Brisbane news live: Puppies found with mouths taped
Puppies found near Brisbane with mouths taped
The RSPCA is appealing for information as they investigate the discovery of two puppies found with their mouths taped shut at the weekend at a property in Ipswich, south-west of Brisbane.
The dogs, believed to be four to five months old, were found dumped in bushland at Chuwar. RSPCA inspectors also found tape residue on their paws, suggesting their legs had also been bound.
A member of the public found one of the puppies on Saturday, with the second rescued by an inspector on Sunday with the assistance of the first dog.
RSPCA Inspectors are urging anyone with information about these puppies to come forward by reporting it to 1300 ANIMAL (264 625) or reporting via its website.
'This is one of the most disturbing cases of abandonment we've seen,' an RSPCA Queensland chief inspector said in a statement.
'These puppies were left defenceless and in a condition that could have easily led to prolonged suffering or death if they had not been found in time.'
6.48am
The winter of discontent
Brisbanites wake from the chilliest night of the week – a frosty 8 degrees – to what is expected to be the warmest day.
With the sky over the River City predicted to be partially cloudy, some of the heat today brings should be trapped, leading to a relatively pleasant top of 24.
But it was a winter's morning for the ages, with an apparent temperature (or 'feels like' temperature) of about 6 degrees in Brisbane's CBD as the sun rose.
Tonight the mercury is set to plunge again, but remaining in the double digits, before a sunnier day on the cards for Wednesday.
6.47am
While you were sleeping
Here's what's making news further afield this morning:
Rogue independent MP Mark Latham has denied shocking domestic abuse claims made by his former long-term partner, which included accusations he forced her into degrading sexual acts.
German backpacker Carolina Wilga has broken her silence from her hospital bed, thanking her rescuers and addressing the mystery of why she left her car after becoming stranded in WA's outback.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has slammed conservative campaigning group Advance and its donors after it emerged that antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal's husband's family trust gave $50,000 to the controversial organisation.
Donald Trump has threatened to place severe tariffs on Russia's allies if Vladimir Putin does not make a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, marking the first time the US president has set a deadline on action from his counterpart in Moscow. 'I'm disappointed in President Putin. I thought we would have had a deal two months ago,' he said.
And nothing says talent war like a $153 million job offer. Mark Zuckerberg has been on a hiring blitz for AI's most revered scientists, sending them cold emails and offering them roles in his new Superintelligence Labs division whose goal is nothing less than to build artificial-intelligence software that's smarter than humans.
6.45am
The top stories this morning
Good morning, welcome to Brisbane Times' live news coverage for Tuesday, July 15. Today will be sunny with a top temperature of 24 degrees.
In this morning's local headlines:
The Australian Tax Office has launched an independent review into its handling of a case in which a businessman was arrested and jailed over a legal battle that he ultimately won.
On Monday, hundreds of mourners gathered at a church just steps from the home where Greg Josephson was allegedly murdered to farewell the millionaire Brisbane businessman.
Sonny Bill Williams says Queensland fighter Alex Leapai Junior has the raw power and the boxing pedigree to be a star on the global stage, as the boxer prepares to step back into the ring tomorrow night.
