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The Western Australian coastal town of Lancelin faces severe erosion threatening the local pub and nearby properties. The state government has announced almost $460,000 in temporary funding for sand dumping and coastal studies, though locals criticise the minister for not meeting with affected business owners during her visit. Residents are concerned the temporary measures won't withstand future s...

More than 100 people, including pensioners and families with children, are sleeping rough on Memorial Drive in Rockingham, Western Australia, as temperatures drop to six degrees. The homeless population along this street has more than doubled in recent weeks, with residents living in cars, caravans and tents while waiting for government support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Australia has confirmed its second bird flu case on Kangaroo Island, raising concerns for the endangered Australian sea lion colony as authorities conduct extensive aerial surveillance. Telstra's nationwide network collapse left 79 triple zero callers unaccounted for, prompting police welfare checks across Australia. The outage, caused by broken timers in Sydney and Melbourne data centres, d...

South Australia has confirmed its second bird flu case on Kangaroo Island, raising concerns for the endangered Australian sea lion colony as authorities conduct extensive aerial surveillance. Telstra's nationwide network collapse left 79 triple zero callers unaccounted for, prompting police welfare checks across Australia. The outage, caused by broken timers in Sydney and Melbourne data centres, d...

Tamworth residents have been left rattled by an early morning car fire metres away from homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A high-rise construction site in Midtown Manhattan near Grand Central Terminal faces potential collapse after structural columns began bending and multiple floors started sagging on the 21st floor. The former Pfizer Pharmaceuticals world headquarters, currently being converted into apartments with 11 additional floors, prompted mass evacuations of nearby hotels, restaurants and a school. The proje...

The State of Origin decider between Queensland and New South Wales is set to take place at a sold-out Suncorp Stadium, with tens of thousands of fans gathering at Caxton Street in support of the Maroons. A major Telstra network outage has disrupted services across Australia, affecting mobile phones, EFTPOS systems, rail networks in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, and causing more than 300 t...

The United States and Iran have exchanged extensive missile strikes in the largest military escalation since their ceasefire agreement, with 80 American strikes targeting Iranian weapon sites, air defences, and 60 small boats near the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks followed three tanker strikes in the vital shipping route, prompting Iranian retaliation against 85 US military bases in the region. Do...

A major Telstra network outage disrupted services across Australia, causing rail services to halt in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, and knocking out EFTPOS systems for tens of thousands of businesses. More than 300 triple zero emergency calls failed to connect during the outage, with police dispatched to conduct welfare checks on 79 callers Telstra was unable to contact. The telecommunicat...

A 15-year-old boy has been charged after five people allegedly broke into Westfield Burwood shopping centre, turned on a fire hose and flooded the David Jones store, causing $250,000 in water damage. In a separate incident, a vehicle crashed into a power pole on Wattle Street in Bankstown just before midnight, bringing down wires before catapulting through a fence into a residential front yard, wi...

A major Telstra network outage disrupted services across Australia, causing rail services to halt in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, and knocking out EFTPOS systems for tens of thousands of businesses. More than 300 triple zero emergency calls failed to connect during the outage, with police dispatched to conduct welfare checks on 79 callers Telstra was unable to contact. The telecommunicat...

Victoria Police has confirmed plans for a trial to redeploy solo highway patrol officers on major roads, with officers operating in separate cars but in close proximity to each other for greater visible presence. The Police Association has strongly opposed the decision, warning of serious safety risks to officers. Solo patrols were abolished in 2015 following the death of an officer in the line of...

Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has had his appeal rejected by three judges, upholding his conviction for helping to arrange a $330,000 cocaine deal. MacGill was found guilty last year and ordered to complete hundreds of hours of community service in a case that has spanned five years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hosted leaders from Tonga, Samoa and Papua New Guinea in Brisbane, announcing a $250 million investment in Pacific school rugby league programs and strengthening military alliances amid China's growing regional presence. The diplomatic meetings occurred days after Beijing launched a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead into the Pacific region. Australia has...

Prince Harry has lost his court case against the Daily Mail's publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited, over allegations of phone tapping and illegal information gathering spanning 20 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A major Telstra network outage disrupted services across Australia, causing rail services to halt in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, and knocking out EFTPOS systems for tens of thousands of businesses. More than 300 triple zero emergency calls failed to connect during the outage, with police dispatched to conduct welfare checks on 79 callers Telstra was unable to contact. The telecommunicat...

Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has had his appeal rejected by three judges, upholding his conviction for helping to arrange a $330,000 cocaine deal. MacGill was found guilty last year and ordered to complete hundreds of hours of community service in a case that has spanned five years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has had his appeal rejected by three judges, upholding his conviction for helping to arrange a $330,000 cocaine deal. MacGill was found guilty last year and ordered to complete hundreds of hours of community service in a case that has spanned five years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A nationwide Telstra network outage crippled mobile phones, digital payment systems and rail networks across Australia, leaving millions of customers without service. The telecommunications failure forced V-Line train services to shut down in Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT, caused EFTPOS systems to fail in thousands of businesses, and resulted in more than 300 failed Triple Zero emergency c...

Epping Football Club will hold a commemorative service on Saturday at Epping Reserve instead of playing their scheduled match, following the death of 27-year-old player Nathan Fitzgerald. All 18 AFL clubs will wear black armbands in honour of Mr Fitzgerald, who died from a freak head clash. The public memorial service will be open to the community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry into January's bushfires is under scrutiny after the CFA submitted a 33-page evidence report that was retracted and replaced with an 18-page version following government intervention. The original report revealed nearly 20 per cent of CFA career staff positions were vacant during the fires, over 50 per cent vacancies in worst-affected districts, and that the CFA r...

A major Telstra network outage disrupted services across Australia, affecting rail networks, EFTPOS systems, and critically, triple zero emergency calls. Police are conducting welfare checks on 79 people who called triple zero during the outage but remain unaccounted for, after Telstra was unable to contact them. The telecommunications company has blamed broken timers in two data centres in Sydney...

Mustapha Alameddine, cousin of an Alameddine crime boss, has been charged with child grooming offences after allegedly sending explicit messages and photos to someone he believed was a teenage girl, who was actually an interstate police officer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deadly apartment fire in Randwick claimed the life of Vicky Valacas, a woman in her late 70s, who was trapped inside her first-floor unit on Alison Road with the couple's dog. Her husband Minos Valacas was at work when the blaze erupted, requiring more than 40 firefighters to contain the inferno. The couple had been married for 34 years, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, tho...

Police raided a home on Punchbowl Road in Punchbowl, Sydney's West, allegedly uncovering three automatic rifles, loose ammunition, illicit drugs, scales, money counters and latex gloves. Nine people, including teenagers, have been arrested and charged with possession of unregistered firearms and participation in a criminal group, with the oldest suspect aged just 23. The operation forms part of a...