Bum steer: Australia’s best and worst toilet papers assessed by Choice tests

Consumer group finds Australia’s best-performing bog rolls come at a high price – but the worst-ranked does too Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email It’s the debate that divides households: two-ply or three? Recycled or bamboo? A review by consumer advocacy group Choice has attempted to settle those arguments by rating the nation’s best … Read more

Victorian court upholds ruling finding Catholic church liable for sexual abuse by paedophile priest

Landmark decision expected to help countless other survivors achieve more compensation for abuse suffered from clergy Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s highest court has ruled that the Catholic church is vicariously liable for sexual abuse by a … Read more

Queensland police’s lack of body camera footage of fatal Mareeba shooting labelled a ‘farce’

Civil liberties campaigner says if Australian SAS soldiers can wear body cameras, so should tactical police Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Civil liberties campaigner Terry O’Gorman says it is a “farce and an absurdity” that tactical police who … Read more