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Queensland News
- 'I couldn't reach her in time': Friend's sorrow as drowned teens remembered
A teenage girl who watched two of her friends drown has described her desperation as they slipped away in front of her. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:48:41 +1000 - 'Where does it stop?': Home insurance premiums continue to rise in NT
Data from the Australian Competition Consumer Commission shows home and strata insurance in north Australia is "much more expensive" compared to the rest of the country. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:29:43 +1000 - Extreme heatwave warning issued for parts of already scorched Queensland
A heatwave sweeping across Queensland is expected to peak with temperatures exceeding the mid-40s and a threat of more severe storms. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:56:03 +1000 - Queensland councillors and mayors outside of Brisbane to receive pay rise
Queensland mayors and councillors have been awarded a 2.5 to 3 per cent pay bump in a move that will see their salaries increase by thousands of dollars. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:40:13 +1000 - Family honours Maroochydore's last pioneering farmer with fig harvest
Guided by the scribbles in three small notebooks about the orchard, Peter Wise's family continue to harvest fruit from hundreds of trees. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:26:56 +1000
New South Wales News
- Sydney's train dispute to recommence today at Fair Work Commission
The next stage in the dispute disrupting Sydney's train network is set to recommence today at a Fair Work Commission hearing between the rail unions and the NSW government. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:44:02 +1100 - NSW Nationals-turned-Liberal MP resigns after 14 years, forcing by-election
Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams controversially defected to the Liberal Party in 2020 over a koala policy stoush that threatened the Coalition. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:19:28 +1100 - How NSW authorities plan to tackle anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney
Investigations are ongoing after a childcare centre in Sydney's south-east was firebombed and a wall was vandalised on Tuesday, which is the latest suspected hate crime in Sydney over the last few months relating to anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:29:17 +1100 - Calls continue to change organic labelling rules in Australia
Organic certification is not legally required for a product to be described as organic, but a business making organic claims must be able to prove them. Some producers say a national standard would give consumers full transparency. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:01:39 +1100 - Former doctor warns of 'cancer cluster' in PFAS-contaminated NSW community
Members of Wreck Bay Village have given evidence at a federal inquiry into the extent, regulation and management of cancer-linked PFAS chemicals. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:49:07 +1100
Victoria News
- Four people in hospital after car hits home in Melbourne's south-east
The car veered off Hallam Road in Hampton East in the early hours of this morning. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:57:20 +1100 - How Sabalenka put herself 'back together' after staring at shock Aus Open exit
Aryna Sabalenka had her back to the wall early in the third set of her quarterfinal against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the world number one stuck to a simple process to stay alive at the Australian Open. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:28:45 +1100 - Experts urge caution as more people search online for financial advice
When Nicole Sherwin lost her job, she found fiscal inspiration in unique places. She has saved a bunch, but not everyone is convinced she found it at the best source. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:52:02 +1100 - Teenager's love of swimming hopes to inspire a community
Tharusha Perera is hoping to pave the way for South Asian swimmers by competing, and excelling, in the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Western Australia this week. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:51:13 +1100 - Do you need antibiotics? New tests make decision clearer and faster
Does your infection require antibiotics? Two tests are being trialled to remove the guesswork for GPs and confirm whether a test is bacterial or viral almost instantly. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:19:36 +1100
Western Australia News
- 'Where does it stop?': Home insurance premiums continue to rise in NT
Data from the Australian Competition Consumer Commission shows home and strata insurance in north Australia is "much more expensive" compared to the rest of the country. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:29:43 +0800 - Teenager's love of swimming hopes to inspire a community
Tharusha Perera is hoping to pave the way for South Asian swimmers by competing, and excelling, in the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Western Australia this week. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:51:13 +0800 - Horseracing club accuses Kalgoorlie council of 680pc hike in water costs
The first race of the Kalgoorlie racing season looks certain to be rescheduled to Esperance, after a breakdown in negotiations between the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Racing WA. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:53:29 +0800 - Climate activists admit attempted trespass at Perth home of Woodside boss
Four climate activists arrested outside the home of Woodside CEO Meg O'Neill plead guilty to downgraded charges in a Perth court relating to the 2023 incident. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:04:18 +0800 - New programs to teach men, boys relationship skills in remote NT and WA
New initiatives to teach men and boys about healthy relationships will run in remote NT and WA communities, as part of the federal government's goal to end gender-based violence in one generation. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:30:18 +0800
South Australia News
- Calls continue to change organic labelling rules in Australia
Organic certification is not legally required for a product to be described as organic, but a business making organic claims must be able to prove them. Some producers say a national standard would give consumers full transparency. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:31:39 +1030 - Prospect enhanced for Welsford in stage one win
Sam Welsford claimed the first ochre jersey of the Tour Down Under on a gorgeous first stage through the Adelaide Hills, as his future prospects continued to improve. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:53:47 +1030 - Tomato brown rugose fruit virus detected in Victoria for first time
Authorities work to eradicate the tomato brown rugose fruit virus, which has already had devastating impacts on South Australian growers. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:50:07 +1030 - Australian cycling's 'Mr January' eyes off Tour Down Under glory
Luke Plapp is primed to target overall honours at the Tour Down Under, with a former Tour de France winner offering some sage advice on how one of Australian cycling's biggest talents can deliver on his promise. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:51:05 +1030 - Water is set to run out in this region. Why do some reject a proposed fix?
