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CMO says supply no factor in Vic mask call

Victoria’s chief medical officer insists supply had no bearing in authorities updating guidelines to allow more healthcare workers to access masks.

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Man dies after Darwin gas explosion

A man has died after suffering serious burns in a gas explosion at a Darwin apartment complex six days ago.

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Accused killer mentally unfit, court told

Victoria’s Supreme Court has been told a woman with an intellectual disability is not fit to stand trial for her partner’s murder.

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Accused killer mentally unfit, court told

Victoria’s Supreme Court has been told a woman with an intellectual disability is not fit to stand trial for her partner’s murder.

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Significant WA heritage sites ‘at risk’

More than 120 cultural heritage sites could be destroyed in Western Australia’s Pilbara region by a planned Rio Tinto expansion, a Senate inquiry has been told.

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Western Sydney airport land buy queried

The auditor-general says the value of a piece of land near the Western Sydney airport is valued at a 10th of the price the federal government paid for it.

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Man pleads guilty in SA double murder

A South Australian man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his son and his son’s girlfriend.

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Edwards ‘demanded’ gun club membership

Gun club officials have told an inquest about their adverse interactions with John Edwards before he went and killed his estranged children.

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Fatal Vic stabbing sparks witness call

Police have released vision of the moments before a man was stabbed dead in a Melbourne street as they try to track down his killer.

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Adelaide got off the grog in lockdown

A university analysis has found that people in Adelaide drank less alcohol during the coronavirus lockdown in April.

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Sole survivors deny horror crash driving

Two people in a horrific car crash in western Sydney which killed three others in 2016 both deny driving the car involved, an inquest has heard.

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Vic lockdown taking toll, police boss says

Victoria Police officers are dealing with mental health issues more frequently during the state’s second wave, Chief Commissioner Shane Patton says.

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Data leak hits 20k Tasmania uni students

The personal information of almost 20,000 students at the University of Tasmania has been made public due to security settings being configured incorrectly.

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Japan says cattle ship search continues

Scott Morrison and Japan’s new leader Yoshihide Suga have discussed the search for sunken cattle ship Gulf Livestock 1 in a phone call.

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Qld tourism ‘booming’ in LNP leader’s seat

Queensland Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington says there’s a tourism boom in her own electorate after warning border restriction would hit the industry hard.

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WA Liberals target local jobs for election

Local jobs are set to be a major focus when West Australians go to the polls next year as the Liberal opposition looks to claw back voter support.

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Mentally ill prisoners lack secure beds

A man who killed a woman in a Melbourne park while in the grip of schizophrenia remains in prison awaiting a secure mental health bed.

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SA concerned with NSW taxi driver case

Premier Steven Marshall says the case of a Sydney taxi driver who tested positive for coronavirus is a concern as South Australia looks to lift border rules.

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No bail for accused mum murderer

A self-described millionaire charged with murdering his elderly mother in Victoria, after also allegedly shooting his brother dead, has been denied bail.

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