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Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:59:32 +1000
‘My parents need oxygen’: Australians cut off from family in COVID-ravaged India
Sachin Sharma’s entire family is sick with COVID-19 and unable to access medical care. He wants to fly over to care for them but has been knocked back.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:54:39 +1000
Minister ‘concerned’ as rebel land council directors dismayed by chief’s sacking
Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt said he was concerned “about a lack of control and transparency to native title-holders”.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:30:47 +1000
Gingin residents urged to act as bushfire bears down on townsite
A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for Gingin, with an out-of-control bushfire moving fast towards the town.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:17:58 +1000
Coffee boss spills the beans on COVID-safe ‘treatment’
A coffee distribution boss delivers the masterclass in the aggressive all-staff email.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:17:52 +1000
St Paul’s, once known for its sexist culture, considers enrolling women
St Paul’s, one of just three all-male undergraduate university colleges, is considering enrolling women

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:52:09 +1000
St Basil’s staff given outdated infection control training, court told
Some of the care home’s elderly residents were left starving in their rooms and in soiled clothing for days during a deadly coronavirus outbreak, a court has heard.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:43:10 +1000
Proposed Clive Palmer-owned mine in doubt after environmental ruling
The condemnation came from the Queensland government’s Department of Environment and Science on Wednesday.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:39:33 +1000
Friends of the Koala
New funding for Friends of the Koala in Lismore will nurture, distribute and plant 240,000 trees for koala feed and habitat over the next three years.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:18:56 +1000
Stolen generations survivors launch class action against Commonwealth
First Nations Australians in the Northern Territory are being forced to take legal action to receive compensation already available in other parts of the country.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:57:07 +1000
‘It’s a land grab’: Residents protest Harbourside Shopping Centre plan
Plans to transform the centre with a 42-storey tower have triggered anger from residents of nearby apartments, who say the complex will block their views.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:51:36 +1000
Man’s death ruled suspicious after he was badly injured in Brisbane home
The 37-year-old died in hospital a week after a relative found him unresponsive in his Stafford residence.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:20:11 +1000
The sad life of Riley, abandoned in a tied plastic bag and left to die
RSPCA Queensland is urging anyone who may have seen the kitten being dumped to contact 1300 ANIMAL.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:07:21 +1000
Local made rapid COVID test launches in EU, seeks Australian approval
The EuGeni test developed by Brisbane company AnteoTech will launch in Europe but it could be next year before it gets approval from the local regulator.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:58:43 +1000
‘White elephant of hope’: Key to Kings Cross’ revival in jeopardy
The cornerstone to the rebirth of Kings Cross as a family friendly entertainment precinct is already in trouble with the Minerva theatre being placed under conditional sale.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:55:39 +1000
Wedding preparations almost turned tragic for Tim and Kym
“I just kept asking if he was going to die.” Days before his wedding, Tim Smith was crushed between a bobcat and excavator as he prepared for the nuptials.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:31:18 +1000
Let’s talk about sex: conversation about consent is good for boys too
I cannot tell you how badly I wished there was greater education around sex and consent in my high school years.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +1000
PM’s speech to Christian group lights up social media
On this episode of Please Explain, Tory Maguire speaks with chief political correspondent David Crowe about religion in politics.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +1000
Victoria needs a socially just plan to cut transport emissions
A commitment from the Andrews government to electrify every government vehicle would create an opportunity for local manufacturing and jobs.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:01:19 +1000
‘Totally inappropriate’: Grieving husband slams Pusey’s 10-month sentence for filming police killed in crash
Porsche driver Richard Pusey needs to serve only a handful more days in prison after a judge ruled his 10 months already in custody fulfilled the length of his sentence.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:29:36 +1000
Regulator issues riposte in Rozalia Russian Instagram saga
Things are not entirely as they seem in the case of Rozalia Russian and an Instagram post.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:17:23 +1000
Bring them home: both the law and moral duty demand we don’t leave Australians stranded in India
It may be too late, when flights resume, for the most vulnerable Australian citizens and residents stranded amid India’s pandemic crisis.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:03:17 +1000
Driver killed in crash between two trucks on M7 Motorway
The truck driver died after being trapped in the wreckage of the crash, which closed the M7 northbound for six hours.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:01:47 +1000
Former star of The Block to plead guilty to charges next week
Her lawyer asked for a plea hearing to be scheduled. It is not known which charges Ms Taylor intends to plead guilty to.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:01:27 +1000
WA to close ‘high-risk’ hotels as state records fourth day of no new community COVID-19 cases
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has told Prime Minister Scott Morrison the state will stop using three ‘high-risk’ hotels to quarantine returned overseas travellers.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:41:01 +1000
De Belin had ‘no idea’ police were listening to his phone calls, court told
The NRL player has told a court he had a consensual threesome with a woman and felt ‘sick’ when she accused him of sexual assault.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:40:37 +1000
We can let Australians leave the country without a direct threat to public health
