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A group have been called out for their “stupid” and dangerous act after a local snapped them on the edge of a notorious crocodile-infested creek in Queensland’s rugged northeast. The group of four were spotted by an outraged local only metres away from a crocodile while playing in and around the waters of Myall Creek […]

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has revealed his wife pushed him to consider a ban on social media for kids, telling him one night that “you better effing do something about this”. Mr Malinauskas helped trigger a national conversation on social media’s dire effects on children after launching a state-based proposal to implement age verification […]

The wind farm projected to be the largest in the southern hemisphere has officially started creating electricity. On Friday, the first stage of the Golden Plains Wind Farm – 100km west of Melbourne – began feeding into the grid after weeks of testing the electricity generation and issues with little parts of the stagnant turbines […]

A man charged with the murder of his wife – who was found dead in an apparent ride-on mower incident – moved his wife’s body after she was killed, police have alleged in court documents. Royal Australian Air Force pilot Robert Crawford, 46, was not brought before Ipswich Magistrates Court on Friday after police charged […]

A major Australian company will be expanding its four-day work week “experiment” after a six-month trial found employees had become happier, healthier and more efficient. Medibank has decided to move another 250 employees to a four-day week, bringing the total number of participants in the trial to 500. Before starting the initial trial, the private […]

A local council has voted to make pruning trees on your own property illegal to protect “mature plant species” in the area. Residents in Bassendean near Perth will now need council approval before doing any “tree damaging activities” or removing large “regulated” trees on their property under the new tree protection. “Tree damaging activities” includes […]

Aussies could cop a whopping $312 fine for leaving their bins out for too long. Warnings and fines are being dished out to homes in areas of Adelaide for those who fail to collect their bins from the footpath within a certain time frame. Under Port Adelaide Enfield Council’s waste management by-laws, bins are to […]

Gastro cases are at their highest levels in years, prompting NSW Health to issue a public warning. “Maintaining good hand hygiene and keeping children at home when they are unwell will give us a good chance to slow the spread,” NSW Health One Health director Keira Glasgow said. Testing and hospital data is showing a […]

A leading defence expert and former defence adviser to prime minister Bob Hawke says the fight for dominance between the United States and China in the Asian region is largely in China’s court, with stability in the area dependent on China’s desire to maintain the status quo. His comment follow the release of the Lowy […]

Underage users who defy the federal government’s pending social media age restriction will not be penalised, while platforms that can prove they are at a low-risk of harm to children may be exempted. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says companies will bear the responsibility for ensuring age limits are followed, as the Albanese government gears up […]