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South Australia’s coroner has recommended learner drivers obtain a medical certificate before they get their licence, after a 2020 crash that killed a family of three. The recommendation comes after an inquiry into a November 2020 crash at Suttontown, on the outskirts of Mount Gambier, that killed husband and wife Ned Walker, 80, and Nan…
A West Australian man has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars over a deadly attack at an apartment building on Queensland’s Fraser Coast. Joshua John Wishart, 36, pleaded guilty to four offences, including manslaughter and serious assault of a person over 60, after killing Alfred Westmoreland, 75, at the Tree Tops unit block in…
A 67-year-old woman has been banned from owning animals ever again after dogs in her care were found in such a state of severe neglect that one needed to be euthanised. Marie Lorraine Tatnell pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to provide for an animal’s needs under her duty of care in the Goondiwindi…
With multiple migratory seabirds in Australia confirmed to have a deadly strain of bird flu, governments, agricultural specialists and conservationists are springing into action to protect Australia’s animals. Avian influenza vaccines have been used in several countries in Asia to manage bird flu for years, but routine vaccination for poultry flocks is banned in Australia….
Rural councils are refusing to provide town water for Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) projects, demanding that additional water infrastructure be built first. EnergyCo’s water and wastewater security study (WWSS) shows additional potable water requirements for construction within four local government areas in the New England REZ. Between 2028 and 2032, EnergyCo would require up to…
A small coastal community in Western Australia’s Midwest is bracing for economic shock, as a mine closure is set to cost more than 100 jobs. Mineral Resources (MinRes) has confirmed it will close its Lucky Bay garnet project near Kalbarri, about 600 kilometres north of Perth, from next week. Garnet is a hard mineral primarily…
From laid-back larrikin to ‘Joe Bogan’, Karl Stefanovic’s 20 years at the helm of Channel Nine’s the Today show is reportedly coming to an end. The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday night reported there were “crisis meetings” at Nine’s Sydney headquarters and was negotiating terms for Stefanovic to leave the network. News of Stefanovic’s possible…
A friend of a pilot who died flying a light plane he built himself north-east of Perth has described his mate as a “very well-liked pilot” and “respected aircraft builder”. Malcolm Vivian, 76, died on Wednesday morning when his amateur-built replica Spitfire aircraft crashed into terrain in the rural locality of Malabaine, east of Northam…
The rapid rise of household batteries, 600,000 and counting, is reshaping Australia’s electricity grid and reducing the need for some new transmission lines, according to the latest electricity blueprint released today. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) releases an Integrated System Plan (ISP) every two years and models the optimal development path (ODP) for Australia’s…
Former Liberal leader Matthew Guy is vehemently denying Moira Deeming’s allegation he put her in a headlock at a community event, with security vision showing Mr Guy placing his hand on her back during a conversation. Mr Guy is considering legal advice to sue his party room colleague for defamation over the assault allegation, which…