31 August 2026
New data has laid bare the massive increase in the size of the public service since Labor was elected.
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31 August 2026
A'Deane's Bush is the best remaining example of the original podocarp forest of the Ruataniwha Plains.
31 August 2026
Higher levies for a mandatory livestock tracing programme are coming into effect this week.
31 August 2026
Li is accused of murdering Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok and his wife Mei Han Chong at their Ellerslie home in November 2023.
31 August 2026
Administrators will be forced to close the business if it fails to secure additional funding, revealing hundreds of staff have not been paid for weeks Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates The insolvency advisory Teneo assumed control of Bathla’s operations on 25 August after the Sydney-based construction company went into voluntary administration under the weight of almost $3. 6bn in debt.
31 August 2026
Police urge mother to attend hospital after baby’s body discovered in Harrow Road in Auburn Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Police said emergency services responded to reports of the body of a baby located in a rubbish bin along Harrow Road in Auburn at 11. 20am, with officers from the Auburn police area command finding the body of a newborn boy.
31 August 2026
Perrottet disagrees when counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC claims brother of former NSW premier is not truthful and ‘constructing evidence’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Charles Perrottet, who is among three Liberal figures alleged to have anticipated receiving $2m in prohibited political donations from Jean Nassif, told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Monday that he “made up” updates for the property developer.
31 August 2026
A Canterbury based skier has only just recovered from his blood cancer but is already hitting the slopes to raise money for others travelling for treatment.
