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Bacterial infections on the rise in NSW
January 06, 2023 05:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA rise in rare but severe bacterial infections that initially mimic COVID-19 has prompted warnings from NSW Health for greater community awareness.

Driving offences cost MP road safety role
January 06, 2023 04:50 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe South Australian opposition has lost its road safety spokesman over a string of driving offences.

AUKUS puts US industry at 'breaking point'
January 06, 2023 04:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo American senators have written to US President Joe Biden concerned the AUKUS pact has left their submarine industry at breaking point.

Google Maps revamp for electric cars only
January 06, 2023 04:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA high-definition upgrade to Google Maps will show more road details and help self-driving cars steer but it's only coming to selected electric cars.

ASX finishes first week of 2023 in front
January 06, 2023 04:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe local share market has snapped its four-week losing streak, climbing 0.65 per cent to finish the first week of the new year up one per cent.

Man smuggles 100 cocaine pellets in body
January 06, 2023 03:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA man has allegedly attempted to smuggle 1.6 kilograms of cocaine into Australia by swallowing 100 pellets of the drug which he later excreted.

Injured chopper crash boy gives thumbs up
January 06, 2023 03:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA young boy remains in an induced coma after a Gold Coast helicopter crash, while a second badly injured boy has spoken for the first time since the accident.

SA giraffe calf to be hand-raised
January 06, 2023 03:45 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSZoo officials have moved a newly born giraffe from SA's Monarto Safari Park to Adelaide Zoo to be hand-raised after his mother failed to feed him.

Repatriated wife of IS fighter given bail
January 06, 2023 03:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMariam Raad, 31, faced a regional NSW court on Friday after being arrested in the regional town of Young on Thursday.

Town devastated after record WA flooding
January 06, 2023 03:38 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLong-term Fitzroy Crossing resident Dwayne Ben says damage in the flood-ravaged town is extensive as downstream communities prepare for the peak to arrive.

Another teen charged over beach death
January 06, 2023 03:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAnother Melbourne teenager has faced court charged over an altercation at St Kilda beach during which Hashim Mohamed, 18, was fatally stabbed.

Fruit bowl recovery marred by storms
January 06, 2023 02:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSRecent hailstorms have compounded a tough season in Victoria's fruit bowl, but the Goulburn Valley forges ahead with its recovery after recent floods.

Sydney CBD's newest beach filled with song
January 06, 2023 02:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA brand new beach formed with 28 tonnes of sand in Sydney's CBD hosts an award-winning contemporary opera about the impacts of climate change.

WA farmers brace for flooding stock losses
January 06, 2023 02:21 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPastoralists in Western Australia's Kimberley region say the worst is yet to come as record floodwaters head towards them.

Murder charges over Qld fire deaths
January 06, 2023 02:15 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA woman has been charged with two counts of murder after the remains of a father and daughter were found in a burnt-out shed days before Christmas.

A country town in burning love with Elvis
January 06, 2023 02:09 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSParkes is preparing for a big weekend at the popular 30th Elvis Festival, which will double the population of the central west NSW town.

Australian consumers look for an escape
January 06, 2023 01:54 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralians are feeling pessimistic about the economy but a new survey shows it's not stopping them from spending.

NT police in dramatic drive-through arrest
January 06, 2023 01:30 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPlain-clothed police officers can be see pointing their guns at an alleged offender in a video filmed outside a Hungry Jack's drive-through in Darwin.

NT escapee captured after two days
January 06, 2023 01:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNorthern Territory police have captured a remand prisoner who escaped from custody in a small, remote town.

Elderly Qld man dies in house fire
January 06, 2023 01:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe body of an 80-year-old man has been found after a fire destroyed a home north of Brisbane.

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