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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +1100
Graduating dogs know the way to the bathroom
Breaking it, mending it ... and owning it.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:50:58 +1100
Two teens bailed, one still behind bars, over Australia Day City Beach ‘mob attack’
During the Perth Children’s Court hearing it was revealed one of the teenagers had allegedly “kicked and stomped” on the head of a man in Yagan Square a day before the Australia Day attack.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:44:32 +1100
UQ vets need volunteers to trial promising cancer treatment for dogs
UQ researchers are looking for dogs with cancer to test a cutting edge treatment for the debilitating disease.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:43:40 +1100
Action is needed to prevent a repeat of the Hannah Clarke tragedy
The fate of Hannah Clarke and her young family shows how we need to address the violence before more women die.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:37:48 +1100
Facebook’s ‘ambush’ of Australian sites could place people in danger, experts say
The unprecedented move by Facebook to shutter social media sites could have hindered the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and people seeking help to escape violence.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:35:58 +1100
Residents cleared out of homes as Sunnybank siege nears 10th hour
Those who live in a section of the Brisbane suburb, which police locked down after an armed man holed up with others in a nearby home, could end up spending the night somewhere else.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:56:25 +1100
Billboard company hits snag in Cross River Rail compensation claim
Apex Outdoor had intended to build and operate a digital billboard at the corner of Mary and Albert Streets before the land was resumed more than two years ago.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100
‘Moral imperative’: Rush risks poor-quality curriculum, educators warn
Unions and principals warn the government is pushing the new curriculum into classrooms too soon, risking poor-quality syllabuses, under-prepared teachers and short-changed students.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Metro Trains fails to deliver on promise after scoring $6.3b contract
Metro Trains promised the Andrews government it would reduce train cancellations when it bid for a lucrative contract to run Melbourne’s railways, but more than three years after that deal was inked, it had failed to meet that target.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:28:49 +1100
‘Incredibly difficult’: Moomba festival cancelled for first time in history
Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp says it was an ‘incredibly difficult decision’ to cancel Moomba for the first time since it began in 1955.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:28:02 +1100
Facebook news ban hits emergency services and government health departments
Dozens of major health, corporate, sporting and charity Facebook pages have been blocked after being caught up in the social media giant’s decision to ban news publishers.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:06:39 +1100
Melburnians emerge from snap lockdown with a spring in their step
Some were cautious, others were craving company, but there was a sense of relief on the streets as Melburnians returned to the CBD on Thursday.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:10:00 +1100
A sixth of Australia’s vaccine supply at risk due to syringe shortage
Syringes designed to extract the maximum amount of doses from Australia’s shipments of coronavirus vaccines will not yet be available when the national rollout begins on Monday.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:02:47 +1100
Why has Facebook banned news and what does it mean for you?
There’s something missing in your news feed: news. What’s going on? Why is Facebook in a stand-off with media companies (and the Australian government)? And what happens now?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:42:58 +1100
Ten suspected cocaine packages wash up on Queensland island
Passers-by called police on Sunday when they found the packages, believed to be worth about $3 million, at high tide on the beach at Ramsay Bay on Hinchinbrook Island.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:35:24 +1100
As it happened: Victoria emerges from lockdown as state records zero local COVID-19 cases; Australian Open welcomes back crowds
Victoria’s hard lockdown may have ended, but thousands of people potentially exposed to the virus as a result of the Holiday Inn outbreak are still self-isolating.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:28:35 +1100
Repeat quarantine breacher to spend six months in jail for flouting rules, lying on G2G application
A South Australian teenager who breached WA’s quarantine rules more than 20 times and lied on her G2G application has been sentenced to six months behind bars.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:21:51 +1100
Former Gobbo clients wait on key documents ahead of appeal hearings
Jailed drug traffickers appealing against convictions because of involvements with Nicola Gobbo are still waiting for police to hand over crucial documents.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:58 +1100
Developers forced to fix defects after commissioner wields new powers
The NSW Building Commissioner has shown he will not hesitate using one of his strongest powers to clean up the construction industry, issuing prohibition orders on several projects.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:20:36 +1100
Armed man in Brisbane house prompts police lockdown
Acting Inspector confirms an armed man is holed up in the Sunnybank house with other people, as police attempt to “come up with a peaceful solution”.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 17:17:21 +1100
Hours before the anniversary of the Clarke family murder, Facebook removed their legacy
Hannah Clarke, 31, and her children - Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3 - were set alight in their car near their Camp Hill home by Rowan Baxter.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:57:56 +1100
As a former Facebook chief, here’s my verdict: It’s a shameless demonstration of corporate might
A former chief executive of Facebook in Australia and New Zealand writes the company is taking a dangerous global gamble by blacking out news in Australia.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:48:53 +1100
Kulwinder Singh ‘threatened to kill his wife and followed through’, court told
Mr Singh is on trial accused of murdering his wife in December 2013 by lighting her on fire. He has pleaded not guilty.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:43:02 +1100
Indie guitarist denies inappropriately touching teenager while walking in CBD
Christian O’Brien was charged with sexual assault after he allegedly groped a teenage girl in August 2019.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:29:54 +1100
‘Big smiles’: Students back at school after snap remote learning switch
Students have returned to their classrooms after the state’s five-day lockdown, as research shows switching to remote learning is harder for disadvantaged schools.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:27:02 +1100
Dog ownership drives a healthy economy
It’s time for dog owners to be subsidised and celebrated.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:09:25 +1100
‘The case has disintegrated just like his corpse’: Family plea to keep investigating Dyllan Kettule’s murder
The 2014 murder has been referred to the unsolved homicide unit less than a month after Mr Kettule’s older brother Amar was gunned down. 

