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Hot spring air is predicted to elevate fire warnings on the central east coast before a rain dump hits northeast New South Wales this week. Forecasts from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows the most cumulative rain over the coming seven days is centred around Lismore. At this stage the Bureau of Meteorology […]

The Greens and Coalition could be stalling major government housing legislation at their own peril, a new poll suggests. Both the Albanese government Help to Buy and Build to Rent bills failed to get through the senate last week, with the Coalition firmly against the legislation and the Greens saying the bills do not go […]

Former AFL player and Logie winner Tony Armstrong has announced he will be leaving the ABC. Armstrong is set to finish up with ABC News Breakfast in October, according to the ABC, and thanked the team. “I just want to thank Brekky and the broader ABC News team for welcoming me in with open arms […]

A new plan to help support young men and boys at risk of engaging in family, domestic and sexual violence in a bid to provide early intervention strategies across the country. The federal government will provide $23 million over three years to 2026-27 to 12 organisations across states and territories through the establishment of a […]

A local council in South Australia has backflipped on its decision to move Australia Day celebrations away from January 26. Councillors with the City of Unley, a small council area that covers Adelaide’s prosperous southern inner-city, voted 8-4 on Monday night to restore its citizenship ceremony and Australia Day awards to January 26, after earlier […]

Australia will push for tougher protection for aid workers following the death of Melbourne woman Zomi Frankcom, who died in Gaza after an Israeli air strike in Gaza. At the time she was working with World Central Kitchen and delivering food to the besieged neighbourhood of Deir al-Balah, and died alongside six international and Palestinian […]

A 17-year-old teenager who tragically died in a car crash told his mother he was going to check on a friend moments before the car . Levi-Jackson Furnivall was sitting in the back seat of a red Mitsubishi Magna travelling along the Tonkin Highway in south-east Perth, with an unidentified 19-year-old behind the wheel. But […]

A former soldier arrested at a Perth base after sexually abusing a child he met online is fighting to remain out of jail, a court has been told. Caleb Horner, 38, appeared in the Victorian County Court on Monday after he was found guilty on two counts of sexually assault a child under 16 and […]

A Melbourne man faces court for allegedly broadcasting fake mayday calls to commercial planes at Melbourne airport. The alleged offending happened during a two-month period. Australian Federal Police Detective Superintendent Simone Butcher said “these offences are extremely serious”. The 45-year-old was arrested after police searched his home in Melbourne’s northeast on Saturday. Australian Federal Police […]

Riders jumping on their e-scooter instead of getting behind the wheel of a car after drinking alcohol could still face significant penalties, including the risk of losing their driver’s licence. Slater and Gordon Legal Counsel for work and road claims, Jess Lyons, said at least two people have reportedly lost their driver’s licenses for offences […]