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Queensland News

'Exhausted from surviving': Hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders are living in poverty
Tabitha is just 10 years old, but she wishes she could work to help her mother cover the bills each week for their food and rent. They're not alone. Nearly 600,000 Queenslanders are living in poverty, according to new research. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:46:07 +1000
Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:29:41 +1000
Costly gift that could land you on the wrong side of the law
Police are urging people to check the law before they spend hundreds of dollars on a gift that may not be able to use. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:23:21 +1000
Geraldine returns to outback cinema in the role of screen saver
Historic outback cinemas don't always have the new-release films, but troops of loyal volunteers are making sure they can still offer a big screen experience. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:49:14 +1000
'We're in the home stretch': Thousands of Queenslanders hold the key to opening borders by Christmas
Queensland's tourism industry is "hanging on by its fingernails" and wants state borders opened by December 1. That will require some forward planning — and not just for Queensland Health. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:43:26 +1000

New South Wales News

ICAC hearing into Gladys Berejiklian begins
The Independent Commission Against Corruption will begin its public hearings into whether former New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian breached the public trust. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:39:55 +1100
Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:29:41 +1100
Djambawa Marawili is fearful about loss of his culture if elders die from COVID-19
Indigenous leaders in remote communities want governments around the country to stick with COVID-19 movement restrictions until most First Nations people are vaccinated to prevent the virus spreading "like a bushfire" to their regions when borders reopen. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:08:11 +1100
Kate will never earn more than she does now. But between rent and saving, home ownership is 'impossible'
It hasn't been this expensive to rent in Australia since 2008. House prices climbed twice as fast as rent during the pandemic, putting the dream of owning a home beyond reach for many. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:33:12 +1100
Live: NSW Now: More freedom from today as NSW passes 80 per cent vaccination target
MORNING BRIEFING: Masks are no longer mandatory in offices and community sport can be played once again as New South Wales passes its 80 per cent double-vaccination target earlier than expected. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:18:19 +1100

Victoria News

Ageism taking toll on mental health of older Australians during pandemic
A regional Victorian aged care advocate says the mental health of older Australians is being eroded by ongoing lockdowns, ageist language and being cut off from families. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:41:52 +1100
Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:29:41 +1100
Regional SA residents split on border reopening as Christmas looms
The SA government is yet to rule on whether the border will reopen to the eastern states. For some in regional areas the prospect is exciting, but for others it's terrifying. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:27:55 +1100
Kate will never earn more than she does now. But between rent and saving, home ownership is 'impossible'
It hasn't been this expensive to rent in Australia since 2008. House prices climbed twice as fast as rent during the pandemic, putting the dream of owning a home beyond reach for many. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:33:12 +1100
Shattered by blindness and family tragedy, Maurice still found a way to create 'a wonderful life'
Changes and challenges are always with us, says Maurice Gleeson, who's had his share of low points. The important thing is how you deal with them, says the winner of the highest disability awards honour. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:29:56 +1100

Western Australia News

Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:29:41 +0800
Djambawa Marawili is fearful about loss of his culture if elders die from COVID-19
Indigenous leaders in remote communities want governments around the country to stick with COVID-19 movement restrictions until most First Nations people are vaccinated to prevent the virus spreading "like a bushfire" to their regions when borders reopen. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 04:08:11 +0800
Scorchers pull off super-over win over Brisbane Heat in their WBBL opener
Sophie Devine's big hitting gets Perth over the line in their Women's Big Bash season opener against Brisbane in a super over that probably should never have happened. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:42:49 +0800
A search is underway for Cleo Smith, 4, in WA's north-west
A search is underway for Cleo Smith, 4, who was last seen at a campsite 75 kilometres north of Carnarvon in WA. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:42:49 +0800
'We are gravely concerned': Police find no sign of missing 4yo girl at WA campsite
Police say resources are being ramped up in the search for a 4-year-old girl missing from a campsite in Western Australia's north-west since the early hours of Saturday morning. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:17:14 +0800

