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Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:57:53 +1000
Brisbane residents frustrated by pontoon debris from February floods
Brisbane residents have expressed their frustration as debris and a stranded pontoon left over from the February floods remains on suburban footpaths.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:57:48 +1000
Fears for three fisherman still missing off Queensland coast
A land and sea search is continuing for three men who went missing in waters off Far North Queensland over the weekend after their friend was found in the ocean off Mission Beach.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:53:26 +1000
Travellers stranded as Brisbane Airport sees busiest day since pandemic
Travellers and residents have been left frustrated and stranded as flights out of Queensland are cancelled during Brisbane airport's busiest day since the pandemic.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:53:25 +1000
Police find replica gun, sword and axe after pursuit in Adelaide
Replica weapons were found in a car after police pounced on a man accused of crashing into another driver.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:43:10 +1000
New pothole 'heat map' in Sydney
New technology installed on local buses and garbage trucks is detecting cracks and stopping potholes in their tracks.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:42:45 +1000
New salt health warning
New research has found putting extra salt on your food could shave years off your life.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:41:59 +1000
Silk, Miller families ‘devastated’ after Jason Roberts found not guilty of murdering police officers
Roberts has been freed from custody after being found not guilty of the shooting murders of police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller in Melbourne’s south-east in 1998.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:39:00 +1000
Police crackdown on illegal guns in Melbourne
Police are cracking down on the spiralling gun violence on the streets of Melbourne.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:28:48 +1000
Manhunt continues after man shot dead in Melbourne's south-east
A manhunt is under way after man was shot dead in Noble Park on Monday.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:28:41 +1000
Jason Roberts free after being found not guilty over infamous shootings of two Melbourne police offi
Jason Roberts is now a free man after a jury cleared him of the murders of police officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller in 1998.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:28:37 +1000
Chris Dawson's murder trial ends
Chris Dawson's marathon murder trial is over, with his fate in the hands of Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:28:23 +1000
Victoria to restrict non-disclosure agreements for workplace sexual harassment cases
In an Australian first, Victoria will soon consider sexual harassment a workplace health and safety risk.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:23:45 +1000
Barilaro job inquiry hears woman offered position had it retracted then was made redundant
An inquiry into John Barilaro appointment to a prestigious US trade position has heard the job was going to be "a present for someone".

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:23:43 +1000
House disappears into sinkhole north of Sydney
A house once owned by a music legend has collapsed into a sinkhole caused by flooding.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:23:23 +1000
Man killed in unit fire in Sydney
A 27-year-old man has been killed in a unit fire at Parramatta, with a second man suffering serious burns.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:01:41 +1000
Private and independent schools awarded vast majority of $30,000 Ramsay Centre scholarships
Most of the scholarships have been awarded to students from private or non-government schools, prompting calls for a review into the promotion of the program.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 18:00:03 +1000
MCC seeks to end $15 membership fee for 50-year members
The MCC will ask members at their AGM in August to remove a 57-year-old discount available to 50-year members that has seen them charged just $15 a year.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:52:31 +1000
ICAC considers probe into John Barilaro’s US trade post
A NSW parliamentary inquiry heard explosive evidence on Monday that a top bureaucrat said a US role ultimately given to John Barilaro was “a present for someone”.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:43:33 +1000
As it happened: Novak Djokovic defeats Nick Kyrgios to claim 21st grand slam title at Wimbledon; Aboriginal flag to fly atop of Harbour Bridge permanently
Novak Djokovic has won Wimbledon for the seventh time, beating Australian Nick Kyrgios in four sets. Major business groups have warned a return to remote work would affect the fledgling economic recovery.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:37:06 +1000
Queensland records first monkeypox case
Monkeypox had not been identified in Australia before May, but dozens of cases have since been recorded across several states.



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