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Saturday, October 15, 2022

Over 70 firefighters battle to contain factory fire in Sydney's west

Over 70 firefighters are desperately battling to contain a huge blaze tearing through a pharmaceutical factory in Sydney's west.
Emergency services were called to the Star Combo Pharma facility at Smithfield at 2pm after reports of large volumes of smoke seeping from the building.


Victorian floods: Rain easing after thousands of homes inundated or isolated by floodwater

Rain is easing across Victoria after thousands of homes were inundated or isolated by floodwater on Friday in what authorities have described as a "major emergency for the state".
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts thunderstorms clearing overnight, however isolated showers will


Live updates from Victoria's flood emergency: Hundreds told to evacuate now; Rainfall eases but floodwaters continue to rise; Regional Victoria towns cut off

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has expressed his condolences over the fatality, warning the weather event "was far from over".

Multiple rivers have broken their banks across the state with evacuation orders current for six communities, including the major regional centres


'Terrorist attack': Russia military range shooting leaves 11 dead, 15 wounded

Two men fired at soldiers on a Russian military firing range near Ukraine on Saturday, killing 11 and wounding 15 before being slain themselves, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement that the shooting took place in the Belgorod region in southwestern


'A very difficult situation': Social services minister says cost-of-living pressures to stay in 2023

Australians face a "very difficult situation" in the upcoming year as the nation's cost-of-living crisis shows no signs of easing.
With the federal government's first budget to be released later this month, Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth says that the government


Evacuation warnings continue as floodwaters keep rising across Victoria

Thousands of residents across Victoria's north are either fleeing their homes or trying to defend them as the state's flood crisis escalates, with waters quickly rising.
Despite the clearer skies, the deluge earlier in the week is continuing to drive river level rises, with floodwaters


Federal government to open up 250 beds at Mickleham quarantine facility for flood-hit residents

A total of 250 beds at the mothballed Mickleham quarantine facility will be offered to evacuated residents in Victoria as the state's flood crisis worsens.
The beds, as well as meals and support services, will be made available from Tuesday, just one week after the Commonwealth-owned


Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Aussies take up legal fight against Ruby Princess following COVID-19 scandal

As a class action against the Ruby Princess' owners and operators began today, an 81-year-old man said he's taking up the fight for his late wife in the wake of the COVID-19 scandal.

Fred Jackson and his wife, Julie, ended up in hospital with COVID-19 after their ill-fated Ruby Pr


Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses external power

Ukraine's biggest nuclear plant, which is surrounded by Russian troops, has lost all external power needed for vital safety systems for the second time in five days, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog says.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael G


Two men injured in unrelated shootings in Sydney's south-west

Residents in Sydney's south-west say drug-fuelled violence is destroying the area after two unrelated shootings overnight.
Police were called to apartment complexes in Cabramatta and Liverpool hours apart after two separate shootings.
A 40-year-old was hit once in the chest after


Family and friends of victims reveal lasting trauma 20 years after Bali bombings

Twenty years since terror came to Australia's doorstep, the pain and tramua is still as raw today as the day the bombs went off in Kuta.

On the night of October 12, 2002, Stacey Lee from Geelong was at the Sari Club with her husband, Justin Lee, and his brother, Aaron.


Accused swim coach Kyle Daniels' evidence 'unusual', court hears

A Sydney swim coach's apparent inability to recall a key incident related to his alleged sexual touching of children doesn't stack up, a prosecutor has told a jury.
Balgowlah man Kyle James Henk Daniels has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges alleging inappropriate conduct towards young


Warning of once-in-50-year flood as satellite shows rain threat

One town in Victoria is bracing for a once-in-50-year flood, as three states remain in the firing line of a dangerous weather event.
Satellite images published by Weatherzone show a massive cloudband stretching 5000km from the Indian Ocean to Australia's south-east.It's this cloudband


Inmate endured 'torture' during execution attempt, lawyers claim

An Alabama inmate said prison staff poked him with needles for more than an hour as they tried to find a vein during an aborted lethal injection last month.
At one point, they left him hanging vertically on a gurney, before state officials made the decision to call off the execution