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Queensland News

Ute beauty: Bone cancer patient Brayden's purple dream more than a tick on a bucket list
Generous strangers pull together to grant a terminally ill cancer patient a final wish. But there's one more thing this brave young man wants to do. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:06:21 +1000
Rodeo swelters as maximum July temperature records fall across outback Queensland
Record July maximum temperatures have been rewritten across outback Queensland as the state basked in an unseasonal mid-winter spring day. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:52:58 +1000
Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:40:19 +1000
South-East Queensland goes into lockdown
South east Queensland is now in its strictest lockdown since the pandemic began, as the state records another six new local cases of COVID-19. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:55:30 +1000
'We are both dead': How police realised Susan Thomson was missing, years after she vanished
Susan Thomson lived a "very reclusive life" in a tiny town with her husband Arthur and mother-in-law Isabella. When they were found dead, a photocopy of a letter she had written years earlier alerted police to her disappearance. What happened to her remains a mystery. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:41:42 +1000

New South Wales News

Welcome to the little NSW farming town that grows dreams
Powered by volunteers — and a bumper sorghum crop on the edge of the airstrip — Farming for Kids nurtures young dreams through scholarships and donations. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:42:45 +1000
Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:40:19 +1000
Slow reopening for Sydney construction
Parts of Sydney's construction industry have reopened as the state battles to gain control of the Delta outbreak in Greater Sydney. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:25:46 +1000
So you're vaccinated? Great! Here's how it changes things for you
Vaccines are the answer to the COVID-19 crisis, but many people still have questions about how and how much they protect us. It can be complicated, so we've answered some of your common queries. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:21:33 +1000
'We are both dead': How police realised Susan Thomson was missing, years after she vanished
Susan Thomson lived a "very reclusive life" in a tiny town with her husband Arthur and mother-in-law Isabella. When they were found dead, a photocopy of a letter she had written years earlier alerted police to her disappearance. What happened to her remains a mystery. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:41:42 +1000

Victoria News

Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:40:19 +1000
Victoria records four new locally acquired cases of COVID-19
Victoria records four new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 as the state works to wrap up the tail end of its Delta outbreak. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:33:14 +1000
Gym sole addition to Victoria's exposure sites
A single exposure site has been added to Victoria's list of public places of concern. The gym in Altona North is one of just 85 remaining exposure venues as Victoria takes strides to get ahead of the latest Delta strain outbreak. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:20:42 +1000
As the child mortality rate soars in Indonesia, stranded Australian parents plead to come home
Australian families stranded in Indonesia warn their children are "sitting ducks" as the Delta variant of COVID-19 tears through the country. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +1000
When Thomson had to beat a military curfew to submit a uni paper, his dad drove like it was the 'Fast and the Furious'
Dozens of Myanmar nationals are enrolled at Australian universities and have faced poor internet connections and financial strife, while other young people signed a contract with the government saying they would remain outside Australia for two years. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:11:25 +1000

Western Australia News

Bumper WA wildflower season tipped after wettest July in decades for Perth
Parts of Western Australia are set to become awash with colour this wildflower season, as near-record rainfall in July transforms the landscape in Perth and fills dams through the south-west of WA. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:33:38 +0800
Where do your prawns really come from? Secret tests find out
Australian prawn producers have been conducting secret audits across the supply chain to identify any substitution fraud. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:28:48 +0800
Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:40:19 +0800
Perth is facing a landfill dilemma — and there's no quick fix
As Perth councils grapple with looming deadlines on landfill capacity, questions remain over what will happen to the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rubbish being generated by households. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:04:44 +0800
100 year old drummer won't put down the sticks
Centenarian drummer celebrates his 100th birthday with a sizzle - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:13:28 +0800

