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Adelaide shooting: shots fired at Kilkenny home, pair sought
Two people fired at a Kilkenny home about 2am on Sunday 11 October. An 18-year-old who lived there is charged over weapons, not over the shooting.Brisbane rain: storms forecast to break the dry spell today
Brisbane's had just 16mm of rain in three months. On Sunday the Bureau of Meteorology forecast showers and a likely storm for the city on Tuesday.Canberra crash: Weston massage business burgled after car hit it
A Weston massage business in Canberra says it was burgled the night a car crashed into its shopfront on Friday. ACT Policing is looking into it.Tasmania crash: car hits two people outside Shearwater shop
Two people were seriously hurt when a car hit them and a shop at Shearwater, near Port Sorell in Tasmania's north-west, on Sunday 11 October.Victoria machete bins: FOI shows 12,357 blades and butter knives
FOI documents show Victoria's machete amnesty bins took in 12,357 items, butter knives included, in a program once budgeted at $13 million.NSW surcharge ban: Sydney cafes lift prices to cover card fees
The card surcharge ban started on 1 October. Some Sydney cafe owners have already lifted menu prices to cover bank fees, while others are holding off.Powderfinger reunion tour opens with four Brisbane nights
Powderfinger will play 18 shows in 2027, starting with four nights at the Brisbane Showgrounds from 3 September. Presales open Wednesday.Adelaide card shops boost security after Pokémon card thefts
Adelaide trading card shops are adding bollards and fog alarms after Pokémon thefts. Police charged a man over a $20,000 Blair Athol break-in.Darwin's YiSSA shelter shuts as residents are sent to Batchelor
Darwin's biggest short-stay shelter, YiSSA, shut on Sunday after the NT government turned down a federal offer. Residents face a move 100km to Batchelor.Sydney auction clearance rate falls to its lowest this year
Domain's preliminary Sydney clearance rate fell to 46 per cent at the weekend after a fourth rate hike. Vendors are cutting reserves to sell.Cook government pushes Perth uni merger as all three object
WA's Cook government wants a business case on merging Curtin, Murdoch and UWA in Perth. Curtin will vigorously oppose it and no cost has been named.Canberra marks 25 years since Australia went to Afghanistan
Leaders gathered at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Sunday for the 25th anniversary. Veterans want the war's official histories released.Teen charged after stolen car hits woman at Flinders Street
A 16-year-old has been charged after a stolen car allegedly hit a woman outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station. He faces a children's court Monday.Roy Morgan puts One Nation on track for 11 seats in Victoria
A new Roy Morgan projection has One Nation winning 11 of Victoria’s 88 lower house seats, up from none in 2022. The state votes on 28 November.Hobart council election enters its final fortnight
Hobart voters are choosing a new lord mayor and nine councillors by post. Rates, bike lanes and the stadium split the field. Votes close 27 October.Firmus pulls its ASX float as Tasmanian data centres stall
Firmus Technologies scrapped its ASX float on Friday. Its three Tasmanian AI data centre plans now face delays, appeals and local doubts.Eliud Kipchoge wins Melbourne Marathon in race record
Eliud Kipchoge, 41, won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in a race record 2:09:10. Australia's Thomas Do Canto was second at the MCG.SA care leavers want state support until they turn 21
Young people leaving care in SA want support to 21, not 18. A Guardian inquiry tabled in September made seven recommendations to get there.Pauline Hanson vows to shut prayer halls that preach hatred
Pauline Hanson told the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce in Melbourne on Friday she wants the power to shut prayer halls that preach hatred.Lee Hanson hopes the Richmond cafe that singled her out succeeds
One Nation’s Tasmanian president Lee Hanson says a Richmond cafe she backed for years singled her out over the party’s ad. She still wants it to do well.
