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Sun, 09 Oct 2022 20:01:09 +1100New tool released to help stop drivers from speeding
The Speed Adviser app can warn drivers if they go over the speed limit.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:30:00 +1100Australia should follow Biden’s lead on cannabis
US President Joe Biden has made a decisive move towards removing cannabis use from the criminal justice system. Australia needs to take heed.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:25:54 +1100Missing grandfather found alive after four days
A missing Gold Coast grandfather has been found alive after four days in the bush.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:21:58 +1100‘Don’t be deceived’: warning of more rain to come as flood risk remains for NSW
NSW has faced more wild and wet weather over the weekend and the state has warned there might be more to come.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:20:59 +1100PM facing test over tax cuts
Anthony Albanese is facing a tough test over middle- and high-income tax cuts he made an election promise to stand by.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:57:56 +1100‘Blessed are you’: City on a Hill church rocks again after Essendon drama
Pastor Guy Mason preaches on abortion and homosexuality, as City on a Hill worshippers say they fear discrimination in the wake of the Andrew Thorburn case.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:46:56 +1100Gamers, in next-level costumes, flock to Melbourne’s PAX festival
Over the course of the weekend, PAX drew a crowd almost large enough to fill the MCG, and with a similar penchant for cheering on the players in the centre of it all.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:45:38 +1100Man dies after freak climbing accident in Canada
A man from South Australia has died in his wife's arms following a climbing accident in Canada.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:42:00 +1100Arrests made over Sydney murder charge
Two people have been arrested and $500,000 in cash seized by police investigating the murder of a young man.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:37:08 +1100Britain’s ‘strictest headmistress’ on what schools should do differently
Katharine Birbalsingh espouses traditional teaching and believes in military-style discipline: students walk the corridors in silence and get detentions for forgetting a pencil case, ruler or not turning in their homework.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:32:02 +1100Vulnerable parts of Sydney on edge after relentless rain
Residents on Sydney's western rivers are again on edge with evacuations and warnings underway amid intense rain.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:31:28 +1100Giant wet weather system hits far and wide across NSW
Unwary drivers have been caught in floods as waterways swelled after another deluge.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:31:23 +1100Public transport cost cap promised by Victorian opposition
Matthew Guy will cut the cost of catching Metro trains, trams and local buses to $2 a day if elected premier.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:31:11 +1100Ambulance hits man in Sydney
A man has been left with head injuries after being hit by an ambulance in Sydney.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:25:59 +1100Protesters target National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne's NGV has been rocked by a security breach, with protestors gluing themselves to a priceless Picasso.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 18:21:04 +1100Sydney weather LIVE updates: Strong winds buffet NSW, SES respond to 21 flood rescues, more than 650 calls for help
As the front crossed NSW overnight it delivered widespread rainfall totals of between 25 and 50 millimetres. Sydney escaped the worst of the downpour, with the NSW South Coast, Central Coast and Mid-North Coast hardest hit.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:59:25 +1100Extinction Rebellion protesters glue themselves to Picasso at NGV
Two protesters from climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion glued themselves to a Picasso painting at the National Gallery of Victoria on Sunday.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:38:19 +1100Elderly man riding electric bike dies in hit-and-run on Perth freeway
An 86-year-old man has died after he was hit by a four-wheel-drive while riding an electric bicycle on the Mitchell Freeway at Kingsley on Sunday.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:25:53 +1100Man found dead in NT driveway
Police are investigating after an 18-year-old man was found dead in the driveway of a home in Palmerston, near Darwin.
Sun, 09 Oct 2022 17:02:22 +1100Jenga style: The game theory that could reshape Melbourne’s empty offices
Architects have proposed a Jenga-style solution to empty and ageing “B-grade” office buildings as the City of Melbourne pushes to retrofit 77 CBD sites a year.