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The NSW corruption watchdog has heard a University of Wollongong (UOW) governance manager was asked to amend timelines to obscure a potential conflict of interest involving a senior staffer and a consultancy contract that would eventually be worth $3.7 million. Former University of Wollongong (UOW) interim vice-chancellor John Dewar was still a partner in consulting…
There has been a quiet experiment over the past year or so as the ACT Supreme Court tested a new regime in the battle to reduce the number of Indigenous prisoners in Canberra’s jail. It is known as Circle Sentencing, and is available to First Nations offenders who are prepared to plead guilty and take…
The defending champions, Brisbane, face a tough task at home against the Swans, who get two key players back for the clash at the Gabba. Follow live.
Liberal senator Alex Antic has been roundly condemned for spreading “dangerous ideas about vaccination”, after suggesting the arrival of bird flu was a way for pharmaceutical companies to sell products. After two cases of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain were detected in migratory seabirds along the Western Australian coast over the weekend, the South Australian senator…
Qantas will suspend direct flights between Alice Springs and Melbourne indefinitely and restrict its Darwin-Singapore service to “peak periods”, pausing the route between late October and June next year, citing “falling demand and rising costs”. In a statement announcing the changes, the airline’s domestic chief executive Markus Svensson said Alice Springs customers would still be…
An Illawarra man has pleaded guilty to making an offensive online statement towards Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, but his lawyer said the response by police was “an extreme overreaction to a stupid comment”. Wayne Pasterfield entered the guilty plea on Thursday morning on behalf of his client Grant Edmond Ellis to one count of…
Nurses and midwives in South Australia would receive a 16 per cent pay rise by mid-2028 under a new deal endorsed by their union and the state government. It would see wages rise by 3 per cent from January 2027, 3 per cent from July 2027 and 4 per cent from July 2028. Those increases…
Australia will strengthen its social media ban for young people as a priority amid concerns the powers behind the world-first laws are not strong enough. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the federal government is considering tougher measures to check the “power” of the “unaccountable” tech giants behind popular social media platforms. “There is more…
Parramatta welcomes back Mitchell Moses for the first time in six weeks, as the star halfback celebrates 250 NRL matches. The Eels host South Sydney, who are chasing consecutive wins for the first time since April. Meanwhile, Newcastle veteran Dane Gagai will return to his debut club next season after signing a one-year deal with…
A truck was stranded on a Brisbane rail level crossing for almost five minutes before being hit by an express train carrying around 300 passengers, a report into the incident has found. There were no serious injuries in the incident that occurred on August 14 last year, although paramedics attended to six passengers with minor…