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Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:39:30 +0000
Government scraps funding for foundation with links to Governor-General
A mystery foundation established just over a year ago by a businessman with connections to the Governor-General has had its federal funding cancelled.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:50:19 +0000
Driver arrested over crash that killed five teens, victim's father says he holds no grudges
The father of one of the five teenagers killed in a horrific crash in Sydney's south-west says the 18-year-old driver will be "going through hell".

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 03:03:37 +0000
Timor-Leste will not host military base 'for any hostile power', Ramos-Horta says
Timor-Leste's President José Ramos-Horta definitively rules out any Chinese military bases in his country, saying he would not allow the establishment of a base by any "hostile power" or country that is "perceived to be potentially host...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:41:11 +0000
Childcare workers protest across the country, saying sector is 'beyond crisis'
Early childhood educators and workers rallied in every state and territory over issues including low pay and poor conditions.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:56:48 +0000
Australia to move away from reporting daily COVID-19 case numbers
States and territories will no longer publish COVID-19 case numbers daily as health ministers decide to move to weekly updates on new infections.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:35:07 +0000
Brad Hazzard says Mark Latham is 'obsessed' with 'bullying female MPs'
A day after Mr Latham accused Anna Watson of attempting to drive while "paralytically drunk", Mr Hazzard has accused the One Nation MP of targeting women in parliament.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 01:34:54 +0000
Company profits reach record highs as wages slump to a record low share of GDP
Australia's economy grew strongly in the three months to June, but it was business owners who benefited more than workers.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 02:52:38 +0000
Police shoot man in Brisbane's inner south after officer stabbed in face in 'major incident'
A man is shot by police after an officer is stabbed in the face at an apartment in Kangaroo Point, in Brisbane's inner south.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:24:22 +0000
Albanese government's electric vehicle policy faces bumpy road through parliament
The Coalition, Greens and some members of the crossbench urge the government to change plans to reduce the cost of low-emissions vehicles.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:43:57 +0000
Personal meat imports from 70 countries banned as FMD continues to spread
The government says it is considering imposing harsher penalties on those who ignore the biosecurity measure, but the Nationals say action should have been taken months ago.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:33:03 +0000
Kyrgios 'devastated' after US Open quarterfinal defeat
A disconsolate Nick Kyrgios says he feels he has "let so many people down" after losing to Karen Khachanov in five sets.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:40:48 +0000
Domestic flight prices may have soared since 2020 but they are about fly higher
The price of a discount domestic ticket has risen by 56 per cent since late 2020, and flights are fuller than ever, according to the consumer watchdog.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:06:48 +0000
Melbourne man 'will definitely fight' for flight refund after refusing airline credit
Mehul Patel says using the credit he was offered by Malaysia Airlines would have been difficult given that the carrier was not operating in Australia at the time.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:51:56 +0000
Man 'had no control' over tree he was felling that killed 7yo on wood collecting trip
A Victorian man accused of unintentionally killing his partner's son during a wood collecting trip in southern Tasmania seven years ago had cut the tree incorrectly and therefore had no control over where it fell, a court hears.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:32:47 +0000
Former Ashley boss 'found out about allegations against staff member during hearings'
A former manager of Tasmania's Ashley Youth Detention Centre says he was not told of an allegation against a member of the management team – only learning about it during an inquiry into the facility.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:36:40 +0000
'Fat Leonard', who conned the US Navy out of millions, on the run after fleeing house arrest
Neighbours report seeing U-haul trucks coming and going from Leonard Francis' home, as officers find a discarded ankle monitor. 

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:33:32 +0000
Locked-down Chengdu residents furious after being trapped in buildings during China earthquake
Residents of the Chinese city react angrily after security guards refused to allow them to leave buildings or compounds during an earthquake.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:00:01 +0000
Afghans reopen girls' schools in defiance of the Taliban
In defiance of the Taliban's ban on education for girls, locals in one province of Afghanistan start reopening high schools.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:06:54 +0000
What we know about the deadly crash that killed five Sydney teens
Speed and overcrowding may have contributed to a horrific single-vehicle crash in Sydney's south-west last night which killed everyone in the car except the driver.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:57:06 +0000
Brewer rebrands after bottle-o backlash over 'colonial' name
The managing director of Colonial Brewing – which will now be known as CBCo – says the company has worked to "thoroughly understand what that word means".

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 21:40:59 +0000
More heavy rain on the way for already-flooded eastern catchments
It is set to be a thoroughly wet few days for eastern Australia as the latest cold front marches across the country.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:37:09 +0000
Two gibbon species declared extinct in China due to excessive 'human activities'
Chinese researchers say white-handed gibbons and northern white-cheeked gibbons are extinct in the wild, with no sightings for over a decade. 

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:20:25 +0000
This organisation wants a new 'lack of consent' classification warning for TV and movies
Not-for-profit organisation Consent Labs showed 1,000 Australians aged 18–44 a variety of intimate scenes from popular movies and TV shows, but three-in-five could not identify scenes that lacked consent. The organisation is now calling f...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:24:54 +0000
Teen chess star offers to play naked to show he's 'above board'
Hans Niemann, 19, admits to having cheated at chess as a child but says he is now clean and beat world champion Magnus Carlsen fair and square.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:18:35 +0000
Constance Watcho's former partner says 'something wasn't right' prior to her death
The 36-year-old mother was reported missing by family members in early 2018, after she had vanished three months earlier.



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