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Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:01:14 +1000Family of London Bridge terror attack victim launch new platform for people dealing with grief
Five years to the day their daughter was tragically killed in the London Bridge terror attack, the parents of Queensland woman Sara Zelenak have launched an online platform for people grieving all over the world.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:01:14 +1000February floods fourth biggest natural disaster in nation's history
The February flood disaster which ravaged Queensland and New South Wales has become the fourth most destructive natural disaster in Australia's history.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +1000Is 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 +1000Long 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 +1000City 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 +1000New 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 18:46:16 +1000School 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 +1000Australia 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 18:27:55 +1000Three-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 +1000Ethics 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 +1000Federal 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 18:14:22 +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 +1000Boom 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 +1000Police 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 17:52:25 +1000Former 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.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:43:27 +1000Rug up and UGG up: Sydneysiders brave the cold
As the cold weather blows in, Sydneysiders are buying up puffer jackets and UGG boots for the cold and windy winter ahead.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:12:03 +1000Elderly couple dead after house fire in Sydney’s west
Police forensics experts and Fire Investigations Unit officers focused on the refrigerator as the cause of the fire once they were able to search the ruins of the home.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:07:54 +1000Sea World crews work to rescue humpback whale off the Gold Coast
Marine rescue specialists from Sea World on the Gold Coast have worked to rescue a juvenile humpback whale, which became trapped in rope and marine buoys off the coast of Coolangatta.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:07:17 +1000Potential funding cuts to community transport
A new funding model proposed by the federal government could see community transport brought to a grinding halt.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +1000Pork-barrelling at an ‘industrial scale’ in NSW, ICAC forum told
A Berejiklian government grants scheme that resulted in millions of dollars flowing mostly to Coalition electorates has been described by the head of the NSW corruption watchdog as blatant, politically motivated pork-barrelling.