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"Some of the stuff we've got now ... it's got nothing to do with the AVO application, nothing to do with the court case." "This now goes to some personal or political campaign to try and damage me," Mr Latham said. The local court has refused to release the documents as they contain untested allegations. Ms Matthews referred AAP to her lawyer when contacted. Her private application for an apprehended violence order is scheduled to be heard on July 30. Premier Chris Minns said it was inappropriate for members of parliament to be "sexting" in the chamber, as the Daily Telegraph reported. "Your average voter would expect people to be focusing on whatever's being debated or voted on at the time and that's a pretty basic expectation," he told reporters. The government plans to call for an inquiry into Mr Latham over unrelated alleged abuses of parliamentary privilege. "This kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a long period of time is completely unacceptable," Mr Minns said. As then-Labor leader, Mr Latham ran against incumbent prime minister John Howard in 2004, who went on to win one final term. Mr Latham resigned from federal parliament in early 2005 and subsequently left Labor before being elected to the NSW upper house in 2019 as a One Nation member. He quit that party in 2023, becoming an independent. In a separate court dispute, Mr Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich in September 2024. Mr Greenwich sued over a sexually explicit and homophobic social media post ahead of the 2023 state election. The Federal Court found Mr Latham's tweet exposed Mr Greenwich, who is gay and a prominent LGBTQI community advocate, to a torrent of hateful abuse including death threats. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 A former prime ministerial candidate turned state MP says a former partner's application for a court order has evolved into a campaign to damage him, with a potential parliamentary inquiry looming. Mark Latham has rejected allegations reportedly contained in a private application for an apprehended domestic violence order, which is yet to be heard in court. A report by The Australian outlined claims made by former partner Nathalie Matthews alleging a "sustained pattern" of abuse and manipulation, which Mr Latham has described as "comically false and ridiculous". The one-time prime ministerial hopeful turned NSW independent MP told Sydney radio 2SM on Wednesday that "basically none of it" is true. Messages between the pair reported in the Daily Telegraph lacked their full context and only revealed Mr Latham "had a private life", he said. "There's certainly a steady leak of material. "Some of the stuff we've got now ... it's got nothing to do with the AVO application, nothing to do with the court case." "This now goes to some personal or political campaign to try and damage me," Mr Latham said. The local court has refused to release the documents as they contain untested allegations. Ms Matthews referred AAP to her lawyer when contacted. Her private application for an apprehended violence order is scheduled to be heard on July 30. Premier Chris Minns said it was inappropriate for members of parliament to be "sexting" in the chamber, as the Daily Telegraph reported. "Your average voter would expect people to be focusing on whatever's being debated or voted on at the time and that's a pretty basic expectation," he told reporters. The government plans to call for an inquiry into Mr Latham over unrelated alleged abuses of parliamentary privilege. "This kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a long period of time is completely unacceptable," Mr Minns said. As then-Labor leader, Mr Latham ran against incumbent prime minister John Howard in 2004, who went on to win one final term. Mr Latham resigned from federal parliament in early 2005 and subsequently left Labor before being elected to the NSW upper house in 2019 as a One Nation member. He quit that party in 2023, becoming an independent. In a separate court dispute, Mr Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich in September 2024. Mr Greenwich sued over a sexually explicit and homophobic social media post ahead of the 2023 state election. The Federal Court found Mr Latham's tweet exposed Mr Greenwich, who is gay and a prominent LGBTQI community advocate, to a torrent of hateful abuse including death threats. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 A former prime ministerial candidate turned state MP says a former partner's application for a court order has evolved into a campaign to damage him, with a potential parliamentary inquiry looming. Mark Latham has rejected allegations reportedly contained in a private application for an apprehended domestic violence order, which is yet to be heard in court. A report by The Australian outlined claims made by former partner Nathalie Matthews alleging a "sustained pattern" of abuse and manipulation, which Mr Latham has described as "comically false and ridiculous". The one-time prime ministerial hopeful turned NSW independent MP told Sydney radio 2SM on Wednesday that "basically none of it" is true. Messages between the pair reported in the Daily Telegraph lacked their full context and only revealed Mr Latham "had a private life", he said. "There's certainly a steady