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Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:39:46 +0000
COVID cases surge in NT quarantine facility after repatriation flights from India
As India's latest COVID-19 wave breaks infection records, Howard Springs records 18 positive cases among returned Australian travellers from India since the weekend.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 01:59:51 +0000
Why Derek Chauvin was found guilty of both murder and manslaughter over George Floyd's death
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter. But how can someone be found guilty of both for the same killing? 

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:38:35 +0000
NSW Health investigating possible COVID-19 transmission inside Sydney quarantine hotel
Health officials investigate whether COVID-19 has spread inside a second Sydney quarantine hotel after three returned travellers from two families test positive for the same viral sequence of coronavirus.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:10:23 +0000
Sydney man accused of attacking 19 women and girls over seven years
A Sydney man who police say attacked 19 women and girls across parts of New South Wales over seven years, faces almost 50 charges after 14 new alleged victims come forward.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:27:31 +0000
Two sheep farmers whose land was compulsorily acquired ordered to pay government court costs
Sisters MairiAnne and Iona Mackenzie's four-and-a-half year battle against a new highway route between Beaufort and Ararat has come to an end.  

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:35:20 +0000
Young 'sovereign citizen' fined in 'absence' despite being in full view of magistrate
A teenage "sovereign citizen" is convicted for speeding, then tells journalists her appearance may mark the start of greater "accountability" in the court system.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:19:32 +0000
Landlords have little sympathy for tenants who deferred rent during COVID, agent says
Gold Coast landlords are retaliating against tenants by not renewing leases for people who stopped paying or reduced the amount of their rent during the pandemic, according to a real estate property manager.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:06:54 +0000
Here are some big changes coming to your iPhone next week
The new App Tracking Transparency feature will force apps to ask permission before tracking users across apps and websites to build up an ad profile, and Facebook isn't happy about it.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:47:51 +0000
Australian internet speeds rubbished by China's deputy ambassador
China's most high-profile diplomat asks how Australian intelligence and security services have "the guts" to say Huawei technology poses a threat as he ramps up criticism of the call to ban the company from Australia's 5G networks.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:32:02 +0000
Brittany Higgins disappointed PM's office yet to arrange a meeting
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins expresses her disappointment in the time taken to arrange a meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:14:49 +0000
How a gender quota law may have dashed the chances for Samoa's first female prime minister
The law requires that at least 10 per cent of Samoa's parliamentary seats be held by women. But in an ironic twist, an interpretation of that mandate might stop Fiame Naomi Mata'afa from becoming the Pacific nation's first female leader. ...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:15:36 +0000
World's longest tunnel under Blue Mountains ruled out
A long-discussed tunnel underneath the Blue Mountains connecting the west with the coast is deemed too long and expensive by the state government.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 08:20:20 +0000
Instagram is launching a feature to tackle hate speech and abusive messages
Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:56:35 +0000
Refugee suing federal government tells court of trying to dig out of detention
A former immigration centre detainee suing the federal government for mental health injuries tells the South Australian Supreme Court he and other detainees spent four weeks tediously trying to tunnel their way to freedom.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:22:35 +0000
Woman who fed elderly mother 'green dream' drugs tells court she never discussed euthanasia
Barbara Eckersley, who is charged with murder for feeding her elderly mother animal euthanasia drugs, says she never discussed plans to euthanase her.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:32:03 +0000
Fines, resignations and point deductions: What's next for those behind the Super League coup?
The European Super League appears to be dead in the water before it even got off the ground, but for the breakaway clubs — and the billionaires that run them — there could yet be punishment to come.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:49:31 +0000
Reigning Mrs World resigns in wake of Colombo pageant controversy
Reigning Mrs World Caroline Jurie resigns her title weeks after being involved in controversy at a Mrs Sri Lanka event.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:50:30 +0000
'Don't buy apartments', buyers' agent warns despite big price drops in many suburbs
While Australia’s property market is booming overall, apartments in certain big cities are lagging well behind, and still haven't recovered from their COVID-19 slump.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:15:31 +0000
Police dig up water tank and leach drain in hunt for teenager's body after killer takes the stand
Police have returned to a Badgingarra property formerly owned by Francis Wark — who was convicted of the manslaughter of Hayley Dodd last month — in yet another effort to find the teenager's body.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:52:22 +0000
How and when to watch the Lyrids meteor shower in Australia
Stargazers keen enough to stay up into the early hours could be rewarded with one of the word's oldest recorded meteor showers in the coming nights.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 19:50:17 +0000
Man accused of murdering Gold Coast woman found burnt in backyard remanded in custody
The former partner of Kelly Wilkinson, whose body was found with burns in her Gold Coast backyard yesterday, has been remanded in custody after being charged with murder and breaching a domestic violence order.

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:31:47 +0000
Victoria announces $50m plan to produce Pfizer, Moderna-style vaccines in Australia
The Victorian government is providing $50 million to "kickstart" domestic manufacturing of mRNA vaccine technology.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:39:26 +0000
Auckland airport worker contracted UK variant of COVID-19, NZ health authorities say
No new cases of community transmission are reported in Auckland, after an airport cleaner tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:36:58 +0000
NRL investigating after Parramatta Eels player 'illegally' filmed having sex in toilet cubicle
A Parramatta Eels player is at the centre of a video being shared online showing a man having sex with a woman in a toilet. The club says the footage was taken without their consent.

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:00:57 +0000
How the heart of English football brought down the Super League
Football fans who are otherwise divided by fierce territorial lines unite alongside players past and present to speak out against a league that goes against the very principle of English football.



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