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Inmates climb jail wall to spark man hunt

December 29, 2022 03:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Three male prisoners climbed a wall and escaped from a Darwin correctional facility overnight, Northern Territory Police say.

Suspicious death sparks search for Vic man

December 29, 2022 03:00 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The death of a Chinese woman in a Melbourne city apartment is being treated as suspicious and police want to speak with a man who knew her.

Snow show clowns bring flurry of laughter

December 29, 2022 02:59 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The clowns of Slava's Snowshow have performed their wintry act to more than 10 million people in cities around the world.

Fire deaths involved 'third party': Police

December 29, 2022 02:48 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Queensland detectives are probing the deaths of a 54-year-old man and his 10-year-old daughter in a shed fire southeast of Bundaberg.

Bushfire threatening homes near Perth

December 29, 2022 02:43 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

An out of control bushfire in Perth's southern suburbs is threatening lives and homes, with residents warned to leave now.

Court bars Climate Dept from staff sacking

December 29, 2022 02:41 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The Department of Climate Change has been blocked from firing one of its workers after a court found the government body may have broken the law.

Search as 'person overboard' on Tas lake

December 29, 2022 02:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A search is under way after a someone was reported going overboard from a boat in a central Tasmanian lake.

Australia prepares to welcome 2023

December 29, 2022 02:16 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Festivities and fireworks are planned as Australia bids farewell to 2022, with many cities holding their biggest New Year's Eve celebrations in years.

Hospital demand cuts short staff holidays

December 29, 2022 02:10 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Health care staff at Hobart's main hospital have been called back early from annual leave because of high demand and COVID-related absences.

Average incomes not enough to buy a home

December 29, 2022 02:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Unless you live in Perth, middle income earners fall well short of the borrowing power needed to buy a standard house.

Wife's desperate plea to find missing man

December 29, 2022 01:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The wife of an elderly man with Alzheimer's disease missing in Sydney's north for more than two days has made an emotional plea to the public for help.

Man charged after $2m of cocaine seized

December 29, 2022 01:45 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A 28-year-old has been charged after allegedly attempting to traffic cocaine worth $2 million into Adelaide.

5 ASX resource stocks which turned heads in 2022

December 29, 2022 01:28 PM AEDT| By Team Kalkine Media

Market situations in 2022 witnessed a lot of ups and downs. The COVID-19 restrictions were uplifted to support global economic recovery. But at the beginning of the year itself, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had a drastic impact worldwide.

Three inmates escape Darwin prison

December 29, 2022 01:27 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Northern Territory Police say three male prisoners escaped from a Darwin correctional facility overnight and remain at large.

Qld launches fresh youth crime crackdown

December 29, 2022 12:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Queensland will mandate harsher sentences for car thieves as part of a fresh crackdown on youth crime after the tragic death of mother-of-two Emma Lovell.