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Latest Articles

Single malts, triple the enjoyment

In the world of alcohol, trends come and go but whisky (or in Ireland, whiskey) is a rare exception, holding a timeless appeal that spans palates and generations. Seamus Carroll, buyer at The Whisky Club, knows this first-hand. “I fell in love with whisky the same way so many people …

By Quincy Malesovas
28th September 2022 • The Australian

Seven sues Olympics broadcast ex-partner

Exclusive: The Seven Network and a former broadcasting services partner are locked in battle, with the former seeking an urgent Supreme Court order to access Olympic broadcast software developed for it.

By Liam Mendes
12th July 2022 • The Australian

Mum grateful for ‘extraordinary people’ after rescue of son Hugh

Meet 10-month-old Hugh Smart, the little boy from Bulga who touched the hearts of people across Australia after he was rushed to hospital on a tiny NSW Surf Life Saving dinghy, surrounded by the raging flood waters of the Wollombi Brook in the Hunter Valley.

By Liam Mendes
8th July 2022 • The Australian

Mum grateful for ‘extraordinary people’ after rescue of son Hugh

Exclusive: Meet 10-month-old Hugh Smart, the little boy from Bulga who touched the hearts of people across Australia after he was rushed to hospital on a tiny NSW Surf Life Saving dinghy, surrounded by the raging flood waters of the Wollombi Brook in the Hunter Valley.

By Liam Mendes
8th July 2022 • The Australian

Volunteers in desperate dinghy dash to save stranded baby’s life

Exclusive: At 5.30pm on Wednesday, a tiny NSW Surf Life Saving dinghy carrying a 10-month-old baby made a lifesaving dash across the swollen waters of the Wollombi Brook, in the Hunter Valley.

By Liam Mendes
7th July 2022 • The Australian

Volunteers in desperate dinghy dash to save stranded baby’s life

Exclusive: At 5.30pm on Wednesday, a tiny NSW Surf Life Saving dinghy carrying a 10-month-old baby made a lifesaving dash across the swollen waters of the Wollombi Brook, in the Hunter Valley.

By Liam Mendes
7th July 2022 • The Australian

Friends in High Places: Jasper Canada

By Alexandra Carlton
5th July 2022 • The Australian

Special deliveries run gauntlet of rising water torture

Carrying a single plastic box of medical supplies, SES volunteer Frank Battan knows he has the lives of flood-stricken residents in his hands.

By Liam Mendes
5th July 2022 • The Australian

Constant flooding adds to stress for stranded residents

Thi Xuan Huong Nguyen, from Villawood, drove to Lansvale where her friends were stuck at home due to floodwaters surrounding their property. She had to deliver the food to neighbour Chan Ma, who passed their fried rice to her friend

By Liam Mendes
3rd July 2022 • The Australian

Inside the carpark where former Lone Wolf bikie Yusuf Nazlioglu was brutally murdered

Exclusive: A pool of blood trailing to a lift is all that remains in the underground carpark where former Lone Wolf bikie Yusuf Nazlioglu was fatally shot on Monday night.

By Liam Mendes
28th June 2022 • The Australian

Former Channel Seven presenter Andrew O’Keefe facing further charge over highly toxic amphetamine

Exclusive: Fallen television star Andrew O’Keefe has been charged with possessing a highly toxic and deadly amphetamine.

By Liam Mendes
20th June 2022 • The Australian

Shock abuse claims in William Tyrrell case

Exclusive: Police will allege the foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell kicked a girl, “causing her pain and bruising”, and suggested if the child were to defecate on the floor she would rub her face in it.

By Liam Mendes
17th June 2022 • The Australian

Former cricketer Michael Slater hit with assault and stalking charges

Exclusive: Former cricketer Michael Slater has been charged with assault and stalking/intimidating a woman following an incident at an apartment in April.

By Liam Mendes
27th May 2022 • The Australian

New sex assault lawsuit against Hillsong Church

Exclusive: A former student of Hillsong who was indecently assaulted by an employee is suing the Australian branch of the global megachurch in another blow to the organisation that has been left reeling over claims of founder Brian Houston’s alleged role in covering up historic child sex offences.

