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NewsAustralian Associated PressVocational subject shake-up in NSW schools
Students in NSW will soon be allowed to study as many vocational subjects as they like and still receive a tertiary ranking score, as teachers prepare a statewide strike over pay.Under the HSC overhaul, the category A and category B system for Vocational Education and Training subjects will be abolished.
NewsAustralian Associated PressWarning as Omicron sub-variant cases surge
An Omicron sub-variant of COVID-19 that can evade vaccine immunity is on the rise in Victoria, with authorities warning it is on track to be the state's major strain in line with virus spread in NSW and Queensland.5 in Victoria's metro and regional wastewater have "risen significantly in recent weeks, indicating increasing transmission", says Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.
NewsAustralian Associated PressEx-public servant to probe Barilaro role
A former top-ranking NSW public servant has been named to helm a departmental probe into the controversial appointment of John Barilaro as the state's US trade commissioner.The former NSW Nationals leader has been blocked from starting the $500,000 a year post he created as trade minister until a parliamentary inquiry examines the circumstances of the appointment, with its first hearing on Wednesday.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaOutraged farmer accuses Woolworths, Coles of price gouging
Woolies and Coles have responded to allegations that they're jacking up produce prices as the cost of living soars.
NewsYahoo News AustraliaUrgent recall for Myer children's item over fears of injury, death
A defect in the product could lead to serious injury or even death. See if you're affected.
NewsAustralian Associated PressTeen fatally stabbed in northern NSW
A teenager is dead following a stabbing in northern NSW.Police say the still to be identified victim, thought to be a 17-year-old boy, was found suffering stab wounds at a home in Casino around 1.
NewsAustralian Associated PressVic man facing NSW online grooming charge
A Victorian man will face court accused by child abuse detectives of travelling to Sydney to meet a child he believed he'd been grooming.The 66-year-old from Yallourn North has been charged with online grooming following an investigation by officers from NSW Strike Force Trawler which began last month.
BusinessYahoo News Australia'Big' new Woolworths app so popular it couldn't cope with customer surge
Woolworths has launched Metro60, a new app that promises to get groceries to your door in under 60 minutes. Find out more.
NewsAustralian Associated PressBuilder disavows cancelled NSW contractor
A United States lawyer has written to the NSW fair trading minister to distance his client from a contractor whose licence was cancelled this week.Fair Trading Minister Eleni Petinos warned residents on Monday not to deal with a company calling itself Green Magic Homes Australia, who had been banned from advertising, contracting or undertaking any residential building work that required a licence.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMan jailed for attacking naked students
Five naked and intoxicated students walking back to their university late at night were threatened by a man with a pistol and hit with a piece of wood.In jailing their assailant in the Wagga Wagga District Court on Friday, Judge Gordon Lerve said the ordeal must have been terrifying for each of the Charles Sturt University victims.
NewsAustralian Associated PressHayne fan spat at rape victim, Seven says
Articles reporting that NRL fan Mina Greiss spat at the rape victim of former player Jarryd Hayne were true and not defamatory, Seven Network has said.In a defence to a Federal Court defamation suit, Seven denies that two 7News articles written in May last year and a related tweet by journalist Leonie Ryan injured Mr Greiss' character or reputation or caused him any harm or embarrassment.
NewsAustralian Associated PressHost city Sydney cheers WorldPride 2023
Over 1000 excited and boisterous participants clad in colourful T-shirts gathered at Sydney's Opera House to launch next year's WorldPride.A global festival celebrating sexual diversity held in various cities since 2000, WorldPride has chosen Sydney as its 2023 host to mark 45 years since the city held Australia's first Mardi Gras march on June 24, 1978.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNSW rail workers taking industrial action
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has decided to push on with its industrial action next week after an emergency meeting with senior NSW ministers failed to sway them.The union confirmed to AAP on Friday the planned action, driven by safety concerns over a new fleet of Korean-built trains, will start Tuesday and continue throughout the week.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNew Folbigg inquiry hearing for November
A retired judge is due to begin hearing evidence in November at the second inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing four of her children.Former chief justice Tom Bathurst was appointed in May to conduct the inquiry after the NSW Governor received a petition from prominent scientists asking she be pardoned due to new scientific evidence.
NewsAustralian Associated PressDawson evidence dark and dingy, judge says
The judge overseeing Christopher Michael Dawson's murder trial has questioned how he should use a multitude of evidence in the case that implied a violent and abusive marriage.On Friday, Justice Ian Harrison mentioned that testimony and statements in the case claimed Lynette Dawson had been seen with bruises or black eyes, but did not actually point to who caused those injuries.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNSW teachers' vaccine mandate set to end
Unvaccinated NSW teachers could be welcomed back into classrooms from next term as the education department reveals its plan to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates.Teachers could go back to class and departmental corporate staff return to the office under the plan, after consulting with stakeholders on Friday about finalising it within the next two weeks.
NewsYahoo News Australia$2.8m lifeline to fight disease driving wombats to extinction
Animal advocates say the funding comes 'not a moment too soon' as the disease threatens to wipe out the NSW wombat population. Find out more..
HealthYahoo News AustraliaKarl Stefanovic's daughter rushed to hospital 'within half an hour' of GP visit
The breakfast show host revealed his daughter's condition which is also impacting thousands of Aussie children. Find out more.
NewsAustralian Associated PressBarilaro appointment facing dual probes
Former NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro's appointment to an overseas posting he created, that would make him more money than the premier, will be probed in a parliamentary inquiry next week.The upper house Public Accountability Committee will examine the circumstances leading to Mr Barilaro's appointment as senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas, beginning with its first hearing on Wednesday.
NewsAustralian Associated PressCCTV released in unsolved stabbing death
CCTV footage has been released showing a man's last moments before he was fatally stabbed at Nowra on the state's south coast earlier this year.Michael Kerr, 51, was found unconscious suffering a stab wound at the corner of Haigh Ave and Worrigee St in Nowra in the early hours of January 4 .
EntertainmentAustralian Associated PressSelf published author on prize shortlist
A self-published novel has made it to the shortlist of the prestigious Miles Franklin award for the first time in its 61-year history.When author Michael Winkler could not find a publisher for his first novel Grimmish, he paid for a print run of 500 copies, and promoted it through social media.
NewsAustralian Associated PressDrone crash in Sydney hotel injures guest
A hotel guest in a fancy Darling Harbour hotel in Sydney sustained injuries from flying glass after a drone crashed into the room's window.An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report said on Thursday the drone operator was contracted in January 2021 to shoot some aerial photos and videos for a client, but that quickly turned sour when the remote-controlled aircraft became unresponsive.
NewsAustralian Associated PressMan denies murdering on-off lover
A man accused of murdering a missing Sydney woman told police he left her place with bags of garbage which she asked him to throw away.James Hachem also challenged a detective who suggested CCTV stills showed the items on his car back seat to be consistent with a "flesh-tone" colour.
BusinessYahoo News AustraliaDerelict Sydney house once taken over by squatters to fetch more than $1m at auction
A Redfern home which was at the centre of a dispute between squatters and neighbours could fetch more than $1 million at auction, despite being 'unliveable'.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressNSW businesses struck with staff shortages
More than 90 per cent of NSW businesses are experiencing staff shortages after the pandemic drastically changed the nine-to-five grind.The 2022 Workforce Skills Survey, from peak body Business NSW, interviewed 600 businesses in May and June and found almost all had vacancies.
