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Thousands of motorcyclists join pothole rally outside Victorian parliament

Thousands of motorcyclists descended on Victoria’s parliament on Sunday to voice their concerns about safety issues stemming from…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #motorbikes #motorcycles #potholes #Protest #rally #roadnetwork #roads #stateparliament
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112766/

Mixed emotions in Newcastle as NRL grand final day dawns after Wallsend crash

A five-year-old girl, who was critically injured when a car ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights fans,…
#Australia #10injuredincrash #AU #Austrlia #grandfinal #horrorcrash #Knightssupporters #newcastlecrash #NewcastleKnights #Newcastlewakeupinheartache #nrl
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112708/

Greens leader sees red-hot anger as an opportunity to take the battle to Hanson, Labor

David Shoebridge has big ambitions for the Greens, but his party is still wrestling with how to turn…
#Australia #adambandt #albanese #AU #Austrlia #clarearmstrong #davidshoebridge #greens #labor #larissawaters #onenation #PaulineHanson #theGreens
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112658/

Love Story: Judy was told her son was ‘unfeeling’, but she knew Tim loved her

When Judy Sharp was told by doctors that her three-year-old son Tim would be “unfeeling and incapable of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #autism #communication #diagnosis #feelings #humour #JudySharp #LaserBeakMan #lovestory #TimSharp
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112542/

Two men fined for illegal catch of Roe’s abalone out of season in November

Two men were prosecuted in Joondalup Magistrates Court last month for illegally taking Roe’s abalone out of season…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #crime #news #North #Perth #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112506/

Expert warns more earthquakes could hit Victoria after magnitude 4.8 tremor

Victorians have been warned aftershocks could continue for weeks following a magnitude 4.8 earthquake that rattled the state…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Earthquakes #Melbourne #naturaldisasters #news #VICNews #weather
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112490/

South Australia’s 2026 harvest begins as timely rain delivers for the state

The harvesters have started rolling in South Australia for one of the most eagerly anticipated crops in years.…
#Australia #agricultureworkers #AU #Austrlia #barley #canola #crops #fertiliser #grainharvesting #harvest #lentils #MiltonChandler #pirsa #rain #RobinSchaefer #Storm #wheat
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112468/

No ‘relief from boredom and isolation’ as Walgett faces scorching summer without a pool

As the weather turns, residents of inland Australia begin flocking to their local pool for the start of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #drowning #learntoswim #poolclosure #poolsafety #recreation #RegionalNSW #swimming #swimmingpool #swimmingpools #walgett
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112458/

Tasmanian victim-survivor had to wait 23 months for her own school and foster records to be released

For years, Sam Morgan kept the memories of the abuse she allegedly experienced while in foster care and…
#Australia #abuse #AU #Austrlia #childsexualabuse #court #delay #FOI #fostercare #freedomofinformation #MauriceBlackburn #ombudsmantasmania #physical #records #righttoinformation #rti #tasmania
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112438/

Victorian Liberals promise to slash surgery wait times while Labor vows to scrap land tax changes

The Coalition has promised to halve Victoria’s waitlist for elective surgery if victorious in the upcoming state election.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #coalition #election #electivesurgery #labor #landtax #Liberal #National #promise #waitlist
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112412/

When a bushfire comes, what happens if the phones go dead?

Who warns you of disaster when your mobile fails? One community has a plan  On January 8, 2026,…
#Australia #3G #AU #Austrlia #blacksummer #bushfire #bushfirepreparedness #communications #CommunityInformationHubs #disastercommunications #emergencyresponse #mobileservice #NBN #poweroutage #satellitephones #ShoalhavenCityCouncil #UOMO
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112386/

England have big absentee but remain favourites for Austrlia series win – JASON ROBINSON | Rugby | Sport

It’s a Super Saturday for Test rugby union with all the home nations involved in deciders against the…
#Australia #AU #Australian #Austrlia #Englandrugbynews #JasonRobinson
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112344/

Teen charged for alleged crashing into crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters

The alleged driver of the car which ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters has been charged.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #crash #DavidWaddell #IndikaBambrickSamarasinghe #JohnHunterHospital #KalynPonga #NewcastleKnights #NRLGrandFinal #nswpolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112314/

How worried is Labor about new Greens leader David Shoebridge?