By Liam Mendes
23rd May 2022 • The Australian

Election 2022: Time for a cold one as Page contest loses heat in wake of floods

In the midst of the grief, anger and loss in Australia’s most devastated electorate, two politicians who should be at each other’s throats are sitting down for a beer.

By Liam Mendes
19th May 2022 • The Australian

Election 2022: Time for a cold one as Page contest loses heat in wake of floods

By Liam Mendes
19th May 2022 • The Australian

Federal election 2022: criminal pasts of Clive Palmer’s hopefuls

Exclusive: A large number of candidates standing for Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party at Saturday’s election have faced criminal proceedings in the nation’s courts. More than 20 of the UAP’s 173 candidates have faced court in the past, or face ongoing matters, raising questions about the internal vetting process used …

By Liam Mendes
18th May 2022 • The Australian

Handgun recovered following fatal Sydney shooting of Comanchero bikie

Exclusive: Police have recovered a badly burnt handgun believed to have been used in the attempted hit of a senior Comanchero bikie, as senior officers say they fear innocent people will be killed in Sydney’s escalating gang war.

By Liam Mendes
11th May 2022 • The Australian

Handgun recovered following fatal Sydney shooting of Comanchero bikie

By Liam Mendes
11th May 2022 • The Australian

Property developer Jean Nassif facing assault charge against wife Nissy

Exclusive: The Sydney property developer who shot to fame after buying his wife a bright yellow Lamborghini on Valentines Day has been charged with assaulting her.

By Liam Mendes
6th May 2022 • The Australian

Lawyer hands over wad of cash as bail for ex-SAS accused

Exclusive: A lawyer representing the SAS soldier arrested after giving evidence for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation trial was pictured handing a large sum of cash as bail surety to officers at Surry Hills Police Station on Wednesday.

By Liam Mendes
28th April 2022 • The Australian

Don Dale ‘survivor’ Dylan Voller on assault charge

Exclusive: The Indigenous man who as a teenager became the face of systemic inequality in the criminal justice system has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend.

By Liam Mendes
28th April 2022 • The Australian

Anzac Day 2022: Across the land, a nation remembers

Since 2019, the number of living Australian World War II veterans has halved, but veterans like Len McLeod have never let age stop them.

By Liam Mendes
26th April 2022 • The Australian

Anzac Day 2022: Across the land, a nation remembers

The ranks of the Diggers may have thinned but the crowds who came out to support them have never been bigger. Thousands gathered at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance for a chilly Anzac Day dawn service, and at Sydney’s Martin Place Cenotaph, where light rain did nothing to dampen spirits. For …

By Liam Mendes
26th April 2022 • The Australian

Bullying and harassment allegations levelled against Virgin Australia boss Jane Hrdlicka

Exclusive: Allegations of bullying and harassment have been levelled against Virgin Australia chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka by the airline’s former chief pilot.

By Liam Mendes
13th April 2022 • The Australian

Stalking charges for William Tyrrell’s foster mother

Exclusive: The foster mother of missing boy William Tyrrell has been charged with two counts of stalking and intimidation by NSW police. The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was charged on Friday.

By Liam Mendes
10th April 2022 • The Australian

‘While you sleep, we creep’: child crime spree grips town

Condobolin is in the midst of a juvenile crime wave which some are likening to a form of long Covid. The symptoms are severe. Fourteen and 15-year-olds have been staging late-night break-ins and threatening residents, many of them elderly, ordering them to hand over cash and car keys. These tearaway …

By Liam Mendes
9th April 2022 • The Australian

‘While you sleep, we creep’: child crime spree grips town

Condobolin is in the midst of a juvenile crimewave which some are likening to a form of long Covid. The symptoms are severe.

By Liam Mendes
9th April 2022 • The Australian

Condobolin crime: Police confront youths in unregistered Holden Commodore

One night when The Weekend Australian is in Condobolin we go for a drive around town to see what we can see. We are driving down a suburban street when a Commodore, without any number plates - but with a P-plate on the back - passes at a breakneck speed, …

By Liam Mendes
9th April 2022 • The Australian

Tensions run high at Condobolin town meeting about youth crime

Since Christmas, around a dozen cars have been stolen from this small bush town of 3500, including a NSW Ambulance vehicle. Some have been torched while others have been used in rams-raids on local businesses, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. So concerned have residents become that the …

By Liam Mendes
9th April 2022 • The Australian