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Darwin has hit fever pitch in its final preparations for the impending arrival of Cyclone Fina, with winding queues at petrol stations, bottle shops and the city’s dump. Source link

An Adelaide woman says her elective surgery has been cancelled four times in the past few months as SA Health data shows nearly 25,000 people are waiting for elective surgeries across the state’s public hospitals. Source link

Western Australian musician Guy Ghouse dies at the age of 56 after a two year battle with cancer. Source link

Keith Athol Bates-Willie has been sentenced to 21 years’ jail for raping and indecently assaulting a number of students between the late 1970s and the early 2000s. Source link

The Murrumbidgee Local Health District is exploring expanding reproductive health services so surgical abortions are available across a quarter of a million people in southern NSW. Source link

The deadly bee parasite has been detected in South Australia again — this time in the state’s south-east. Source link

Australians Minjee Lee, Grace Kim and Steph Kyriacou are all in the mix for a record $6.2 million pay day at women’s golf’s Tour Championship in Florida.   Source link

A pint-sized, pint-pouring granny becomes a social media star and the face of a country pub, as she adjusts from nursing to life behind the bar alongside her daughter. Source link

Four people have been refused bail after being charged over the alleged murder of Gordon Kessey in Bega in October. Source link

Global markets are nervous after more than $3.1 trillion was wiped off Wall Street last night in a matter of hours, with Australia’s ASX following suit today. So, what’s behind the dip, and do analysts expect it to continue?  Source link