Transgender people in New South Wales could soon be able to change their sex on their birth certificates without getting surgery, but gay teachers will still be able to be fired from some schools after a watered-down proposal received the premier’s support. The premier, Chris Minns, will this week ask the Labor caucus to back…

Spit hoods will again be used to restrain children in the Northern Territory, the police commissioner has confirmed. The controversial devices were banned in NT youth detention centres following a landmark royal commission established in 2016 and were subsequently eliminated in South Australia and New South Wales in all custodial settings. However, while they were…

Top doctors have identified Britain’s immigration system as a “public mental health concern” that inflicts harm on asylum seekers, and risks “re-traumatising” those already affected by psychological distress. The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has called on ministers to review immigration laws introduced by the last government, saying Labour had a “moral and ethical obligation”…

Singer Kamahl had swapped his anxiety medication for herbal remedies when he allegedly sent threatening messages to a woman over an unpaid $2,000 loan, a Sydney court has been told. A magistrate dismissed a charge of intimidation against the 89-year-old at Sutherland local court on Monday, ruling the matter should be dealt with on mental…

The government will host hundreds of international businesses on Monday at its inaugural business summit, in the hope of encouraging investment in the UK that will underpin its growth strategy. The all-day event at London’s Guildhall, topped off by an evening reception at St Paul’s Cathedral hosted by King Charles, will include the prime minister…

Lehrmann ‘had his day in court’ and should be denied appeal against defamation finding, Wilkinson’s lawyer says Amanda Meade Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer has told the court he has not been served a bankruptcy notice, although one was attempted on his mother. The statement contradicts an earlier claim by Matt Collins KC for Network Ten, that…

A five-person team of expert shooters will soon target feral cats in New South Wales national parks as the state steps up efforts to control the pest animals. The intensive ground operation is being deployed in response to increased cat numbers, according to National Parks and Wildlife Service deputy secretary, Atticus Fleming. “Intensive, well-targeted ground…

The mother of murdered nine-year-old Charlise Mutten has said she hates herself for putting relationships first when her daughter already loved her unconditionally. Kallista Mutten has spoken publicly for the first time since her then-fiance, Justin Stein, shot and killed Charlise in the Blue Mountains and dumped her body in a barrel in January 2022.…

The TV chef Ed Halmagyi says he will not be intimidated by a threatening note shoved under the door of his Sydney bakery by “cosplay radicals”. In a post to Instagram on Sunday, Halmagyi shared an image of the note, which read “Be Careful” in shaky handwriting. He said this was “Being Jewish in Sydney,…