PM Backs Khawaja’s Peace Stance 02/01/2024
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.
1 Jan 20242min
Rugby League Player Motorcycle Death 28/12/2023
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.
27 Dec 20232min
Wild Christmas Weather 27/12/2023
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.
26 Dec 20232min
Worrying Spike In Robberies By Children 22/12/2023
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.
21 Dec 20233min
Queensland Is Australia’s Tourism Capital 21/12/2023
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.
20 Dec 20233min
Australian Notorious Terrorist Released From Jail 20/12/2023
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.
19 Dec 20233min
Mates Helping Mates 19/12/2023
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.
18 Dec 20232min
Federal Government Says Not Fighting To Keep Terrorist Locked Up 18/12/2023
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.
17 Dec 20232min
