Australian News

1. Housing and Construction:

   • The Australian government is pausing new construction regulations to accelerate home building and address the housing crisis, acknowledging that building code changes added up to $50,000 to home costs. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • The Albanese government will pilot the use of AI to speed up the assessment process for new housing developments. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • An abandoned train station in Woollahra, Sydney, is set to be revived to support the development of 10,000 new homes. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A housing minister is calling for housing tax tweaks. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Anthony is trying to build a house, but it comes with 86 conditions. 👉 9news.com.au

2. Pro-Palestine Rallies:

   • Nationwide pro-Palestinian protests are expected to occur in over 40 cities across Australia, potentially marking one of the largest mobilisations in the country's history, calling for sanctions and an end to Australia’s arms trade with Israel. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A court banned a pro-Palestinian march on a Brisbane bridge due to safety concerns. 👉 sbs.com.au

3. NSW Health 'Gag' Orders:

   • NSW Health is allegedly trying to prevent frontline workers from posting online, sparking warnings from unions about gag orders. 👉 theguardian.com

4. International Relations:

   • Australia is one of 21 countries to condemn Israel's illegal West Bank settlement plan. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Diplomatic tensions have risen between Australia and Israel following criticisms from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. 👉 sbs.com.au

5. Retail and Consumer Issues:

   • Ultra Violette has recalled its Lean Screen sunscreen due to SPF test inconsistencies. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • Amazon has launched a new marketplace in Australia to compete with Shein and Temu. 👉 9news.com.au
   • A "dodgy" number plate move on a toll road sparks a $562 fine warning. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com

6. Crime and Legal Matters:

   • A woman was found dead from critical injuries in Taigum, Brisbane, and has been identified as Carra Luke, a beloved nurse and mother. 👉 7news.com.au
   • A 24-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 55-year-old man in Goulburn, NSW. 👉 9news.com.au
   • A grim discovery was made on a quiet NSW beach. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com 👉 7news.com.au
   • Three men were injured in a stabbing at a house party in Melbourne, believed to be linked to rival gangs. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • A callouse act followed after a wife was killed with a hammer. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
   • Lyle Menendez was denied early release by the parole board. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Police uncovered a drug lab with $7.6 million in meth inside a Sydney home. 👉 9news.com.au
   • A woman has been charged after a baby was found in a Perth drain (6 days ago). 👉 9news.com.au
   • A "sophisticated fraudster" was behind a cancelled Victorian bushfire charity event (1 day ago). 👉 abc.net.au
   • A police claim that an alleged $1.4m bank card fraud was just the tip of the iceberg (6 days ago). 👉 9news.com.au

7. Health and Safety:

   • A young trail bike rider was killed in a crash with an SUV in Minto, Sydney. 👉 9news.com.au 👉 7news.com.au
   • Five people were killed and dozens injured after a tour bus crashed en route from Niagara Falls. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Australians are bracing for the onset of magpie swooping season. 👉 7news.com.au
   • A baby girl and two men were rushed to hospital after a fire pit exploded at a Gold Coast home. 👉 9news.com.au
   • A man died after falling "while trying to pick up litter" at a popular Adelaide lookout. 👉 9news.com.au
   • Aussies can only access one COVID-19 vaccine right now, experts say that's a problem. 👉 sbs.com.au
   • A woman, 48, was found dead at a home in Osprey Place in Taigum after allegedly being stabbed. 👉 7news.com.au

8. Australian Universities Course Cuts:

   • Courses within teaching, languages, and media are among hundreds being cut across Australian universities. 👉 theguardian.com

9. AFL:

   • Fuming Dean Cox drops 'absolute rocket' on disappointing Swans. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Wallabies cough up trio of late chances in agonising defeat. 👉 7news.com.au
   • AFL young gun in serious pain after scary incident. 👉 7news.com.au
   • Coach consoles ‘disappointed’ young gun in comeback game. 👉 7news.com.au

10. Arts and Culture:

    • Aunty Donna wants to build a 'mini Netflix for Australian comedy'. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Indian Australian filmmaker debuts video installation at Darwin Festival. 👉 sbs.com.au

11. Online Safety:

    • TikTok is flooded with false contraception advice. 👉 7news.com.au

12. World News:

    • Trump is 'not happy' as Russia signals it’s not ready for peace talks with Ukraine. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • Ghislaine Maxwell tells the US Justice Department she is unaware of any Epstein 'client list'. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • A UN-backed global hunger monitor confirms famine in Gaza City. 👉 sbs.com.au
    • What is Israel's E1 West Bank settlement plan and why is it being condemned? 👉 sbs.com.au
    • French influencer Raphael Graven dies during live stream after months of abuse. 👉 7news.com.au

13. Cost of Living:

    • "Prices don’t go back": How did grocery costs see their biggest rise in five years? 👉 sbs.com.au

14. Career:

    • Respected journalist Dan Bourchier has been announced as NITV's new general manager. 👉 sbs.com.au

15. Weather:

    • Flights have been diverted at a major airport amid fog. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Flights are delayed in Adelaide as heavy fog blankets the city (1 day ago). 👉 9news.com.au
    • Great for Melbourne, bad for Sydney: The factors causing August's strange weather (4 days ago). 👉 9news.com.au

16. Indigenous:

    • First Nations group launches bid to protect site from Olympic stadium plan. 👉 sbs.com.au

17. Business and Finance:

    • Lactalis is set to purchase Fonterra in mega $3.4b dairy deal (2 days ago). 👉 abc.net.au
    • Sunscreen company 'deeply sorry' after recalling product over SPF concerns (2 days ago). 👉 abc.net.au
    • 'Revolving door' between politics and lobbying rings transparency alarm bell (2 days ago). 👉 abc.net.au
    • ASX retreats from record as markets await Fed chair speech (2 days ago). 👉 abc.net.au

18. Motoring:

    • An urgent plea to drivers to 'keep their eyes peeled' for tiny animals on Aussie roads. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • Chrysler concept imagines its people mover as an off-roader. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Chinese electric ute goes to toil in Australian mines. 👉 7news.com.au
    • Seven things we like about the Chery Tiggo 7 Super Hybrid Ultimate. 👉 7news.com.au
    • 2027 Hyundai i20 sports all new styling. 👉 7news.com.au

19. Other:

    • Kmart supply chains are under scrutiny for potential Uyghur forced labour links in an Australian court case. 👉 theguardian.com
    • A new witness was found in search for a missing man. 👉 au.news.yahoo.com
    • A surfer escaped a shark attack. 👉 9news.com.au
    • Parts of coastal Aussie town are slipping into the sea (4 days ago). 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • How the Epstein files have turned Donald Trump's base against him (6 days ago). 👉 9now.nine.com.au
    • A surfer has narrowly escaped a shark attack from what is believed to have been a great white shark. 👉 9news.com.au

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