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The catfish and the bride: How the Lincoln Lewis impersonator targeted her close friend
The catfish who impersonated TV actor Lincoln Lewis also stalked her school friend at the same time she was preparing to be her bridesmaid.
Scott Morrison's Government fired up over vegan trespasses as federal election looms
Australia’s most senior politicians are weighing into the farm trespass battle in a bid to bolster their credentials, but it’s got little to do with wooing farmers, writes Kate Sullivan.
Qld Premier threatens defamation action against Katter, demands apology
Katter’s Australian Party Queensland leader Robbie Katter is refusing to apologise to the Premier despite threats of legal action over his comments that Annastacia Palaszczuk may have allegedly broken the law last year during a dispute over Fraser Anning.
'Lives are being put at risk', union says, as 'incorrect' hospital order keeps paramedics outside
A south-east Queensland hospital is forced to correct a memo it issued ordering ambulances to wait outside the emergency department with patients if all its offload bays are full, as the ambulance union says hospital staff are using “standover tactics” against paramedics.
Tens of thousands shut down Melbourne streets to call for better pay
Traffic is brought to a standstill in Melbourne’s CBD as tens of thousands of protesters, led by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, rally for an overhaul of industrial relations laws and higher wages for workers.
Y2K of GPS causes glitch grounding BOM weather balloons
A GPS clock rollover that experts predicted would have little impact because of years of advance notice causes the grounding of the Bureau of Meteorology’s weather balloons.
How the Lincoln Lewis catfish duped Optus into helping her harass her victim online
Optus apologises after a stalker in Melbourne’s northern suburbs repeatedly tricked the telecommunications giant into giving her the phone numbers and account login details for one of her victims.
Hidden toll of domestic violence: More Queenslanders dying by suicide than homicide
An examination of domestic and family violence deaths reveals 120 people have died by suicide in Queensland since July 2015 to the end of the last financial year, compared to 71 homicide deaths in the same period.
Debut author wins $50,000 Stella Prize with memoir of family dysfunction
Vicki Laveau-Harvie has had a career breakthrough in her mid-70s, winning Australia’s premier prize for women writers, with her first published book: The Erratics.