NSW coroner to probe Newmarch virus deaths

The NSW coroner will investigate a spate of coronavirus-related deaths at a western Sydney aged care home.

Housing headlines Tas construction blitz

Tasmania is planning to build thousands of new houses as part of a construction blitz designed to stimulate the island's economy amid the coronavirus

Court backlog could take a year to clear

Queensland's judicial system has been buried under a backlog of some 18,000 Magistrate's Court cases which are expected to take a year to clear.

NSW bill ensures higher building standards

Heavy fines could be handed down for the sale or construction of defective buildings as part of the NSW Building Commissioner's boosted powers.

SA again clear of active COVID-19 cases

South Australia is once again free of active COVID-19 cases.

CSG moratorium defeated in NSW parliament

A bill imposing a moratorium on coal seam gas has been narrowly defeated in NSW parliament as a controversial CSG proposal in the state's northwest undergoes assessment.

Where Vic COVID-19 fines have been issued

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS HARDEST HIT BY COVID-19:

New powers punish workplace carelessness

SafeWork NSW will have the power under new workplace safety laws to prosecute people who are aware of, or knowingly create, a risk in the workplace and fail to address this risk before the behaviour leads to a serious injury or death.

Lions in NSW zoo attack won’t be put down

A pair of lions that mauled a female zookeeper inside an enclosure on the NSW South Coast will not be euthanised.

Driver sought after fatal Vic ‘hit-run’

Police are urging a driver to come forward after a man was fatally struck on a Melbourne highway.