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Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:02:07 +1000Gold Coast man could be released on parole
A Gold Coast man who bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer could be released on parole.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:57:10 +1000Public transport mask mandates here to stay in Victoria
Victorians will still have to wear masks on public transport despite the National Cabinet agreeing to scrap the requirement on domestic flights.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:54:29 +1000Australia news LIVE: Mandatory COVID isolation cut from seven days to five; jobs and skills summit under way
Unions and employers have backed boosting migration from 160,000 to 200,000 places a year, a Greens senator has lashed the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to parliament and Australia’s coronavirus rules have once again eased.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:51:43 +1000Melbourne City Council likely to advocate Australia Day date change
Melbourne City Council will likely advocate for the federal government to change the date of Australia Day.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:47:39 +1000Richmond 'blindsided' by Dustin Martin's latest off-field scandal
A lewd groping scandal is overshadowing Richmond's preparation for its elimination final with Brisbane.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:47:23 +1000Teens arrested after stolen car crashes into Melbourne business
Three men have been arrested after a stolen car smashed into a podiatrist's office in Werribee.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:43:29 +1000NSW Government could take transport union to Fair Work Commission
The NSW Government may take the transport union to the Fair Work Commission if the strike stoush isn’t solved.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:42:51 +1000Elite Sydney school students under police investigation over 'offensive' chat
Police review 'offensive' chat room material posted by elite school students.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:42:47 +1000Politicians, unions and business leaders meet for jobs summit
Politicians, unions and business leaders united in Canberra for the federal government's highly anticipated jobs summit.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:42:44 +1000Convicted killer Chris Dawson to apply for bail after spending his first night in prison
Court to decide on Chris Dawson bail bid and sentencing date.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:45:24 +1000‘Don’t underestimate him’: Alex Claassens, the public face of Sydney’s rail workers, digs in
Alex Claassens is now in the biggest fight of his 12-year tenure at the helm of rail union, staunchly backing his workers in a bitter fight with the state government.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:34:52 +1000Rail unions given 24 hours to call off industrial action
The NSW government has given rail unions 24 hours to call off all industrial action before it tears up a $1 billion dollar offer to modify the intercity train fleet and risk the termination of its pay deal.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:18:27 +1000Sydney man who allegedly abused boys as a teen on church grounds charged
Decades after allegedly abusing boys on the grounds of a Catholic Church in Waverley, Charlie Abruzzese was arrested at his Kingsford home on Thursday.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:57:03 +1000Aishwarya Aswath inquest: WA girl’s death a ‘disaster’ in the making
Deputy state coroner Sarah Linton said it was becoming increasingly clear from the evidence given at the inquest that nurses “were run off their feet and doing too many jobs for one person to do in a safe and sensible way”.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:56:59 +1000Stab victim defended woman before death
The former girlfriend of a tradie stabbed to death near Seaford train station has given evidence on the opening day of his alleged killer's trial.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:46:57 +1000Rare and vintage handbags worth $250,000 stolen from Melbourne home
More than a quarter of a million dollars worth of designer handbags and jewellery have been stolen from home in Blackburn.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:32:22 +1000Roof of Sydney home completely caves in
The roof of a house in Sydney has completely collapsed and caved in on itself.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:24:48 +1000Police can’t tell if thousands of recruits helped reduce crime, report finds
A report from the state’s Auditor-General has found the police’s business case provided to the Andrews government in 2016, which resulted in a $2 billion investment and 2729 new officers, did not “provide adequate information to decision-makers...
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:16:14 +1000Alleged NAB fraudster helped organise Mike Baird meeting for CEO
Former NAB chief Andrew Thorburn told a court Helen Rosamond helped organise a meeting at a hotel with former NSW premier Mike Baird but was not involved in his recruitment to the bank.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +1000This ‘solution’ for cosmetic surgery rogues fails patients
The regulator fundamentally misunderstands what is needed.