Doctors are encouraging Australians to be alert to the signs of heat-related illness this weekend as searing temperatures are forecast for a large part of the nation. Parts of the ACT, NSW, South Australia and Victoria will experience the 40C temperatures that had many West Australians sweltering this week. Healthdirect chief medical officer Dr Nirvana … Read more
Three more Commonwealth Bank branches across Australia are set to close next month. The branches in well-populated areas of Coogee in NSW, Coolangatta in Queensland, and Adelaide’s Rundle Mall in South Australia, will be shuttered by March 1, according to the bank. Commonwealth Bank called the permanent closures a “difficult decision” based on progressive declines … Read more
A NSW push to poach interstate essential workers has been dismissed by South Australia as a desperate effort to fill the more populous state’s skill “chasms”. The Make the Move Campaign is aimed at boosting the number of essential workers in regional NSW by spotlighting the stories of nurses, police, teachers, firefighters and midwives who … Read more
A popular gelato brand has opened its first South Australian store. Gelato Messina said it was returning to “home turf”, opening on The Parade West in Kent Town, in Adelaide, on Monday. Messina founder Nick Palumbo and his brother Danny moved from Adelaide to Sydney in 2002, before opening their first gelato store in the … Read more
A Sydney woman was handed a $387 fine when she was caught with her mobile phone in her hand — but it wasn’t just her phone, the device was still mounted in the hands-free cradle at the time. The confused act prompted NSW Police to publicly clarify the road rule, which allows drivers in the … Read more
The remnants of a coast-to-coast heatwave are being swept off the NSW coast after baking Sydney and delivering a record hot night in the outback. Sydney reached its forecast 38C by 2pm before plunging to 27C by 3pm while Gosford shed 13C in 35 minutes as a southerly change began paving the way for a … Read more
Heatwave warnings have been issued for four Australian states, with millions of people set to swelter on Australia Day. Large parts of central and eastern Australia are in for another day of heat after widespread temperatures above 40C on Thursday, with some inland areas nudging 50C. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussies in four states set … Read more
The family of a young woman who became a quadriplegic after a diving accident has warned families to be careful around water. Presentations to the emergency department for water-related accidents have more than doubled in children this summer, according to new figures from South Australian authorities. Hayley Sands was 13 years old in January 2013 … Read more
Heatwaves with widespread temperatures above 40C are set to continue across large parts of the nation as the mercury remains well above average. The national weather forecaster said the heat would be wide-reaching, impacting central Western Australia, northern South Australia, southern Northern Territory, southern Queensland and NSW. Low to severe intensity heatwave warnings are in … Read more
Former South Australian premier Steven Marshall has signalled his political retirement. “It has been an honour to be the Member for Dunstan, leader of the South Australian Liberal Party and premier of South Australia,” Marshall said in a statement on Wednesday. “After almost 14 years in parliament, now is the right time for me to … Read more
