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Family members accused of trying to murder young woman in 'attempted honour killing' plead guilty to lesser charges...
abc.net.au > news...Family members accused of trying to murder young woman in 'attempted honour killing' plead guilty to lesser charges Prosecutors have dropped attempted... ...murder charges against family members of a young Muslim woman who was held down and stabbed for dating a man of a different faith.... ...due to stand trial in the Supreme Court shortly.... ...Prosecutors have now dropped all attempted murder charges and accepted guilty pleas to alternative, lesser charges....

Government reveals $22 billion budget surplus in final outcome figures
abc.net.au > news...It's the last Commonwealth budget surplus since Peter Costello’s 2007-08 budget and the last Labor government surplus since Paul Keating in 1989-... ...Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government: "delivered this surplus at the same time as providing billions of dollars in cost-of-living relief... ...management has not just delivered the first surplus in 15 years, it's also taken the pressure off inflation, interest rates and the cost of living," the treasurer...

Small rural businesses getting a slice of Australia's multi-billion-dollar pet food market
abc.net.au > news...general store, in South Australia.... ...Melissa Slabskyj's dream to feed the demand for pet supplements became a reality after moving to Paruna, a town with less than 50 people and one... ...Matt Kopke, the chief executive of Veterinary Nutrition Group which makes personalised homemade diets for dogs and cats, said the global market for... ...Bordertown hemp farmer and owner of Good Country Hemp, Mick Andersen, started making pet food products to ensure every part of his plants got used...

Search for Langi Kal Kal Prison escapee Daniel Briffa continues in regional Victoria
abc.net.au > news...Search for Langi Kal Kal Prison escapee Daniel Briffa continues in regional Victoria Police are continuing to search for a prison escapee who has... ...Daniel Briffa, 50, escaped Langi Kal Kal prison on the evening of September 4 He was last seen at a service station in Ballarat on September 6 Police... ...Acting Superintendent Dan Ryan said police were searching the Ballarat area, as well as Werribee, Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit, where Briffa had... ...Langi Kal Kal has operated as an adult prison for 30 years, accommodating sentenced protection prisoners. ...

Qantas chairman Richard Goyder refuses to quit despite investor and consumer calls
abc.net.au > news...told The World Today.... ...Qantas chairman Richard Goyder is refusing to quit as big investors and consumers continue to demand his head over the reputational crisis damaging... ...Mr Goyder says Qantas accepts the ruling and says new CEO Vanessa Hudson will soon start mediating to settle the case.... ...Mr Goyder was Qantas chairman when the company outsourced 1,700 ground staff in late 2020 at the height of the pandemic, which the High Court last...

Road rage murder accused would have 'vigorously defended' attack ...
abc.net.au > news...Francois Joseph Ghassibe is on trial accused of murdering 70-year-old Brian Maxwell Richardson during a road rage fight in the middle of Adelaide's... ...the taxi driver for suddenly pulling out in front of his car.... ...The taxi driver previously told the court Mr Richardson yelled at him and pushed him "really hard" and Ghassibe ran to his aid, but then the two... ...Mr Vadasz called eye expert Professor John Crompton to give evidence. ...

Conservationists in PNG skeptical they've seen the last of ...
abc.net.au > pacific > programs...Co-founder of the Deep Sea Mining Campaign, which advocates for a ban on all seabed mining, Dr Helen Rosenbaum Governor of Oro province Gary Juffa... ...PNG's prime minister James Marape says there'll be no deep-sea mining in the country until there's scientific evidence that it can be done in an...

Queensland religious group on trial over death of Elizabeth Struhs in Toowoomba
abc.net.au > news...Queensland religious group on trial over death of Elizabeth Struhs in Toowoomba Fourteen members of a Toowoomba religious group charged with the... ...Elizabeth Struhs was found dead in her Rangeville home on January 7 last year, after she allegedly had her insulin medication withheld from her for... ...The alleged leader of the group known as "The Church', Brendan Luke Stevens, has been charged with Elizabeth's murder, as well as her father, Jason... ...provider: 1800 991 099 Lifeline, 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention: 13 11 14 Care Leavers Australia Network: 1800 008 774 Find support...

Taxi driver stabbed during attempted armed robbery in Townsville
abc.net.au > news...Taxi driver stabbed during attempted armed robbery in Townsville A taxi driver has been stabbed during an attempted robbery in north Queensland... ...overnight. - The 69-year-old taxi driver was stabbed in the abdomen in the attack - He was taken to hospital in a serious condition - Police have... ...He was taken to the Townsville University Hospital in a serious condition....

Melbourne Demons beat Hawthorn Hawks by 59 points at Frankston in AFLW
abc.net.au > news...Melbourne Demons beat Hawthorn Hawks by 59 points at Frankston in AFLW Defending AFLW premiers Melbourne have monstered a plucky Hawthorn to maintain... ...Melbourne vice-captain Tyla Hanks (26 disposals, three clearances) led the way, along with ball magnet Olivia Purcell (29, two).... ...Skipper Kate Hore (two goals), Alyssa Bannan (one) and Tayla Harris (one) were also among the Demons" goalkickers.... ...Melbourne (4-0) make the trip down to Kardinia Park to face Geelong in round five, while Hawthorn (1-3) host the Brisbane Lions again at Frankston...