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Eastern Australia faces the threat of gas shortages during the height of winter, thanks to increased demand and a shortfall in supply. Strained LNG production owing to unplanned production outages, reduced renewable generation and heightened demand during a winter cold snap risks creating a shortfall in gas supplies across Australia’s east coast. In a “threat […]

A biosecurity emergency has been declared in NSW after avian influenza killed 8,000 birds and another 240,000 were euthanised on a poultry egg farm in Sydney’s north. The CSIRO national research laboratory confirmed Avian Influenza H7N8, or bird flu, was detected in a mixed barnyard and free-range poultry farm in the Hawkesbury on Wednesday. The […]

Renegade LNP Senator Gerard Rennick has suffered a major court loss after launching legal action against his own party when his bid for a senate spot was dashed during an internal party ballot. Senator Rennick was booted off the LNP’s senate ticket last July after losing his spot by just three votes to party treasurer […]

The first details about a deadly alleged road rage incident that left a man dead on a busy Sydney street have emerged, with the police revealing the victim and alleged offender spoke with one another before the shocking alleged killing. Acting Inspector Shane Ranee from Mt Druitt Police Area Command Duty Officer said the police […]

The NSW opposition is losing another senior member, with deputy Nationals leader and former regional health minister Bronnie Taylor announcing her retirement just days after former treasurer Matt Kean pulled the plug. Ms Taylor announced she would be leaving Macquarie St in a statement shared on Thursday afternoon, however would continue to serve as an […]

Political battlelines are being drawn over the Coalition’s new nuclear power push, with Australians receiving the first taste of an expected scare campaign in opposition to the controversial proposal in the run-up to the next election. Without revealing the multibillion-dollar price tag of its policy, the Coalition on Wednesday unveiled plans to build seven nuclear […]

Texts between a female Aussie bodybuilder and a famous European actor on the night of his death proved the pair were in a de facto relationship despite their 30 year age gap, a court has heard. This week, personal assistant Zhenya Vernon appeared in the NSW Supreme Court in her bid for a portion of […]

A man charged over an alleged bomb hoax has appeared in court after his arrest prompted a major street in Melbourne’s CBD to be locked down on Wednesday. Steven Mauldon, 33, was flanked by two custody officers as he entered the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court limping on Thursday morning. His eyes were fixed on a woman […]

The iconic Trades Hall union building in Melbourne was defaced early Thursday morning with vicious anti-police graffiti in the latest incident of pro-Palestine vandalism to strike the city. Messages in orange paint reading “cops defend genocide” and “ACAB”, which stands for “all cops are bastards”, were written on the pillars of the legendary 19th-century hall, […]

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has hit back at critics of the Coalition’s nuclear power plan, defending the decision not to release the policy’s cost which is expected to have a multi-billion price tag. Speaking on Thursday morning, Mr Dutton said the Coalition had deliberately not released the full details while committing to present the costings […]