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Complaint lodged as residents claim they were stripped of right to vote
A remote Aboriginal corporation lodges a formal dispute over the outcome of a local government election decided by just one vote. Source link
Numerous Tasmanian schools to close from Wednesday due to asbestos sand risk
More than 50 Tasmanian schools will either close or be partially closed from Wednesday in response to ongoing public health concerns relating to asbestos in coloured sand. Source link
'Emotional' accused allegedly confesses to lighting fatal house fire when he was 16
A court has heard a man charged with arson over a fatal house fire admitted to lighting the fire and threatened to burn down his own family home. Source link
Rude shock for Australia as South Korea unshackles from coal reliance
In a move that has been welcomed by climate campaigners, South Korea has vowed to phase out coal, sparking a warning for Australian exporters. Source link
Worker's death overshadows BlueScope AGM
Shareholders and executives observe a minute’s silence at BlueScope’s AGM for the young worker killed at Port Kembla steelworks. Source link
Big-stage Dooley wants to add to Lions' Irish legacy
No stranger to the big stage, Brisbane’s Neasa Dooley wants a piece of what her fellow Irish imports have been selling. Source link
CFMEU inquiry examines allegations of 'bullying, violence, misogyny'
A probe into the CFMEU has begun in Brisbane, examining allegations of bullying, violence and misogyny at the powerful construction union. Source link
Legal Aid NT takes 'drastic action' of refusing new clients not already in jail
Legal Aid NT says it will refuse all new criminal clients who are not already in custody, including children as young as 10, due to funding constraints. Source link
South African man taken into immigration detention over neo-Nazi rally
Matthew Gruter’s visa was revoked by the federal government this week after he was pictured at the front of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network earlier this month. Source link
AFL draft club by club: Every team's picks and potential targets
With the AFL draft just around the corner, see which picks each club has to work with and the players they could select. Source link