South Australia News

Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:10:19 +0930
As the child mortality rate soars in Indonesia, stranded Australian parents plead to come home
Australian families stranded in Indonesia warn their children are "sitting ducks" as the Delta variant of COVID-19 tears through the country. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0930
Two cities leave lockdown, another returns with no end in sight for Australia's new 'Phase A'
Scott Morrison has announced a four-phase path out of lockdown but for residents hunkering down in Phase A, Phases B, C and D feel very far away indeed. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 04:30:00 +0930
AI goes feral in fight to protect native species from wild cats on Kangaroo Island
A network of cameras has "learnt" to detect feral cats in real time, saving a cat eradication team months of work tracking the hugely damaging pests. - Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:59:04 +0930
Stolen electric wheelchair returned to owner after police release CCTV footage of suspects
An electric wheelchair stolen from its owner is returned after police release CCTV vision of suspected thieves. - Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:18:55 +0930

Tasmania News

Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:40:19 +1000
Court action is the only option for this home owner who says he's been waiting six years for repairs
What Charlie Henty thought would be his dream home turns into an expensive nightmare as he tries to have building defects fixed. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:13:07 +1000
This railway is synonymous with Tassie's west coast, and now there's a push to have it heritage listed
It's a remarkable feat of engineering, and now there's a push to have this west coast railway added to the national heritage list. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:03:10 +1000
'We are both dead': How police realised Susan Thomson was missing, years after she vanished
Susan Thomson lived a "very reclusive life" in a tiny town with her husband Arthur and mother-in-law Isabella. When they were found dead, a photocopy of a letter she had written years earlier alerted police to her disappearance. What happened to her remains a mystery. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:41:42 +1000
As the child mortality rate soars in Indonesia, stranded Australian parents plead to come home
Australian families stranded in Indonesia warn their children are "sitting ducks" as the Delta variant of COVID-19 tears through the country. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 06:00:00 +1000

Australian Capital Territory News

How the ABC exposed a massive communications breakdown and sparked a coronial inquiry
Forty-five critical minutes of emergency services radio calls exposed a massive breakdown in communications over the devastating 2020 Namadgi National Park fire – and will now be the subject of an ACT coronial inquiry. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 09:08:57 +1000
Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:40:19 +1000
As the mercury drops below 0C, many Canberrans are turning to woodfires to stay warm
With months of cold weather still to come, firewood is in short supply in Canberra, and sales of fireplaces have increased as much as 12 per cent in the last financial year. But for asthmatics and environmentalists, the resulting smoke is concerning. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:26:34 +1000
PM won't commit to time frame but says 70pc vaccination target 'absolutely achievable'
Scott Morrison believes fully vaccinating 70 per cent of Australians is an achievable goal but he is careful not to commit to a timeframe to reach the target following significant criticism of delays in the vaccine rollout so far. - Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:11:05 +1000
Masks for students and teachers as SE Queensland enters 'strictest lockdown we've had' — as it happened
Students, teachers and anyone working in high schools will be required to wear masks as part of a snap lockdown now in place for 11 LGAs in south-east Queensland. - Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:34:21 +1000

Northern Territory News

Live: Queensland authorities gives COVID update, warning outbreak could be state's 'biggest ever'
Queensland is giving an update on the state's COVID-19 situation, with CHO Jeannette Young warning the outbreak risks being the biggest ever seen in the state. Follow live. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:10:19 +0930
Wonder of nature: Huge flocks of budgies in Australia's red centre
The outback has exploded with extraordinary numbers of budgerigars thanks to perfect breeding conditions across Australia. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 08:05:16 +0930
As the child mortality rate soars in Indonesia, stranded Australian parents plead to come home
Australian families stranded in Indonesia warn their children are "sitting ducks" as the Delta variant of COVID-19 tears through the country. - Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:30:00 +0930
Darwin marina workers exposed to positive COVID case arriving on yacht from Indonesia
Maritime workers in Darwin are calling for the international arrival point for yachts and other small vessels to be moved, after a COVID scare that forced marina workers into quarantine. - Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:42:16 +0930
NT declares hotspots as Queensland's south-east locks down
The declarations mean anyone who leaves those areas and arrives in the NT after 4:00pm on Saturday will be sent into supervised quarantine. - Sat, 31 Jul 2021 13:23:11 +0930