What if Australia’s worst offshore oil spill hasn’t happened yet? I’m terrified by the thought. Our new report in partnership with Environs Kimberley analyses Woodside’s own oil spill modelling and it reveals a worst-case blowout at the corporation’s proposed Browse gas project at Scott Reef could be up to 30…
Young woman vents her frustration after being unable to access her super: ‘It’s absurd’
By BURNEY WONG – NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:23 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 02:09 BST, 24 August 2026 A young American woman has revealed she has still not been able to withdraw her superannuation more than a year after leaving Australia. Sophia Kim, a former swimwear brand owner, moved…
What a fun guy! Sweet mouse stands tall as it tries to reach for food
By TOM LAWRENCE, NEWS REPORTER Published: 01:31 BST, 24 August 2026 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 24 August 2026 A mouse was pictured standing on its tiptoes and using mushrooms as a stool as it reached for food. A woodmouse was seen in an adorable snap reaching to grab its food.…
Risk of “catastrophic” oil spill reaching Kimberley coast found in Woodside’s Scott Reef gas drilling plans
SYDNEY, Monday 24 August 2026 – New analysis of Woodside modelling released by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Environs Kimberley has revealed the oil and gas corporation’s plans to drill at Scott Reef could cause an oil spill up to 30 times bigger than the 2009 Montara disaster, impacting the Kimberley…
Widow who bought fly-tipped wasteland and transformed it into a farm for schoolchildren is ordered to tear it all down by jobsworth council
A widow who bought a patch of fly-tipped wasteland for £57,000 and transformed it into her dream mini farm has been told to tear it down after being dragged into a bitter planning battle. Tara Dexter bought a smallholding in Sidlesham, West Sussex, while mourning the death of her veteran…
Owner of Swiss bar that went up in flames and killed 41 is arrested ‘for domestic abuse against his wife’
The owner of a Swiss bar that was destroyed in a deadly fire on New Year’s Eve has been arrested for domestic abuse against his wife. The blaze killed 41 people and injured 115, with most of the casualties being teenagers. French couple Jacques and Jessica Moretti have been the…
Teen, 19, and his parents plunge to their deaths from cliff after three-hour row over paying for expensive mobile phone ends in tragedy
By SOPHIA STANFORD, NEWS REPORTER Published: 12:25 BST, 23 August 2026 | Updated: 23:55 BST, 23 August 2026 A teenager and his parents have plunged to their deaths from a cliff after arguing over a phone. Kunal Chandude, 19, is believed to have approached the cliff edge, threatening to take…
Clarifications and corrections | Daily Mail Online
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 23:28 BST, 4 September 2025 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 23 August 2026 To report an inaccuracy, please email corrections@mailonline.co.uk. To make a formal complaint under IPSO rules please go to www.dailymail.co.uk/readerseditor where you will find an easy-to-use complaints form. You can also write to Readers’…
Perth voters, including majority One Nation, Labor supporters, reject Scott Reef gas drilling and Kimberley fracking plans
PERTH, Monday 24 August 2026 – New polling of Perth voter sentiment towards Western Australia’s gas and energy sector, commissioned by Greenpeace, has shown strong levels of opposition to gas drilling and fracking proposals at Scott Reef and the Kimberley, with 88% of voters concerned. The new polling shows 71%…
Newcastle surf club stalwart groped local female surgeon while posing for a group photo – before volunteering to become the club’s ‘complaints officer’
A senior Newcastle lifesaver and former detective has admitted groping a local surgeon at a community event in the NSW Hunter Valley. Scott Cook, who has been honoured in the past for his long service to Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sexually touching the doctor…