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The majority of parents give the wrong – and at times harmful – care to their sick child, with more than 80 per cent wrongly believing they should lower a high temperature. Students in Western Sydney deserve to be on par with those on the north shore, federal Education Minister Jason Clare has declared, as his supremo Mark Scott said more traditional direct teaching techniques were needed to close the gap. The capacity of Victorian meth labs is surging as organised crime gangs disguise the structure of drug-manufacturing chemicals to sneak huge shipments into Australia. A Gold Coast city councillor on Wednesday night was assisting police with their inquiries into the death of his mother’s de facto partner. A South Australian great-grandmother who lays claim to the title of Australia’s oldest living person is set to turn 111 this week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The date of the Voice referendum is expected to be October 14 — and will be officially announced next week in the must-win state of South Australia. Laws requiring cruise ship passengers in NSW to be vaccinated against Covid-19 will be axed, with Premier Chris Minns yesterday declaring: “We need to move on and get life back to normal.’’ Premier Daniel Andrews has identified the MCG as a flagship stadium for a 2034 men’s World Cup hosted in Australia – a scenario which would likely force the AFL off the ground for at least two months. Construction giant Multiplex’s legal battle with Star Entertainment over delays in the Brisbane Queen’s Wharf project includes a claim for almost $1m in lost production for giving workers a holiday to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A former electorate officer has accused South Australian independent federal MP Rebekha Sharkie of bullying.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jailed cocaine kingpin and horse racing tycoon Damion Flower is under investigation by the corporate watchdog after it was revealed he stands to profit up to $1 million a year from champion sire Snitzel from behind bars.  Late-stage dementia patients will be able to vote in the upcoming Voice referendum unless their families and doctors have taken the step to have them struck off the electoral roll.  Queenslanders will be left in the dark about why Transport Minister Mark Bailey’s office covered up a $2.4bn cost blowout, with a narrow investigation only finding his office did not “direct” a public servant to do so.  A man has been charged with assaulting North Melbourne champion Jack Ziebell outside a South Yarra bar early on ­Sunday.  A trendy restaurant in Adelaide’s East is now full of black soot and debris, after a  fire  swept through the venue, owned by the brother of a former Love Island contestant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia’s navy is set to be armed with more than 200 Tomahawk missiles amid concerns over China’s growing military presence in the region. Ovarian cancer discovery is set to prevent women from unnecessarily having their ovaries removed and losing their fertility. Fed-up QLD Labor MPs will today demand answers from the Premier over the train manufacturing scandal. NSW Government will defy coastal council requests to scrap shark nets along their beaches. The AFL has apologised to a furious Adelaide and stood down the goal umpire at the centre of its video review storm.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spent $4 million chartering RAAF jets around Australia and abroad since taking on the top job. Cover-up allegations filed in the Supreme Court of Victoria as part of a class actio­n against Monash IVF Group that ­revolves around the destruction of embryos. The tiny Queensland town of Glenden has been saved in a stunning intervention by the State Government. Besieged property developer Jean Nassif has been given a slapdown from the NSW Fair Trading Minister. South Australia’s hospital emergency departments are jam-packed with people seeking treatment for minor ailments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Matildas’ FIFA Women’s World Cup performance is expected to spark a surge in grassroots soccer participation across Australia. On-the-run developer Jean Nassif has launched a scathing attack from Lebanon at authorities seeking his arrest. South Australian teachers will consider strike action next month if the state government doesn’t improve its offer. QLD businesses will be lured to the bush under a new $80m state government investment. Victorian housing construction is forecast to plunge in 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Kerr’s legendary goal couldn’t save the Matildas as Australia’s historic World Cup run was ended by England. States will compete for a share of $3bn offered by Anthony ­Albanese for building more homes. The family of a mother stabbed to death in Sydney’s west is begging to know why police downgraded a welfare check on her alleged killer. Victorian schoolchildren as young as 12 are conducting clandestine vape deals during lunch breaks. A lone goat who gazes upon busy highway traffic has attracted the fanfare of travellers from all around South Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An historic national agreement has been made by the federal, state and territory governments to stamp out domestic and family violence. Factional allies of Victorian minister Lily D’Ambrosio say she’s the victim of an internal ALP war. Small regional towns across NSW are facing an influx of temporary workers moving in to build wind and solar farms, creating concerns about where they’ll live. South Australians will not get a public holiday if the Matildas win the World Cup. Townsville is the only regional area in Queensland meeting or exceeding the national average for digital access.