Daily Telegraph News & Politics

The prime suspect in Victoria’s mushroom poisoning case has been charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. Australia’s most wanted man Hakan Ayik has been arrested in Turkey. A teenage girl has been charged over a number of suspicious fires on the Gold Coast. South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas says he’ll hold the federal government to account over its commitment to construct Hunter-class frigates in Adelaide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former NSW Minister Andrew Constance is in line to replace outgoing Senator Marise Payne. Bealemania hit a snag overnight in Brisbane as fans found themselves caught in a human traffic jam. Hospitals across Victoria are being told to slash costs by millions of dollars. Port Adelaide has officially started the first steps towards dumping the SANFL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legal experts are warning that a proposed bill to regulate misinformation on the internet could see Australians having fewer protections. Anthony Albanese will today launch a $10m teacher recruitment campaign in conjunction with all states and territories. South Australian Police and emergency services return to waters off the Eyre Peninsula this morning after a 55-year-old man was fatally mauled by a great white shark. Figures in wagering, the law and sport in Victoria are trapped in a massive Ponzi scandal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Regulating and taxing nicotine vapes could inject billions into the federal budget’s bottom line. Queensland faces a day of reckoning with its fire threat, as a nightmare cocktail of high winds and temperatures in the upper 30s. A new tax on Victorian GPs has been thrown into chaos. NSW Police recruits are in for a major payday. More South Australians are dying than usual with the highest rates of death in country towns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-stars have led an outpouring of tributes for Matthew Perry, the actor beloved by millions of TV fans for playing Chandler Bing in Friends.  Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has again failed to appear at a rally against youth crime happening outside a building she was in, this time sending a Labor backbencher who proceeded to mock protesters as a “rent a crowd” and “bloody LNP”.  Anti-Israel graffiti has been painted  on the wall of a warehouse owned by a prominent South Australian family and visible from one of Adelaide’s busiest roads.  Eddie Jones has dropped a bombshell on Australian rugby, announcing his resignation as Wallabies coach. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has been charged with two counts of rape in relation to an incident alleged to have occurred after a night out in Queensland in October, 2021.   The ex-boyfriend of a young water polo coach found beaten to death at one of Sydney’s top high school rang triple-0 himself and told them where to find her, four hours after police believe she was killed.  Annastacia Palaszczuk is no longer Queensland’s preferred premier for the first time, and her performance rating is worse than Anna Bligh and Campbell Newman.  Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says that record levels of immigration driving a surge in rental prices is adding to inflation as the central bank remains tight lipped on whether to deliver another rate hike next month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Firefighters in regional Queensland are bracing for gusty and dry winds on Thursday as they battle out-of-control bushfires fuelled by the “worst conditions in 40 years” that have already claimed two lives and multiple homes.  Legal expects are warning Australians accused of spreading misinformation online will have fewer protections against self-incrimination than suspected murderers, arsonists and other serious criminals under a proposed bill to regulate the internet.  A court has ruled the cruise ship company at the centre of a major Covid outbreak should have cancelled the Ruby Princess trip that led to 28 deaths.  New research out of Melbourne shows women who do shift work or work long hours while pregnant significantly increase their risk of premature birth  Public school teachers in South Australia have warned they may strike again next month in a bid to pressure the state government to make a better offer on pay and conditions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been revealed police were warned Sydney’s Palestinian community had been “incensed” by Premier Chris Minns’ decision to light up the Opera House in the colours of the Israeli flag just hours before a rowdy protest descended upon the steps of the iconic landmark.  An Australian businessman has successfully challenged a $45,000 American Express drinks bill in Vietnam – including 1400 tequila shots – after it was ruled two bars took his credit card and ripped him off by $42,000.  The Albanese government is not planning to offer the US more money to guarantee our nuclear submarine purchase but will overhaul Australia’s export rules to win America’s trust to share defence technology.  And the coach of the Melbourne Demons has saved a man’s life in Bali. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite NSW’s overwhelming no vote, City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore will forge ahead with plans for her own “Indigenous voice to council”.  Tech giant Microsoft will inject $7.9 billion into its Australian operations over the next two years, training 300,000 people in artificial intelligence and cloud computing while fighting online threats alongside Australia’s cyber spy agency.  Scores of foreigners kidnapped by Hamas terrorists remain unaccounted for after they were snatched at gunpoint and taken to Gaza more than two weeks ago.  A popular Adelaide nightclub that offered a range of free drinks to patrons in exchange for their bras has been fined over their online promotion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An anonymous group of Indigenous Yes supporters have attacked No voters, the media, Coalition MPs and conservative think tanks, accusing them of fuelling a “racist” campaign against the Voice. Two Lord Howe Island men have been barred from the tropical paradise after being charged with sexually assaulting two different women in separate alleged attacks. Melbourne Trains will be stopped in their tracks during testing on the $14bn Metro Tunnel if nearby hospital patients need urgent access to lifesaving equipment. Queensland has seen a disturbing 400 per cent increase in eating disorder hospital admissions since the introduction of social media more than 20 years ago, new data shows. South Australian winemakers may regain sales to China’s lucrative  market within months amid hopes costly import taxes could be dropped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Albanese government ministers have accused Israel of inflicting “collective punishment” on Gaza, breaking Labor’s largely united front on the Middle East. High-profile media identity Lisa Wilkinson is suing Network 10, claiming her employer reneged on an agreement to cover her legal costs in their defamation suit with Bruce Lehrmann. The AFL faces a double cocaine scandal, with Melbourne’s Joel Smith testing positive after a home-and-away game and Blues recruit Elijah Hollands charged for possession.  