Samantha Murphy 30/05/24

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network Ten and presenter Lisa Wilkinson has been reopened at the 11th hour after sensational new evidence was presented to the Federal Court.    Parents in Sydney’s booming northwest are being forced to make 90 minute round trips to pick up their children from their catchment primary school after the state failed to deliver any of its promises for education in the area.    An expert says the three people who died after ingesting beef wellington allegedly laced with poisonous fungi may have spent their last moments writhing in pain as the toxins from the death cap mushrooms worked through their bodies.     Organised groups stealing bulk quantities of items to sell on the black market at discounted prices or to exchange for drugs are behind a rise in retail thefts  in South Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash during a police chase in Sydney’s inner west yesterday afternoon.  A Caboolture mother claims Queensland Health failed her toddler, who is now brain-damaged and fighting for life in intensive care after contracting the usually harmless hand, foot and mouth disease.  The Victorian Premier’s office is fighting to keep hundreds of documents from Daniel Andrews’ time in office secret in a legal case with ramifications for government transparency.  Adelaide City Council member Jing Li helped enrol 500 new voters in the hotly contested 2020 local government election, according to Freedom of Information documents. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Ex-Victoria Police chief commissioner Kel Glare says he is disgusted by footy’s secret “off the books” drug testing regime and called for the resignation of all AFL chiefs who had knowledge of its existence.  The man accused of killing a real estate agent and seriously injuring her co-worker in a random daylight stabbing attack will have his case fast-tracked to South Australia’s highest court.  The number of tobacco stores in local areas could be limited under a new Victorian scheme that would require sellers to obtain licences.  Millions of Australians are moving into share houses, skipping insurance and driving run-down cars to survive the shocking cost of living crisis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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About 100 current AFL players have been granted secret immunity from the AFL’s three-strike drugs policy. More than 90,000 new homes are stuck in the planning system, as young people are forced to flee NSW because they can’t find a place to live. South Australia's average wages have suffered cuts of more than seven per cent in past three years. A turbulent 12 months has wiped $384m off the value of Qantas’s brand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An IT worker at a Sydney high school has allegedy been busted with child abuse material after hacking the school’s computers in order to steal his colleagues’ credit card details.  A former Melbourne Football Club doctor has sensationally ­admitted to conducting “off the books” illicit drug tests – ­allegedly authorised by the AFL – to help players evade ­detection on match days.  A bridge collapsed in the US last night after it was struck by a cargo ship, sparking fears of a “mass casualty event” as rescuers desperately searched for people who were on the huge structure when it crashed into a river.  Three people have been confirmed dead after a freak wave capsized a fishing vessel near Spilsby Island, South Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A Facebook whistleblower has warned about unregulated access to Meta platforms by Aussie kids. The family of a woman raped and killed by Jonathon Bakewell has called for an urgent inquiry as the killer is released again. Australian schools are facing a chronic shortage of qualified maths teachers. A legal fight over a cancelled Australian Grand Prix concert by Robbie Williams is set for a court showdown within weeks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Accused triple murderer mushroom cook Erin Patterson has been forced into a protected unit at a women’s maximum security prison alongside pedophile rapist school principal Malka Leifer, as fears mount for the mother of two’s safety.  Video footage of protesters chanting anti-Israeli slogans with loudspeakers at a publicly-funded night markets in Sydney’s southwest have been forwarded to the NSW Police’s Engagement and Hate Crime Unit.  Significant native forest home to endangered koalas would be bulldozed to make way for the QLD government’s controversial Olympic athletics stadium.  The debilitating condition endometriosis which affects up to one in seven women will be investigated by an SA parliament committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Millions in compensation will be paid to the ­Indigenous owners of a disused bowling club due to the Western Harbour Tunnel being built underneath it – while thousands of neighbouring property owners won’t receive a cent.  A court has heard that a man accused of repeatedly raping his daughter while she was a pre-teen is the son of a veteran Sydney police officer.  Iconic  Australian vacuuming company Godfreys will be closed for good, after no viable offers to buy the struggling business were made.   Pandas are set to remain a star attraction at Adelaide Zoo after a breakthrough during top-level talks between Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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