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 Labor pushes on as more NSW seats fall to Libs, indies

Labor pushes on as more NSW seats fall to Libs, indies

March 29, 2023 06:01 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Labor's prospects of forming a majority government in NSW are dimming with Premier Chris Minns voicing frustration about the pace of the vote count.

 Prison escapee planned to hide in cave system

Prison escapee planned to hide in cave system

March 29, 2023 04:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A man has been sentenced after escaping jail in Hobart, stealing a car and driving at police officers who tried to stop him.

 Flood-ruined WA bridge to be rebuilt six times stronger

Flood-ruined WA bridge to be rebuilt six times stronger

March 29, 2023 04:48 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A longer, sturdier bridge will be built over WA's Fitzroy River after unprecedented flooding washed away the old one in January, cutting a key transport route.

 Premier keen to get cracking on SA desalination plant

Premier keen to get cracking on SA desalination plant

March 29, 2023 04:46 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The development of a multibillion dollar desalination plant has featured in South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas's first state-of-the-state address.

 ASX gains modestly on more signs of easing inflation

ASX gains modestly on more signs of easing inflation

March 29, 2023 04:21 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The local share market climbed out of the red to finish 0.2 per cent higher after February's domestic inflation read-out came in cooler than expected.

 Security concerns behind welcome shake-up at Obama talk

Security concerns behind welcome shake-up at Obama talk

March 29, 2023 04:12 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Security concerns are said to be why a senior Wurundjeri elder due to perform a welcome to country was scrapped from "An Evening with President Obama".

 Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations

Leifer jury told to relax before resuming deliberations

March 29, 2023 04:06 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Jurors in former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer's sexual abuse trial have been told to relax overnight before resuming deliberations.

 Turning the blowtorch on national nursing home problem

Turning the blowtorch on national nursing home problem

March 29, 2023 04:06 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

As aged care homes nationwide struggle to manage incontinence pad waste, an Australia-first trial has propped an oxgyen-less oven as the solution.

 Pollution cap for big emitters on verge of becoming law

Pollution cap for big emitters on verge of becoming law

March 29, 2023 03:29 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Changes to the safeguard mechanism putting a hard cap on pollution from big emitters is set to become law after the government secured the votes it needed.

 Premier speaks to locals 'devastated' by mass fish kill

Premier speaks to locals 'devastated' by mass fish kill

March 29, 2023 03:12 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

NSW Premier Chris Minns says the state needs to protect its waterways as he assesses the fallout from a mass fish kill in Menindee.

 Judge refuses to delay rape-accused cop's trial

Judge refuses to delay rape-accused cop's trial

March 29, 2023 02:55 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A judge has refused to delay the trial of a police officer accused of sexual assault as he prepares to defend a "voluminous and complex" case against him.

 Probe after grenades, rifles hand-in triggers lockdown

Probe after grenades, rifles hand-in triggers lockdown

March 29, 2023 02:50 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

An emergency declaration has been revoked after grenades and semi-automatic rifles were handed into a lawyer's office on the Gold Coast.

 Reforms to start fixing 'confusing' family law system

Reforms to start fixing 'confusing' family law system

March 29, 2023 02:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wants reforms to put children at the heart of family law and remove complexities within the system.

 Hundreds more electric vehicles to join rental fleets

Hundreds more electric vehicles to join rental fleets

March 29, 2023 02:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Your next hire car could be an electric model after one of Australia's leading rental firms revealed plans to add 500 BYD cars to its fleet this year.

 Scammers fleece Australians out of nearly $170 million

Scammers fleece Australians out of nearly $170 million

March 29, 2023 02:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Australians are being warned about scam phone calls and texts that appear to be from their bank, with millions in life savings lost last year.

 Giddey's career NBA scoring night soured in tight loss

Giddey's career NBA scoring night soured in tight loss

March 29, 2023 02:20 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Josh Giddey scored an NBA career-high 31 points but his Oklahoma City will be regretting a couple of late free-throw misses in a three-point loss to Charlotte.

 Man jailed after suffering 'psychosis' at family dinner

Man jailed after suffering 'psychosis' at family dinner

March 29, 2023 02:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A man has been jailed after suffering a "substance induced psychosis" at a family dinner, at one stage tearing out a clump of his partner's hair.

 Home where girl was allegedly tortured burnt down

Home where girl was allegedly tortured burnt down

March 29, 2023 02:05 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

The Queensland home where a girl was allegedly tortured has been gutted by fire after firebomb threats and "racially-motivated" material spread in the region.

 Pair charged after cocaine discovered in stone benchtop

Pair charged after cocaine discovered in stone benchtop

March 29, 2023 01:44 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

A man and a woman are accused of being part of criminal syndicate that attempted to import $12 million of drugs hidden inside machinery and a stone benchtop.

 Kit plane crashed just after takeoff, killing two

Kit plane crashed just after takeoff, killing two

March 29, 2023 01:37 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWS

Australia's national transport safety investigator says a US kit-built plane crashed in southwest Sydney after a short maiden flight.

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