Australia

Victoria Declares Code Orange as Ambulance Demand Surges Over Melbourne Cup Weekend

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Victoria’s ambulance system came under heavy strain during the Melbourne Cup weekend, with Ambulance Victoria issuing a Code Orange alert on Saturday night as calls […]

Australia

NSW Nurse Banned After Years-Long Relationship With Vulnerable Patient

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A former NSW nurse has been disqualified from practice for two years after the state’s Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) found she engaged in a […]

Australia

Nationals Drop Net Zero From Federal Platform as MPs Consider Following Suit

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The Nationals have formally removed support for net zero emissions from their federal platform, a move cemented at the party’s Federal Council meeting in Canberra […]

Australia

Australian Mountaineer Dies on Nepal’s Himlung Himal

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An Australian climber has died while descending one of Nepal’s highest peaks, the 7,126-metre Himlung Himal in the Annapurna range. The mountaineer, Chin-Tark Chan, 49, […]

Australia

Eight-Year-Old Boy Dies After E-Bike Collision on Sunshine Coast

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An eight-year-old boy has died following a head-on collision between two e-bikes on the Sunshine Coast. Queensland Police said the crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. […]

Australia

Vanuatu Patrol Boat Grounding Sparks Transparency Demands

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Nearly four weeks after an Australian-gifted patrol boat ran aground on a reef, the Vanuatu government has yet to disclose details of the incident, saying […]

Australia

Snowy Monaro Councillor Faces Five-Year Disqualification After Third Suspension

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Snowy Monaro councillor Andrew Thaler is set to be disqualified from holding civic office for five years after receiving a third consecutive suspension from local […]

Australia Economy

Underlying Inflation Surges Beyond RBA Forecasts as Power Prices Drive Spike

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Australia’s underlying inflation has risen faster than expected, with the Reserve Bank’s preferred “trimmed mean” measure climbing from 2.7 per cent to 3 per cent […]

Australia Crime

Operation Ironside: 55 Arrested in Major South Australia Crime Crackdown

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More than 50 people have been arrested and charged with 833 offences in the latest phase of Operation Ironside, a sweeping crackdown on organised crime […]