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,…

The family of a paralysed right-to-die campaigner who was refused permission to have a doctor kill him has said he would be “absolutely fuming” that the right-to-die laws have not changed in the 12 years since his death. Tony Nicklinson’s daughter, Lauren Peters, said he would also be frustrated that the assisted dying bill, which…

They’re Australia’s own underwater punks in leopard print. Spotted handfish are an endangered species of fish that prefer to “walk” instead of swim, thanks to their unusual pectoral and pelvic fins; have a fluffy dorsal fin on their head that looks almost like a mohawk; and live in the waters off south-east Tasmania. Now CSIRO…

Kamala Harris holds a rally in Greenville, North Carolina At a campaign stop in Greenville, North Carolina, the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris attacked her rival Donald Trump for spreading misinformation related to hurricanes Helene and Milton. “We can already see the harm he’s up to as a candidate,” Harris said. “Most recently, spreading disinformation…

A man armed with guns and false press and VIP passes was apprehended by authorities at a campaign rally in California on Saturday being held by Donald Trump. The suspect, identified as Vem Miller, was intercepted by police at a checkpoint about a half-mile from an entrance to the rally in Coachella Valley, California, soon…

Police have launched an appeal to find a man who is missing from Chelmsford with four children. Essex Police said Jethro Cox, 38, is missing from his home, and they believe he is with four children aged five, four and two two-year-olds. Officers believe Cox – who is 6ft tall, with brown hair, stubble and…

Two men have been arrested in connection with a fatal attack on an XL bully dog in Slough. Thames Valley police said the dog was “deliberately attacked and seriously injured” in the Berkshire town on 29 September. It was taken for emergency treatment but died from its injuries. A force spokesperson said the two men,…