Good morning! Here are your headlines from around regional Australia and beyond. Scroll down and refresh for weather, news and more.
MARGARET RIVER: Missed getting tickets to John Butler’s Frack Off! Concert? Well it will now be streamed live on wtvperth.com.au to anywhere in the world and will also be played on Channel 44 in Perth. Read more.
MANDURAH: A world-first fisheries study in the Peel-Harvey Estuary is using military technology to create a picture of how recreational fishers are impacting the local blue-swimmer crab population. Read more.
SOUTH WEST: The WA Country Health Service – South West have joined national and international organisations to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance and the importance of appropriate antibiotic prescribing and use. Read more.
EATON: Member for Collie-Preston Mick Murray has called for an urgent upgrade to a South West intersection which has claimed the life of three people in recent years. Read more.
COWARAMUP: A suspenseful new mystery from local author Lily Malone has hit the shelves in time for Christmas, and the talented novelist’s latest offering comes with a list of local connections. Read more.
State of the nation
Amputee Fay Keegan from Taree says losing her leg has revolutionised her life
NSW: In 2011, Fay Keegan from Taree made the life-changing decision to have one of her lower legs amputated.
“I haven’t looked back,” she said. Read Fay’s incredible story.
Long time between drinks for Aussie workers
NATIONAL: If you think it has been a long time since you got your last pay rise, you're right. The Bureau of Statistics has found the average wait has nearly doubled over the past four years, from 12 months to 21 months – the longest on record. Read on.
Labor pursues Barilaro over wife’s political donations
NSW: Fresh from being sworn in as Deputy Premier and NSW Nationals leader, John Barilaro has come under attack from the opposition over political donations made by his wife, Deanna, a director of a property company. Read on.
Doubts over sexual abuse compensation plan as states stall
NATIONAL: A national system to compensate victims of child sexual abuse looks to be in doubt as states and territories withhold their support amid questions about the efficacy of an opt-in redress scheme. Read on.
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Reflections on greyhound industry after Grant steps down
NSW: It was no secret the state’s greyhound industry was happy to see the back of former Nationals leader Troy Grant.
Facing a leadership spill after a horror Orange by-election, Mr Grant stepped down from the top job earlier this week. Read on.
Street knifing case delayed
TAMWORTH: Solicitors for a Tamworth man charged with attempted murder have been granted extra time for a specialist to examine their client’s background.
Aubrey Michael Flick is being held in custody in the maximum security wing of Cessnock Correctional Centre on charges of attempted murder, assaulting a police officer and wounding with intent to murder. Read the report.
A look at the weather
A high is bringing a mostly sunny day to much of SA, TAS, VIC, NSW, QLD and the NT. Showery winds are developing on the QLD coast. Dry northerliess are strengthening in VIC, TAS and SA, becoming hot in SA. Troughs and a front are bringing patchy rain and a cooler change to WA.
Check out the national weather radar here.