South Australia News

Driver arrested over three-car crash, elderly woman killed in separate collision
Police arrest a driver over a three-car crash south of Adelaide that has left a woman fighting for life in hospital, a short time after an 80-year-old was killed on the other side of the city. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:33:34 +1030
Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:59:41 +1030
Regional SA residents split on border reopening as Christmas looms
The SA government is yet to rule on whether the border will reopen to the eastern states. For some in regional areas the prospect is exciting, but for others it's terrifying. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:57:55 +1030
Transition from child protection to adulthood eased with apartment program
Felicity Graham was worried about becoming homeless after leaving the out-of-home care system in South Australia, but she was lucky to be offered a spot in a special apartment block with support workers available 24 hours a day. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:30:22 +1030
Usman Khawaja goes big in Sheffield Shield ton with Ashes opening spot potentially up for grabs
As Will Pucovski's concussion threatens to rule him out of this summer's Ashes series, Usman Khawaja makes a statement in the Sheffield Shield, reaching 158 not out on day three against South Australia. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 19:48:43 +1030

Tasmania News

Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:29:41 +1100
Premier has focused attention on the man who breached Tasmania's hotel quarantine system, glossing over the security bungle
Southern Tasmanians will find out today whether they'll be out of lockdown on schedule. If stay at home orders are extended, the state's Premier could face scrutiny he's long avoided. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:58:42 +1100
Premier 'hopeful' southern Tasmania will exit lockdown as no new cases recorded
Premier Peter Gutwein is "hopeful" Tasmania's snap lockdown will end as planned on Monday after no new COVID-19 cases were detected in Tasmania at the halfway point. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:09:36 +1100
'We've done what we can': Tasmanian businesses adjust to life in lockdown
Businesses in southern Tasmania were caught by surprise when a snap three-day lockdown was announced on Friday afternoon. They're adapting their services to get by but also warn financial support may be needed. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:09:03 +1100
As Australia enters the 'living with COVID' phase, these experts have a message for the non-COVID states
Australia is in the midst of a state-by-state pandemic, but when the nation comes back together for the "living with COVID" phase, these experts say major transitions need to be made. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 06:09:48 +1100

Australian Capital Territory News

Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:29:41 +1100
The energy crisis and how it could cost us all
The world appears to be staring down an energy crisis that would deliver ammunition to those wishing to slow the pace of climate change reforms and could see the dreaded return of stagflation, writes Ian Verrender. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:41:33 +1100
ACT records another 33 COVID-19 cases, as differing cross-border restrictions leave retailers frustrated
Canberrans can cross the border to shop at non-essential retailers with relative freedom. But in the ACT, they still have to use click-and-collect or book an appointment for private shopping, much to the frustration of Canberra retailers. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 12:07:29 +1100
How ABC 'guerilla TV' program The Brief is offering a different take on federal politics for younger audiences
With younger audiences turning away from traditional free-to-air TV channels, the ABC's Canberra bureau dreamt up The Brief, a video-on-demand show about politics that is unashamedly for them. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:11:27 +1100
As Australia enters the 'living with COVID' phase, these experts have a message for the non-COVID states
Australia is in the midst of a state-by-state pandemic, but when the nation comes back together for the "living with COVID" phase, these experts say major transitions need to be made. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 06:09:48 +1100

Northern Territory News

No food or water, a 35km trek through desert: Police say how pair lost in remote NT outback survived
Police say it is an "absolute miracle" two people who were lost in extreme conditions in Central Australia for several days had been found alive and well. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:34:36 +0930
Live: All the COVID news you need from across Australia
Get up to speed on all the coronavirus news from across Australia. Follow live. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:59:41 +0930
Djambawa Marawili is fearful about loss of his culture if elders die from COVID-19
Indigenous leaders in remote communities want governments around the country to stick with COVID-19 movement restrictions until most First Nations people are vaccinated to prevent the virus spreading "like a bushfire" to their regions when borders reopen. - Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:38:11 +0930
Cats out of the bag: Feral animals targeted near NT national park
Feral cats kill billions of Australia's native animals each year, experts say, and a pilot program in a small Northern Territory town may be the answer to the problem. - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:31:18 +0930
Documents reveal indigenous Australian vaccination rate 20% lower than non-indigenous population
Documents reveal indigenous Australian vaccination rate 20% lower than non-indigenous population - Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:01:40 +0930