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Queensland News
- Residents of this regional Queensland community now face one-hour round trip to see a doctor after GP clinic closure
Patients were informed of the closure by text message, with concerns elderly people in the region will no longer be able to access health care. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:28:39 +1000 - Personal data of more than 11,000 people compromised in uni cyber attack
The cyber attack was identified after QUT campus printers began to spit out bulk ransomware notes, which led the university to shut down a number of its IT systems as a precaution. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:07:12 +1000 - Taxpayer-funded review that found 'flaws' in Robodebt scheme was discontinued
In a deal worth almost $1 million, the Department of Human Services engaged a consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the budget savings program, but then declined to see the end result. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:02:03 +1000 - Police release CCTV footage of toddler hours before her death in appeal for help
Investigators believe shoppers at a North Queensland supermarket and chemist could be the key to uncovering what happened to the two-year-old girl. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:47:54 +1000 - Indigenous art can make big money in regional Australia, but a crackdown has found up to 75 per cent is fake
Indigenous art is big money in regional Australia, but so are fakes. Artists, retailers and industry figures have welcomed a proposed crackdown. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:31:11 +1000
New South Wales News
- Bushfire recovery scheme referred to ICAC
The auditor-general's report into the NSW State Government's bushfire recovery grants scheme has been passed on to the ICAC after finding Labor electorates were excluded from some funds. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:43:03 +1100 - Community mourns tragic death of toddler in car
The father of a three-year-old Sydney boy, who died after being left in a hot car, has told police he forgot to drop the sleeping child at daycare and didn't realise until it was too late. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:42:16 +1100 - No, King Charles does not own this remote block with $15k in unpaid rates
A legal technicality has left people across far west NSW scratching their heads and wondering if His Majesty owns a small block of land in Wilcannia. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:44:51 +1100 - Supermarket giants told to clean up three Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of soft plastics
The Environment Protection Authority warns the enormous stockpiles of soft plastics are sitting in warehouses from "floor to the ceiling, blocking entry ways and preventing adequate ventilation". - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:41:14 +1100 - 'Mini cyclone' rips through Port Macquarie 'like a big wind tunnel', lifting roofs and toppling trees
Severe rain and hail hits Port Macquarie on NSW's Mid North Coast, bringing down trees and ripping off roofs, with top-floor residents of an apartment block having to rush downstairs to seek shelter with neighbours. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:19:52 +1100
Victoria News
- SA records second-worst road toll for the start of the year in a decade
Police are imploring motorists to drive safely after a horror start to the year on South Australian roads, including four fatal crashes this week. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:52:33 +1100 - Victorian councillors call on state government to intervene to scrap opening prayers
Twenty-one councillors from throughout the state have signed the letter calling on the Victorian government to intervene to remove opening Christian prayers from council meetings. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:56:54 +1100 - Northern Victoria meatworks to reopen with plans to have 350 staff on site within six months
Global meat giant JBS will reopen its meatworks in Cobram six years after it was shut and nearly 200 workers were made redundant. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:34:15 +1100 - Indigenous art can make big money in regional Australia, but a crackdown has found up to 75 per cent is fake
Indigenous art is big money in regional Australia, but so are fakes. Artists, retailers and industry figures have welcomed a proposed crackdown. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:31:11 +1100 - Cemetery trust sacks CEO, regrets 'dreadful' removal of gravesite mementos
The chief executive of a Bendigo cemetery is stood down following community protest over the removal of gravesite decorations and mementos, but some say the board should be sacked too. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:31:00 +1100
Western Australia News
- Volunteer firefighter who lit nine bushfires avoids more jail time, despite one blaze destroying house
A WA judge imposes a three-year suspended term on an intellectually impaired volunteer firefighter Jude Craig Wright, who lit a series of bushfires in Perth's east, including one that destroyed a house. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:25:09 +0800 - The eureka moment WA's tiny radioactive capsule was found along an outback highway
The potentially deadly device is being held in a secure location in Perth as the team who found it reveal the somewhat "daunting" moment they realised they were standing near the capsule. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:10:00 +0800 - Rural WA town offers up to $1 million package to attract doctor
A small shire in Western Australia has had an overwhelming response to an offer of a salary package of more than $800,000 in order to attract a new doctor to the area. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 12:04:14 +0800 - All the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you might have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:08:59 +0800 - Twiggy Forrest's FFI reports signing contracts with 'more than 50' Esperance landowners