leak of material. "Some of the stuff we've got now ... it's got nothing to do with the AVO application, nothing to do with the court case." "This now goes to some personal or political campaign to try and damage me," Mr Latham said. The local court has refused to release the documents as they contain untested allegations. Ms Matthews referred AAP to her lawyer when contacted. Her private application for an apprehended violence order is scheduled to be heard on July 30. Premier Chris Minns said it was inappropriate for members of parliament to be "sexting" in the chamber, as the Daily Telegraph reported. "Your average voter would expect people to be focusing on whatever's being debated or voted on at the time and that's a pretty basic expectation," he told reporters. The government plans to call for an inquiry into Mr Latham over unrelated alleged abuses of parliamentary privilege. "This kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a long period of time is completely unacceptable," Mr Minns said. As then-Labor leader, Mr Latham ran against incumbent prime minister John Howard in 2004, who went on to win one final term. Mr Latham resigned from federal parliament in early 2005 and subsequently left Labor before being elected to the NSW upper house in 2019 as a One Nation member. He quit that party in 2023, becoming an independent. In a separate court dispute, Mr Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich in September 2024. Mr Greenwich sued over a sexually explicit and homophobic social media post ahead of the 2023 state election. The Federal Court found Mr Latham's tweet exposed Mr Greenwich, who is gay and a prominent LGBTQI community advocate, to a torrent of hateful abuse including death threats. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 A former prime ministerial candidate turned state MP says a former partner's application for a court order has evolved into a campaign to damage him, with a potential parliamentary inquiry looming. Mark Latham has rejected allegations reportedly contained in a private application for an apprehended domestic violence order, which is yet to be heard in court. A report by The Australian outlined claims made by former partner Nathalie Matthews alleging a "sustained pattern" of abuse and manipulation, which Mr Latham has described as "comically false and ridiculous". The one-time prime ministerial hopeful turned NSW independent MP told Sydney radio 2SM on Wednesday that "basically none of it" is true. Messages between the pair reported in the Daily Telegraph lacked their full context and only revealed Mr Latham "had a private life", he said. "There's certainly a steady leak of material. "Some of the stuff we've got now ... it's got nothing to do with the AVO application, nothing to do with the court case." "This now goes to some personal or political campaign to try and damage me," Mr Latham said. The local court has refused to release the documents as they contain untested allegations. Ms Matthews referred AAP to her lawyer when contacted. Her private application for an apprehended violence order is scheduled to be heard on July 30. Premier Chris Minns said it was inappropriate for members of parliament to be "sexting" in the chamber, as the Daily Telegraph reported. "Your average voter would expect people to be focusing on whatever's being debated or voted on at the time and that's a pretty basic expectation," he told reporters. The government plans to call for an inquiry into Mr Latham over unrelated alleged abuses of parliamentary privilege. "This kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a long period of time is completely unacceptable," Mr Minns said. As then-Labor leader, Mr Latham ran against incumbent prime minister John Howard in 2004, who went on to win one final term. Mr Latham resigned from federal parliament in early 2005 and subsequently left Labor before being elected to the NSW upper house in 2019 as a One Nation member. He quit that party in 2023, becoming an independent. In a separate court dispute, Mr Latham was ordered to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich in September 2024. Mr Greenwich sued over a sexually explicit and homophobic social media post ahead of the 2023 state election. The Federal Court found Mr Latham's tweet exposed Mr Greenwich, who is gay and a prominent LGBTQI community advocate, to a torrent of hateful abuse including death threats. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) Lifeline 13 11 14 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491
9 News
