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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +1100
Viewers can’t ABC the sines
And who can match Ulster’s alternative headlines?

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 20:24:27 +1100
Anzac Day march capacity increased to 5000 in Sydney’s CBD
NSW Health has granted an exemption for the Anzac Day march in Sydney’s CBD, increasing the cap tenfold after a meeting of key stakeholders.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:32:58 +1100
‘A great man’: Kokoda Track veteran dies at 100
Alan Moore was the sole surviving officer of his 39th battalion, which fought to prevent Japanese forces from capturing Port Moresby during World War II.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Not amused: Monarchists, republicans argue what the royal interview means for Australia
Monarchists believe the country will have even more respect for the Queen, while republicans argue it proves the institution does not fit with modern Australia. 

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
HECS architect calls for loan scheme to cover vocational training
The economist who designed the student loan system has supported an Australian Productivity Commission recommendation it be extended to the vocational education and training sector.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:29:57 +1100
Police investigating suspicious package found at Premier Mark McGowan’s Rockingham electorate office
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan’s Rockingham electorate office has been evacuated after reports a suspicious package was found at the Railway Terrace office.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:26:51 +1100
Daniel Andrews to be transferred to Alfred trauma centre after ‘nasty fall’
The Premier, who broke several ribs and damaged vertebrae after slipping on wet stairs, is to be taken from private hospital near Frankston to The Alfred trauma centre.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:16:00 +1100
‘Culture of hyper-masculinity’: Boys’ schools grapple with gender
Veteran boys’ school principal Mark Murphy can recall an era when education was more “one-dimensional”, with little if any regard for teaching on gender.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:10:48 +1100
Oprah interview ‘disappointing’ but won’t harm monarchy, royalists say
The reign of the Queen and her heirs is too secure for Harry and Meghan’s allegations to affect them, say Victorian admirers of the monarchy.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:59:31 +1100
AFL asks for voice in coronial probe into Richmond player’s death
A coroner investigating the death of former Richmond player Shane Tuck will assess his history of head knocks and the links between head trauma and a degenerative brain disease.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:54:35 +1100
Fear of flu resurgence drives call for under-70s to get early shot
Australians aged under 70 are being urged to get their flu shot as soon as it is available, while older people should wait until after they receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:51:34 +1100
Anti-lockdown protest accused to challenge incitement charge in High Court
A man accused of inciting others to attend a protest against coronavirus restrictions through a series of Facebook posts has had his criminal case adjourned while he challenges the law in the High Court.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:28:21 +1100
‘Structural racism’: Fight for recycling service in public housing towers
Residents say high-rise flats in Fitzroy, Collingwood and Richmond have only one recycling bin per tower, which is often contaminated and overflowing with needles.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:23:04 +1100
Several critically injured as bus with students aboard crashes with 4WD
Six students are hurt and a rescue helicopter has been called to the accident scene near Gympie.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:05:42 +1100
Minister’s tree-clearing direction prompted legal concerns
NSW’s top planning bureaucrat warned his counterpart at Transport for NSW that a directive to clear trees along highways potentially posed serious legal implications.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:55:15 +1100
Man allegedly involved in park brawl had five community correction orders
Jesse Leilan MacKenzie, 29, was arrested on Saturday night with two others following an alleged brawl with teenage girls in Pirrama Park, Pyrmont.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:47:00 +1100
Murderer changed out of new clothes before he cut victim’s body up
Khanh Xuan Pham was found guilty of the stabbing murder of an acquaintance. He changed from his new outfit to protect his clothes before he dismembered the body of Goran Stefanovic.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:46:05 +1100
The entirely avoidable tragedy of COVID-19 vaccines and pregnant women
Because they were excluded from clinical trials, we cannot know with certainty if vaccines are safe and effective for mothers to be.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:37:43 +1100
No Andrews at the helm: How would the state government fare?
Strong leaders stamp their mark on a government, so it would be wise for Labor to start succession planning.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:06:27 +1100
Koalas must not pay the price of political compromise
State government claims it has come up with a plan to please everyone.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:59:50 +1100
Alleged director of cannabis syndicate charged, $5.8 million in plants seized
Police seized more than 2000 cannabis plants on Tuesday and charged four people including the alleged director of a large-scale cultivation and supply group.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:31:00 +1100
A first for truth-telling in our nation’s history
For the first time in our history, Aboriginal people can finally tell the truth, and all of Australia will listen.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:13:56 +1100
‘We broke the silence’: Hetty Johnston steps down from Bravehearts
Hetty Johnston AM will step back from her organisation after 24 years of fighting against child sexual assault in Australia.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:33:20 +1100
Lockdowns lead to spike in child exploitation spreading online
Teenage girls are the highest group at risk of exploitation, says the Queensland Family and Children Commission.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:30:00 +1100
Will the British monarchy survive Harry and Meghan’s revelations?
On this episode of Please Explain, national editor Tory Maguire and Europe correspondent Bevan Shields discuss the future of the British monarchy. 