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” So goes the strategic maxim often attributed to…
#Australia #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Austrlia #davidshoebridge #JoshBurns #labor #politics #theGreens
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112286/

One Nation may end up with the balance of power after Victoria’s election

A 12-year-old government with sliding support seeking a rare fourth term in power, led by a premier not…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BenCarroll #coalition #JessWilson #labor #liberals #onenation #parliament #PaulineHanson #SpringSt #stateelection #victoria #victorianelection #warrenpickering
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112260/

Victorian pothole anger erupts as motorists forced off Princes Highway with blown tyres

A woman has stood in the rain along a busy Victorian highway to warn more than 50 drivers…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cars #Drivers #elections #motorists #potholes #rain #roads #tyres #vicroads
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112230/

Newcastle Knights fans have been injured by a car that hit a crowd — here’s what we know

Newcastle Knights supporters have been injured by a car that crashed into a crowd gathered at a send-off…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #car #carcrash #crash #crowd #grandfinal #hit #knights #Newcastle #NewcastleKnights #nrl #NRLGrandFinal #nswambulance #nswpolice #struck #supporters #wallsend
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112176/

Albanese leaves grim domestic scene as he flies to the blue Pacific

Having a “Pre-COP” meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea…
#Australia #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #auspol #Austrlia #cop31 #davidshoebridge #interestraterise #JimChalmers #MicheleBullock #precopmeeting #rbainterestrates #ReserveBank
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112116/

Central Victorian school communities outraged as trees cut down ahead of bushfire season

Parents at two central Victorian schools have expressed outrage after trees in school grounds were cut down by…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bushfire #elphinstone #government #removed #school #trees #vegetation
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112112/

Queensland government rejects petition to change all stop signs to give-way signs

The Queensland government has rejected a petition to change every stop sign in Queensland into a give-way sign.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BrentMickelberg #givewaysign #petition #Queensland #queenslandgovernment #Queenslandroads #stopsign
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112084/

Senior NT public servant was sole director of private NDIS company in Alice Springs for years

A senior Northern Territory public servant responsible for child and family services in Central Australia spent nearly three…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #conflictofinterest #DepartmentofChildrenandFamilies #KudzaiMutsunge #ndia #NDISCommission #NDIScomplaint #NDISconflictofinterest #NDISinvestigation #NDISprovider
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112072/

Five-year-old girl and man, 67, in critical condition after car hits crowd in Newcastle | Newcastle and the Hunter

Ten people have been injured, two critically, after a car crashed into a crowd of people in Newcastle…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112066/

Emergency services on scene after car hits crowd during Knights pre-grand final farewell

NSW Ambulance has confirmed several people have been injured as a result of a car hitting a crowd…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #emergencyservices #NewcastleKnights #nsw #wallsend
https://www.europesays.com/australia/112014/

Tight-knit officer relationships are silencing victims of sexual violence by police, inquiry hears

A Tasmanian parliamentary inquiry has heard that a “blue code of silence” is preventing people from reporting sexual…
#Australia #abuse #AU #Austrlia #bluecodeofsilence #codeofsilence #domesticviolence #familyviolence #police #survivors #tas #tasmania #victim
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111946/

Queensland extremist loses appeal after conviction on six violent extremist offences

A Queensland man who posted videos calling on viewers to “attack” enemies of Islam, and to “destroy their…
#Australia #appeal #appealcourt #AU #Austrlia #China #omarsaghir #Queensland #Russia #SocialMedia #terrorism #violentextremistcontent
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111838/

Ledcourt crash victims Michael Zheng and Angela Wang remembered as ‘wonderful people’

Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to two Chinese nationals who were victims of a crash in Victoria’s…
#Australia #AngelaWang #AU #Austrlia #carcrash #couple #death #Dentist #fatal #horsham #horshamdentalgroup #Ledcourt #ledcourtfatal #MichaelZheng
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111770/

House That! Renowned architect Iwan Iwanoff’s Floreat masterpiece hits the market

Known as the pièce de résistance in Iwan Iwanoff’s portfolio, the late architect’s family home has been listed…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Business #news #property
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111760/

Alleged attack on toy poodle leaves Central Coast woman traumatised

A man is facing 14 charges after allegedly snatching and breaking the jaw of a toy poodle on…
#Australia #allegedattack #AU #Austrlia #brokenjaw #court #cruelty #poodle
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111694/

Former Liberal politician Bruce Baird dies aged 84

Former Liberal politician Bruce Baird has died aged 84. The NSW Liberal Party recognised Mr Baird in a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #brucebaird #brucebairddeath #juliabaird #MikeBaird #nsw #NSWLiberalparty #NSWNews #NSWPolitics #sydneynews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111690/

Rogue OpenAI agent enters another NSW government website, tech giant says

OpenAI says a rogue agent accessed a second New South Wales government website in June, with authorities only…
#Australia #AI #aibreach #aiincident #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Austrlia #cyberintelligence #cybersecurity #nsw #nswaiincident #nswgovernmentai #OpenAI #openaibreach #rogueaiagent
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111652/

How to protect your garden and live in harmony with possums

Possums are highly polarising animals, with people either describing them as cute backyard visitors or noisy home invaders…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #commonbrushtailpossums #commonringtailpossum #gardens #habitatdestruction #nativeanimal #nestboxes #Population #possums #Wildlife #wildlifefriendly
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111610/

Warrnambool to get almost 50 per cent population boost in historic expansion

A regional city struggling with a housing crisis is expected to grow its population by almost 50 per…
#Australia #ABS #AU #Austrlia #benblain #EastofAberline #greatoceanroad #housingdevelopment #planning #rental #sonyakilkenny #warrnambool
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111574/

Bluebottles the size of a fist wash up on Gold Coast beaches

Bluebottles up to three times larger than those typically seen in Queensland waters are washing ashore on the…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bluebottle #goldcoast #Jellyfish #largejellyfish #stings #whattodo
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111566/

Tasmania Police rules out ‘further action’ on Hobart Town Hall snack saga

Tasmania’s top prosecutor has ruled out any “further action” on the taking of snacks from Hobart Town Hall…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #chambers #Council #Hobart #HobartCityCouncil #police #saga #sherlock #snack #snackgate #snacks #steal #take #tas #zelinda
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111536/

Queensland Police seize more than 500 e-mobility devices and issue 2,300 fines in three months

Queensland Police are seizing an average of six illegal e-mobility devices every day, as officers crack down on…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #ebikes #non-complientdevices #operationriverfire #OperationYankeeSurety #QueenslandPolice #roadsafety #trafficinfringements #youthjusticeact
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111486/

Mass deaths of ibises at Lake Weeroona in Bendigo sparks H5N1 bird flu fears

Authorities are working to determine whether the death of almost 60 birds at a popular lake in Bendigo…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Bendigo #birdflu #cityofgreaterbendigo #deadbirds #DEECA #Ibis #lakeweeroona #outbreak
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111450/

Tess Crosley admits ‘truth’ to explosive Lachie Neale ‘swinger’ rumour in leaked DM as AFL star debuts new romance

Tess Crosley has claimed there is “truth to the swinger rumour” in a private message reportedly sent to…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BrisbaneLions #JulesNeale #LachieNeale #TessCrossley
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111374/

Triple Zero call from inside house during alleged double murder played in Beau Lamarre-Condon trial

A jury has been played a Triple Zero (000) call from the phone of Luke Davies on the…
#Australia #000 #AU #Austrlia #beaulamarre-condon #BeauLamarre-Condonmurdertrial #BeauLamarre-Condontrial #call #double-murdertrial #jessebaird #lukedavies #murder #murdertrial #NSWSupremeCourt #police #sydneycrime #sydneynews #trial #triplezero
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111356/

