‘It is very scary’: Parents shocked school was target of alleged deadly plot
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with violent extremist offences and posed an "imminent threat" to the school.
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Pest Control
Mouse plague taskforce to help WA country schools battling infestation
COVID-style cleaning measures have returned as WA's ongoing mouse plague spreads across multiple country schools.
Tax
Major winemaker considers moving business overseas if tax changes go through
The managing director of Taylors Wines in South Australia is considering leaving the country in response to the federal government's proposed tax changes.
Police
Young police officer’s death raises questions about mental health support
An inquest into the death of a NSW Police recruit who was less than three months into the job hears differing opinions about whether it was related to his work.
Swimming
Port Fairy pool to be demolished due to ‘financial madness’ of repair bill
The pool's shuttering has been met by community uproar, with some locals rallying to protest the closure and calling for its reopening.
Defence Industry
Missiles and weapons manufacturing hub slated for WA
Missiles for use in the Australian military could soon be made in Western Australia with the government seeking to establish a local weapons manufacturing hub, the third state to do…
Energy Industry
170m chimneys come crashing down as power station demolition begins
The demolition of the Liddell Power Station, which powered homes and businesses in NSW for more than 50 years, is underway.
Data Centres
Community ‘devastated’ by plans for gas-powered data centres
More than 200 people voice their opposition to plans to build one of the country’s largest gas-fired power plants in the NSW Southern Highlands to provide energy for data centres.
Community and Society
Push to find resting places for remains found in desecrated graves
Nine piles of dirt containing up to 5,000 human remains from dug-up graves have been dumped at the rear of a regional Victorian cemetery. A team of archaeologists is helping…
Rowing
Mystery billboard bites back at critics of Olympic rowing location
Amid months of debate about the location for the 2032 Olympic rowing events, a billboard came to life. Who put it there and why was a mystery until now.