing four children. He is under strict home detention while the South Australian government seeks his indefinite detention.
An 80-year-old woman, Maureen Brew, is expected to plead guilty to culpable driving causing death after a crash at Canberra's Southlands Shopping Centre killed a four-year-old boy in January.
Allegations revealed under parliamentary privilege suggest former Australian detainees on Nauru are facing threats of physical violence from officers with new powers to use force. A whistleblower claims officers have labelled the NZYQ cohort "absolute f***ing pieces of s**t" and threatened them with "reckoning" and "vigilante violence."
The US is proposing a 12.5% tariff on Australian goods, citing concerns over forced labor in supply chains. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the move unwarranted and stated Australia has robust laws against forced labor. The proposal is part of a broader US effort to rebuild its tariff regime.
The Trump administration has appointed Elias Irizarry, convicted of trespassing during the January 6 Capitol riot, to a policy role in the Pentagon. Officials defended the hire, while critics questioned it. Irizarry expressed remorse for his actions.
