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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:00:00 +1000
Man left quadriplegic after arrest says case against officers dropped
Prosecutors will drop criminal charges against three police officers who were accused of breaking a man’s neck during an arrest over a noise complaint, leading to calls from the victim for the corruption watchdog to intervene.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:52:19 +1000
Cyclists risking lives in Queensland tunnels
Cyclists are risking their lives riding alongside cars inside tunnels in Queensland.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:50:01 +1000
Ex-detainee bashed then ‘bribed to lie’ about Tasmanian centre, inquiry hears
A former detainee allegedly bashed and forcefully stripped naked by guards at Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was bribed by the facility’s boss to say “nice things” to an inquiry.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:45:22 +1000
Australian monkeypox cases expected to rise as summer approaches
More than 7500 people have formally expressed interest in a vaccine in NSW, which was allocated 5500 doses in the initial stage of the rollout.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:44:15 +1000
‘Astonishing number’: $8b black hole in NSW budget as big builds delayed
Treasury officials confirmed that more than 20 per cent of the committed $30 billion worth of capital expenditure would not be spent and that the shortfall figure, revealed in a budget paper footnote, was the highest ever.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:42:12 +1000
Tiahleigh Palmer's killer found unresponsive
Tiahleigh Palmer's killer Rick Thorburn has been found unresponsive in his Brisbane prison cell.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:37:22 +1000
Sydney rail commuters to be impacted by major train strike today
Rail strike to impact services across the Sydney network.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:07:50 +1000
Brand-new Allianz Stadium
A glimpse inside the brand-new Allianz Stadium.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:57:55 +1000
As it happened: Solicitor-General finds Scott Morrison validly appointed to industry portfolio but criticises secrecy; PM says further inquiry needed
Anthony Albanese is riding a wave of voter support, cosmetic surgery regulation is on the agenda for the country’s health ministers, and today we’ll learn what the solicitor-general had to say about the secret portfolio saga.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:43:00 +1000
Former police union boss fails in bid to reopen civil case against Victoria Police
Former Police Association boss Paul Mullett has failed in his bid to have Victoria’s highest court reopen his civil case that claimed he was the victim of a malicious prosecution by former Victoria Police chief commissioner Christine Nixon.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:10:50 +1000
Lockdown tinkering leads to solar panel test technology
What started as a lockdown project for a Melbourne scientist tinkering in his spare bedroom may one day help develop new solar technology.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:56:42 +1000
Radioactive substance found at Sydney school
A radioactive rock has been found at a school in Sydney's eastern suburbs.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:47:55 +1000
The cosmetic surgery industry needs shock therapy and must be shut down
The only way to get the change needed to protect the public from serious injuries is to close down the entire industry for a period of three to six months.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:47:25 +1000
Margaret Urlich, a rare talent who lit up any room
The legendary singer had passed away at 57 after battling cancer.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:46:49 +1000
John Farnham diagnosed with cancer
Legendary entertainer John Farnham will undergo surgery to remove a tumour, it has been revealed.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:46:45 +1000
Federal Government to make public the legal advice over Scott Morrison portfolios scandal
Solicitor-General's advice describing Morrison power grab as scathing to be made public.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:37:17 +1000
Man accused of killing two Victorian campers back in court
The accused killer Greg Lynn faced court ahead of a contested committal hearing scheduled for January.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:36:24 +1000
Contact tracer jailed for trying to coerce isolating woman into sex
A contact tracer posed as a health department official to trick his way into a Melbourne woman's bedroom and threatened to have her deported unless she performed sexual acts on him.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:32:36 +1000
Sydney father involved in serious motorbike crash saved by friend
A Sydney father seriously injured in a motorbike crash was saved by his friend who stumbled across the accident.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:32:33 +1000
Man dead, four injured after bus and car collide in Melbourne's north-east
A man has died and four people have been injured after a bus and a car collided in Melbourne's north-east.



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