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Queensland News
- 'Prolific' text message scam is costing Australians millions and it's just the tip of the iceberg
Scamwatch is warning a "sneaky and sophisticated" text message ruse targeting parents has already cost Australians almost $4 million. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:41:53 +1000 - Fatigued junior doctors resign, concerned about making mistakes, survey reveals
Almost 60 per cent of junior doctors are concerned about making fatigue-related mistakes, an Australian Medical Association survey reveals, with an increasing number believing there will be negative consequences if they report incidents. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:29:11 +1000 - Queensland plans to build Australia's largest state-owned wind farm
The state government says the Tarong West Wind Farm will be built by the state's energy corporation Stanwell. It will be operational by 2026, should it pass final approval in 2024. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:07:30 +1000 - Builders anxious as weather worries cast a cloud over industry
Wet weather coupled with labour and material shortages have cost builders dearly and forced others to leave the industry, amid the past two consecutive La Niñas. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:52:44 +1000 - Vivienne kept a secret for 18 years. Now she's trying to remove the shame for others
A Queensland woman is giving a voice to those who have experienced forced adoption and hopes to remove the stigma of shame association with the now illegal practice. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:35:15 +1000
New South Wales News
- Compostable packaging manufacturer seeks 'road map' as EPA dumps it from eligible green bin list
Changes by the EPA to refuse compostable packaging, cardboard and animal faeces from NSW's green food organics and garden organics bins are causing a stir among manufacturers, small businesses and councils. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:58:11 +1000 - Multi-million dollar home of alleged fraudster Melissa Caddick hits market
The home where Melissa Caddick was last seen has been listed by prestige auction house Sothebys, but inspecting the property alone will come with a hefty price tag. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:54:29 +1000 - Special advisor appointed to improve behaviour in NSW schools
The NSW government is appointing a special advisor to improve behaviour in schools and deal with the use of social media. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:51:39 +1000 - Reforms needed to protect privacy amid Optus data breach
The Digital Rights Watch Chair says there needs to be reforms that allow Australians to better protect their privacy and hold companies accountable amid the Optus data breach. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:14:31 +1000 - How Wollongong won the race to become a UCI Bike City
The Road World Championship crowds have dissipated and the elite racing bicycles are packed away, but Wollongong is enjoying its newfound identity as an official Bike City, the first in the southern hemisphere awarded the title. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:27:36 +1000
Victoria News
- Police believe woman hit by rollercoaster was picking up dropped phone
Patrons at the Melbourne Royal Show were stuck on the Rebel Coaster ride while ambulance officers treated the woman before she was taken to hospital. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:17:12 +1000 - SA Catholic schools defend JobKeeper funding against claims of 'sugar hit to their profits'
Figures show Catholic schools in South Australia received more than 60 per cent of all JobKeeper paid to schools in the state. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:20:24 +1000 - AFL Round-Up: Cats play the hits to bring curtain down on 2022 season with one last perfect day
Geelong are premiers again, their dominant grand final victory over Sydney an anti-climactic but emotionally fitting end to a 2022 season that has captivated footy fans. We digest the last Saturday in September. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:00:51 +1000 - He isn't a doctor, but what Mick found could help people rid their bodies of toxic chemicals
For over a decade, Mick Tisbury fought to expose the extent of an alarming chemical contamination scandal. Then, with no medical training, the firefighter found an ingenious solution to help those who’d been exposed. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:30:33 +1000 - No charges for casino executives or board members despite laundry list of allegations
Australia's largest casino groups have been found "unsuitable" to hold licences due to allegations of money laundering and consorting with criminal gangs. But no individuals have faced consequences. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:00:06 +1000
Western Australia News
- Number of older Australians retraining up 73 per cent
With the nation's unemployment rate at historic lows, the booming jobs market is enticing a wave of older Australians to reskill and retrain. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:26:47 +0800 - 'I get to choose where I work': Why mature-age workers like Jeremey are pivoting to new careers
A nationwide skills shortage leads to a big jump in the number of apprentices and trainees aged over 45 who are seeking to switch careers, but older workers like Jeremey Murray are still falling victim to ageism. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:03:46 +0800 - Perth women hack off hair in solidarity with worldwide protest against brutalities in Iran
Several women cut their hair at a Perth rally to support protests in Iran over the death of a young woman arrested by that country's "morality police". - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:47:37 +0800 - Fire more than twice the size of Malta burns through remote SA, WA and NT
The fire, which started last Monday, is burning grasslands in the far north-west of South Australia. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:06:55 +0800 - Catholic Church confirms sexual misconduct inquiry into outback bishop, orders him to leave the region
The Vatican orders former Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders to physically leave the remote diocese, as a fresh investigation into sexual misconduct allegations gets underway. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 14:18:42 +0800
South Australia News
- SA Premier says federal government has 'reassured' him nuclear submarines will be built in Adelaide
