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Sun, 19 May 2024 18:50:10 +1000
Mother of Bondi Junction victim backs increased mental health funding
The grieving mother of a Bondi Junction attack victim is tonight calling on the NSW government to address a shortfall in mental health funding and services.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:49:42 +1000
Stakeholders band together to make call on Leichhardt Oval
Discussions between the federal and NSW governments and Inner West Council are in the "final stages" of striking a deal to save Leichhardt Oval.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:49:23 +1000
Australian injured in Afghanistan recovering in hospital
Australian man Joe McDowell, who was injured in a shooting that killed six people in central Afghanistan, is said to be recovering well in hospital.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:45:31 +1000
Man arrested after police officer allegedly stabbed
A 33-year-old man was arrested in the Sydney CBD after allegedly stabbing a police officer.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:45:08 +1000
New proposal to make switching energy providers easier
Switching energy providers and saving hundreds of dollars will soon be easier, under a new proposal from the federal government.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:44:23 +1000
ADF members reportedly facing expulsion over drug test
Six Defence Force members of a Richmond-based army unit are facing expulsion after they allegedly tested positive to illicit drugs days before Jack Fitzgibbon was killed in a training jump.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:00:00 +1000
Jess was put in state care at 15. It was so bad she ran away 137 times
Jess felt lonely, isolated and full of anxiety in her time in residential care. But the state children’s commissioner says she was lucky; others are targeted by criminals and prostituted out.

Sun, 19 May 2024 18:00:00 +1000
PM’s policies make Dutton look sadly short-sighted
Peter Hartcher’s article gives Australian voters a perfect 20/20 view of the choice that the nation faces at the next federal election.

Sun, 19 May 2024 17:37:54 +1000
Pro-Palestine supporters clash with police as rival protests converge on Melbourne CBD
Six people were arrested during a heavy police presence in central Melbourne, aimed at preventing pro-Palestine protesters clashing with Israel supporters outside Parliament House.

Sun, 19 May 2024 16:56:17 +1000
Police officer stabbed in head apprehended attacker
After sustaining two stab wounds to the head, the injured constable and his colleague chased down the suspect near Hyde Park in Sydney’s CBD.

Sun, 19 May 2024 16:45:21 +1000
Sydney’s new $78 million ferry wharves are set to open, without the ferries
The new public wharves are due to be completed within the next six months, but commuters face a years-long wait for services because of state government indecision.

Sun, 19 May 2024 15:11:01 +1000
Road to ruin for dumped bikes
The consumer mentality is stimulated by manufacturers and retailers who pander to the desire for new. Therefore, more waste of things that could be reused.

Sun, 19 May 2024 15:09:52 +1000
HBF Run For a Reason 2024: In Pictures
Thousands of people converged in Perth on Sunday to run for charity.

Sun, 19 May 2024 15:00:00 +1000
Michael Smith completes his 100th anniversary circumnavigation of Australia
Adventurer Michael Smith touches down after 44 day circumnavigation of Australia in a seaplane, 100 years after it was first done.

Sun, 19 May 2024 13:58:23 +1000
Charges laid over stabbing of sleeping homeless man on St Georges Terrace
It will be alleged the accused approached the victim and stabbed him twice in the back as he lay defenceless in his sleeping bag. 

Sun, 19 May 2024 13:30:00 +1000
Money man caught after syndicate flew ‘mules’ into Sydney to build $1m fraud web
Fake bank accounts created by the mules were used to siphon money conned from Australians out of the country – until detectives nabbed central player Muhammad Abdullah Cheema.

Sun, 19 May 2024 13:00:31 +1000
Woman charged with more than 50 offences after traffic stop
A man and woman were stopped by officers while they were driving along David Low Way in Coolum Beach.

Sun, 19 May 2024 12:57:14 +1000
Number of long-stay patients at Qld hospitals ‘highest it’s ever been’
The LNP lambasted the government over the new health data, which showed there were more than 603,000 presentation to emergency departments between January and March.

Sun, 19 May 2024 12:46:16 +1000
Calls to implement age restrictions on social media use
There are increased calls to introduce radical new measures that would implement age restrictions on social media use.

Sun, 19 May 2024 09:07:04 +1000
Bikes vs rail: Multimillion-dollar cycle tourism plan divides locals
A regional council wants to attract high-spending tourists to town by turning an old railway line into one of the highest cycling tracks in Australia. But not everyone is happy.

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