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Police yet to identify fatal crash victims
January 05, 2023 05:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAuthorities are investigating what caused a traumatic crash at an intersection in Victoria that killed four passengers and injured two drivers.

Record flooding spreads in WA's Kimberley
January 05, 2023 04:57 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSHelicopter evacuations continue from remote communities as Western Australia's worst flooding on record spreads across the vast Kimberley region.

Record WA flooding cuts off town of Derby
January 05, 2023 04:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAbout 3000 people in the town of Derby have been cut off by a once-in-a-century flooding event in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

Top union backs cashless gaming cards
January 05, 2023 04:37 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSUnions NSW is the latest worker group to back cashless gaming cards as debate about problem gambling and money laundering continues before the state election.

Indigenous advice about environment policy
January 05, 2023 04:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSEnvironment Minister Tanya Plibersek has made a series of appointments to an Indigenous advisory committee that provides feedback on land and sea management.

Australian market closes in green, consumer discretionary leads gains
January 05, 2023 04:30 PM AEDT| By Bhawna GuptaThe ASX 200 benchmark index closed in the green today (January 5), gaining 8.20 points or 0.12% to end at 7,067.40 points.

Govt coy on tab for Vic casual sick pay
January 05, 2023 04:25 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVictoria has paid less than $20 million through its trial of sick pay for casuals, with the government yet to settle on how it would fund the scheme long-term.

Alice Springs prison escapee captured
January 05, 2023 04:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA 30-year-old man who escaped from the Alice Springs Correctional Facility and fled into the outback on foot has been taken into custody.

Labor's pledge for west Sydney light rail
January 05, 2023 03:50 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNSW Labor is promising $200 million for the Parramatta Light Rail construction to gather steam if elected to government in March after 12 years in opposition.

Indigenous teen's mum to advise WA police
January 05, 2023 03:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSMechelle Turvey will work with WA police after her son Cassius Turvey died after being allegedly bashed with a pole as he walked home from school in Perth.

Coal giants confident China back at table
January 05, 2023 03:26 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia's coal industry is putting credibility in reports China will allow imports of the nation's resource to begin again for the first time since 2020.

Wait list grows for social housing in NSW
January 05, 2023 03:21 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe number of people on the waiting list for social housing in NSW has increased for the first time in six years.

Victoria reining in poor water quality
January 05, 2023 03:19 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe quality of Victoria's waterways is expected to improve but authorities are warning people to remain vigilant.

ASX flat as goldminers shine, energy falls
January 05, 2023 03:14 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSOil producers and goldminers went in opposite directions, with the rest of the market mostly quiet.

Helicopters unable to land at Tas hospital
January 05, 2023 03:04 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe helipad at the Launceston General Hospital is out of action because it doesn't comply with new Civil Aviation Safety Authority regulations.

Ageing Australia to strain economy, budget
January 05, 2023 03:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAustralia's ageing population presents long term challenges for the economy as the proportion of people at working age shrinks.

Two charged over boy's road crash death
January 05, 2023 03:02 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSTwo people have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a six-year-old boy, who was allegedly left in a crashed vehicle in regional Queensland.

Vic boy wakes after Qld helicopter crash
January 05, 2023 02:54 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSNine-year-old Leon de Silva is awake in hospital two days after he suffered brain trauma in a helicopter collision on the Gold Coast in which four people died.

Parkes says thank you very much to Elvis
January 05, 2023 02:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe streets of Parkes, in central west NSW, are filled with Elvis impersonators and performers as the Elvis festival celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Study questions funnel-web aggression
January 05, 2023 02:34 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSA researcher from James Cook University has exposed the secret lives of Australia's deadly funnel-webs.

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