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Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:33:50 +0000
The queue to see the Queen is a journey through a London she never saw
If you want to pay your final, personal respects to the Queen, you have to join a 4km queue.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:06:25 +0000
What do we know about the Queen's wealth? Who gets her residences now?
Queen Elizabeth II's personal fortune was estimated to be more than $734 million before her death. But getting an exact figure on the late monarch's wealth is difficult. This is what we know about how much the Queen was worth.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:17:05 +0000
Police Commissioner believes 'blatantly racist' texts between Zachary Rolfe and colleagues are 'isolated'
The NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says while he believes text messages found on Constable Zachary Rolfe's phone were "isolated", they "give people an insight into the legacy I’ve inherited".

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:55:36 +0000
Australian government spends $2.5m at Myanmar military-linked hotels in bloody aftermath of coup
A disclosure from Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong shows the government has spent $2.5 million at hotels with ties to the Myanmar military regime, despite Australia's repeated condemnation of the junta's violence and political executions....

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 02:44:40 +0000
Unemployed longer and lower paid: Early super withdrawal leaves Australians worse off
Millions of Australians who withdrew their superannuation early during the former government's pandemic scheme were on average unemployed for longer and eventually paid less, a landmark study has found.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 01:47:18 +0000
Surprise twist at Caddick inquest as mother and brother ask to give evidence to 'have their voice heard'
The mother and brother of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick want to give evidence at an inquest into her suspected death because they feel their "voice isn't being heard", a court hears.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:16:09 +0000
Woman lost in dense Queensland rainforest for days reveals she was 'preparing to die'
Juliana Castrillon says she was attempting an eight-hour bushwalk through a far north Queensland rainforest when she became separated from her companions and ended up lost, surviving on creek water for the next four days.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 04:22:58 +0000
South Korean police arrest woman over NZ children found dead in suitcases
The woman is suspected of fleeing from New Zealand to South Korea in 2018 after allegedly killing her then 7-year-old and 10-year-old children in Auckland.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:02:07 +0000
The world watched as they swam in the president's pool. Then the story took a dark turn
Their movement shot to global fame when they stormed the president's palace. But few saw the swift crackdown that followed.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:15:36 +0000
'Do whatever the developer wants': Inside Sydney's Silicon Valley 'mirage'
It was supposed be Sydney's answer to Silicon Valley — but there are now fears plans for a major science development on the city's outskirts are a "mirage", and local residents have had enough.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:08:52 +0000
Minister threatens court action against Sydney rail staff who switch off Opal card readers
NSW Transport Minister David Elliott says he will take rail workers to court if they are seen switching off Opal card readers next week as part of ongoing industrial action.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:20:58 +0000
Live: Nigel Farage, joining queue of thousands to pay respects to Queen, praises 'Britain at its very best'
Nigel Farage, who rose to prominence as a leader of the Brexit movement and is among the thousands in line to file past the Queen's coffin, says he "can't imagine anybody in history will be a more unifying force than the Queen was". Follow ...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 06:55:59 +0000
Players' association slams 'inconsistent' and 'far too severe' Caitlin Moran sanction
The Rugby League Players Association has hit back at the NRL's sanction for Knights NRLW player Caitlin Moran, claiming her punishment is far too hefty and inconsistent with the league's own policy.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:03:04 +0000
'Trauma and pain is very real': Daisy Pearce backs AFL's decision to scrap minute's silence for the Queen in Indigenous round
The Melbourne AFLW captain says that while the Queen is not directly to blame for past atrocities, she is seen by many as a figurehead of colonialism.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:41:50 +0000
Queer community defends 'life-saving' gender-affirming clinic after puberty-blocker criticism
Parents of children treated at the youth transgender health clinic in Newcastle have come forward in the wake of concerns about its protocols, some in support of the clinic and some against.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:31:36 +0000
Mental health of Australia's young people on the mend after COVID-19
After a tough couple of years for young Australians, a survey shows that their mental health and social lives are heading in a positive direction, but psychologists are warning the end of a mental health rebate scheme could turn that around....

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 01:09:35 +0000
WHO director-general says the end of the COVID pandemic is 'in sight'
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world isn't there yet, "but the end is in sight" for the coronavirus pandemic.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:02:37 +0000
Concerns social media content could be the gateway to substance use for young people
Researchers are warning widely available social media content that portrays substance use in a positive way could be the gateway to substance use for young people.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:30:20 +0000
A time 'to show resolve, not appeasement' says European Commission President in state of the union address
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has delivered her annual state of the union address, saying "this is the time for us to show resolve, not appeasement".

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 06:04:58 +0000
World leaders and royalty will attend the Queen's funeral. Who will be there and how will it work?
With a guest list of about 500 dignitaries, the funeral is set to be one of the biggest security and logistical operations the UK has ever staged. 

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 01:42:48 +0000
Unemployment rises for the first time in 10 months despite continuing jobs boom
Australia's unemployment rate rises for the first time in 10 months, despite more than 30,000 jobs being added in August.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:57:51 +0000
Indigenous leader says police 'ignored' warnings of unrest in remote community before man killed by arrow
The chair of the Northern Land Council says he warned NT police about escalating violence in the remote community of Peppimenarti, before this week's death. 

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 06:33:06 +0000
Family of man who died in Victorian prison say 'enough's enough' to Aboriginal deaths in custody
Josh Kerr died in a cell in the medical unit of Port Phillip Prison in Melbourne's West in August. He is one of two Indigenous men to die in a Victorian prison in the past five weeks.

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 21:52:47 +0000
Ukrainian town flooded after Russian missile strike as Volodymyr Zelenskyy escapes serious injury in car crash
Volodymyr Zelenskyy promises to lead Ukraine to victory in its war against Russia as he visits recently recaptured towns, while pro-Russian officials claim to have halted Kyiv's forces for now.

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 07:28:35 +0000
Patagonia founder gives away $4.4 billion company to help fight climate change
Billionaire Yvon Chouinard is giving away 98 per cent of his company to a not-for-profit organisation that will use "the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source of all wealth".



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