A fuel tanker lost control on the Princes Highway in Carnegie, Melbourne's south-east on Tuesday, crossing the median strip into oncoming traffic. The tanker struck a power pole, collided with three cars, and came to rest in a front yard. Despite the severity of the crash, no one sustained serious injuries.

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Gerard Andrews, 29, and Daniel Stevens, 24, appeared in Blacktown Local Court charged with the murder and kidnapping of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian. The Sydney grandfather was allegedly mistakenly kidnapped from his North Ryde home, with his body found dumped near a golf course at Pitt Town 12 days later. Both men did not apply for bail and were remanded to appear before Penrith Court on 17 April.

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Gregory Lynn, a 59-year-old former Jetstar pilot, is seeking bail while awaiting a retrial for the murder of Carol Clay. A jury previously found him guilty of murdering the 73-year-old at a Victorian High Country campsite in 2020, but the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial after finding a substantial miscarriage of justice. Lynn's legal team argues recent media coverage has been prejudicial to a fair trial, with Justice Beach taking a week to consider the bail application.

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Qantas has announced a $925 million profit alongside major changes to its frequent flyer program and new seasonal nonstop flights from Sydney to Las Vegas starting December. The airline is introducing status credit rollovers of up to 50%, eliminating points club, and launching an improved reward seat search tool. The airline is also outsourcing hundreds of cabin crew jobs to Singapore while receiving 40 of its 200-plus new aircraft orders, with another 30 arrivals expected in the next 18 months.

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Qantas has announced a $925 million profit alongside major changes to its frequent flyer program and new seasonal nonstop flights from Sydney to Las Vegas starting December. The airline is introducing status credit rollovers of up to 50%, eliminating points club, and launching an improved reward seat search tool. The airline is also outsourcing hundreds of cabin crew jobs to Singapore while receiving 40 of its 200-plus new aircraft orders, with another 30 arrivals expected in the next 18 months.

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First home buyers across Australia face widening disparities in deposit saving timelines, with entry-level property prices accelerating nationwide. Sydney buyers now require seven years and seven months to save a 20% house deposit, while Darwin buyers need two years and seven months for an entry-level unit. The gap between the shortest and longest savings timelines continues to expand across different Australian cities.

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Optus is revealing sweeping changes to its operations and culture following a catastrophic triple zero outage that resulted in at least two deaths. CEO Stephen Rue is fronting a parliamentary hearing in Canberra, alongside representatives from Google, Apple, and emergency officials. The telecommunications giant faces scrutiny over the deadly communications meltdown that prevented emergency calls from being connected.

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Two additional ISIS brides are being held in isolation at Syria's Roj refugee camp, classified as extremists and separated from the main group of 11 women and 23 children seeking repatriation to Australia. The pair are not Australian citizens but married Australian ISIS fighters. Kurdish authorities have brought forward the camp's closure while the Australian government maintains it will not assist in repatriation efforts, despite being legally obligated to issue passports, creating a political stalemate.

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Bill Gates has apologised to staff at the Gates Foundation over his past association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling the meetings a 'huge mistake'. The Microsoft co-founder also admitted to having two affairs with Russian women whilst married to his ex-wife Melinda. Gates maintains he did not involve himself in illegal activities with Epstein and never saw anything illicit.

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King Charles has been named in newly released documents from the Epstein files, with emails from the convicted sex offender claiming Charles was responsible for Prince Andrew losing his position as trade envoy. Biographer Andrew Lownie, author of 'Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York', alleges the King has been complicit in a cover-up and was involved in the £12 million settlement with Virginia Giuffre. Lownie believes the King's position is untenable and suggests he may be forced to abdicate, calling for legal investigation into the matter.

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