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Queensland News
- Redlands Mayor won't resign after drink driving crash
The Mayor of Redlands City Council Karen Williams says she won't resign after she crashed her car after drinking 'several glasses of wine'. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:47:27 +1000 - Redlands Mayor 'deeply sorry', will not resign despite driving after drinking crash
Karen Williams, who has served as Redland City Mayor for 10 years, says she cannot remember how many drinks she had before getting behind the wheel on Thursday evening. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 17:55:12 +1000 - Queensland to scrap rest of COVID-19 restrictions
Queensland is set to scrap some of its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions from next week. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:07:15 +1000 - Shipping container shortage sends cotton industry 'back to the future'
Australia's cotton industry is about to experience a blast from its past, when more than 100,000 bales are exported to Turkey using a method popular a century ago. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:54:06 +1000 - Meat pie in 'perfect storm' as wheat shortage drives up cost of bakery favourite
Bakeries say rising energy bills, transport costs, wage increases and now a global shortage of wheat is forcing many to pass costs onto consumers. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 10:41:42 +1000
New South Wales News
- 'Independent expert' to conduct NSW Premier's inquiry into Barilaro US trade job
A former NSW Public Commissioner will "commence immediately" the Premier's inquiry into the appointment of John Barilaro as a trade commissioner to the US based in New York. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:10:33 +1000 - NSW canegrowers suffer from floods and rain
Canegrowers on the NSW Far North Coast are suffering the most devastating season in living memory, unable to harvest what little is left of their crops after floods and heavy rain. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:47:27 +1000 - Water NSW concern over coal mine extension near Wollongong
Water NSW fears the extension of a coal mine near Wollongong could pose a risk to a key supply of Sydney's drinking water. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:47:27 +1000 - Ice cream factory in flood-ravaged Lismore set to stand down 200 workers
The Norco factory has been closed and relying on government support since it was inundated in February. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:34:47 +1000 - Forestry Corporation hit with maximum possible fine on NSW South Coast
Forestry Corporation of NSW has been fined for breaching a post-bushfire logging condition but residents and local conservationists say the punishment does not go far enough. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:01:35 +1000
Victoria News
- Jacinta Allen elected Victoria's Deputy Premier
Jacinta Allan has been elected Victoria's Deputy Premier – just the second woman to hold the job. Her appointment was sparked by the resignation of four senior ministers. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 19:30:12 +1000 - Tom Stewart facing lengthy suspension after heavy hit on Dion Prestia
Geelong star Tom Stewart could be looking at a lengthy suspension after a heavy hit on Richmond's Dion Prestia left the Tigers midfielder concussed. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:10:40 +1000 - Crews regenerate Victoria's bushfire-damaged forests
Forestry crews have been gathering seeds from Victoria's giant ash trees to regenerate forests damaged by bushfires. Erin Somerville reports. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:36:15 +1000 - As record snow falls visitor numbers soar in 'show-stopping' alpine tourism flurry
Businesses and tourism operators across Victoria's alpine region say they're seeing some of their best profits in years after a bumper start to the snow season. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:05:36 +1000 - Jacinta Allan endorsed as Victorian deputy premier
Jacinta Allan has been endorsed as the new Victorian deputy premier after mass ministerial resignations. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:51:54 +1000
Western Australia News
- Grave of 'unknown sailor' rededicated after identity confirmed 80 years on from wartime tragedy
Able Seaman Thomas Welsby Clark's was the only body to be recovered after the HMAS Sydney II was destroyed by a German torpedo in 1941. After years of research, his headstone now bears his name. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:04:18 +0800 - Shipping container shortage sends cotton industry 'back to the future'
Australia's cotton industry is about to experience a blast from its past, when more than 100,000 bales are exported to Turkey using a method popular a century ago. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:54:06 +0800 - How subscription sites are changing social media and launching 'sexfluencers'
Three years ago Fei Luna started sharing her life as a sex worker on social media. Since then she's gained thousands of followers. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:43:38 +0800 - Potato growers warn of mass exodus
Potato growers are warning of a mass exodus from the industry unless prices increase. Angus Mackintosh reports. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:31:42 +0800 - Andrey misses 'the calm sea' as war leaves him stranded on shore
Ukraine and Russia supply almost 15 per cent of the world's seafarers. But an industry body says the ongoing conflict could create gaps in the labour pool. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:07:55 +0800
South Australia News
- SA Government pulls brakes on mountain bike park plan
The South Australian Government has pulled back on a plan to invest millions of dollars in a mountain bike park in the Adelaide Hills. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:17:27 +0930 - SA opposition slams decision to scrap plans for mountain bike path, as government says money needs to be spent on health
