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Labor has been accused of an “outrageous cover up” after ­refusing to reveal if more convicted criminals have been ­released from immigration ­detention over the summer. A Sydney council has been slammed for spending thousands of dollars removing a wooden bench from a north shore naturestrip after the seat sparked a two-year battle between warring neighbours. The Victorian government has quietly dumped a promise to put electronic monitoring devices on dangerous young thugs, ­insisting the measure is now not needed because there are fewer youth offenders. More than 50,000 offences were committed every month in Queensland last year – the highest rate this century – with assaults, break-ins and car thefts among the crimes on the rise. A man was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a stable condition after he was bitten by a shark at Elliston on Tuesday afternoon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police have been called to schools across NSW almost 20,000 times in the past year, including for serious sexual incidents and violence involving pistols and swords. Almost 100 Queensland state schools have been damaged amid the state’s dual disasters, with authorities now racing to repair facilities in time for the first day of school in two weeks. Rents for Adelaide houses are about $60 a week higher than they were a year ago – making them more expensive than those in Melbourne and Hobart. Looks like The Golden Globes might be going hostless next year, after last minute replacement host Jo Koy was slammed for his performance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More than eight products a month have been recalled over button battery issues since new standards became mandatory. Queensland’s Corrective Services Minister is yet to be briefed on a major review of the parole board. Hundreds of pages of documents shed new light on the relationships between Jeffrey Epstein and the rich and powerful.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twelve Australians made a miraculous escape from a Japan Airlines jet that burst into flames. Four sightseers in NSW have been rushed to hospital after they were struck by lightning in the Blue Mountains. A Victorian councillor whose home was raided by corruption investigators as part of a sports rorts inquiry will face court on drug charges. A major inquiry’s underway after an intimate image of a woman exposing herself while under arrest at an Adelaide police station. A record number of asylum seekers are arriving by plane, with many seeking refuge from conflict-free nations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Australian has died while fighting with the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza. A new report into the Sea World helicopter crash has revealed the pilot who died in the disaster had traces of cocaine in his system. Nearly 300 people were killed on Victorian roads in 2023. More than $3.5m has been paid out to settle civil claims against SA Police for misconduct. David Warner’s taken to Instagram with a desperate plea for the return of his backpack and his two baggy green caps.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Usman Khawaja will be allowed to wear a dove sticker in the BBL should he line up again for the Heat. Wet conditions continue across Queensland with access to the Pacific Motorway cut in two places. Investigations are underway following an apartment blaze in Sydney’s northwest. Rollout of the SA’s first mobile phone detection cameras will target drivers on the South Road corridor. Victorian authorities report a surge in scalpers trying to rip off Taylor Swift fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Seaford boy has been killed in a shark attack at a popular tourist location on the Yorke Peninsula in SA on Thursday. In Victoria, a man and a woman are expected to be charged after allegedly breaking into accused triple murderer Erin Patterson’s Leongatha property on Christmas Eve. Almost one year on from the devastating Sea World chopper crash on the gold coast that claimed the lives of four people, Winnie de Silva said she would forever be haunted by memories of the mid-air disaster. Million dollar views of Sydney’s iconic New Year’s Eve fireworks don’t have to cost you a dime. However you will need to rise and shine, with more than one million people expected to gather in the parks and streets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authorities believe speed and alcohol were factors in the motorcycle crash that killed rugby league player Troy Dargan in the Cook Islands. Households are set to be slugged almost $2400 upfront and businesses up to $31,000 to connect to the gas network from 2025, as part of a growing push to wean Victoria off the popular fuel source. SA Premier Peter Malinauskas is attacking the “disgraceful” scheduling of Adelaide’s annual cricket Test – starting on a Wednesday in mid-January against the lowly West Indies So-called healthy zero-alcohol drinks could be a dangerous gateway to the real thing for children and teens, according to Flinders University researchers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Golf ball-sized hail battered parts of NSW’s Central Coast yesterday, with severe storms threatening Sydney, the Gold Coast and parts of Victoria in a third consecutive day of wild Christmas weather. There was high drama on a gloomy harbour at