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A passenger claiming he had a “bomb” in his bag on-board a Malaysia Airlines flight sparked nationwide airport chaos late on Monday. A drug dealer’s deathbed confession to the murder of Allan Ames in 2009 isn’t enough to grant the convicted killer a new trial. The Victorian woman who cooked a deadly beef Wellington lunch that killed three people has claimed she bought some of the mushrooms at an Asian grocery store. Victorian MPs would be subjected to random drug testing under a proposal to be put to parliament. The next generation of Matildas players would have dedicated female facilities at their local sporting clubs under a $250 million investment made by a future Coalition government led by Peter Dutton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AUSTRALIAN teacher education is a decade behind other countries, pumping out graduates unprepared for teaching and who cannot control students, a new report says. COMPLAINTS about electricity price increases have skyrocketed by 66 per cent, the NSW Energy Ombudsman has revealed – and more people are being hit with unexpected bill shock after installing new smart meters. UP to 40 emergency workers are allegedly being attacked every week as the police union warns assailants targeting officers are using loopholes to escape jail time. BRISBANE football fans are set to have more places to watch the Matildas’ semi-final against England, after talks between the council, state government and FIFA. THE SA government is being urged to open up Adelaide Oval on Wednesday night to allow thousands of fans to cheer on the Matildas in their World Cup semi-final against England.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia remains in contention to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup on home soil, with the Matildas beating France 7-6 in a pulsating penalty shootout in front of almost 50,000 passionate fans at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night to claim a semi-final berth. The family of a man whose ­aggressive brain tumour has returned four years after surgery say those who have robbed him of his choice to have Charlie Teo operate have “blood on their hands”. Serial road pests are being let off the hook because of a fines loophole senior legal figures have warned is open to being routinely abused. A group of accused ATM fraudsters linked to an international crime syndicate stealing money from Australian bank users has been arrested, with police catching two in the act on a busy Brisbane street. Young criminals embroiled in Adelaide’s gang war involving people of African heritage are being investigated on allegations of tax fraud, authorities have revealed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A female student had a seizure and was rushed to hospital after using a vape while a male student who also used a vape at another school collapsed and “struggled to breathe”.  Hundreds of Brisbane homeowners were left stunned by mystery letters from Brisbane City Council warning their houses could be purchased and turned into parklands at a time the state grapples with a housing crisis.  The parents of a Gippsland footballer who took his own life last week say his mental health started to deteriorate after suffering a concussion in his teenage years.  A new cash bonus of $20,000 will be offered in 2024 to entice first-year teachers to the SA bush. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matildas superstar Sam Kerr will become the first female footballer in history to crash through the $500 million barrier after being dubbed a “female Cristiano Ronaldo.” Drought-resistant crops, super soils and feed for cattle that can help farms stay “ahead of the curve” when the next big dry strikes will be funded under a $38 million investment unveiled at the Bush Summit. E-scooters will be fitted with cameras that shout at riders who flout the law as part of a new trial to crack down on people illegally travelling on footpaths or tandem riding. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ordered a high-level review into Transport Minister Mark Bailey’s trains manufacturing costs blowout cover-up. Cost of living pressures have forced a family of five from Findon to spend less money on food each week than the amount allocated for some of SA’s worst criminals in prison.