Unruly Passenger Sparks Nationwide Airport Chaos 15/08/23
A passenger claiming he had a “bomb” in his bag on-board a Malaysia Airlines flight sparked nationwide airport chaos late on Monday. A drug dealer’s deathbed confession to the murder of Allan Ames in 2009 isn’t enough to grant the convicted killer a new trial. The Victorian woman who cooked a deadly beef Wellington lunch that killed three people has claimed she bought some of the mushrooms at an Asian grocery store. Victorian MPs would be subjected to random drug testing under a proposal to be put to parliament. The next generation of Matildas players would have dedicated female facilities at their local sporting clubs under a $250 million investment made by a future Coalition government led by Peter Dutton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14 Aug 20233min
Australian Teacher Education Is A Decade Behind Other Countries 14/08/2023
AUSTRALIAN teacher education is a decade behind other countries, pumping out graduates unprepared for teaching and who cannot control students, a new report says. COMPLAINTS about electricity price increases have skyrocketed by 66 per cent, the NSW Energy Ombudsman has revealed – and more people are being hit with unexpected bill shock after installing new smart meters. UP to 40 emergency workers are allegedly being attacked every week as the police union warns assailants targeting officers are using loopholes to escape jail time. BRISBANE football fans are set to have more places to watch the Matildas’ semi-final against England, after talks between the council, state government and FIFA. THE SA government is being urged to open up Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night to allow thousands of fans to cheer on the Matildas in their World Cup semi-final against England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13 Aug 20233min
Australia Remains In Contention To Win FIFA Women’s World Cup 13/08/2023
Australia remains in contention to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil, with the Matildas beating France 7-6 in a pulsating penalty shootout in front of almost 50,000 passionate fans at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night to claim a semi-final berth. The family of a man whose aggressive brain tumour has returned four years after surgery say those who have robbed him of his choice to have Charlie Teo operate have “blood on their hands”. Serial road pests are being let off the hook because of a fines loophole senior legal figures have warned is open to being routinely abused. A group of accused ATM fraudsters linked to an international crime syndicate stealing money from Australian bank users has been arrested, with police catching two in the act on a busy Brisbane street. Young criminals embroiled in Adelaide’s gang war involving people of African heritage are being investigated on allegations of tax fraud, authorities have revealed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 Aug 20233min
School Vaping Crisis 12/08/2023
A female student had a seizure and was rushed to hospital after using a vape while a male student who also used a vape at another school collapsed and “struggled to breathe”. Hundreds of Brisbane homeowners were left stunned by mystery letters from Brisbane City Council warning their houses could be purchased and turned into parklands at a time the state grapples with a housing crisis. The parents of a Gippsland footballer who took his own life last week say his mental health started to deteriorate after suffering a concussion in his teenage years. A new cash bonus of $20,000 will be offered in 2024 to entice first-year teachers to the SA bush. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11 Aug 20232min
Matildas Superstar Sam Kerr Dubbed A ‘Female Cristiano Ronaldo’ 11/08/2023
Matildas superstar Sam Kerr will become the first female footballer in history to crash through the $500 million barrier after being dubbed a “female Cristiano Ronaldo.” Drought-resistant crops, super soils and feed for cattle that can help farms stay “ahead of the curve” when the next big dry strikes will be funded under a $38 million investment unveiled at the Bush Summit. E-scooters will be fitted with cameras that shout at riders who flout the law as part of a new trial to crack down on people illegally travelling on footpaths or tandem riding. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ordered a high-level review into Transport Minister Mark Bailey’s trains manufacturing costs blowout cover-up. Cost of living pressures have forced a family of five from Findon to spend less money on food each week than the amount allocated for some of SA’s worst criminals in prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 Aug 20234min
Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Found To Also Slash Heart Attacks And Strokes 10/08/2023
Weight-loss drug Wegovy has been found to also slash heart attacks and strokes by 20 per cent in a large-scale trial that could help speed up its approval for subsidy in Australia. The husband of the woman who cooked a deadly mushroom lunch that claimed the lives of three people alleges she had tried to poison him in the past. A man’s body dressed in black shorts and blue sneakers found in a lake at one of Sydney’s most prestigious golf clubs had been in the water for days before it was discovered. Queensland Health officials have been forced to clarify that mobile phone torch lights are not be used to examine pregnant women. A popular Adelaide media personality has revealed he is related to an infamous murderer nicknamed the Poison Ivy Killer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 Aug 20233min
The Matildas' Stunning Victory In The Women’s World Cup Has Changed Female Sport 09/08/2023
The Matildas’ stunning victory in the Women’s World Cup has moved the dial forever in female sport with audience figures smashing those for the NRL and AFL grand finals as it became the most watched TV event in 2023. Australians have paid $3bn in rental increases since July last year — with another almost $5bn in collective rent hikes expected in the next year alone. The ex-husband of the woman who cooked a deadly mushroom lunch that claimed three lives battled a mystery gut illness. The Palaszczuk government will walk away from a pledge to fully implement all recommendations in the Coaldrake Review, declaring opening a clearing house for complaints and corruption concerns is “unviable”. An audacious plan to import what would have been Australia’s largest cocaine haul at the time was run by a global organised crime syndicate with its apex in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, a court has heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 Aug 20233min
Massive Wave Of Girls Will Take Up Soccer Thanks To This FIFA Women’s World Cup 08/08/2023
A massive wave of girls will take up soccer over the next four years as the giant legacy of this FIFA Women’s World Cup and the rise of the Matildas becomes clear. A human tsunami is set to pour over the Great Dividing Range into the state’s booming bush towns. Victorian firefighters have been offered a whopping 12 per cent pay increase over four years and thousands of dollars in cash bonuses under a new wage deal. Police will review their previous callouts to a house where a father and his five boys were killed in a fire, as homicide investigators join a team of detectives examining their deaths. A man has denied he was at an Outer Harbor dock site the same time as a man who fell to his death from shipping containers, a court has heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7 Aug 20233min