the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart, with the official start of the 78th race kicking off with a near-collision. To Victoria now where an area 24 times the size of Docklands will be put under state control to allow high-rise development as part of the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop project. Thunderbirds legend Emily Beaton is flying high in her new role as summer weekend weather presenter for 7NEWS Adelaide See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Children aged between 10 and 13 wanting flashy items – and notoriety – are behind a worrying spike in robberies and thefts, police say. Politicians from across Australia’s major parties have been accused of recklessly spending taxpayer dollars on chauffeur-driven cars with some MPs clocking $20,000 in just three months. Australian Open tennis action will blast into life almost a full week early in Melbourne with fans for the first time able to snap up bargain tickets to see the world’s best tennis stars go head-to-head in charity matches. The full scale of major road and rail project cost blowouts will be revealed to Queenslanders twice a year, in a dramatic repudiation of former transport minister Mark Bailey’s penchant for hiding billions of dollars in overruns. A man accused of a horror stabbing attack on two women he did not know, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, has flagged a potential mental health defence to the charges in his first court appearance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queensland remains Australia’s favourite holiday playground, with new data showing the Sunshine State is the country’s tourism capital for the third year in a row. A traumatised mother and father hid their frightened children in a wardrobe as their southwest Sydney home was invaded by three masked men with a gun. His life was a rags-to-riches western suburbs tale that turned Franco Cozzo into a household name with his catchcrys imitated across Victoria. A federal government scheme established to keep a lid on North Queensland insurance premiums has spectacularly failed its first test in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Jasper. It was a bittersweet moment for Nicole Kidman as she premiered her latest screen effort in Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Australia’s most notorious terrorists Abdul Nacer Benbrika was cleared to be released from jail yesterday despite still needing to undergo deradicalisation and being considered a potentially “moderate” risk of committing a terrorist act. A lip-reading expert claims Brittany Higgins was “plied” with alcohol and Bruce Lehrmann encouraged her to “drink that all now” at a Canberra bar on the night she alleges she was sexually assaulted, a court has heard. The owner of Atet – the controversial floating club in Docklands – is suing the City of Melbourne over the alleged wrongful termination of its licence and is seeking damages to recoup millions of dollars in losses. Queensland police could be granted new powers to randomly breath-test scooter riders and cyclists under a new crackdown aimed at curbing bad behaviour. Dozens of South Australian country towns will offer new GPs a $10,000 welcome under a new pay deal with the state government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Solidarity among Queenslanders has been on full display in Queensland’s record-breaking flood, with residents mobilising in choppers, tinnies and jet skis to rescue neighbours and strangers, and townsfolk sheltering at the pub. It’s been revealed one of Melbourne’s worst teen offenders stole vehicles valued at $1m in a four-week crime spree during which he was caught and released on bail three times. A fifth man has been charged over the murder of bikie boss Alen Moradian, who was shot in broad daylight in Sydney earlier this year, as CCTV emerges of two men fleeing the scene carrying a firearm. And Adelaide’s fickle and hectic weather will continue into the Christmas holidays bringing in both sunny and rainy days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government says it is not fighting to keep notorious terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika locked up in prison because he is not a significant enough danger to warrant it. Jimmy Barnes is making a brave recovery after undergoing serious heart surgery. A toddler died in front of horrified family members after being struck by a car on a busy road in Melbourne’s southeast on Sunday. Former Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s obsession with the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been rejected by Steven Miles, who will axe three portfolios and not name a dedicated minister for the role. Christmas travellers are bracing for more turbulence as one of the nation’s leading carriers was forced to apologise to customers amid escalating delays and cancellations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kathleen Folbigg is set to seek a record compensation payout from the NSW government. Disaster recovery funding has been made available for North Queenslanders and regional councils. Victorians could soon be forced to switch to electric cooktops. Two new budget vehicles have scored zero-star safety ratings. King Charles will lead a megastar line-up honouring Barry Humphries at a state memorial today in Sydney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cyclone Jasper’s expected to bring a storm tide along the north Queensland coast this morning as the weather system weakens while moving inland. The duo charged with the murder of South Australian pediatrician Michael Yung have been identified as a young Adelaide couple. The NSW government has announced a wages deal for paramedics. A Royal Commission into domestic, sexual and family violence will probe how to better protect women and children in South Australia. The federal government has shunned additional cost-of-living relief measures to improve the Budget bottom line.