Driver killed as car hits fence in Yorke Peninsula

Local hero Mitch Smith has recalled his daring rescue of an elderly woman after her car was swept away by floodwaters at Elmore-Raywood Rd in Elmore just after 7pm on Monday. As water lifted the 74-year-old woman’s car, she was swept off the road and into Bendigo Creek at Naughtons Bridge and was sent 100m…

More asbestos has been found near an inner Sydney park, and has resulted in the public closure of some pedestrian and bike paths in the area. A child first brought home the potentially hazardous material from the Rozelle Parklands earlier this week, prompting authorities to start testing the site’s recycled mulch. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE:…

A Melbourne child accused of murder has asked why she can’t be with other kids, as a court is updated on plans to renovate bespoke accommodation to house her. The 12-year-old girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is alleged to have stabbed a 37-year-old woman to death in Footscray, in Melbourne’s inner-west, on…

Workers on a $6.3 billion rail project in Brisbane have walked off the job over safety conditions, with union claims a worker was suffering heat stress before his death last month. The CFMEU argued contractor CPB had refused to implement effective procedures despite the considerable heat and humidity, prompting Cross River Rail (CRR) construction workers…