Premier Peter Malinauskas says it's critical Australia maintains sovereignty over its defence program, amid talks of buying US-built submarines. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:04:36 +0930 - SA Catholic schools defend JobKeeper funding against claims of 'sugar hit to their profits'
Figures show Catholic schools in South Australia received more than 60 per cent of all JobKeeper paid to schools in the state. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:50:24 +0930 - Catholic schools in SA collected JobKeeper profits
A new analysis of parliamentary budget office figures shows South Australia's Catholic schools have turned the JobKeeper wage subsidy into a huge profit. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:17:38 +0930 - Fire more than twice the size of Malta burns through remote SA, WA and NT
The fire, which started last Monday, is burning grasslands in the far north-west of South Australia. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:36:55 +0930 - Crows claim biggest win in AFLW history with demolition of Giants
Adelaide pile on a 96-point win over a hapless GWS to record the biggest win in AFLW history, while Gold Coast beat Port Adelaide to close in on the top eight - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:24:58 +0930
Tasmania News
- Council waste levies for Airbnbs skyrocket to 'level the playing field'
A Tasmanian council increases waste levies for short-stay rentals by more than 235 per cent despite not providing any extra services, with owners slugged $3,020 per dwelling. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:03:31 +1000 - 'All these empty houses', but on a social housing waiting list for 125 weeks, Shelley fears she's 'lost in the system'
Hobart's outer northern and southern suburbs are experiencing significant demand for social and public housing — far outstripping supply — including hundreds of applications for family-size houses. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:55:08 +1000 - It took two boats tied together to tow 204 whale carcasses 40km offshore after Tasmania's latest mass stranding
Days after more than 200 whales became stranded on a remote beach on Tasmania's west coast, authorities complete the mammoth task of towing the carcasses — together weighing between 500 and 600 tonnes — out to the deeper waters of the Indian Ocean. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:48:34 +1000 - Billion-dollar shock as energy grid renewal costs become clear
Australian consumers have been told to brace for big hikes in their power bills after a watchdog revealed the true cost of overhauling the grid to deal with the renewable energy transition. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:33:22 +1000 - Fears Macquarie Point stadium plan would shunt aside reconciliation park, but MONA sees benefits
Reconciliation Tasmania is concerned the government's decision to choose Macquarie Point as its preferred stadium location could shunt aside a proposed Aboriginal reconciliation and truth-telling park, but MONA, the original designer of the idea, sees it as an opportunity to redesign the park concept. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:16:24 +1000
Australian Capital Territory News
- Motorcycle group for veterans swaps loneliness for support
Members of the Military Brotherhood Motorcycle Club's Canberra branch say it helps to have others who understand what they've been through. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:40:51 +1000 - Iranian protests spread globally as Tehran vows to 'deal decisively' with demonstrators
Hundreds of Melburnians have gathered in solidarity with protesters in Iran, who have taken to the streets across the country, furious over the death of a woman while she was in the custody of Iran's morality police. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:33:14 +1000 - Billion-dollar shock as energy grid renewal costs become clear
Australian consumers have been told to brace for big hikes in their power bills after a watchdog revealed the true cost of overhauling the grid to deal with the renewable energy transition. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:33:22 +1000 - These two slalom skateboarders just became the first women to represent Australia
Imogen McMillan and Ayesha Pang, both from Canberra, will head to Argentina next month to compete in the World Skate Games. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 08:16:15 +1000 - It's one of Australia's biggest infrastructure projects, but landholders worry Inland Rail could make flooding worse
The company building the 1,700km Inland Rail track says the project will help move freight during big rain events, but some farmers say weather-proofing the line could devastate livelihoods. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 07:45:26 +1000
Northern Territory News
- 'Two big projects in a single week': Has the NT's $40 billion economic goal just come undone?
The Northern Territory government insists its ambitious $40 billion economic target remains on track, despite recent disruptions to the local gas sector. But concerns are being raised that it’s focusing on projects that could fail. - Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:04:50 +0930 - Cashless debit card users voice anger and apprehension about its end
Legislation will be introduced into parliament to make the cashless debit card voluntary. The card which restricts how people can spend their welfare payments was introduced six years ago as a way of halting some of the country's most complex social problems. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:04:16 +0930 - Fire more than twice the size of Malta burns through remote SA, WA and NT
The fire, which started last Monday, is burning grasslands in the far north-west of South Australia. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:36:55 +0930 - Teenager charged after woman, 39, killed in alleged hit-and-run in rural Darwin
Authorities describe a hit-and-run crash in Girraween as "another tragic loss of life on NT roads", with the 17-year-old driver allegedly testing positive for alcohol. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:14:14 +0930 - Billion-dollar shock as energy grid renewal costs become clear
Australian consumers have been told to brace for big hikes in their power bills after a watchdog revealed the true cost of overhauling the grid to deal with the renewable energy transition. - Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:03:22 +0930
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