Bernard Tomic’s father, accused of assaulting Barnard’s practice partner, has been suspended from the ATP Tour until further notice. “Following last week’s incident in Madrid concerning John Tomic, and the ensuing investigation, Mr Tomic’s credential privileges have been suspended at all ATP tournaments until further notice,” the ATP said in a statement this morning. French…
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Kings Cross police have arrested a man in connection with the torching of a strip club early today after a dispute with a stripper. Police and firefighters were called to the Love Machine on Darlinghurst Road at 3:15am. The blaze damaged two rooms on the third floor before it was extinguished. Five people escaped the club without…
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UK news publisher Guardian News and Media has found a Sydney home for the launch of its new Australian project, Guardian Australia. Guardian Australia will be based in Surry Hills, around the corner from rival News Limited. The site can accommodate 40 journalists and is located on Reservoir Street, according to The Property Observer. The Guardian’s deputy editor, Katharine…
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Scientists are mystified by hundreds of 1800-year-old gilt spheres discovered under a pyramid in Mexico City. The spheres, covered in fool’s gold, were located by a robotic camera exploring under a pyramid in the ancient settlement of Teotihuacan, one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. “They look like yellow spheres, but we do…
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Julia Gillard today announced a 33 per cent hike in the Medicare levy to fund part of a national disability insurance scheme (NDIS). The 0.5 percentage point increase will take the levy from 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent in July 2014, raising an extra $3.2 billion a year in revenue – about $365 a…
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The teenage terrorism suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has admitted planting bombs at last week’s Boston Marathon. Tsarnaev remains in hospital recovering from bullet wounds to his head, neck, legs and hands, received in a shootout with police and later in what has been suggested was an attempted suicide during the ensuing manhunt. Communicating largely by written notes…
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The FBI has confirmed the Boston Marathon bomber used pressure cookers to build the murderous devices. The agent in charge of the investigation, Richard DesLauriers said pieces of pressure cooker were found at the scene of Monday’s attack, along with shards of metal, lead pellets, nails and fragments of black nylon that could have been a…
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The London marathon will go ahead as planned this weekend, despite the Boston bombings, after organisers consulted police and authorities. Britain’s sports minister, Hugh Roberston, said he was confident of security arrangements for the event and encouraged people to attend as a show of solidarity. “In security terms we are as confident as we possibly can…
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Sydney’s rainbow pedestrian crossing was removed overnight despite widespread public calls for its preservation. The crossing at Taylor Square was painted in rainbow colours as part of celebrations for this year’s Mardi Gras. Road workers moved in last night and tore the crossing up, resurfacing it with asphalt. The crossing was removed on the orders of NSW Roads Minister…
DetailsA man found dead in Bankstown gutter last night had been tied up and wrapped in a sheet. Police refused to confirm reports that the victim had been shot in the head, but suspect he was killed elsewhere then dumped. The body was discovered outside the Bankstown sports complex about 11:30pm. An off-duty paramedic who drove…
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