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Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:37:25 +1000Two men escape light plane crash uninjured
Two men have walked away uninjured from a light plane crash near Adelaide.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:30:00 +1000Floating nightclub to sail into Docklands
Melbourne’s first floating nightclub, Atet, can house 550 revellers and will be positioned at the undeveloped North Wharf beneath the Bolte Bridge towers throughout summer.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:23:15 +1000Elderly woman in hospital after Brisbane house fire
An elderly woman has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a fire gutted her home in Brisbane's inner suburbs.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:16:17 +1000‘I’m in a great place’: Dani Laidley tells how she finally found peace
She had an illustrious career that would inspire any footballer. The whole time, she was living in limbo. But Laidley says now she’s the same person she’s always been, she’s simply changed her name.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:13:11 +1000Woman arrested inside Melbourne hospital after alleged daylight shooting
A woman has been arrested inside Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne's west after an alleged daylight shooting.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:06:33 +1000New offer to unions to break deadlock in rail dispute
The latest offer from the state government is likely to be too late to prevent planned industrial action severely disrupting Sydney’s rail network on Wednesday.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:39:08 +1000Rideshare driver shot at by tailgating stranger in SEQ
Queensland police are hunting for a man who shot at a Gold Coast rideshare driver.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:32:16 +1000Homeless numbers plummet after push to help people sleeping rough
The biggest challenge in helping the homeless in Sydney is stopping them from drifting back to the street due to habit, loneliness, addiction or mental illness.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:30:00 +1000Albanese government on right track with ambitious arts reform
A writer of satire might find mild inspiration in Labor’s forging of a new National Cultural Policy, but the ambition is big, and the architecture assembled to get there is substantial too.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +1000Everyone needs a place to live: more migrants mean we’ll need more homes
It’s a matter of simple logic that increasing the population without building more housing will worsen our housing affordability woes.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:54:38 +1000Staff wanted: How to fix hospitality’s people problem
The hospitality industry is crying out for staff as the lowest unemployment rate since the 1970s has led to labour shortages and many businesses being forced to reduce hours due to a lack of workers.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 13:24:43 +1000Why Sydney’s hospitality industry still struggles for staff
Cafés, pubs and restaurants continue to feel the pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic, but staff shortages have long been a problem in an industry dogged by low pay and wage theft.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:41:39 +1000Fuel excise cut to end in one month
The government's fuel excise cut will end in one month, meaning the excise will go back to normal, by double the cost.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:32:41 +1000Migration talks ahead of national Jobs and Skills Summit
Migration is a hot topic ahead of Australia's Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra this week aiming to find solutions to the staffing shortage.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:32:27 +1000Two arrested after axe and knife fight in Adelaide
Two men have been arrested after an altercation in Adelaide involving a small axe and a knife.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:32:26 +1000Man stabbed in chest at western Sydney football match
A 29-year-old man has been stabbed in the chest at a western Sydney football match.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:17:51 +1000‘We will pay their entire HECS debt’: Free uni degrees for Victorian nurses, midwives
The state government is offering to pay for the degrees of more than 10,000 nursing and midwifery students as part of a $270 million initiative. The opposition says it will match the pledge.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:16:04 +1000Hospital forced to lock down after shooting on St Albans street
Two people have been arrested and one remains on the run after a shot was fired into the rear window of a Holden Commodore near a fast food restaurant in St Albans, in Melbourne’s north-west, about 9am.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:02:48 +1000Nursing or midwifery undergraduate students to study for free under $270m plan
More than 10,000 students will have the cost of their nursing or midwifery undergraduate studies paid for under a new $270 million plan.
Sun, 28 Aug 2022 09:46:50 +1000New analysis disputes Suburban Rail Loop value
The parliamentary budget office says the first two sections of the rail loop fall short in a social benefit-cost ratio.