Perth council in 'respectful' disagreement over spending choices By Mark Gibson A newly elected councillor in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, in Perth's outer-eastern fringe, accuses the shire of making poor spending choices with ratepayers' money. #LocalGovernment #MarkGibson
Patrol boats out of action as illegal foreign fishers reach Australian shores By Christopher Testa, Adam Stephen, and Juanita Soper A "continuous" influx of illegal foreign fishing boats in Queensland waters coincides with at least two of the nation's fleet of patrol boats being out of commission. #IllegalFishing #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ChristopherTesta #AdamStephen # #JuanitaSoper
Breaking: Light plane crashes into ocean on South Australia's south coast SA Police says it is responding to reports of a plane crash at Goolwa South. #AirIncidents
Why the Invasion Day attempted bombing response differed to that of Bondi By Pamela Medlen When a homemade fragment bomb was allegedly thrown into a crowd on January 26, it took nine days for it to be declared an act of terrorism. The WA police commissioner explains why, as Indigenous leaders raise concerns. #Crime #Terrorism #Police #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #PamelaMedlen
Live: Anna Torv wins best lead actress for The Newsreader By Yasmin Jeffery, Hannah Story, and Velvet Winter Australia's answer to the Oscars — the AACTAs — is live right now on the Gold Coast, with Jacob Elordi, Nicole Kidman and others up for awards. Follow the action in our live blog. #AwardsandPrizes #Entertainment #Movies #Television #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #ChildrensTV #RealityTV #TVComedy #TVDrama #ActionMovies #BiographicalFilms #ComedyMovies #Documentaries #DramaMovies #FamilyMovies #HorrorMovies #YasminJeffery #HannahStory # #VelvetWinter
Bushfire downgrade for blaze impacting Perth hills residents Fire authorities downgrade a bushfire in Darlington and Helena Valley as it becomes stationary but not controlled. #Bushfires #Fires
Alleged rape victim told to focus on studies after raising concerns, court hears By Monty Jacka A student who was allegedly raped by a Hobart teacher in the 1980s was told to focus on her studies after raising concerns with the teacher's behaviour, a court has heard. #Courts #ChildSexualAbuse #MontyJacka
Russian general shot 'several times' in Moscow Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior Russian military official, has been rushed to hospital after being shot in Moscow. #UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics
Accused murderer told police he wanted to kill 'a few people', court hears By Eva Blandis A recorded police interview reveals that a man accused of killing a woman at a real estate business in Adelaide was not satisfied with his alleged murder. #Courts #Homicide #EvaBlandis
US senators reportedly want SpaceX probed for potential Chinese ownership By Lewis Wiseman Chinese investment in Elon Musk's company SpaceX has been cited as a "national security threat", according to senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim. #WorldPolitics #SecurityIntelligence #SpaceExploration #LewisWiseman