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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:00:24 +1100As it happened March 3 2025: Prime Minister rubbishes Leonardo DiCaprio’s concerns about mining in WA
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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:51:54 +1100The newest AFL-level ground is ready for Gather Round and Barossa Valley businesses are eager to reap the rewards from the influx of footy fans! _2025-03-13T08-38-38.mp4
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:48:02 +1100Close friends of an Adelaide-based man who mysteriously died while on a business trip in Morocco have expressed their shock_2025-03-13T08-38-49.mp4
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:45:00 +1100It seemed like a good idea at the time: The top 10 worst ideas in law enforcement
While Premier Jacinta Allan admitted to making a mistake with the bail laws, no one ever took responsibility for these questionable decisions.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:42:54 +1100Brisbane mayor shuts down homeless camps
Brisbane's mayor has shut down homeless camps across the city with rough sleepers given 24 hours to move on.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:39:18 +1100Potential Olympic venue plan met with legal challenge
A community group is promising legal challenges and delays if Queensland Premier David Crisafulli chooses to build an Olympic stadium at Victoria Park.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:30:00 +1100Everyone agrees these vacant lots should become units. But public housing? That depends
Former WestConnex tunnelling sites will be upzoned for units, but Greens and Labor councillors have clashed over how much should be devoted to public housing.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:30:00 +1100‘Dirty dancing’ charity boss suspended, hit with new allegations
Heidi Bradshaw has been suspended following allegations she perpetuated a “toxic” workplace and used employee emails to vote for herself in a local hero award.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:21:47 +1100Police seeking 14 people over public transport incidents
A new police operation has been launched targeting alleged assaults and sexual touching incidents on Sydney's public transport network.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:17:50 +1100Cop charged after crash with 14-year-olds on trail bike
A police officer has been charged over his role in a crash with two teenagers on an unregistered trail bike in Sydney's north-west.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:16:11 +1100Six injured in crash south of Sydney
Six people have been injured and a major road south of Sydney has been closed after a crash between a truck and a ute.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:13:50 +1100Victorians caught with machetes to face hefty fine and jail time
People caught carrying a machete could face up to two years in prison and a hefty fine as the Victorian government moves to outlaw dangerous weapons.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:11:52 +1100Ride-share driver left with life-changing injuries after group machete attack
A ride-share driver has been left traumatised after being attacked by a group of passengers armed with machetes in Melbourne's west.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:11:27 +1100Ex-Test spinner Stuart MacGill faces jail stint for coke deal
Former Australian Test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:11:03 +1100Thieves wanted after 1 million worth of campervans stolen in Melbourne
Thieves have stolen seven campervans, valued at more than $1 million, from a Braybrook business.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:00:00 +1100Melbourne tree canopy goal ‘impossible’ without ripping out roads
The government’s target of 30 per cent tree canopy for metropolitan Melbourne is at odds with its new tree targets for apartment and townhouse development.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:58:27 +1100Next time, steal a crocodile: PM’s advice for US tourist after viral wombat video
The hunting influencer has posted videos showing her handling Australian animals including a wombat and an echidna. The minister for immigration wants her out of the country.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:48:12 +1100‘I don’t want to crash it’: Yacht tilts to sail under Bolte Bridge
For the first time in 19 years a yacht was tilted under Bolte Bridge in Docklands.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:41:11 +1100Electricity bills to rise by up to nine per cent from July
Australian households are set to face higher electricity bills in the coming months, adding to the pressure of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:41:10 +1100Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs kick in
Australia is in the midst of Donald Trump's tariff turmoil after the US president's levies on steel and aluminium kicked in.