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Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:51:36 +1100
Victoria floods LIVE updates: Kerang told to evacuate, Echuca on high alert as SES issues evacuation orders across state; BOM warns of more rain
Echuca residents are hoping a newly constructed levee will save hundreds of homes from inundation today as waters rise, while Kerang locals have been told to evacuate. The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that more rain is on the way for already sodd...

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:49:18 +1100
Neighbours raised concerns about 'disgraceful' Adelaide property
An Adelaide housing trust property has been left in "disgraceful" condition, while thousands of families struggle to find a place to live.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:49:11 +1100
Police embark on chase from Gold Coast to Logan
A dramatic police chase from the Gold Coast to Logan has ended with two people in custody.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:44:57 +1100
Former Victorian police prosecutor pleads guilty to filming woman and teenage girl
A former Victorian police prosecutor has pleaded guilty to filming a woman and teenage girl undressing with hidden spy cameras.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:44:26 +1100
Echuca on edge with risk of flash flooding as Murray peaks
The death toll in Victorian floodwaters has risen to two as Echuca prepares for tougher than predicted conditions when a downpour will coincide with the peak of the swollen Murray River.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:21:27 +1100
Major delays in Sydney’s east after motorcyclist injured in four-car crash
The motorcyclist has been taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:04:53 +1100
Maintaining weight can prevent knee arthritis
Fresh evidence has shown maintaining weight can make a difference in preventing the effects of knee arthritis.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1100
Emergency app? In the flood zone, we get news from the local paper and Facebook
Victoria’s emergency apps spit out over-frequent warnings which everybody I know had turned off, in a classic “boy who cried wolf” scenario.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:00:00 +1100
‘A token effort’: Businesses lament Andrews’ flood relief offer
Floodwaters caused an estimated $1.5 million in damage to Richard Noble’s West Melbourne computer business. For him, the state government’s announcement on business grants was disappointing.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:59:26 +1100
Adelaide man storms out of Malaysian coronial inquest into mother's death
The son of Adelaide woman Anna Jenkins has stormed out of the Malaysian coronial inquest into her 2017 death.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:39:35 +1100
How to make money from weeds swamping Sydney lawns
Sydneysiders could be making extra cash by removing weeds swamping lawns across the city.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:36:20 +1100
‘Everything is tainted’: Victims of former police prosecutor speak in court
A woman and a teenage girl struggled to hold back tears as they spoke in court of the hurt and betrayal they felt after learning they had been secretly filmed.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:24:12 +1100
Thousands of speeding fines thrown out in Victoria
Thousands of speeding fines are being thrown out after the state's camera watchdog ruled motorists weren't being treated fairly along the Nepean Highway at Frankston.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:24:06 +1100
Prison officer who killed Indigenous inmate on trial for murder
A veteran prison officer who shot and killed an Indigenous escapee at Lismore has today gone on trial for murder.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:23:58 +1100
Thousands of towns in Ukraine hit by blackouts
Blackouts have hit more than a thousand villages and towns in Ukraine after Russia targeted the country's energy system.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:22:50 +1100
$220k Bureau of Meteorology rebranding ‘ridiculous’, says Plibersek
The minister’s comments come after the bureau was widely criticised online after it asked media organisations to stop calling it the BoM.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:20:28 +1100
Missing man’s body found in floodwaters as state faces rain ‘for months’
While the body is yet to be formally identified, police believe it is that of a 63-year-old who was last seen on a rural property in the town of Hillston on October 11.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:20:06 +1100
Volunteers hit out at SES organisation over poor crisis planning
Volunteers have hit out at the State Emergency Service, saying crisis planning for Maribyrnong should have been better.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:19:01 +1100
Father dies while waiting for paramedics in Victoria
A new father has died after waiting more than 20 minutes for paramedics to arrive, the latest horror story to come from Victoria's ambulance crisis.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 18:14:42 +1100
Customer data may have been exposed in Medibank cyber incident
Customer data may have been exposed in the Medibank cyber incident as the insurer says a group is calling to negotiate.



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