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cyclone Jasper has intensified to a Category 2 and is expected to make landfall this afternoon. A young boy and a man have perished in a light plane crash northwest of Grafton in northern NSW. Victoria Police are expected to arrest a man wanted interstate weeks after the High Court ruled he could not be kept in immigration detention indefinitely. SA Police are investigating whether a series of crimes are linked to a prominent doctor being attacked in his home. Barbie has topped the newly revamped Golden Globes film nominations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Builders and construction industry leaders have expressed “shock” and “disappointment” over the Albanese government’s migration changes. Shock shift in who MPs believe should become Queensland’s next Premier. A court has heard the driver of a BMW that ploughed into the beer garden of a rural Victorian pub last month ­received nine alarms to treat his low blood sugar. NSW Police are investigating if a man’s been the target of two firebombings in three months. One of South Australia’s most eminent doctors is fighting for life after being attacked during a home invasion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brittany Higgins’ former boyfriend says she told him in a phone call the morning after her alleged rape that “we brought the party back to Parliament House”, the Federal Court was told yesterday. Sweltering heat and dry conditions predicted for this summer could see Victoria’s most bushfire prone areas spend more than $140bn in rebuilding costs. A second top private school in South Australia will charge parents tuition fees of more than $30,000 for its senior students next year. Police have not hired any of the 114 new specialist domestic violence officers budgeted for, a year on from a damning inquiry which recommended they increase the number of cops in their vulnerable persons unit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FBI agents have arrested a man in the US in connection to the Wieambilla police shooting, alleging he incited violence and sent “Christian end of days ideology” to extremists before the tragedy. A hotel on one of North Adelaide’s best-known strips was quietly used to house “high risk” immigrant detainees for more than 18 months before one smashed a window and ­escaped – sending a nearby private school into lockdown. Victoria’s public service has been sabotaged by a culture of fear and secrecy under Daniel Andrews, an alarming Ombudsman report has found. Fast food giant McDonald’s has been hit with a $100m class action from current and former employees alleging they were forced to work before and after their rostered shifts for free. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The areas of Sydney that will be targeted for higher density housing and deliver tens of thousands of new homes can finally be revealed, after the Department of Planning accidentally published the full housing blueprint online. An elderly man who suffered a catastrophic fall in his Hervey Bay home has died after an ambulance failed to show up in time to help him despite multiple frantic calls South Australian Police say a joint operation with federal authorities responsible for monitoring former immigration detainees is “working well” King Charles and Queen Camilla’s long awaited visit to Australia will take place in late October next year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An emotional Anthony Albanese yesterday announced his good friend, Labor MP Peta Murphy, had died after a lengthy battle with cancer, aged 50. Destination NSW was dealt a $125m budget blow in Labor’s September budget, further fuelling fears that Sydney could be set to lose major events such as the Australian Open golf tournament. After more than three months of deadlocked negotiations and two rounds of strike action, the SA teacher’s union is set to agree to the state government’s latest pay offer. Gold Logie nominated actor Mark Coles Smith was told to “mind your own business” after disturbing a group of offenders carrying out an arson attack on a Collingwood convenience store. Queensland is bracing for its first cyclone of the season as the Bureau of Meteorology keeps a close eye on a tropical low that is expected to develop into a category 3 tropical cyclone by Thursday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian Open Golf in Sydney attracted almost 60,000 people over the weekend and showcased the city to the world – but there are fears a lack of funding means it will be moved to Melbourne next year. Seafood Industry Australia CEO Veronica Papacosta said “strong availability” and limited supply chain issues unlike previous years would keep festive price hikes at bay, including for the nation’s beloved Christmas favourite, prawns. Upgrading the RNA Showgrounds to give the Brisbane Lions and Queensland Cricket a home during the Gabba rebuild isn’t