Eileen contacted a range of murder-for-hire services to organise a hit on her husband

Eileen Ormsby commissioned a hit on her husband. Ormsby, the author of The Darkest Web, contacted a range of murder-for-hire services on the dark web asking someone to kill her ex. Price negotiable. It was a safe bet that nothing would come of it. First, the address she gave for her husband was a vacant…

Trump eyes an even more powerful weapon than tariffs for his trade war

President Donald Trump's trade war against China has so far focused on attacking imports. His new front: Weaponising American exports. The Trump administration is seeking to choke off Beijing's access to key technologies by limiting the sale of vital US components to China's Huawei Technologies. The US is considering putting at least five Chinese surveillance…

Australian of the Year organisers sever 38-year CBA partnership

Australian of the Year organisers have severed a 38-year partnership with the Commonwealth Bank over fears the scandal-plagued finance industry was damaging the reputation of the national awards. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age understand the National Australia Day Council and the bank reached the decision before Saturday's election. Labor last November seized on…

200 pairs, nothing to wear: the fascinating world of sneaker worship

At one point in his sneaker collecting "career", DJ Jerome Salele’a owned 400 pairs. These days, the 34-year-old has considerably fewer – he keeps about 50 at his home in Sydney's south-west, with the remainder in storage – but his passion for "kickz" is as strong as ever. New Zealand-born Salele'a is part of the…

Australian Ballet artistic director David McAllister to step down

The artistic director of the Australian Ballet, David McAllister, has announced he is stepping down after two decades in the role. Australian Ballet chairman Craig Dunn announced the news at the company's annual general meeting in Melbourne today. McAllister will finish up at the end of next year, which will be his 20th year at…

Hemmes' construction boss agrees to pay Merivale $230,000

Justin Hemmes' construction boss has agreed to pay the Sydney hospitality tsar's Merivale group almost $230,000 in the wake of allegations he authorised false invoices to be paid into his bank account. Click Here: In civil proceedings on Thursday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Michael Pembroke finalised the settlement deal by making consent orders that Joel…

'Will we ever sleep again?' Life in that new-parent fog

“Will we ever sleep again? What have we done wrong?” These are the questions infant and child sleep consultant Chantal Cohen hears regularly from exhausted parents. Sleep deprivation is a universal experience for new parents. Anyone who has been active in tending to the needs of a newborn will recognise the all-consuming fog that seems…