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Council suspended after GM sacked in wake of mayoral vote hat-draw blunder
A northern NSW council has been suspended for three months in the wake of a hat-drawn voting debacle in which the wrong…
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Sharing care for my son is hard. But I'm learning
I am my son’s carer, manager and advocate. Trusting others to share that support for him is hard, but I'm learning how.
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Join siguimi.com →Tahiti police gather evidence after pro surfer suspended over alleged incident
Police in French Polynesia are gathering evidence following an alleged incident in Tahiti that has led world surf…
Read at source →Family of man who died waiting for ambulance learnt of delays through the media
Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls says the 53-year-old's family learnt of delays to his care through the media on…
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Teen killed in cricketing tragedy 'died by misadventure', coroner finds
Ben Austin died after he was struck in the neck by a ball while practising cricket in Melbourne's outer east last…
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ICE investigation reportedly aims to strip Ilhan Omar's US citizenship
Minnesota democrat Ilhan Omar has been a US citizen since 2000. According to US media reports, the latest raids on her…
Read at source →Shop owner allegedly caught with 2,500 child abuse files, court hears
Calvin Gabriel Gorsuch, 27, faced online bail court yesterday after his Woonona home was raided on Tuesday by police…
Read at source →Indian voting changes sparking gen Z anger on the streets
For almost two weeks, demonstrators have taken to the streets of New Delhi demanding the resignation of India's…
Read at source →Riot squad called to Sydney's inner west after gunman flees
A police operation has been launched in Sydney's inner west after a man was reportedly seen with a gun.
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'Canary in the coalmine' for a major Wall Street collapse, analysts warn
The cost of insuring against a debt default by Wall Street's tech titans has hit record levels. Soaring debt and rising…
Read at source →Safety concern in remote community with police station unstaffed
Residents near Laura, in southern Cape York Peninsula, say the understaffing of their police station has led to safety…
Read at source →House where Sydney couple died visited by Lamarre-Condon jury
Jurors are today conducting a rare location trip to the Paddington house where former police officer Beau…
Read at source →Cowan handed AFL suspension following illicit substance investigation
The AFL hands down its sanction to Lachie Cowan following an investigation into his use of an illicit substance last…
Read at source →Mayor says flood-prone airstrip may need to move despite $27m upgrade
A Gulf of Carpentaria Mayor is calling for a newly repaired airstrip to be relocated to avoid future disasters.
Read at source →Sandalwood industry left in limbo as WA government mulls new rules
Producers say Western Australia's lucrative sandalwood industry faces an uncertain future, as the state government…
Read at source →Chickens allowed free range again in Victoria as bird flu lockdown ends
Bird welfare concerns and forecast hot temperatures influenced the decision to ease confinement rules for flocks of 50…
Read at source →Live: Children among dead in shooting at elementary school in Oregon
Authorities believe at least five people are dead following a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon.
Read at source →Supercars to return to Phillip Island, plugging hole left by MotoGP exit
The Victorian government has announced a five-year deal to bring the Supercars to Phillip Island, helping offset an $80…
Read at source →Mums get back to nature for mental and physical reboot
Most mothers' groups typically meet at a park or cafe, but a bunch of Queensland mums are stepping it up a notch.
Read at source →Royal Children's Hospital handed $66m after fear new beds would sit empty
Premier Ben Carroll's funding announcement comes after hospital staff claimed new hospital beds would be empty because…
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Complex surgery successfully separates Fijian conjoined twins
In what was described as an "exceptionally rare" case, doctors in Saudi Arabia say a complex operation to separate…
Read at source →Town's only unleaded service station cuts fuel supply over rising costs
The owner of the only unleaded fuel pumps in a regional Victorian town has left the town dry for almost a month, saying…
Read at source →New Victorian laws reveal auction reserves, so buyers stop wasting weekends
The real estate industry says new laws targeting agents underquoting a house price are well-intentioned but poorly…
Read at source →Tasmania's Jewels enter WNBL with debut win over Geelong
The Tasmania Jewels have won their debut clash against the Geelong Venom in front of a sell-out crowd in Hobart. Coach…
Read at source →Reassembling John Travolta's jet down to nuts and 5,400 bolts stage
The old luxury jet movie star John Travolta donated to a NSW aviation museum is being painstakingly reassembled on site.
Read at source →Five killed in Houthi strike on presidential palace in Aden
Yemen's Houthis fire missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden killing five people, the…
Read at source →Homicide squad investigating death of 5yo boy at home in Grafton
A post-mortem will be conducted on a five-year-old boy to try to establish how he died inside his Grafton home on…
Read at source →Global sugar prices rally amid key producer Brazil's presidential election
The rally has brought relief to Australian farmers, who faced months of uncertainty as input costs rose.
Read at source →Sydney prison criticised for 'putrid' conditions returns to public hands
Parklea Correctional Centre houses more than 1,500 inmates, ranging from minimum to maximum security with most on…
Read at source →Steelworkers down tools for last time amid first wave of redundancies
As the first wave of hundreds of job losses hits Whyalla's troubled steel plant, workers and the city as a whole are…
Read at source →Car insurance premiums jump by almost 60 per cent in four years
Some comprehensive car insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2020 as the government calls on the industry to…
Read at source →Live: ASX rises, Aussie dollar slides
Australian shares are firmly higher after Wall Street ended the day up, despite investors shifting away from…
Read at source →Live: Nationals senator says Coalition will oppose Australia–EU free trade agreement
Bridget McKenzie says the Coalition will oppose the Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement. Follow live.
Read at source →The woman helping 5,000 others find female friends in rural communities
Jackie Elliott felt alone as a young woman in agriculture, so she started Rural Women's Day and inadvertently created a…
Read at source →World Cup opener a reminder of Test rugby league's glory days
There was a time when Test matches were rugby league's biggest, best and bloodiest spectacles, and last night's World…
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