the state government’s responsibility, Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe has sensationally declared. In Adelaide, a physical altercation had ­broken out at a northern suburbs wedding, spilling onto a residential street, before a car reversed into the crowd, CCTV footage reveals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor is under pressure to ­justify the release of 142 ­immigration detainees after a High Court ruling on one test case involving a convicted child sex offender, as the ­Coalition argues there was no need to let so many people out. Athletics Australia has lambasted Daniel Andrews for dumping the Commonwealth Games, saying it will cause “immeasurable harm”. A tourism industry leader is calling on the government to help Adelaide leapfrog Melbourne as southern Australia’s premier cruise ship home port or risk losing a significant portion of the $215m cruising made for the South Australian economy last year. A boutique 20,000-seat stadium will be constructed at Brisbane’s inner-city RNA Showgrounds under a state government plan to host AFL and cricket fixtures while the Gabba is redeveloped to host the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Lobster lovers may have to shell out $150 a kilo this Christmas as wild weather off Victoria and Tasmania triggers possible shortages.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hands visibly shaking, a tearful Brittany Higgins held up a diagram showing the exact location of the couch in Parliament House where she was allegedly raped. Dumped radio host Lauren Phillips has questioned whether a Sydney-based show will work in her beloved Melbourne hometown. Playford has become the second council this month to stop reading out an Acknowledgment of Country following a lengthy “culture wars” debate between councillors. One of Australia’s top international music exports has slipped quietly into Sydney undetected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brittany Higgins will give “graphic and distressing” evidence about allegations she was sexually assaulted in Parliament House by Bruce Lehrmann, a court has heard. Unions and developers have joined forces to push for urgent reforms that would give nurses, ambos and other essential workers a fighting chance of being able to afford to live in Sydney. Australia’s largest cruise operator will pull several of its ships from Melbourne in protest against the Victorian government’s decision to increase its ports tax from next year. Shocking footage, that will be vital at the inquest into Queensland’s deadliest police massacre, details the moment Good Samaritan Alan Dare arrives to help his neighbours only to be fatally shot by a camouflaged gunman lying in wait seconds later, his devastated widow has revealed. A three-month-old baby girl was taken to hospital after being showered with glass when a wall at a neighbouring construction site collapsed in the wake of the wild storm in Adelaide overnight on Monday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bruce Lehrmann has admitted to taking cocaine on the night he learned he was the subject of sexual assault allegations, telling a court he “spiralled” after watching Brittany Higgins’ The Project interview. Training for venue bouncers is “not fit for purpose” and needs to be urgently overhauled as part of a broader move to ­turbocharge Sydney’s night-time economy. A released immigration detainee who refused a mandatory electronic tracker was uncontactable to police and at large in the community as Labor refused to reveal any details about the case. The worst of the storm missed Adelaide, but Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie, Jamestown, Melrose, Peterborough and Olary were affected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police and border agents monitoring convicted criminals released from immigration detention will get $255m to bolster tracking efforts and prosecute any individuals who breach sweeping emergency laws. Over 80 climate activists were arrested in the waters off the Port of Newcastle last night for overstaying their welcome just days after the NSW Police Minister was accused of encouraging the group to go ahead with the protest action. The growing demand for affordable housing in Queensland has pushed a not-for-profit organisation to sell two of its inner-city properties so it can try and buy multiple new homes for those in need further out of town. Abusive parents who attack educators online will be banned from South Australian schools for the first time, while aggressive families face longer sin bin penalties, under an official crackdown on surging bad behaviour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Colleagues of an Adelaide mother allegedly murdered by her estranged husband inside their family home have revealed heartbreaking details about her final weeks as a fundraiser is set up in her honour. Melbourne hospitals workers faced an onslaught of abuse last financial year – equivalent to more than one attack every hour – as staff warn aggression from patients and their families has spiked in recent years. An ex-Adelaide woman accused of twice attempting to kill her former partner – then plotting to kill him and his mother after those attempts failed – has arrived back in Australia after being extradited from a Pacific island. A Victorian Labor MP has warned the “body positivity movement” is normalising weight gain, leading to a surge in overweight women