Fortescue Future Industries' global campaign to become a green hydrogen superpower will continue its push into Esperance where it claims to have signatures from "more than 50" owners willing to lease it land. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 09:45:39 +0800
South Australia News
- SA high schools students take to social media to flout new mobile phone ban
The South Australian government says it is not surprised teenagers have found ways around its new mobile phone ban, but the opposition argues it should be doing more to help high schools implement the policy. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:20:49 +1030 - One Nation MP calls for boost to mental health resources following father's sudden death
South Australian MLC Sarah Game is advocating for more access to mental health services throughout the state, particularly in regional areas. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:18:35 +1030 - Whyalla steelworks owner restarts graduate program to overcome ageing workforce
GFG Alliance says hiring graduates and apprentices is key to the future of the Whyalla steelworks. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:10:38 +1030 - SA records second-worst road toll for the start of the year in a decade
Police are imploring motorists to drive safely after a horror start to the year on South Australian roads, including four fatal crashes this week. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:22:33 +1030 - Tennis ace Henry enjoyed a 'glorious moment' debuting on centre court at the Australian Open. He's 99
Retired fighter pilot and farmer Henry Young says the memory of playing tennis on Rod Laver Arena to a cheering crowd of 15,000 people will stay with him for the rest of his life. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:03:29 +1030
Tasmania News
- Magistrate goes sour on 'milkman defence' for seatbelt exemption bid
A delivery driver fails to convince a magistrate that he qualified for what has become known as the "milkman defence" after being pulled over by police for not wearing a seatbelt. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:45:22 +1100 - All the latest COVID-19 case numbers from around Australia — plus the news you might have missed
Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:08:59 +1100 - Man 'with axe' charged with attempted murder, breaching family violence order
A north-west Tasmanian man who police allege had an axe is charged with attempted murder and breaching a family violence order over an incident that left a woman with head and hand injuries. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 11:17:05 +1100 - Lobsters vs sea urchins. The battle to stop a spiky ocean menace
Long-spined sea urchins — the "single biggest threat" for reefs in eastern Tasmania — are arriving via an ocean current supercharged by climate change. So what can be done about it? - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:25:40 +1100 - The sonar finds another target — maybe this time, Jason will find his dad, still in his car
For 14 years, Jason Sallese has been obsessed with finding his missing father. He is pinning his hopes on the skills of divers who have managed to solve cold cases in the US and Tasmania. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:25:06 +1100
Australian Capital Territory News
- ACT court dismisses Kyrgios assault charge
A charge of common assault against tennis star Nick Kyrgios has been dismissed and no conviction recorded despite his earlier plea of guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:43:40 +1100 - Bushfire recovery scheme referred to ICAC
The auditor-general's report into the NSW State Government's bushfire recovery grants scheme has been passed on to the ICAC after finding Labor electorates were excluded from some funds. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:43:03 +1100 - SA records second-worst road toll for the start of the year in a decade
Police are imploring motorists to drive safely after a horror start to the year on South Australian roads, including four fatal crashes this week. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:52:33 +1100 - Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assault of ex-girlfriend.
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios arrives at the ACT Magistrates Court on crutches. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:02:10 +1100 - Nick Kyrgios's assault charge dismissed by magistrate
A magistrate has dismissed a charge of common assault against Nick Kyrgios despite the tennis star pleading guilty at an ACT court today. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:59:15 +1100
Northern Territory News
- NT Police suspend second Alice Springs pub's licence due to Liquor Act breaches
A second pub owned by Iris Capital in the city has been temporarily shut by NT Police in as many weeks due to what they say are threats "to public safety". - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:23:36 +0930 - June Oscar joins calls for NT government to immediately reinstate alcohol bans
The chief minister is criticised by the First Nations justice commissioner for not listening to community concerns sooner and urged to quickly reinstate grog restrictions in and around Alice Springs. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:17:52 +0930 - Constable Zachary Rolfe unlikely to give evidence at Kumanjayi Walker inquest this month
The Northern Territory police officer who fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 will likely not give evidence when the inquest into the death resumes later this month, the ABC understands. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:25:12 +0930 - Indigenous art can make big money in regional Australia, but a crackdown has found up to 75 per cent is fake
Indigenous art is big money in regional Australia, but so are fakes. Artists, retailers and industry figures have welcomed a proposed crackdown. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:01:11 +0930 - NT Health issues warning amid spike in melioidosis cases
Dr Vicki Krause has warned people with diabetes, chronic diseases and hazardous alcohol intake are at high risk of contracting melioidosis as cases surge in the Top End. - Fri, 03 Feb 2023 13:14:40 +0930
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