Undercover compliance officers will be posing as passengers to crack down on the illegal behavior in taxi hotspots and around Vivid Sydney events.

Investigators have confirmed the incident at Macquarie Fields Public School was not a targeted attack on the school.

Tests have found vapes sold in Queensland contain heavy metals which are "toxic to reproduction" and may "cause neurological anomalies".

The City of Melbourne has put forward the the proposal so pedestrians can stay safe in the city.

The festival has lit up the city's famous skyline, as well as some of its secret underground tunnels.

Dashcam footage shows the moment a bus indicated to turn right before it was hit by a Holden Commodore on Towncentre Drive in Thornlie on Wednesday.

Specialist teams are monitoring the buildings with a laser pointer to assess if they will fall after a "10th alarm" call was made for the first time in about half a century.

The 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, briefly appeared in the Perth Children's Court on Friday via video link.

The heritage-listed buildings on Randle Street in the centre of Sydney are completely hollowed out following the huge fire.

Clare Nowland's family published a tribute in The Monaro Post to thank hospital staff after the elderly aged care resident was admitted to Cooma Base Hospital in a critical condition following the incident on May 18.

The sails are due to be lit up to show respect for the country during the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Australia in nearly 10 years.

A Sydney suburb well known for it's Indian population has been recognised by their country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Australia.

Men living with metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer will be able access Erlyand (apalutamide) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from June, which currently costs patients about $40,000 a year.

The Woolworths cookies & cream classic ice cream sandwiches were sold in the supermarket in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory.

The world first study began after a mouse plague destroyed thousands of crops and cost grain growers about $1 billion two years ago.

A woman is in a critical condition after she was allegedly stabbed at a Centrelink in Melbourne's north-west.

The workers will get a pay rise, have more holidays and have a shorter working week after the agreement was reached yesterday.

It's understood police used their Tasers after struggling to disarm the frail elderly resident who was using a walking frame and "moving at a slow pace".

The quad bike and ute allegedly collided on Gulargambone Road, Bourbah, about 58km southwest of Coonamble about 3.45pm yesterday.

Mango sour beer made by Big Shed Brewing Concern has been available for purchase at bars and independent bottle shops in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and South Australia.

Police allege he was driving at 40km/h over the speed limit on the Western Highway in Burrumbeet about 1am this morning.

A fugitive who was wanted by Queensland Police for allegedly carrying an AK-47 is facing court today after being charged by NSW Police for an alleged armed carjacking in Sydney's inner west.

'Confronting' bodycam footage will be integral to the police investigation into the Tasering of Clare Nowland, 95, as she fights for her life in hospital.

Many health insurers froze or deferred premium increases during the pandemic but soon premiums for private health care will increase.

Students from TAFE have been working to prepare their designs, which are being propelled next so some of the country's biggest names in fashion.

During an unexpected blackout her machine was switched off while she was sleeping about 5am on May 8.

A recovery operation remains underway to remove a car that has been stuck on train tracks in Sydney's west since 9am.

Locals helped detain the driver before police arrived and arrested him.

Pace Beer made by Fortitude Brewing Company has been available for purchase in Dan Murphys across the state and at the brewery itself.

The planned strike is part of an escalating battle between the unions and NSW Premier Chris Minns.

Antonio David Mene allegedly fled Palen Creek Correctional Centre in Rathdowney, about 70km west of the Gold Coast, with two other prisoners on Sunday.

The robot mailbox was cemented into the ground before it was stolen from a home near Bundaberg

A Qantas flight has turned back to Cairns after what the airline described as a "controlled shutdown" of one of its engines.

CCTV shows the men creeping around the side of the service station and crouching behind pot plants on Hoxton Park Road in Lurnea near Liverpool this morning.

The 33-year-old flipped her car onto its side and became stuck in Goodwood last night.

The crash occurred on the Bruce Highway when an orange MG wagon and a Ford Ranger towing a caravan collided in Chatsworth near Gympie around 3.45pm.

Police arrested two men and one woman in Wagga Wagga, with one charged with 26 offences, after Strike Force Bohr was established in September last year.

Teach Us Consent will expand its work on educating people aged 16 years and above on sexual violence and consent, with funds allocated from the 2023-24 budget.

The 38-year-old male senior constable and 37-year-old female senior constable were charged with two counts of perverting the course of justice after investigations began in July 2021.

Marni Zavaleta's cat Pushca fell down a drain four days ago and was unable to be saved by rescue crews so two women took matters into their own hands in the Blue Mountains.

Emergency services went to the building site where a house was being renovated on Moverly Road in Maroubra after the man working on the site was found dead about 11.15am.

The incident caught on CCTV showed a ute crossing from the wrong side of the road to sharply cut off two cars on Macauley Avenue in Bankstown.

Officers were responding to an urgent call when the crash occurred at the intersection of Bernera and Kurrajong roads at Prestons just before midday.

Michel Elias Germani initially told police he and a staff member were threatened by two men who visited the Germani Jewellery store in the QVB earlier this year.

Asfour has made the decision to step down as mayor to pursue "business and other interests" with his wife Sally.

The Albanese government will spend $45.2 million on "critical repair work" in the Sydney Harbour, with the funds to be allocated in the upcoming 2023-24 budget.

The family friend of a Queensland University student who unknowingly ingested rat poison in Taiwan is under investigation by Taiwanese Police.

Health authorities have issued a warning about a contaminated opioid detected in drugs that may cause an unexpected overdose or death in New South Wales.

The Lake Macquarie resident came forward to claim her win yesterday morning for the division one winning entry, which was drawn nationally on July 12, 2021.