Our peculiar outward travel ban is unjust. There is no direct threat to public health from allowing people out of the country. The threat only arises when and if they come back - and we can deal with that.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:21:04 +1000
Mass vaccination clinic to open, but over-50s urged to see GP for shot
The Sydney Olympic Park clinic will initially be used to complete the vaccinations for frontline healthcare and quarantine workers and their families.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:56:20 +1000
Days of prescribed burns drive smoke warnings from Jurien Bay to South West
Health and driving advice has been released in response to smoke, from prescribed and private burns, blanketing parts of WA from Jurien Bay to Busselton.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:24:12 +1000
Athletes returning to Qld from Tokyo must stay in quarantine hotels: Tourism Minister
Australian Olympians returning from Tokyo will have to isolate in hotel quarantine like “any other person” coming from overseas, Stirling Hinchliffe said.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:52:31 +1000
Million-dollar reward for information into ex-bikie’s shooting murder
Former Nomads bikie gang member Adrian Buxton was gunned down outside his home in Sydney’s north-west in 2016 while taking out his wheelie bins.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:24:12 +1000
‘Very strange’: Hunters Hill resident speaks after shots fired at family home
Police say initial inquiries suggest a man ran from the scene after firing at the home where a family had just finished dinner.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:09:11 +1000
‘Party like it’s 1992’: Property Council pushes for landmark plan to save CBD
The Property Council is pushing to recapture the spirt of Postcode 3000 to offer a short-term boost to city property.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:02:17 +1000
‘A kick in the guts’: WA businesses demand compensation for lockdown losses
With as much as $200 million in revenue estimated to have been lost during the three day lockdown, WA businesses want the government to step up and help.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:53:04 +1000
Brisbane realtor refuses to repay $24,500 deposit after sale falls over
Instead, the agency paid $4500 to the land owner and took $20,000 as a commission on sale, according to court documents.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:10:50 +1000
Man, 32, dies in police custody during arrest in Melbourne
Homicide detectives are investigating after a 32-year-old man died in police custody overnight in Melbourne’s outer south-east.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:33:03 +1000
Port Arthur is still a stark reminder to change the script of mass killings
We denied the Port Arthur killer the infamy he sought. We gave it to the Christchurch killer. We shouldn’t. The evidence tells us there is more to our success in keeping mass shootings from these shores than gun numbers alone. We must not lose the ...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:02:54 +1000
Layers of politics and language of fear shrouds lessons from WA’s lockdown
WA’s Premier is literally the richest treasurer in the world right now, with virtually unlimited resources, but cannot think of a way to apply them to get cracking on the shared national task of getting people – first citizens, then families, the...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +1000
Good infrastructure isn’t a matter of public v private
The private sector brings expertise and insight - and takes on a good share of the risk - in government-driven projects.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 08:00:00 +1000
Port Arthur and gun control: we cannot rest on our laurels
We honour the memory of that horrific day through continued vigilance to reduce firearm injury and death in our community.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:36:28 +1000
Qld Health staff board offshore ships to swab crews for COVID-19
One of the tankers previously had 12 people test positive for COVID-19, including a man whose body washed ashore in Vanuatu.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +1000
When it comes to COVID-19, we cannot run a risk-free society
The goal of eliminating this virus is incompatible with reconnecting with the world.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +1000
Our chance to reimagine Melbourne’s shopping strips
Melbourne’s shopping strips testify to the wreckage of last year’s protracted lockdown, the end of relief schemes and long-term trends that have been squeezing profit margins.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000
Sydney’s public transport growing back differently post-pandemic
Some transport modes are surging back faster than others post-COVID-19 lockdown, with the city’s much-maligned CBD light rail outpacing trains and buses.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000
‘Admitting guilt is difficult’: How sex crimes boss wants the justice system to change
Sexual assault reporting in NSW is up 54 per cent since Detective Superintendent Maloney took up the top job in February, buoyed by national conversations about sexual assault and a petition started by consent activist Chanel Contos.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000
AstraZeneca advice unlikely to change despite rate of rare clotting ‘doubling’
New European research suggests the incidence of a rare blood clotting condition in AstraZeneca vaccine recipients is twice as prevalent as previously reported, but also forecasts the vaccine will still prevent many more deaths than it causes.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:04:00 +1000
Given PM’s inaction, devil must be in the details
I can’t imagine many Australians are comfortable with the Prime Minister laying hands on them in evacuation centres, nor seeing their social media lives as controlled by the “evil one”.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:01:00 +1000
Fears for school students left to their own devices
Nine out of 10 parents admit they too are distracted by their own devices, making it difficult for them to be role models for their kids.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:01:00 +1000
‘Slipping in the wrong direction’: Early C-sections causing unnecessary risk
High numbers of caesarean births are being scheduled for a week or two before a baby’s due date, worrying gynaecologists and obstetricians.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1996: The Port Arthur massacre
25 years ago, Martin Bryant shot and killed 35 people at a popular tourist site in Port Arthur, Tasmania.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000
In the Herald : April 28, 1930
Police escort needed for insurance officials, non-acceptance of Australian Governor-General nomination and a death at the circus.



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