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Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:53:15 +1000
SA police investigating second case of criminal child neglect following seven-year-old's death
South Australian police are investigating a second case of suspected serious criminal neglect following the death of a seven-year-old boy in February.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:52:38 +1000
Independent review into SA government services following suspected child neglect deaths
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has announced an independent review into government agencies after a second young child's death was investigated due to possible criminal neglect.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:52:29 +1000
Dashcam captures moment truck and car almost collide
Terrifying dashcam footage has captured the moment a truck and car collided on the Southern Expressway in Adelaide.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:47:18 +1000
Apple AirTag helps police find car allegedly stolen by teenagers
A tradie has helped police find his stolen Ute full of tools because he put an Apple AirTag on his keys.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:45:16 +1000
Six complaints in two weeks: Probe into police enters fourth week
The Crime and Corruption Commission has told an inquiry it received six complaints about police officers linked to domestic violence in a two-week period earlier this year.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:45:06 +1000
Australia news LIVE: PM says Indigenous Voice detail to come after referendum; fresh calls to work from home as COVID winter wave continues
Politicians are debating the PM’s push for an Indigenous Voice to parliament, skilled migration is once again in the spotlight and a leading epidemiologist says people should be working from home if they can.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:40:32 +1000
Swift sacking of minister ahead of landmark review of NSW parliament culture
Dominic Perrottet announced the snap dismissal of Petinos from his ministry in a statement on Sunday evening to protect staffers in her office who felt “unsafe”.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:39:11 +1000
Colmont set to shut for senior students within days as money runs out
The last students at the failed Colmont School in Kilmore will leave within days after administrators failed to find emergency funds.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:38:54 +1000
Man who displayed swastikas avoids jail by ‘an absolute whisker’
A magistrate has slammed as “disgusting, vile and repugnant” the actions of a man who targeted a Melbourne suburb with more than 50 swastika stickers.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:38:23 +1000
Hundreds to take up Brisbane home buy-back offer after flooding disaster
More than 400 Brisbane homeowners devastated by floods have expressed interest in having their homes bought back by the government.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:32:12 +1000
Dozens of drivers collide with trams weekly in Melbourne
Three vehicles a day are colliding with Melbourne trams, with exclusive new footage demonstrating the dangers of cars getting too close.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:28:09 +1000
More rate pain on the way as interest rates expected to rise again
More rate pain is on the way for mortgage holders as interest rates are expected to rise again.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:23:10 +1000
Money desperation may have led to brutal 1995 murder, court hears
Desperation over money and a meagre theft may have led to the brutal murder of a Sydney man in 1995, a court has heard.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:18:04 +1000
Victoria passes COVID-19 peak as thousands continue to wait for elective surgery
Victoria's chief health officer has declared the state has passed its Covid peak, but it's little comfort to the family of a newborn awaiting critical surgery.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:17:53 +1000
Huge amounts of rubbish left at Melbourne property after its tenants were evicted.
Richmond residents are furious a housing department property has been left a mess after its tenants were evicted.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:17:53 +1000
Video footage shows police, paramedics attacked on Gold Coast
Video footage has captured the moment police and paramedics on the Gold Coast found themselves under attack.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:07:24 +1000
Victorian man accused of kidnapping and raping teen hitchhikers released on bail
A father accused of kidnapping two 15-year-old girls and raping them in remote locations in the 1990s has been freed on bail because of his family's ongoing support.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 18:03:16 +1000
‘Timid and upset’: Mystery deepens over Saudi sisters’ deaths
Authorities still do not know how the sisters died after the results from toxicology tests and autopsies were inconclusive.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:59:48 +1000
The COVID trend sparking optimism among epidemiologists
Declining COVID-19 numbers have coincided with a drop in influenza as Australia appears to come out the other side of the winter surge. However, some experts warn another wave could be around the corner.

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:56:17 +1000
For the sake of NSW, Stuart Ayres must resign
The fiasco over the appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro to a $500,000-a-year New York trade job has preoccupied NSW politics for long enough.



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