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New laws will prohibit companies from targeting ­advertisements at children and selling their private data. Newly installed Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson took her turn in the hotseat yesterday as she appeared before a Senate committee hearing into the nation’s airline industry. Jacinta Allan has been ­appointed Victoria’s 49th Premier, after a tense day of backroom deals to get the job. A young apprentice is fighting for his life after he fell 4m down a hole at a Brisbane worksite that has had previous claims of safety concerns. The University of Adelaide has fallen out of the top 100 world rankings, falling 23 places from last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Sep 20233min

Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce the most wanted man in Australia. Embattled NSW backbench MP Tim Crakanthorp is one of the biggest spenders on business class flights in the state, racking up $9,000 on flights to Darwin and nearly $18,000 in office travel expenses in four months. Premier Daniel Andrews has resigned as Victoria’s Premier, stepping down from the role from 5pm on Wednesday. Adam Reynolds has spoken passionately about his love of the Broncos and Brisbane, admitting he thought he could never embrace another club like his cherished South Sydney Rabbitohs. The Royal Adelaide Hospital could free up 40 beds and cut ramping if it improved its efficiency in discharging patients, an independent investigation has found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Sep 20233min

The damage caused by six months of using a vape equates to five years of cigarette ­smoking, according to a shock new finding by medical ­experts. Australian rugby faces becoming an amateur sport, such is the disastrous decline of the game overseen by decades of administrative and coaching failures. Australians in remote communities have begun to cast their votes in the historic Voice to Parliament referendum, as Anthony Albanese’s olive branch to the Coalition to work together if Yes wins is dismissed as insincere. A dedicated ambulance ramping bay opened in the Princess Alexandra Hospital to create a more “comfortable experience” for patients is proof, the LNP says, that the government is unable to fix the problem. Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios has been spotted on one of Adelaide’s best known dining strips.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Sep 20233min

The nightmare for young home-hunters is set to dramatically worsen, with the pain of 12 interest rate rises now magnified by a shock property price surge across swathes of Sydney due to a migration boom and a building bust that both have years left to run.  A murder contract of up to $1m was on the head of gangland heavy Gavin Preston when he was shot dead.  The stunning recovery by the sole survivor of the deadly mushroom lunch has been called a “miracle” by his close-knit community, as churchgoers said they were praying the “truth will come out” about the mysterious poisoning.  SA Premier Peter Malinauskas and nearly his entire cabinet have declared being members of Qantas’s ritzy invitation-only Chairman’s Lounge – despite his recent criticism of the airline.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Sep 20233min

Mushroom poisoning victim Ian Wilkinson has been released from hospital and is making “significant progress” in his recovery.  A new poll has found hardly any Australians rank the Voice as a top priority issue for the government.  Health fund executives have been rewarded with million-dollar-plus pay rises, as their members brace for the misery of another round of above-inflation premium rises.  Adelaide scientists believe seaweed found in South Australia’s southeast is key to creating the ultimate anti-ageing formula. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Sep 20232min

Police have seized a 200kg cocaine cache at the Port of Melbourne in the latest huge bust linked to the technique of parasite smuggling.  Tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Tunnel will rise for the first time in more than a decade as the Minns government moves to make the tolling system “fairer”.  Police are set to recruit up to 200 officers from overseas to fast track moves to fill a range of crucial vacancies.  After a 70-year stewardship of the News Corp and Fox conglomerates, Rupert Murdoch announced yesterday he will be formally stepping down as Chairman in November.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

22 Sep 20231min

Anthony Albanese has ignited a political firestorm by excluding state decisions from a sweeping Covid inquiry with accusations he’s protecting Labor premiers from scrutiny, while focusing solely on the former Morrison government. The Harbour City is relying on Penrith as it’s last hope for football finals victory in the NRL, with the Panthers the only local team left in the top four. Two rail strikes will halt train services across Melbourne next month as union members take industrial action after talks with Metro Trains failed. Water Minister Glenn Butcher has demanded the LNP reveal where it would build dams in South East Queensland, amid an escalating battle over water security as dam levels fall. A new state government campaign is urging South Australians embarking on new home builds or renovations to do their homework before signing a contract – as the construction industry reels from the collapse of another major builder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 Sep 20233min

The inglorious end to Alan Joyce’s 15 years as Qantas chief executive has cost him at least $500,000 with a further $10.5m in doubt after the board finally acted in response to an “acute loss of trust” in the airline. Specially prepared “kill cars” have been seized by police across Sydney before they can be used in the next underworld assassination, kidnapping or drive-by shooting. Homicide detectives will probe how a three-day manhunt across two states turned deadly after specialist police shot dead an armed fugitive in northern Victoria. The number of Queenslanders receiving vital surgery and seeing specialists in Queensland hospitals has returned to pre-Covid-19 levels, but there are still thousands of patients waiting longer than clinically recommended, new data reveals. South Australians are being warned to prepare for an intense bushfire season thanks to higher fuel loads in regions such as the Adelaide Hills.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Sep 20233min