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NSW man pleads guilty to DV offences, bugging ex-lover's bedroom and tracking her car

A Lake Macquarie man has pleaded guilty to seven domestic violence offences after a GPS tracking device was removed from his ex-lover's car and police found a listening device in her bedroom.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Kambo inquest hears Jarrad Antonovich's death was described as a 'beautiful occasion'

The NSW Coroner's Court is told that the organiser of the Dreaming Arts Festival played guitar while Jarrad Antonovich lay dying and later described his death as a "beautiful occasion".

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Transport industry to feel the pinch as heavy vehicle road user charge slated to rise

With roads in disrepair across the country, the federal government is raising the heavy vehicle road user charge to help pay for the damage. But transport operators warn the cost will eventually fall to consumers.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Parents of toddler who ingested party drug 'failed' their daughter, Adelaide court told

A court has heard the harrowing details of a triple-0 call in which a toddler — who miraculously survived after ingesting a dose of the party drug fantasy (GHB) — could be heard struggling to breathe in the background.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Tighter car quarantine measures cause delays to Port Kembla car imports, driving up costs

A major car importer says costs of bringing vehicles into Australia are piling up and expects it will be the consumer who is left to cover them.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Steven Dean Walker-Ely committed to trial for alleged murder of Birdsall Fa'apepele

Birdsall Fa'apepele, 25, was allegedly stabbed multiple times near a Mackay caravan park on the night of December 14, 2021.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

River Murray flooding, health and child protection spending to strip away the state's surplus, treasurer warns

The cost of the River Murray flooding, plus extra money needed to boost South Australia's health and child protection systems, means it will be "extremely difficult" to get the state's budget back into surplus, the SA Treasurer says.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Joint investigation launched into how Latitude handled personal data following major hack

If found guilty following the joint investigation by Australia and New Zealand's privacy regulators, Latitude could pay penalties of up to $50 million for each violation.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

ACT Director of Public Prosecutions tells inquiry he suspected federal politicians may have tried to interfere with Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution

Shane Drumgold tells the ACT Board of Inquiry he had wondered whether government ministers were exerting pressure on police investigators.

ABC News · May 10, 2023

Migrants and visitors set to pay more for visas as federal government looks to recoup processing costs in budget

Applying for an Australian visa will become more expensive from July 1, while international students will have their working hours capped again.

ABC News · May 10, 2023