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weight-loss drug Wegovy has been found to also slash heart attacks and strokes by 20 per cent in a large-scale trial that could help speed up its approval for subsidy in Australia. The husband of the woman who cooked a deadly mushroom lunch that claimed the lives of three people alleges she had tried to poison him in the past. A man’s body dressed in black shorts and blue sneakers found in a lake at one of Sydney’s most prestigious golf clubs had been in the water for days before it was discovered. Queensland Health officials have been forced to clarify that mobile phone torch lights are not be used to examine pregnant women. A popular Adelaide media personality has revealed he is related to an infamous murderer nicknamed the Poison Ivy Killer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Matildas’ stunning victory in the Women’s World Cup has moved the dial forever in female sport with audience figures smashing those for the NRL and AFL grand finals as it became the most watched TV event in 2023. Australians have paid $3bn in rental increases since July last year — with another almost $5bn in collective rent hikes expected in the next year alone. The ex-husband of the woman who cooked a deadly mushroom lunch that claimed three lives battled a mystery gut illness. The Palaszczuk government will walk away from a pledge to fully implement all recommendations in the Coaldrake Review, declaring opening a clearing house for complaints and corruption concerns is “unviable”.   An audacious plan to import what would have been Australia’s largest cocaine haul at the time was run by a global organised crime syndicate with its apex in Adelaide’s northern suburbs, a court has heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A massive wave of girls will take up soccer over the next four years as the giant legacy of this FIFA Women’s World Cup and the rise of the Matildas ­becomes clear. A human tsunami is set to pour over the Great Dividing Range into the state’s booming bush towns. Victorian firefighters have been offered a whopping 12 per cent pay increase over four years and thousands of dollars in cash bonuses under a new wage deal. Police will review their previous callouts to a house where a father and his five boys were killed in a fire, as homicide investigators join a team of detectives examining their deaths. A man has denied he was at an Outer Harbor dock site the same time as a man who fell to his death from shipping containers, a court has heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bodies of a father and his five young boys were last night being uncovered from a devastating fire in Queensland that destroyed one home and badly damaged two others.  The mystery surrounding Sam Kerr’s calf injury deepens, with helicopter footage obtained by News Corp showing the superstar striker still sitting out the majority of training.  The ACT’s embattled Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold has quit over damning allegations of misconduct in the rape trial that rocked the nation.  Police were last night probing whether foul play was behind a fatal mushroom poisoning which left three people dead and a fourth fighting for life in Victoria’s South Gippsland region.  Tens of thousands of TAFE SA students would have greater course choice and study at potential new campuses as part of a new regional push to revolutionise vocation training and help solve the skills crisis.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Yes case for the Voice is “almost unsalvageable”, with a new poll finding it is now behind with a majority of voters in every state and territory.  Brisbane is bracing for one of its worst bushfire seasons yet, with council and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ramping up their efforts to prepare the region amid the looming threat of El Nino.  Two sisters are dead and their husbands are in hospital after being poisoned by wild mushrooms at a private lunch in Victoria.  Court documents reveal Sports presenter Warren Tredrea was being paid more than $216,000 a year for under five hours’ work a day, leading his boss to consider the AFL great was “compensated too highly for his work”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It can be revealed three key suspects, who control a combined seven NDIS businesses, collectively own seven properties worth more than $8.3m that are now at risk of further action by the federal government’s Fusion Taskforce.  Essendon great Matthew Lloyd was stood down briefly by Haileybury College after attending a boozy bash with underage students celebrating a milestone win.  Former Port Adelaide player Jay Schulz suffered more than 20 concussions during his time at the club and played again the following week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The mother of a little girl allegedly raped by a childcare worker accused of 1600 child sex offences over 15 years has detailed how he would describe her daughter’s “great day” after inflicting terrible abuse on her.  Former Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has filed suit for defamation against Brittany Higgins over social media posts made in July and is understood to be seeking an injunction against the former staffer preventing any similar statements being made in the future.  The Queensland government will fund the meningococcal B vaccine in a landmark move being hailed by survivors of the deadly disease as “fantastic” and “long overdue”.  Daniel Andrews and his deputy Jacinta Allan are likely to dodge giving evidence at two probes into the Commonwealth Games fiasco.  Adelaide’s population will grow to two million people by 2051, according to latest official forecasts, in a stark contrast to controversial calls to hit that number within seven years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.