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36+ min ago (20+ words) Four people have died after a minivan with nine occupants crashed in Muckatah in regional Victoria. The Sydney Morning Herald...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago (204+ words) Four people have been killed and five people seriously injured after a minivan rolled off a road and crashed into a tree in northern Victoria. Police say nine people were in the vehicle when the driver lost control on Monday afternoon. Three children have been airlifted to hospital. The crash on Chapel Road in Muckatah " about 10 kilometres south of Cobram " about 5pm will be investigated by major collision detectives. The ages of the four dead people are not yet known. The remaining five others were all seriously injured. Three of those injured are children and have been airlifted to hospital, while the other two " the driver and a passenger " were taken to hospital by road ambulance. Anyone who witnessed the crash, has CCTV or dashcam footage, or anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago (160+ words) Mediterranean Wholesalers on Sydney Road is a favourite among Melbourne cooks. Australia's largest continental grocer is fan favourite among die-hard Melbourne cooks. It's perfect for grabbing the most essential ingredients with which to stock an Italian pantry " when you have a great olive oil, can of sweet tomatoes and a beautiful pasta, you've got dinner in 15 minutes. Grab cheeses like parmigiano reggiano (aged cow's milk cheese with a complex, nutty flavour), grana padano (like parmesan but not aged as long, simpler in flavour and cheaper!) and pecorino (sheep's milk cheese essential in carbonara and cacio e pepe sauces) at the cheese counter and deli. There's also Carmelina passata, Gentile pasta from Gragnano, Riseria Gazzani brand from near Verona, and bunches of dried oregano still on the stem, plus jarred goods, festive cakes, tinned legumes and more. Good to know: Mediterranean…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago (414+ words) Queensland's LNP government will expand tax breaks for foreign housing investors in an attempt to boost construction, less than a week after introducing draft laws to allow developers to make political donations in state elections. Treasurer David Janetzki announced the changes in a mid-financial year budget update on Monday, which showed the state's operating balance fell almost $400 million further into deficit since his government's first budget in June. Janetzki said the changes would expand eligibility " and speed up processing times " for foreign property investors who apply for exemptions to extra stamp duty and land tax charges. The changes " said to have been mooted by a re-established government property committee " will take effect from Monday and include lowering the number of homes needed to be built to qualify for an exemption from 50 to 20. The eligibility of corporate groups and other entities…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago (210+ words) ABC, Agenda 2030, Gun Control Australia A 38 year old man is facing eight counts of attempted murder after driving his car through a group of people walking along a footpath at the Sunshine Coast A man has been charged with eight counts of attempted murder after an alleged hit and run on the Sunshine Coast that has left a young woman fighting for life. Detective Acting Inspector Peter Hocken said police believed a vehicle deliberately struck eight pedestrians on Aerodrome Road in Maroochydore just before midnight on Saturday. Police said the 38-year-old driver of the Toyota Yaris fled the scene and was arrested in a nearby residence a short time later. A 24-year-old New South Wales woman was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital where she remains in a critical condition. "She came from New South Wales to visit some…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago (237+ words) Dec 15 (Reuters) " Australia's corporate regulator said on Monday it has imposed an additional capital charge of A$150 million ($99.59 million) "on the local bourse operator, ASX, in response to an inquiry launched earlier this year. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission launched a sweeping probe into the country's main stock exchange in June after "years of tensions over a failed "software upgrade and repeated trade-processing glitches. ASIC said the review panel, after about 140 stakeholder interviews, found ASX's focus on short-term profits and shareholder returns had "undermined its duty to run vital market infrastructure, among other issues. The regulator will also be "resetting the bourse operator's "Accelerate' "program " which looked to deliver required "improvements in operational risk management, among others " with "new targets and benchmarking agreed to by ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia. In addition, ASIC and the RBA will…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago (322+ words) The band play a gig at Sydney Opera House hours after the terror attack at Bondi Beach. Garbage Play Concert in Sydney Hours After Terror Attack: "The Killing Has to Stop" Alex Young Garbage Play Concert in Sydney Hours After Terror Attack: "The Killing Has to Stop" The band took the stage at Sydney Opera House hours after the terror attack at Bondi Beach Garbage took the stage for a concert at Sydney Opera House just hours after a terrorist attack at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach killed at least 12 people and injured nearly 30 others. Singer Shirley Manson addressed the tragedy during the show, telling the gathered crowd: "This has become an astoundingly frightening, violent, hateful, intolerant world, and I think the only thing we can do really, as people who do not believe in all this separation…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago (771+ words) The NSW government has repeatedly missed its own deadlines for awarding the final tranche of major contracts for Sydney's largest metro rail project, which will pile extra pressure on contractors to complete the $29 billion underground line between the central city and Parramatta by 2032. Internal Sydney Metro documents show the government agency has frequently deferred forecast dates for awarding multibillion-dollar contracts over the past 18 months for the 24-kilometre underground rail line. The Metro West rail project is now forecast to cost as much as $29 billion, from $25.3 billion previously. Credit: Janie Barrett Illustrating the problem, the agency has twice missed dates " firstly in June and then October this year " for awarding a major contract for line-wide systems, which involves designing and installing electrical and mechanical equipment for the fully automated railway. Likewise, awarding a single contract for construction of five stations at…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago (367+ words) The Minns government is running a slow-train-coming strategy on building vital transport infrastructure, repeatedly missing its own timetable for awarding the final contracts for Sydney's largest metro rail project. The delays have thrown into doubt the ability of contractors to complete the $29 billion underground line between the central city and Parramatta on time by 2032. Work continues at the Westmead Metro station.Credit: Steven Siewert The Herald's Matt O'Sullivan reports that Sydney Metro documents show the government agency has frequently deferred forecast dates for awarding multibillion-dollar contracts over the past 18 months. Reasons for the delays include the installation of electrical and mechanical equipment for the automated railway; the construction of five stations at Westmead, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock and The Bays at Rozelle; other contracts for trains and systems, and operations and maintenance. The government rebooted the project in…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago (66+ words) People weep, but multicultural tears do not wash away the blood shed by radical Islam which is taking advantage of the political cowardice of those who are too innocent to recognize evil when it does not wear the uniform of a cartoon villain. Opinion. The Australian Pogrom: a wake-up call for the entire West The Australian Pogrom: a wake-up call for the entire West...