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Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +1000
Is your suburb on the nose? We sniff out Melbourne’s stinkiest parts
Data from the Environment Protection Authority reveals those neighbourhoods that are most blighted by unpleasant odours.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +1000
Long live the Queen: Melburnians celebrate Jubilee with gusto
British-born butcher Rob Boyle has pulled out all the red, white and blue stops to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +1000
City of Melbourne urged not to put brakes on bike lanes
The City of Melbourne could find solutions to ensure delivery drivers have access to CBD streets without abandoning plans for new bicycle lanes, transport and planing experts say, with some concerned that the city is already underinvesting in cycling...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:51:04 +1000
New funding injection for Queensland's Royal Flying Doctors Service
Queensland's treasurer has announced taxes will not be raised to support the state's health system with a huge $334 million boost given to the Royal Flying Doctors Service.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:47:05 +1000
US President makes impassioned address to ban assault weapons
The US President has made an impassioned prime time address to the nation, calling for a ban on assault weapons.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:46:16 +1000
School culture ‘abrasive’ and principal ‘legitimised’ anti-Semitism, court told
Brighton Secondary College principal Richard Minack gave a speech in which he referred to Jews as subhuman, a court was told on Friday.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:39:59 +1000
Australia News LIVE: Queen’s Jubilee celebrations; Wong continues Pacific visits; Government faces energy crisis
Labor lodges Fair Work call for higher wages and Beijing meets resistance in the Pacific as Foreign minister Penny Wong continues her visit to the region.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:30:00 +1000
Home buyers brace for financial pain as economy sits on knife-edge
Financial markets are tipping official interest rates to reach 2.5 per cent by year’s end, increasing monthly mortgage repayments by up to $1000 and risking the economy.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:28:09 +1000
Nurses urge community to mask up to curb virus spread as hospital crisis continues
Victorian nurses are urging the community to mask up to curb the spread of viruses as hospitals buckle under pressure.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:27:55 +1000
Three-year-old boy dies after Melbourne hit and run
Police investigate after driver hit child outside day care centre.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:23:41 +1000
Ethics and legality of pork barelling questioned at ICAC forum
The ethics and legality of political pork-barrelling has come into sharp focus at an ICAC special forum today.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:23:23 +1000
Federal government calls for Fair Work to lift minimum wage
The federal government is calling on the Fair Work Commission to lift the minimum wage in line with inflation.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:20:27 +1000
Beating the Dees: What can other teams take out of Dockers’ playbook?
There is a long list of what went wrong for the Demons to be beaten. Rarely will this all happen again. This may seem dispiriting to rival clubs, but there is room for error. The Freo way is not the only way.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:14:22 +1000
‘It’s a Grand Canyon’: Residents lash slow response to Hawkesbury River erosion
Sydneysiders have criticised the state government’s sluggish response to fixing roads and riverbanks that washed away when the area flooded in March.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:11:49 +1000
Boom not bust: Queensland enjoys tax windfall from property, mining
Treasurer Cameron Dick last forecast a budget deficit of $2.4 billion for 2022-23 but is now confident of a much smaller number.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:09:08 +1000
Police commissioner concedes some officers were unhappy on COVID watch
Giving evidence during a legal challenge over vaccine mandates, Commissioner Katarina Carroll also said it was “an oversight” not to provide to the court with certain documents.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:03:30 +1000
Sydney's Lucy Kiely speaks about writing the official Platinum Jubilee anthem
An Aussie woman from Haberfield is behind the official anthem for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:00:39 +1000
Evans warns Hindley Le Tour will be tougher
New Australian cycling sensation Jai Hindley is eyeing a duel with Tadej Pogacar at next year’s Tour de France, and Australia’s only winner Cadel Evans has some advice for him.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 18:00:00 +1000
Vale Lester Piggott: Splendid on four legs and enigmatic on two
Perhaps this will be the only time Dylan Gibbons will be mentioned in the same paragraph as the recently deceased Lester Piggott, arguably the world’s best ever jockey.

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:52:25 +1000
Former music teacher who abused student will likely die in jail
A court has heard a former South Australian music teacher and paedophile will likely die in jail.



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