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Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here Mark Latham has denied allegations of physical and emotional abuse levelled against him by his ex-partner, and defended sending explicit texts while in parliament. Yesterday, it emerged the independent NSW MP's former girlfriend, Nathalie Matthews, had made a private application for an apprehended violence order against Latham. Matthews accused Latham of emotional, psychological and financial manipulation in her filing, as well as pressuring her to participate in depraved acts, and driving his car at her, as first reported by The Australian . Mark Latham has denied allegations of abuse made by ex-partner Nathalie Matthews. (Dean Sewell) In a radio interview this morning on 2SM with Chris Smith, Latham said the allegations were "preposterous" and he would defend himself in court. "Just about all the things she's complaining about, she initiated in consensual arrangements," he said. He said he has had no contact with Matthews since May 27, when their relationship ended, outside of matters relating to a co-owned harness racing horse and returning belongings to her apartment. He said the published messages were inaccurate, had been taken out of context, were not related to the AVO application against him, and showed he was only "guilty of being a human in that regard and male". Mark Latham and Nathalie Matthews together in 2024. (Mark Latham/Instagram) "If you're sitting there listening to (NSW government upper house leader) Penny Sharpe droning on, then a woman that looks like Nathalie Matthews sends you a message, which one would you pay attention to?" he asked. "I am guilty of that on a regular occasion," Smith responded. "There are inaccuracies, a lack of context - the reference to an 'f-parlour' was an in-joke that I don't think you'd understand unless you'd seen or participated in the full context of the messages," Latham added. He also said "the big news is I have a private life, I had a sex life that I've got to say was fantastic". Once the federal opposition leader in the Labor Party, Latham has long been a controversial figure in Australian politics. He has previously attacked Rosie Batty, the domestic violence campaigner and former Australian of the Year, for "demonising men and making them feel worse about themselves". He resigned from the Australian Financial Review in 2015 over a series of tweets against prominent female journalists, and more recently was ordered to pay $140,000 in damages to independent NSW MP Alex Greenwich for a defamatory tweet that explicitly described a sex act. Latham quit One Nation after Pauline Hanson dumped him as the party's leader in NSW over the tweet. Smith, meanwhile, has also previously faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards women, having twice been sacked by Nine over misconduct claims. Nine is the publisher of this website. Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) . CONTACT US
News.com.au
4 hours ago
- News.com.au
NSW Premier Chris Minns won't rule out further censure on Mark Latham after sext revelations
NSW Premier Chris Minns has refused to rule out further action against Mark Latham in state parliament after reports the former One Nation leader sent sexually explicit texts to his then-partner from the chamber. The one-time NSW One Nation leader has faced renewed controversy in recent days following allegations by his former partner of domestic abuse after an apprehended violence order application was filed in court. Mr Latham has denied the allegations, which do not involve any criminal charges and have not been tested in court, but again faced claims on Wednesday he sent explicit messages to his ex-partner from inside parliament. Asked whether he would move any additional censure motions following revelations of the messages, the Premier said he would 'reserve' his answer until more information was presented, but refused to rule it out. 'I wouldn't say categorically we wouldn't be prepared to move (a motion),' Mr Minns said. 'What I would say is that you're right, notice was given in relation to a censure of Mr Latham prior to any of these revelations. 'That goes to the point (that) people were warned about this guy for a long time, and we're going to go ahead with those motions and I am hopeful that it gets wide support to send a clear message that the kind of behaviour that he's been up to for a period of time is completely unacceptable.' Those sentiments were mirrored by Labor upper house leader Penny Sharpe who on Tuesday said she put two motions before the house when parliament resumes in August. One of those motions would seek to refer Mr Latham to the privileges committee over his behaviour. The second would be a more general motion calling into question his overall behaviour. 'Mark Latham has some questions to answer on a whole range of behaviours,' she said. Mr Minns has ramped up his attacks in recent months against Mr Latham, a former Labor leader who has become a key vote against the government in the Legislative Council. In June, Mr Minns called Mr Latham 'Australia's biggest bigot' in a surprise spray during question time, and claimed there was an a 'coalition emerging' between the Greens in the Upper House, the Legislative Council, the Coalition, and One Nation. He claimed they were 'voting together day after day' to 'platform one of the most shameful bigots in NSW', referring to Mr Latham. In a series of late night tweets on Tuesday, Mr Latham said the messages purported to be between him and his former partner were 'not accurate' and claimed 'someone has made changes in very important ways'. Mr Latham claimed the messages, as reproduced in The Daily Telegraph, omitted messages in the chain and claimed in one instance a word had been omitted from a message. But he did not deny claims a message had been sent during question time. 'The Tele is tut-tutting one of these messages was sent during question time,' he said. 'At least I was there. There's a terrible upper house tradition of a whole bunch of MPs never attending QT, they just pop in and out for their own question.'
