Category: Business

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel's war with Hamas began, the territory's health ministry says, a grim milestone for a war with no end in sight as Israel resumes fighting and warns of even tougher days ahead. The ministry reported 41 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 50,021. Authorities in… Read More

It's been more than half a century since Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon vanished, and every year that passes brings more questions. Joanne was 11 and Kirste only four when they disappeared from Adelaide Oval in 1973, almost certainly abducted and murdered. "Families of long-term missing persons, we can't move on, we're living a life of limbo, not knowing what… Read More

A father has been saved in a late-night rescue off Rottnest Island off Perth. Clayton Robinson spent hours sitting on the hull of his upturned boat preparing to swim back to shore when help finally arrived. After more than five hours lost at sea, cameras captured the triumphant moment Robinson leapt towards the vessel that had come to his rescue.… Read More

A major search has unfolded across Sydney for a man wanted for questioning over the death of a father in the city's north-west last week. Police are searching for James French after 39-year-old John Birch was found dead in a paddock in Glenorie on March 14. Detectives, along with the dog squad, police helicopter, and tactical operations unit, conducted a… Read More

A large fire near London's Heathrow Airport knocked out power on Friday to Europe's busiest flight hub, forcing it to shut and disrupting global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Heathrow said it didn't know when power would be restored — raising the possibility that the shutdown would last longer than just the day, as previously expected. At least… Read More

The federal government will expand the eligibility criteria for one of its signature housing policies under an $800 million investment to be included in next week's budget. Housing Minister Clare O'Neil has announced more people will be able to access the Help To Buy scheme, under which the government takes an equity stake of up to 40 per cent in… Read More