A specialist fire recovery team from NSW has been sent to Tasmania to help with the state's bushfire emergency.
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Portable pool warning labels mandatory
Warning labels will be required on portable pools from March 2014 under a new mandatory safety standard.
Govt gives $18.5m to McGrath Foundation
The federal government is providing more money for the McGrath Foundation to help fund specialist breast cancer care nurses.
Drink-driving charges up over Christmas
The number of motorists charged with drink-driving over the Christmas holidays jumped 11 per cent this year, NSW police say.
Teen killed in Ballarat fight
A man has been charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy following a fight near Ballarat.
Woman killed in scorching heatwave
A woman has collapsed and died while walking in Victoria's southwest in extremely hot weather.
Labor MPs blast Newman over voting ideas
Queensland’s Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie says the state government released a discussion paper unveiling several reforms, such as the abolition of compulsory voting, to uphold accountability. The state government…
Tasmania on high bushfire alert
A total fire ban has been declared in Tasmania as the state prepares for the worst bushfire danger in more than five years. Temperatures across the state are…
Extension Made For Natural Disaster Declaration In Fiji
The director of the National Disaster Management Office in Fiji says a state of natural disaster declared after Cyclone Evan has been extended for a week in the…
Police seize $1 million of liquid ecstasy
BOTTLES of liquid ecstasy with an estimated street value of up to $1.1 million have been seized from the boot of a car at Sydney's Bondi Junction, police…