Queensland public servants have been offered five days special paid leave for psychological distress if they are “grieving the outcome” of the failed Voice referendum. The family behind failed Adelaide building company Felmeri Group has sold the company’s former offices in Wayville for $3.5m, but is refusing to use the proceeds to repay creditors owed close to $30m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Joe Biden was due to meet Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to discuss the Gaza crisis, but his attempts to find a diplomatic solution were dealt a blow by the cancellation of a meeting with Palestinian and Egyptian leaders. Former Qantas boss Alan Joyce has been given a free pass to avoid facing a Canberra inquiry into how the airline was run. A crime wave sweeping the bush has regional residents living in fear, country mayors say, with analysis of crime statistics revealing “horrifying” levels of domestic violence, sexual assault and car theft. The LNP has axed its support for a Path to Treaty in a major policy reversal driven by Queensland’s overwhelming rejection of the Voice to Parliament referendum. The state’s business sector has welcomed the merger of the universities of Adelaide and South Australia, which it has spruiked as a win for the local economy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians stranded in Israel have returned home on a Qatar Airways flight in a coup that saw the national carrier of a Middle Eastern nation harbouring Hamas terrorists rescuing Jewish passengers. A woman is seeking $20,000 compensation claiming she was repeatedly leered at and perved on by men at Bondi Icebergs Club pool and sauna, and alleging it did nothing to protect her. Jewish organisations have slammed the Victorian Greens as “immoral and shameful” for voting against a motion in parliament that condemned Palestinian militant group Hamas for their massacre of civilians in Israel.  Deadly funnel-web spiders’ venom could be used to limit the damage to a person’s brain and heart when they suffer a heart attack or stroke, a Queensland researcher has found. A merger of two of South Australia’s biggest universities should go ahead because it would advance the economic and social interests of the state, a parliamentary committee says.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has slammed the ABC for a “death over dishonour” press release which he found incorrectly implied the Federal Court was trying to force journalists to reveal confidential sources in a defamation case against a former soldier. Qantas Loyalty boss Olivia Wirth has resigned from the embattled airline, five months after being passed over for the top job. Average prices for Uber’s rideshare and delivery services could rise by up to 85 per cent as a result of the federal government’s proposed shake-up to workplace rules, the company has claimed. Brisbane City Council will axe projects and slash services as part of a major $400m spending cut in the face of a budget blowout. Fire investigators are pouring over the burnt wreck of Stirling Village in Adelaide after a huge blaze swept through the shopping centre on Sunday, causing at least $15 million damage.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Albanese government’s been urged to focus on the cost-of-living crisis now the Voice referendum is over. South Australian police allege an armed robber dubbed the “Bicycle Bandit” used a Chinese semi automatic rifle in all of his crimes. The IDF confirmed hostage release negotiations with Hamas are now “impossible”.The South Australian government says there’s “zero prospect” the state’s legislated Voice to Parliament will be repealed. New facilities already being planned after a record attendance at The Everest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says we need to find a new way forward with reconciliation, after Australia’s No vote. South Australia’s infamous Bicycle Bandit has allegedly been arrested. Police will allege in court that former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill set up a $300,000 cocaine deal behind his restaurant. Thousands of jobs would be lost across Queensland if restrictions are imposed on Brisbane airport. Hamas terrorists have released chilling footage showing heavily armed militants holding a kidnapped Israeli baby and toddler.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel has ordered the United Nations to move more than a million Palestinians in Gaza south within 24 hours. Australian swimming’s treatment of female athletes and coaches has been laid bare in a leaked report. Anthony Albanese has issued an emotional plea for Australians to vote Yes. Pop star Vanessa Amorosi denies she lied to Australia’s financial regulator amid a legal battle with her mother.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New research shows the referendum ranks well behind cost of living, health, employment and education for Aussies. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong speaks about the release of detained journalist Cheng Lei. Two trained guards will be stationed at Centrelink offices deemed high-risk. Melbourne AFL star Clayton Oliver is recovering after a medical episode. The Israel Defence Force has launched a new fighting tactic ahead of a possible land invasion of Gaza.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel has warned it will intensify its military assault on Gaza this week as locals appeal for international help. More than 1000 NSW Police officers will be deployed at an unauthorised pro-Palestinian rally on Sunday. A South Australian golf tournament has been boycotted after one club refused to allow the female opposing captain. Departing Qantas chairman Richard Goyder will earn almost $3000 a day for his final stretch at the airline. Indigenous leaders call out defunded youth justice programs in support of a Voice that withstands election cycles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Israel has laid siege on the Hamas stronghold of Gaza with more than 2500 air strikes, ahead of a suspected mass land invasion. NSW Police under pressure to prevent further violent protests by pro-Palestinian groups. Early warning system is introduced for the real people featured in NSW’s higher school certificate exams. South Australia’s rental market is the toughest market in the country. This year’s Melbourne Cup Parade has been cancelled amid a growing protest movement against the iconic race.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.