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Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:50:19 +1000
Friend who witnessed fatal crash that killed woman gives evidence at driver's trial
A teenager has given evidence in court about the moment her best friend was struck and killed by a Lamborghini at Glengowrie.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:46:24 +1000
Investigation reveals secret spending of disgraced Queensland mayor Paul Pisasale
A 9News Right To Information investigation has revealed the 'extravagant' costs of former Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale's secretive study trip to Abu Dhabi and Europe.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:45:10 +1000
Shop-worker chases down alleged thieves in Adelaide
A brave shop-worker has taken matters into his own hands, chasing down armed thieves at a CBD store.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:45:04 +1000
Police task force created to investigate criminal neglect in Adelaide
The death of a little girl from Adelaide's Northern suburbs is at the centre of a major child neglect investigation.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:41:17 +1000
Eddie Obeid, Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly charged with misconduct in public office after ICAC probe
It is the first time former NSW Labor ministers Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly have faced criminal charges flowing from an ICAC inquiry.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:34:51 +1000
Prime suspect excused from giving evidence in Krystal Fraser inquest
The Coroner has excused the prime suspect in the disappearance of mother-to-be Krystal Fraser from giving evidence at an inquest into her suspected murder.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:29:41 +1000
Fresh information reopens 1995 teen death cold case
Police have received fresh information about the 1995 death of a north-west New South Wales teenager.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:24:48 +1000
Fears for grandmother missing weeks after car found crashed and abandoned
A chilling note written by an Adelaide grandmother missing from Victoria’s Mallee region for more than a fortnight has her family fearing foul play.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:19:57 +1000
Closing arguments begin in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
After 100 days of evidence, the final battle lines have been drawn as closing arguments began in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:19:16 +1000
Australia news LIVE: Cameron Smith wins 2022 British Open; rising interest rates to cost taxpayers an extra $13m
Golfer Cameron Smith has become the first Australian to win the British Open since 1993, rising interest rates are expected to set taxpayers back an additional $13 million and parts of Europe are battling heatwaves and wildfires.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:14:41 +1000
Treasurer warns inflation set to surge faster than wages increase
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned of the growing impact of inflation will be ‘confronting’ with cost of living rising higher than wage growth.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:09:35 +1000
Woman killed in boat crash north of Sydney
A woman has been killed in a boat crash in Sydney's northern beaches.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:08:07 +1000
More than half a million get fourth dose as cases rise
Australia administered its biggest week of coronavirus vaccinations in five months after advisory group ATAGI recommended fourth shots for younger people.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:46:35 +1000
Council says ‘no choice’ but to keep approving pokies in city, urges change
A proposed planning amendment aimed at reducing pokies in Melbourne’s city centre has been sitting on the former planning minister’s desk for three years, stalling the long-sought reforms.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:59:29 +1000
AirAsia X to recommence flights to Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Auckland
Air Asia is finally re-instating international flights from Melbourne after two tough years during the pandemic.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:35:18 +1000
NSW fatal winter housefires more than double
Fatal housefires in NSW in June have over doubled the amount from the whole of winter last year.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:30:52 +1000
More wet weather headed towards Sydney
After a warm and sunny weekend, Sydneysiders are in for a week of rain and lower-than-average temperatures.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:58:02 +1000
WA tips over a million COVID-19 cases as hospital admissions surge
WA Health has reported 5514 new cases to 6pm on Sunday night, taking the state’s total recorded cases since the pandemic began to 1,003,678.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:12:09 +1000
‘Distressed and unwell’: Parents, young children rescued from aquarium lift
Twelve people, including five young children, became trapped in an elevator at Melbourne’s aquarium on Sunday, with one child vomiting during the ordeal.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:51:34 +1000
Man remained alive in cold river for 40 minutes after police left, inquest told
Gomeroi man Gordon Copeland was only 22 when he fell into the Gwydir River and drowned. It took three months for police to discover his body.



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