The previous Liberal government had fully funded a $5.25 million development, but works were yet to begin. But Labor says it needs to prioritise spending in areas of health, education and infrastructure. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 15:44:32 +0930 - Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them
The message is clear: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of not just that virus, but other lurgies too. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:36:46 +0930 - Struggling to pay for strawberries? Here's what it costs the farmer
First lettuce and now strawberries are seeing higher prices, but what does it actually cost for a farmer to grow a product like strawberries, versus what a consumer is asked to pay for that same product? - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:16:31 +0930 - 'Very happy' dogs rescued from 12-metre mine shaft in Coober Pedy
Volunteers from South Australia's State Emergency Service adapt their equipment to rescue two dogs found down an opal mining shaft in the state's outback. - Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:31:53 +0930
Tasmania News
- Strahan locals fight to save historic jetties from demolition
Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service is planning to demolish historic jetties in Strahan, much to the chagrin of locals who want them saved. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:47:27 +1000 - Woman charged after man, 74, shot, stabbed in southern Tasmania
A woman in her 40s is charged with attempted murder after the shooting of a 74-year-old man in southern Tasmania. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:55:51 +1000 - 'Community deserved better': Code-of-conduct breaches upheld against two Huon councillors
Code-of-conduct breaches have been upheld against two Huon Valley councillors over the failure to manage a conflict of interest in the appointment of a new general manager, with an investigation finding "the community deserved better". - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:32:36 +1000 - Steam in the blood for three generations on the railway
Time has done nothing to lessen Des Goss's love of steam engines. Now in his 80s, he still hand-paints big locomotives and drives them with his son and grandson in Devonport. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 09:02:00 +1000 - Locals fighting back after Tasmanian wooden jetties set for demolition
A secluded fishing village on Tasmania's west coast has become a popular tourist destination in recent years due to its heritage-listed miners' shacks and wooden jetties. Now, locals fear a part of what makes the bay unique is at risk of being lost forever. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:17:32 +1000
Australian Capital Territory News
- A sixth person has been arrested in relation to the alleged murder of Glenn Walewicz in the ACT
A sixth person has been arrested and has appeared in the ACT Magistrates court over the alleged murder of Canberra man Glenn Walewicz, 48, in June last year. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:07:30 +1000 - Australia's COVID-19 and flu cases are on the rise — this is what's driving them
The message is clear: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and Australians should brace themself for a winter of not just that virus, but other lurgies too. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:06:46 +1000 - The 'guilty pleasure' of finding peace in lockdown reflected in prize-winning portrait
In some ways, lockdowns were a "dystopian" time for artist Jaq Grantford, but they also brought her a kind of peace, which is reflected in her painting titled 2020. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:00:49 +1000 - Struggling to pay for strawberries? Here's what it costs the farmer
First lettuce and now strawberries are seeing higher prices, but what does it actually cost for a farmer to grow a product like strawberries, versus what a consumer is asked to pay for that same product? - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:46:31 +1000 - The five moments that stood out as New South Wales won women's Origin
Try-saving tackles, moments of individual brilliance and a couple of brain fades, these were the five moments that stood out as New South Wales out-fought Queensland to win women's State of Origin. - Fri, 24 Jun 2022 22:17:05 +1000
Northern Territory News
- NT schools blend traditional culture with western learning
There have been celebrations in west Arnhem Land with two homelands realising their dreams of educational independence. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:17:27 +0930 - Shipping container shortage sends cotton industry 'back to the future'
Australia's cotton industry is about to experience a blast from its past, when more than 100,000 bales are exported to Turkey using a method popular a century ago. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:24:06 +0930 - Former NT uranium mine to be rehabilitated
Billions of dollars are about to be spent to try to transform a former uranium mine site into an environment befitting Kakadu National Park. Matt Garrick reports. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:03:30 +0930 - Northern Territory beanie festival underway
Alice Springs' annual beanie festival has launched, with thousands of wonderful and wacky creations on display and up for sale. Saskia Mabin reports. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:57:04 +0930 - NT's power corporation buys gas from exporters to keep lights on
The Northern Territory's electricity provider has pulled an emergency lever after its regular supplier could not deliver enough gas. - Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:32:51 +0930
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