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:45:12 +1100
Brisbane set for wet weekend before temperatures rise next week
Temperatures are expected to spike next week, by as much as seven degrees in Brisbane.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:45:00 +1100
‘Golden parachute’ for three icare executives departing in clean-out
The embattled state insurer’s senior ranks are thinning quickly, with three executives collectively taking almost $1.2 million in entitlements as they go.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:19:31 +1100
A pox on Facebook, but also on the media bargaining code
We need to protect journalism and democracy, but let’s not pretend the media bargaining code will achieve that.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:28:54 +1100
Man sought after 14-year-old girl sexually assaulted while swimming at Brighton
A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl while she was swimming at Brighton pier is being sought by police.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:12:40 +1100
Nick Greiner lands in New York for consul-general post
Nick Greiner has arrived in the US to take up the post as Australia’s consul-general to New York.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:21:16 +1100
Bans show off Facebook’s power but could bring backlash: Experts
Technology and media experts say the capture of government departments and charities in Facebook’s news ban shows the social media giant has overplayed its hand.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:17:10 +1100
Document release will delay bushfire relief: government
The upper house passed a motion ordering the government to show how it chose bushfire-affected regions in mainly Coalition-held seats to receive $177 million in funding.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:07:21 +1100
‘Beyond regrettable’: Victorian Health Minister slams Facebook decision
Victoria’s health minister has slammed Facebook’s decision to block Australian news content from its platform, appealing to the social media giant to reinstate the flow of health-based news reports as soon as possible.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:51:46 +1100
Baby was found dead on mother’s lap. Child Safety had ignored details
One of two reports published this week included the death of an eight-week-old Logan boy found with his mother slumped over him after an “incorrect” risk assessment from Child Safety.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:41:20 +1100
WA politicians, agencies and businesses caught up in Facebook page ban
Opposition leader Zak Kirkup’s Facebook page has been blocked while Premier Mark McGowan’s is still accessible as the social media giant wipes pages of businesses and agencies in WA.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:39:35 +1100
COVID virus fragments found more than 100 times in Qld wastewater
Queensland Health has released its full data from last year’s wastewater surveillance program.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:31:59 +1100
City of Perth down half its senior executive team
Community development general manager Anne Banks-McAllister will leave the local government just three months after infrastructure general manager Chris Kopec quit.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:28:51 +1100
Residents fired up over plan to remove historic playground rocket
A petition to halt the removal of a much-loved rocket climbing tower from a Hawthorn playground has attracted over 4000 signatures.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:17:40 +1100
‘Deeply unethical’: Royal Children’s Hospital, Neighbourhood Watch Victoria hit by Facebook ban
‘Some algorithm is glitching,’ thought the head of Eating Disorders Victoria on Thursday morning. Why else would the group’s Facebook page be stripped of content?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:53:13 +1100
‘Policy vacuum’: Three decades, three costly plans dumped for prime Perth land
There have been three costly plans reach advanced stages for this large, prime land parcel in Perth’s northern suburbs, but governments can’t seem to finish them.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:27:29 +1100
Catholic Church unhappy with Heaps Gay concert
The Catholic Bishop of Sydney says the City of Sydney council showed “little sensitivity” to people of faith by promoting a Live N’ Queer concert on the forecourt of St Mary’s Cathedral.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:07:53 +1100
It’s time to unfriend Facebook when it resorts to starving us of news
With its overnight action to block links to news, Facebook is putting its self-interest ahead of the public interest.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:52:22 +1100
Andrew O’Keefe seeks to have assault case dealt with on mental health grounds
The former Channel Seven star has been in a Sydney hospital as an involuntary patient since late January, a court has heard.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:50:43 +1100
Daniel Kerr arrested after Kardinya house set on fire
Former West Coast star Daniel Kerr has been arrested after allegedly setting fire to a Kardinya home on Wednesday afternoon.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:39:15 +1100
Argumentative, dismissive: Is Scott Morrison the new Jeff Kennett?
The Prime Minister has a slim majority, faces fresh scandals almost daily and is dismissive of attempts to hold his government to account. Sound familiar?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 10:36:58 +1100
Facebook disables Queensland Health, Brisbane council pages
Queensland Health’s Facebook page was restored but TransLink and the Bureau of Meteorology were still down hours later.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:11:38 +1100
Another Perth hospital needed as our sick and vulnerable are now at grave risk
If you, or a friend or family member have an accident, or become very ill, and seek help at a hospital that is access blocked then you, or they, are 10 per cent more likely to die, writes a Perth emergency doctor.

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:01:24 +1100
Tower proposed opposite Crown relies on ‘stunning’ design to leap height limit
Developers say the 100-metre tall, $165-million tower will provide a stunning entry statement to an area proposed to be a key commercial outpost of the CBD.



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