Qantas has issued an apology to passengers after a computer system which handles the check-in of passengers went down yesterday. Qantas said the glitch was fixed shortly after, but the glitch was made worse by a baggage system failure in Melbourne and Sydney which broke down under extra stress. In ...

Car manufacturer Toyota has withdrawn an advertising campaign that was described as incestuous, degrading and sexist. The winning entry in the Toyota-sponsored Clever Film Comp has been pulled from the event’s website following online backlash against sexual jokes including a father implying that his daughter could take a good pounding. Dubbed ‘abuser-generated ...

The Catholic Church is preparing to give Australians a joyous Christmas celebration, with the blessing of Mary MacKillop almost certain to be our first saint within the next few days. The move will end decades of lobbying for the canonisation of the woman renowned for her relentless work in helping children ...

Melbourne is buzzing with Bart Cummings fever as the fabled trainer remains on the brink of winning his 13th Melbourne Cup. Thousands of people have amassed in Melbourne to observe the annual Cup parade amidst loud protests by anti-jumps racing campaigners. Most competiting trainers, jockeys and punters are agreed that one of ...

The makers of the Australian iconic food spread Vegemite, Kraft Foods, have upset the nation by giving an obscure new name to an updated version of the spread. The new creamier version of the suburban household staple has been named iSnack 2.0 following a national naming competition which had attracted more ...

Convicted Paedophile Dennis Ferguson will stay in his Sydney unit after an agreement was reached with the NSW Government, a spokesman says. Brett Collins from advocacy group Justin Action said that a deal was struck yesterday after Ferguson met with housing NSW and a family protection group. Mr Collins said that he ...

Members of the Ryde community have expressed outrage over convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson’s living arrangements, with experts saying this could lead to him reoffending. The warning follows residents demanding that Ferguson be moved out of the area. An unlit fire bomb was found outside his public housing unit. NSW police say that a ...

Kyle Sandilands maintained unremorseful as he arrived back in Sydney today for the first time since his comments about TV comedienne Magda Szubanski being sent to a concentration camp. Sandilands expressed ignorance when approached by reporters at Sydney airport this morning when asked if he was aware of the controversy. Kyle was ...

Police have issued a warning that fake ecstasy tablets could be circulated around Western Australia following the seizure of 1,000 capsules being passed off as the party drug. Police said he pills, beige in colour, were found in a police raid on a property in Coolongup last month and contain Paramethoxy-amphetamine ...

A Melbourne court was told that there are 610 witnesses in the case of a Gippsland man who has been charged with starting a fatal bushfire earlier this year. The man alleged of starting the fatal blaze, Churchill resident Brendan Sokaluk appeared in court yesterday via video link and was charged ...