The South Australian government has approved a plan for a $330 million desalination plant to address projected water shortages by 2026, but not everyone is happy. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:19:25 +1030
Tasmania News
- Holiday-makers warned off man-made lake as oil spill clean-up continues
Authorities warn there is a "significant risk to the public" after 5,000 litres of oil spilt from an old tank into a popular lake on Tasmania's west coast earlier this month. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:40:38 +1100 - Sister of child killed in 'tragic' house fire in Hobart dies
The five-year-old sister of the 22-month-old girl killed in a house fire at a family gathering in Hobart over the weekend has also died, police confirm. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:18:28 +1100 - Lucy Barnard named the 'Adventurer of the Year'
Lucy Barnard, the first woman to walk 30,000km across the Americas has been named the 'Adventurer of the Year'. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:15:06 +1100 - Poorer households 'may lose $300 a year' under new power pricing
A consumer report has found dynamic power prices such as time-of-use and demand tariffs were largely failing to help consumers or the broader grid. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:43:27 +1100 - Forty-one species added to Australia’s threatened list despite zero extinction target
A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the new species under threat. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:30:00 +1100
Australian Capital Territory News
- Most don't donate bone from hip replacement despite not changing surgery
Bone is the most transplanted tissue after blood but bone banks are constantly short of donors, with only 10 per cent of people who have hip replacements opting-in to donate. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:31:39 +1100 - Calls continue to change organic labelling rules in Australia
Organic certification is not legally required for a product to be described as organic, but a business making organic claims must be able to prove them. Some producers say a national standard would give consumers full transparency. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 06:01:39 +1100 - Joseph swims weekly in Lake Burley Griffin, but he knows the dangers
It's not all algae and ducks in Lake Burley Griffin, as this open water swimmer will tell you. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:13:40 +1100 - Poorer households 'may lose $300 a year' under new power pricing
A consumer report has found dynamic power prices such as time-of-use and demand tariffs were largely failing to help consumers or the broader grid. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:43:27 +1100 - Forty-one species added to Australia’s threatened list despite zero extinction target
A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the new species under threat. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 05:30:00 +1100
Northern Territory News
- 'Where does it stop?': Home insurance premiums continue to rise in NT
Data from the Australian Competition Consumer Commission shows home and strata insurance in north Australia is "much more expensive" compared to the rest of the country. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 05:59:43 +0930 - A daughter's quest to bring her father's monumental bark petition home
New documentary One Mind, One Heart tells the incredible true story behind the Yirrkala bark petitions and follows their repatriation journey back home. - Wed, 22 Jan 2025 04:19:13 +0930 - Aboriginal corporation CEO charged over alleged Wadeye 'citizen's arrest'
The chief executive of Wadeye's Kardu Diminin Corporation will face court charged with assault after an alleged "citizen's arrest" in the remote Aboriginal community last month. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:23:46 +0930 - New programs to teach men, boys relationship skills in remote NT and WA
New initiatives to teach men and boys about healthy relationships will run in remote NT and WA communities, as part of the federal government's goal to end gender-based violence in one generation. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 16:00:18 +0930 - NT government sued after woman's death inside COVID quarantine facility
The family of an Aboriginal woman who died at a COVID quarantine facility in Darwin is suing the NT government for her "wrongful death" and false imprisonment. - Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:30:51 +0930
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