Megan Neil
Emergency chief calls for national bushfire response team after ‘shambolic’ evacuations
A former emergency services chief has described the dangerous and shambolic evacuation of his community when bushfires tore through the area on...
Bushfire royal commission hears hazard reduction is not a cure all
Hazard reduction burning did not always stop the unprecedented 2019-20 bushfires from spreading, a royal commission has been told. State and territory...
Royal commission hears Black Summer bushfires created their own weather systems
Australia experienced almost as many firestorms – bushfires so intense they create their own weather systems – during the ‘Black Summer’ season...
Bushfire royal commission: ‘Black Summer’ not just a one-off
Australia faces even more dangerous bushfire conditions in the future, say scientists who warn the devastating 2019-20 blazes are not a one-off...
Horse Racing: Nick Williams says ‘invitees only’ would diminish Melbourne Cup
Restricting the international runners in the $8 million Melbourne Cup to invitees only would be a backwards step, two prominent Australian racehorse...
Cases ‘tip of iceberg’ at aged care home
Hidden camera footage shows staff handling a Melbourne aged care resident roughly, berating him, swearing at him and telling the Parkinson’s disease...
ASIC sues NAB over home loan ‘introducers’
The corporate regulator is suing National Australia Bank over failures with its home loan “introducer” program. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission...
Naked ambition: Owner Marwan Koukash vows to get his gear off if Magic Circle wins the Melbourne Cup
British billionaire Dr Marwan Koukash insists he will celebrate winning the Melbourne Cup in a way no owner has before: by stripping...
Extra Brut claims Victoria Derby for ‘everyday Aussies’ and the Irish jockey who couldn’t get a ride
What happens when you combine an Irish jockey who couldn’t get a ride back home, a Hong Kong billionaire, a big group...
Commonwealth Bank promises to refund dead superannuation members’ fees
The Commonwealth Bank will pay compensation after charging advice fees to the estates of dead superannuation customers. CBA investment and superannuation subsidiary...