Malaysia looks to Australia amid uproar over death of 13-year-old girl
Boarding school student Zara Qairina had allegedly been bullied before she was found unconscious below her dormitory’s third-storey window. She died the next day.

Boarding school student Zara Qairina had allegedly been bullied before she was found unconscious below her dormitory’s third-storey window. She died the next day.
Police say Lauren Darul, who allegedly stabbed a woman as she was walking to work last month, was referring to herself as the king of Australia when she was arrested.
Three children have been safely removed from the roof of a Perth detention centre after an 18-hour stand-off.
The 17-year-old was fatally stabbed during an altercation in Sydney's north-west.
As Zach Merrett settles back into life at Essendon after his failed trade bid, the club’s boom draftees say they’re ready to help with the heavy lifting in 2026.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate for seven sitting days after wearing a burqa in the chamber.
Some staff received as little as $10 in unpaid dues, while others were paid more than $78,000 in owed wages.
Councillor Nige Jones tried to expense drinks he bought at the Crazy Horse Revue following a conference in Adelaide in August.
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Alleged details of the 17-year-old’s stabbing were revealed when a 15-year-old boy appeared in court charged over his murder.
In an intervention into domestic affairs, diplomats at the US embassy in Canberra have been instructed to report on migrant-related crime.
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While his teammates bunkered in their hotel rooms after a crushing Ashes loss, Mark Wood contemplated hiring a car and escaping Perth by driving across the country.
Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum must decide whether they are prepared to enable continued irresponsibility or whether they will demand the discipline required to compete on Australian soil.
The latest radio survey shows losses across every show in the station’s line-up, with its Drive program slumping to a 4.9 per cent share of the Sydney radio audience.
Lando Norris is the man with the points advantage, Max Verstappen is the one with the momentum. The out-of-form Oscar Piastri, sadly, should be what gives.
The vast majority of Australians fail to eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables, while consumption of ultra-processed foods soar. We’re convenient scapegoats for food corporations if we take the blame.
“He came into the council offices wearing a long skirt, lipstick and nail varnish,” a local official said.
North shore councillors have voted to impose strict new conditions on a popular fun run following a scathing assessment of this year’s charity event.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is raising safety concerns after a crane was spotted driving into the racing line during a support category race.
Everton became the first team to win at Old Trafford after being reduced to 10 men after Idrissa Gana Gueye’s first-half bust-up with teammate Michael Keane.
His vision was revolutionary and shaped NSW policing. Had he been appointed commissioner, his tenure would have been exemplary.