IS Leader Abu Sayyaf killed in US Special Forces raid

Sydney : American Special Operations forces entered eastern Syria on Friday and killed a senior leader of the Islamic State, according to the US Defence Department. The leader, Abu Sayyaf, was involved in the group’s military operations and also helped manage black-market sales of oil and gas to raise money, according to a statement issued […]

Generation Sponge: Home loans, bills paid for by parents

Perth : More than eight out of 10 Australian parents admit to giving their children financial help to secure home loans and pay bills, according to a new survey by comparison website Finder.But only 40 per cent of adult children, aged 18 and over, admitted to receiving the assistance. Apart from no-catches cash, adult children […]

Thousands of NSW motorists are having cars captured in an elaborate ransom scam worth millions of dollars

Sidney : Thousands of NSW motorists are having their cars captured by tow truck operators and affiliated crash repairers as part of an elaborate, hostage-style racket worth tens of millions of dollars. A Sun-Herald investigation has found that sections of the accident towing industry are exploiting distressed, not-at-fault drivers at crash scenes by convincing them […]

Really Mr Abbott? $185k not ‘especially high’?

Sydney :It can be hazardous for politicians to offer opinions about incomes. But Tony Abbott boldly went there on Sunday when he said a family income of $185,000 “isn’t especially high” in a city like Sydney.”Certainly it’s not going to give you a particularly lavish life by any means,” he said while defending a key […]

Arrested teenager was ‘well advanced’ in making bomb for public event, police say

Sydney : A 17-year-old arrested by counter-terrorism police on Friday was planning on using a homemade explosive device at a public event, Victoria’s police commissioner has alleged. The teenager, who was arrested at his Greenvale home, could also face an adult court after being charged with two terrorism-related offences. Victoria Police’s acting Chief Commissioner Tim Cartwright […]