Keyword "Australian father" - List of latest news (16 results)

08/04 Teen keen to star for Australia

Teenage prodigy Maya Joint says being Australia’s former “orange girl” has given her a head start on what to expect from being part of the nation’s Billie Jean King Cup team for this week’s qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Colombia in Brisbane.

10/03 Father at risk of homelessness asks brutally honest question on ABC Q+A

An Australian father who fears one more rent increase will leave his family homeless has confronted the health minister on television about his government’s immigration policies.

10/01 What sparked Aussie dad’s aeroplane bomb hoax

An Australian man who brought the country’s busiest international airport to a standstill after he falsely claimed to be carrying a bomb quit his job and bought a one-way plane ticket in a “rapid descent into a psychotic state”, court documents reveal.

03/01 ‘Life-changing’: Aussie dad’s huge $5m win

A father’s dream to build his family a home has come true after a “life-changing” Lotto win, while a mystery person holds a huge fortune and is “likely oblivious”.

16/10 ‘Unacceptable’: Unspoken rule in Japan that Australian tourists need to know

Japanese people have a solid reputation for politeness.

21/01 Family hope for miracle as dad feared drowned

The family of a South Australian father who has not been seen since he got caught in a rip near Port Lincoln have said they are hoping for a “one-in-a-million miracle”.

11/01 Tragic update after young Aussie father’s horror Bali crash

The family of a young father critically injured in a horror Bali scooter crash have revealed he is now clinically brain dead and they will soon shut off his life support machine.

09/11 ‘Didn’t believe him’: Dad’s school strike fail

A South Australian father has been forced to admit he “didn’t believe” his son when he told him that there was no school because public school teachers had gone on strike.

05/07 Aussie father with brain haemorrhage in Bali to fly home

Raj Jayarajah, 43, was inside a Nusa Dua villa with his eight-year-old son, Ari, when he suffered a seizure and fell to the floor, hitting his head on the ground on Friday.

03/07 Dad’s fight for life after medical episode on Bali trip

A father has been left fighting for his life after suffering a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in Bali.

06/05 New Caledonia to close beaches for a year after horror shark attacks

The popular beach where beloved Aussie father Chris Davis, 55, was mauled to death by a shark will be closed for a year following a spate of shocking shark attacks in Noumea, New Caledonia.

25/04 ‘Seek help early’: Tribute for fallen veteran

The cousin-in-law of a veteran who died while hiking the Kokoda Track has written an Anzac Day tribute to the man.

05/04 Perth father Peter Heppell killed in Thailand bar | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site

An Australian father has been killed in Thailand while celebrating his birthday with friends.

10/03 ‘Life changing’: Forgetful man wins $40m

A West Australian father has won $40m after he finally remembered he’d hadn’t checked the Powerball ticket he had in his back pocket.

24/02 Aussie killed in drunken Bali fight

An Australian man has died after he was hit over the head with a chair in an alleged drunken brawl in Bali.

27/01 Novak Djokovic’s dad Srdjan responds to damning pro-Putin footage

Novak Djokovic’s dad will not be courtside for his son’s Australian Open semi-final against Tommy Paul on Friday night in the fallout to posing with pro-Putin demonstrators earlier in the week.