with “cascading” health problems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hamas will release dozens of hostages from Gaza in an agreed prisoner swap and ceasefire deal with Israel – but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed the war will go on. The woman seated alongside alleged killer teenager driver Dhirren Singh Randhawa has told police the son of SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens “ran across the road, into the path” of the vehicle moments before the fatal impact. US band The Brian Jonestown Massacre cancelled a Victorian show on Wednesday after their Melbourne gig degenerated into abuse and fist fights on stage. Australia’s richest person has called on the federal government to give the nation a “Christmas bonus” in the form of a petrol excise tax cut to deal with spiralling costs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Violent men who are charged by police for choking women will be regarded as serious violent offenders and could be forcibly detained even after their sentence has been served under new laws to be introduced today. The teenage driver accused of killing Charlie Stevens has been banned from contacting the four eyewitnesses to the alleged hit and run crash – whose conflicting accounts underpin the case against him. Tens of thousands of Queensland public servants are set to receive a one-off cash boost in time for Christmas in a generous wage deal set to cost the state government $350m a year. New schools for booming Western Sydney suburbs risk being overcrowded from the day they open, with existing primary schools already enrolling more kids than the maximum capacity of the proposed high schools nearby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The parents of murdered water polo coach Lilie James will seek to sue St Andrew’s Cathedral School for gross negligence and a breach in its duty of care to her as an employee. Prince Edward has arrived in Sydney on a four-day visit during which he is expected to officially open a mock Scottish castle in the grounds of prestigious The Scots College at Bellevue Hill. Two thirds of aged care homes received at least one complaint in the past year, with inadequate pain management being one of the top concerns. Court documents have revealed the driver charged with killing the son of SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens did a U-turn, sped up and was on the wrong side of the road at the moment of impact. It’s been revealed Victorians out on bail are being charged with more than 500 jailable crimes a week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The only mass public transport to and from Brisbane Airport during the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the Airtrain, due to an exclusive deal with operators. The rapidly-worsening drought has spurred the NSW Government into rolling out a $250 million package of low-interest loans in a bid to help battered farmers weather a forecast dry summer. A judge has released a Sydney man accused by police of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, her daughter and her mother in separate incidents. Australian opener David Warner is set to withdraw from the money-spinning T20 series against India and return home immediately after the World Cup final due to burnout. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taxpayers will fork out about $180,000 a month to electronically track 84 convicted criminals released from immigration detention as Labor scrambles to ensure community safety. An Israeli supporter has been charged and a group of flag-waving Palestinian teens dealt with as youth offenders after a concerning clash on the streets of North Bondi. Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey has again been exposed hiding billions of dollars in project blowouts just months after he almost lost his job for trying to hide a major overrun. School swimming lessons are back on in South Australia, after the Education Department reversed a snap ban prompted by a spate of shark attacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NRL boss Andrew Abdo has revealed plans for an NFL-style Combine to lure American athletes to rugby league as part of the code’s historic 2024 season kick-off in Las Vegas. NSW Premier Chris Minns is today being urged to be “as bold as Bradfield” in his vision for the future of Sydney. MP’s have been warned Victoria’s ailing state school system has suicidal principals, depressed teachers, entitled parents and violent, narcissistic students. Hundreds of patients needing lifesaving medical treatment within minutes have been wrongly turning up to the Queensland government’s satellite hospitals – fuelling fears that labelling the medical centres “hospitals” could be putting people at risk. A ban on Adelaide public school swimming lessons in the ocean after a spate of shark attacks could quickly be overturned. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A western Sydney business has come under fire for refusing to lease a jumping castle to a well-known Jewish school, with the owner then boasting about her decision on social media. The AFL will begin its season in Sydney next year, as part of a bold plan to steal the spotlight in a special ‘Opening Round’ across the northern markets. Adelaide schools might revoke their decision to ban kids from ocean-based surfing and swimming sessions, as shark patrols are set to return before summer. A Victorian-led study has pinpointed the ideal time adults should sleep for good health. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria will be on the hook for at least 50 per cent of the cost of future road projects under an Albanese Government plan to push responsibility for transport infrastructure spending back onto states. A former NSW senior constable accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in a police station while on duty and in uniform is set to fight the allegations at trial. A cruise ship in the midst of twin Covid and gastro outbreaks has docked in Adelaide on Monday morning with passengers standing on their balconies waiting to disembark after the 18-day cruise. A law forbidding hate speech and incitement to religious and racial groups could be overhauled amid criticism it isn’t fit for purpose, with NSW Premier Chris Minns saying “something has got to change” in the wake of heated protests over the Israeli-Palestine conflict. He sings about loving angels but pop megastar Robbie Williams will show Aussies some love too as he prepares to tour the nation this week- kicking off the festivities in Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has sparked criticism after calling on Israel to stop “the attacking of hospitals”. Weekly pro-Palestinian protests in Sydney are costing more than $1 million to police each and Premier Chris Minns wants Canberra to help pay to the bill. Dozens of homeowners who live above the $10.8bn West Gate Tunnel have won a secret multimillion-dollar compensation payout because their land titles extend to the centre of the earth. Jewish Queenslanders are too afraid to tell work colleagues their heritage, wear the Star of David or give out their real names as they battle a rise in anti-Semitism. There are calls to make it easier for South Australians to live in caravans on private land amid the rental crisis, after a wave of support for a woman evicted by a local council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anthony Albanese is being urged to use rugby league as a “soft diplomacy” tool as the threat of China continues to loom over Australia’s relationship with Pacific Island nations. Optus executives have declared the telco will not refund customers for one of the worst telecommunications outages in Australian history because most would get “less than $2” and instead it will “reward” the patience and loyalty of those who do not leave the company. Any delays to the Metro West train line could hold Sydney’s cruising industry back for the next decade, businesses operating out of White Bay Cruise Terminal fear. The QLD state government has paved the way for all public primary and secondary schools to introduce flexible class schedules from next year – including four-day weeks and shorter days. The gap between what Queenslanders are forking out for health insurance has significantly widened in the past five years, with customers paying $332 a year more for their coverage than they’re getting back in benefits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE fuel excise should be slashed to compensate for the Albanese Government’s impending cuts to road and rail projects while giving cost-of-living relief. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has “promised” to back Papua New Guinea’s own NRL team with players due to run onto the field in 2027 - and that side could include some top Australian talent. Optus will have to confront at least three official investigations and an avalanche of damages claims from business customers who experts say are “absolutely” entitled to more than $2 of compensation after the telco’s epic network fail. New tenants across the state are competing for just 5500 properties as Queensland’s rental availability plummets to a record low. In Adelaide Thousands of public school teachers brought city streets to a standstill on Thursday as they marched for better pay and conditions - but signs wielded by some suggest they should go back to the classroom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rate rise number 13 by the Reserve Bank of Australia could be its most painful one yet. A Sydney family now needs an annual income of more than $250,000 to buy the average home. Signs spruiking major road upgrades across Victoria are disappearing amid tensions over the federal government’s infrastructure review. Acting Premier Steven Miles has travelled to Bundaberg as part of a regional Queensland blitz in the absence of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, as the LNP leadership fanned out to some of the state’s most marginal seats. Premier Peter Malinauskas has called out the Australian Education Union saying it cares more about money over the wellbeing of year 12 students entering exam season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government’s push to have greater control over how Australian viewers can find content on new smart TV sets is being met with serious concern from the media industry before a new prominence bill is finalised. Sickening vision has captured the moment an adult driver callously discarded the body of a dead child onto the ground in the aftermath of a horror crash in Sydney’s west. Victoria may have the race that stops the nation but NSW has the race that gets everyone on their feet. Scrapping planned tax cuts for wealthy households would be a more effective way for the federal government to tackle inflation than axing Queensland road and rail projects, acting Premier Steven Miles has sensationally warned. Hollywood star Margot Robbie has been spotted at Brisbane Airport after a whirlwind visit to her home state. And she even shouted the bar at a trendy Brisbane venue.