Accused killer Henry Hammond was banned from a Thornbury restaurant where he volunteered because he frightened the customers. Lentil as Anything manager Dayle Lee Jones said Mr Hammond was living in a van beside the restaurant car park and had come to believe he was the Norse god Odin. She was forced to bar him…
A young man and woman killed in what police say was a speed-related crash on the Mornington Peninsula were car lovers whose friends and family will pay tribute to them with an organised car meet. The sister of Pauly Khaled has pleaded with people attending the meet not to hoon or speed, after one friend…
Australia’s public psychiatric system is in slow and painful decline, with “profoundly disillusioned” psychiatrists leaving for private practice, senior specialists warn. The “psychiatric breakdown of the public system” is driving away overburdened psychiatrists who were dedicated to treating some of the most vulnerable mentally ill patients, UNSW Scientia Professor Gordon Parker says. The veteran public…
The fate of a $29 million plan to build a library resembling a Scottish castle at a private boys' school in Sydney's east will be decided by an independent panel, after residents complained the project would worsen traffic woes and encroach on harbour views. Amid debate about the extent of taxpayer funding for private schools,…
Court documents made public in London this week reveal that a woman suspected by British authorities of having ill-gotten wealth spent £600,000 ($1.10 million) in one day at upmarket department store Harrods and once forked out £30,000 ($58,825) on chocolates. Zamira Hajiyeva is the first person subject to an Unexplained Wealth Order, which allows British…
What We're Thinking is a weekly take on the fashion issues and questions on our minds – from what we adore to what we abhor. There was a time when the most annoying thing about sports gear was the washing machine eating one of your socks (and always from odd pairs?!). These days, since it's…
Brad Fittler believes the State of Origin series is at a tipping point, with a new generation of superstars set to determine which team creates the next winning streak. Fittler has shaken up the interstate series since his appointment, throwing in 11 debutants during last year’s win. The NSW coach has blooded a further five…
Sometimes blind luck falls your way. Trainer Robbie Laing knows that more than most after Missrock topped the first day of the Magic Millions broodmare sale at $2.3 million. Laing sat back with owners Ray and Susie Montague toasting a sales ring success. Missrock had been a quality sprinter on track, twice a runner-up in…
Selections based on a good track. RACE 1 – 12.50PM: TAB HANDICAP (1400m) 1. Sedgemoor went down by the barest of margins to a handy type on debut a few weeks back and looks to get control of this race. Can only be fitter and just has to run up to his Canterbury effort to…
St George Illawarra will have the opportunity to go to market for a Jack de Belin replacement after the NRL granted a dispensation to replace the stood down star forward. The Dragons will have up to $239,000 to spend on a new forward, the amount the Red V is paying him for the remainder of…