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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has rattled the Northern Territory and parts of Indonesia, with residents in Darwin reporting widespread shaking but no reports of damage. Some NT captured the shaking on… Continue reading Magnitude-6.5 earthquake rattles Northern Territory and Indonesia
A woman who was killed in a crash on Sydney’s north shore on Sunday has been remembered as a promising young doctor who was due to start at Royal North… Continue reading Young doctor Ann Formaz-Preston killed in Pymble cycling accident
A woman has been seriously injured in an apparent stabbing inside the Joondalup courthouse north of Perth. She was rushed to Joondalup Health Campus after being attacked about 10:00am in… Continue reading Woman ‘stabbed’ in Joondalup courthouse mediation room, man in custody
The first national curriculum for Auslan, the language of the deaf community in Australia, will soon be rolled out in schools across Australia, in a move being described as a… Continue reading Auslan national curriculum for Australian schools hailed as ‘huge step’ for deaf community
Australia has a great chance at winning an Oscar in the unlikely foreign language category. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday Australia’s entrant, Tanna, had… Continue reading Australian film ‘Tanna’ makes Oscars foreign film short-list
The roof of a Chinese restaurant has collapsed after a water main burst in Sydney’s north-west today, sending a torrent of water 12 metres into the air. Four fire crews… Continue reading Sydney restaurant roof caves in after burst main sends water gushing 12m into the air
A Melbourne man who filmed a bus passenger’s racist rant and turned him into a national villain has met the man he shamed four years later. Mike Nayna’s video of… Continue reading Melbourne man who filmed racist bus rant confronts man whose life he ruined
Medical professionals and academics are calling for a national law against dowry, as part of Australia’s first summit looking at the impacts of the practice. *Deep, 27, met her husband… Continue reading Anti-dowry summit sparks call for Australian law against ancient tradition
Staff are likening the Royal Hobart Hospital’s (RHH) emergency room to the third world and general practitioners are resisting sending patients there, according to the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Tasmania.… Continue reading Royal Hobart Hospital likened to third world facilities
An emergency warning has been issued for two bushfires burning in the towns of Abermain and Neath, in the NSW Hunter Valley. An earlier watch and act warning was upgraded at… Continue reading Bushfire threatens homes in NSW towns of Abermain and Neath
It is almost three years to the day since a platform collapsed in the Mount Lyell copper mine, sending two men plummeting to their deaths. Craig Gleeson and Alistair Lucas… Continue reading Copper Mines Tasmania fined $225k over deaths of two workers in 2013
Swift action is needed to ensure that people with cognitive impairments and acquired brain injuries aren’t held in jail indefinitely, a disability rights group says. Earlier this month, a Senate… Continue reading At least 100 Aussies with cognitive disability held in jail indefinitely