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The prime suspect in Victoria’s mushroom poisoning case has been charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. Australia’s most wanted man Hakan Ayik has been arrested in Turkey. A teenage girl has been charged over a number of suspicious fires on the Gold Coast. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he’ll hold the federal government to account over its commitment to construct Hunter-class frigates in Adelaide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former NSW Minister Andrew Constance is in line to replace outgoing Senator Marise Payne. Bealemania hit a snag overnight in Brisbane as fans found themselves caught in a human traffic jam. Hospitals across Victoria are being told to slash costs by millions of dollars. Port Adelaide has officially started the first steps towards dumping the SANFL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legal experts are warning that a proposed bill to regulate misinformation on the internet could see Australians having fewer protections. Anthony Albanese will today launch a $10m teacher recruitment campaign in conjunction with all states and territories. South Australian Police and emergency services return to waters off the Eyre Peninsula this morning after a 55-year-old man was fatally mauled by a great white shark. Figures in wagering, the law and sport in Victoria are trapped in a massive Ponzi scandal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regulating and taxing nicotine vapes could inject billions into the federal budget’s bottom line. Queensland faces a day of reckoning with its fire threat, as a nightmare cocktail of high winds and temperatures in the upper 30s. A new tax on Victorian GPs has been thrown into chaos. NSW Police recruits are in for a major payday. More South Australians are dying than usual with the highest rates of death in country towns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-stars have led an outpouring of tributes for Matthew Perry, the actor beloved by millions of TV fans for playing Chandler Bing in Friends. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has again failed to appear at a rally against youth crime happening outside a building she was in, this time sending a Labor backbencher who proceeded to mock protesters as a “rent a crowd” and “bloody LNP”. Anti-Israel graffiti has been painted on the wall of a warehouse owned by a prominent South Australian family and visible from one of Adelaide’s busiest roads. Eddie Jones has dropped a bombshell on Australian rugby, announcing his resignation as Wallabies coach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been charged with two counts of rape in relation to an incident alleged to have occurred after a night out in Queensland in October, 2021. The ex-boyfriend of a young water polo coach found beaten to death at one of Sydney’s top high school rang triple-0 himself and told them where to find her, four hours after police believe she was killed. Annastacia Palaszczuk is no longer Queensland’s preferred premier for the first time, and her performance rating is worse than Anna Bligh and Campbell Newman. Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says that record levels of immigration driving a surge in rental prices is adding to inflation as the central bank remains tight lipped on whether to deliver another rate hike next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Firefighters in regional Queensland are bracing for gusty and dry winds on Thursday as they battle out-of-control bushfires fuelled by the “worst conditions in 40 years” that have already claimed two lives and multiple homes. Legal expects are warning Australians accused of spreading misinformation online will have fewer protections against self-incrimination than suspected murderers, arsonists and other serious criminals under a proposed bill to regulate the internet. A court has ruled the cruise ship company at the centre of a major Covid outbreak should have cancelled the Ruby Princess trip that led to 28 deaths. New research out of Melbourne shows women who do shift work or work long hours while pregnant significantly increase their risk of premature birth Public school teachers in South Australia have warned they may strike again next month in a bid to pressure the state government to make a better offer on pay and conditions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been revealed police were warned Sydney’s Palestinian community had been “incensed” by Premier Chris Minns’ decision to light up the Opera House in the colours of the Israeli flag just hours before a rowdy protest descended upon the steps of the iconic landmark. An Australian businessman has successfully challenged a $45,000 American Express drinks bill in Vietnam – including 1400 tequila shots – after it was ruled two bars took his credit card and ripped him off by $42,000. The Albanese government is not planning to offer the US more money to guarantee our nuclear submarine purchase but will overhaul Australia’s export rules to win America’s trust to share defence technology. And the coach of the Melbourne Demons has saved a man’s life in Bali. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.