Man charged with allegedly stalking, choking and sexually assaulting woman at a park in Homebush in Sydney’s west

A man has been charged over the alleged stalking, choking and sexual assault of a woman at a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #choking #Homebush #mancharged #nsw #sexualassault #stalking #Sydney #womanallegedlysexuallyassaulted #womansexuallyassaultedinSydneypark
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111298/

Tongan man deported from Australia convicted over bid to set up Comancheros gang branch

A Tongan man deported from Australia has been convicted over his role in establishing a branch of the…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bikies #Cocaine #Comacheros #deportees #drugsmuggling #drugtrade #drugtrafficking #Gangs #Methamphetamine #narcosubs #outlawmotorcyclegangs #pacificislands #Tongacourts
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111288/

Businesses finding workarounds to recoup surcharge fees banned by Reserve Bank

Despite the Reserve Bank’s sweeping reforms on credit and debit card surcharging, which is meant to save customers…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cash #cashdiscount #interchangefees #payment #RBA #ReserveBank #SmallBusiness #surcharge #surchargeban #surcharging
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111244/

Teenage boy dead and four injured in two-car crash at Latrobe, in Tasmania’s north-west

A 15-year-old boy has died in a crash in Tasmania’s north-west overnight, while four others were injured. Tasmania…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #crash #death #fatal #frogmorelane #railtonroad #riverroad #road #roadtoll
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111222/

Scutter or flutter? Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?

Two very different butterflies, a pair of cute beetles, the iconic Otway glow-worm and a super-fly guy with…
#Australia #AU #australianinsectoftheyear #Austrlia #beetle #butterfly #finalists #glowworm #Insectoftheyear #insects #invertebratesaustralia #kenwalker #ladybird
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111194/

Labor targets migration lawyers and agents over ‘futile’ visa cases

Migration lawyers and agents who help people pursue baseless visa claims will be targeted under a federal government…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #immigration #immigrationlawyers #JulianHill #visa
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111162/

7NEWS live updates: Man allegedly dragged, restrained and sexually assaulted woman in Sydney park

Locals have been urged to prepare for potential flooding ahead of a torrential downpour across most of Victoria.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #breakingnews #CarAccidents #Courts&Justice #crime #Melbourne #news #NSWNews #nswpolice #QueenslandNews #QueenslandPolice #Sydney #VICNews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111154/

Army of volunteers become unlikely friends as they search for Nannup Four

Armed with shovels, rakes and chainsaws, a team of citizen searchers are scouring a stretch of unforgiving bushland…
#Australia #ABCExpanse #AU #Austrlia #cadavardogs #cult #FOLLO #nannupfour #simonkadwill #truecrime #wanews #whathappenedtothenannupfour
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111146/

Don Farrell proposes superannuation investment in US lamb industry in bid to avoid more tariffs

Trade Minister Don Farrell has asked the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from further tariff…
#Australia #America #AU #Austrlia #DonFarrell #donald #g20 #investigation #jamiesongreer #lamb #meat #section201 #tariffs #trade #Trump #usa #ustr
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111140/

Healthcare couple killed in horror crash just eight days after fifth wedding anniversary in western Victoria

A beloved healthcare couple been identified after they were killed in a horror three-vehicle crash in western Victoria.…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #CarAccidents #China #news #Travel #VICNews #victoriapolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111136/

Big Banana set to be bypassed as last M1 link nears completion

The convenience of driving from Melbourne to Brisbane without slowing down for a single traffic light will come…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BigBanana #bypass #bypasses #CoffsHarbour #Geelong #M1 #PacificHighway #Traffic #transportfornsw
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111116/

City Beach shark warning: Entire Perth coastline under warning after whale carcass finally removed

The mammoth multi-day operation to rid South City Beach of a stinking rotten whale carcass has finally concluded,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #sharks #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/111058/