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:30:00 +1100
Coalition’s concern for rule of law a ‘convenient fig leaf’
Until the events of last week engulfed the government, the PM’s passion for the rule of law was repeatedly missing in action.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:18:54 +1100
Richard Pusey wants to resolve charges over alleged assault of woman
The Porsche driver accused of filming a dying police officer faces court over a separate incident, in which he allegedly threatened to kill a woman and put a noose around her neck.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:36:57 +1100
Former Toyota manager awarded $276,000 after row over pizza bill
A court found the manager did not act dishonestly in buying a pizza on his corporate credit card or booking a larger-than-expected hotel room.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:18:10 +1100
Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’
Victoria’s Judicial Commission says a magistrate who described a rape victim as having “buyer’s remorse” has accepted shortcomings in his conduct.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:17:52 +1100
‘I felt like an object’: Woman tells court she was numb during alleged Hayne assault
Jarryd Hayne is on trial in NSW District Court accused of assaulting a woman in Newcastle in 2018. He has pleaded not guilty.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:15:14 +1100
School students injured in Canning Vale bus crash
Multiple people are injured after two buses collided in Canning Vale on Tuesday morning.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:08:21 +1100
How has Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort been progressing?
More than 86,000 people – or 0.3 per cent of Australia’s population – have so far received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, data released by the Health Department shows.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:51:12 +1100
Queensland hits vaccine milestone as five more infections are detected
From next month, more locations will begin to offer the jab including hospitals, GP clinics and pharmacies.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:44:43 +1100
Teen killer gets 14 years for ‘brazen, senseless and cowardly’ murder
The motive for Fredon Laith Botrus killing 20-year-old Alfredo Isho, as he sat in a barber’s chair on January 11, 2019, remains a mystery.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:37:23 +1100
‘Every death in custody is a tragedy’: Two Indigenous inmates dead in the past week
The NSW government has defended the rate at which it is modifying jail cells to prevent self harm, following revelations an Indigenous woman took her own life at Silverwater jail last week.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 11:49:57 +1100
Drone handed in does not belong to missing camper, police say
The drone was handed into East Gippsland police station several days after police renewed an appeal for information about missing pair Russell Hill and Carol Clay.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:45:51 +1100
Joy of representation on screen cannot be underestimated
Sure, there’s more accurate queer representation in TV and movies than ever before, but most of the lesbians on TV still die to further a male character’s arc.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:35:46 +1100
Theoretical chemist once nominated for Nobel prize
In 2019, Monash University’s first PhD graduate, Richard (Dick) Harcourt completed an advanced-care directive in which he stated: “Laughter is the best medicine.” It was a comment that reflected his approach to life.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:24:54 +1100
Murdoch Vice Chancellor Eeva Leinonen quits ‘to be closer to family’
Professor Leinonen will serve as Murdoch’s VC for the next six months while the university commences a global search for her replacement.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:02:50 +1100
‘Survival mode’: Perth nurse-to-patient ratios reach ‘outrageous’ levels
Perth nurses say they are working in “survival mode” with the major hospitals often operating with 30 to 50 fewer nurses than required.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 09:02:48 +1100
Perth woman sat 13 hours risking ‘suffocating from inside’ as nurses scrambled to find her a bed
A breastfeeding mother spent hours with a whopping blood clot inching toward her lungs. A 92-year-old man spent 10 hours in an ambulance. And they’re not alone.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:53:43 +1100
Police ask for public help after assault of two sleeping women
Police are calling for public assistance after two women woke up in their homes to find an unknown man inappropriately touching them.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:40:09 +1100
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews taken to hospital after ‘nasty fall’
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been taken to hospital after falling on Tuesday morning, but the Deputy Premier said he would be ‘back on his feet very shortly’.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 08:07:39 +1100
Police find body of two-year-old girl in dam on rural property
A toddler whose body was found submerged in a dam on a rural Queensland property was days away from her third birthday.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:49:10 +1100
Victoria records no new local coronavirus cases
Victoria has recorded no new local coronavirus cases for the 11th day in a row. One case was found in hotel quarantine.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +1100
‘No peace without truth’: Victoria to launch Indigenous reconciliation inquiry
An Australian-first inquiry backed by royal commission powers will investigate the ongoing effects of colonisation on Victoria’s Indigenous community and chart a path forward for reconciliation.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:10:00 +1100
One way to improve sex ed for kids: provide sex ed for parents too
And teach about pleasure, it’s the ingredient missing from sex talks that could make a difference.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
Erskine seals the tell-all deal for Kylie Moore-Gilbert on Sky
Recently freed academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert will sit down with Melissa Doyle on Sky News. How did that happen?

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
Warnings only: 10,000 trucks avoid fines for dodging Sydney tunnel
Authorities are still issuing warnings, instead of $194 fines, for trucks that use Pennant Hills Road instead of the toll road - more than four months since it opened.

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +1100
‘Lot of grey’: Global study muddies water on heart benefits of eating fish
A major new study has raised questions about whether eating fish helps ward off heart disease.



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