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The daughter of an elderly woman who died at a Rooty Hill nursing home overnight has spent the day being questioned by detectives. Police say she administered her mother an unknown substance before her death. They're now trying to work out what it was and why it was given.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karl Stefanovic's 26-year tenure at Channel Nine ended immediately following controversy over his independent podcast interview with British far-right activist Tommy Robinson. The network cited incompatibility between hosting Today and running an independent podcast, bringing forward his planned end-of-year departure. Stefanovic is now reportedly consulting lawyers about potential legal action for wrongful dismissal, with his contract worth an estimated $1-1.5 million, whilst his future with radio network ARN remains uncertain.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australians across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and other cities abandoned work and school to watch the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier match, packing pubs, live sites and public screens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monash University researchers have discovered that combining two common antibiotics effectively kills and stops the spread of a highly drug-resistant bacteria. This superbug is known to cause life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and meningitis. Antimicrobial resistance was directly responsible for 1.14 million deaths globally in 2021.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The International Olympic Committee has raised safety concerns about crocodiles at the proposed Fitzroy River rowing venue in Rockhampton for the 2032 Brisbane Games. An IOC official questioned whether crocodiles would be fenced out during competition, warning that any athlete bite would end the Games. The Queensland government maintains the venue is safe, citing that student rowers use the river annually, while the World Rowing Federation conducts its assessment of the site.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lara Worthington opens her personal wardrobe for eBay Live's 24 Hours of Drops charity event, selling designer pieces including a custom Victor gown worn to the Avatar premiere in Paris and a Louis Vuitton Sofia Coppola handbag. All proceeds from her collection benefit Bowel Cancer Australia during Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, honouring her late father who passed away from the disease. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Back-to-back earthquakes have struck Venezuela, with the death toll climbing to 188 and fears that thousands more may have been killed. Emergency crews and residents are searching through rubble in Caracas and heavily affected coastal areas like La Guaira, where total devastation has been reported and vehicle access remains cut off. First responders are working with limited technology to locate survivors trapped under collapsed buildings, while hundreds of families use WhatsApp groups to search for missing loved ones.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All beaches in Sydney's eastern suburbs remain closed following multiple shark sightings, with community swimming groups like the Bondi Salties cancelling their regular morning swims. New shark monitoring drones are operating from 7:30am to 4pm, though this doesn't cover early morning swimming hours. Coogee shark attack victim Leah Stewart has been reunited with her daughter after spending 11 days in a coma.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 22-year-old Melton South man has been charged following an alleged machete attack in a McDonald's car park west of Melbourne's CBD. Two 20-year-old men were allegedly attacked, with one suffering critical abdominal injuries and the other sustaining defensive wounds to his hands. The accused handed himself in to police, with authorities believing all three men are known to each other.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tobias Nuttall, a 33-year-old Perth podcaster, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend Alisha Hendren-Krippner in their Bassendean home in August last year. The Supreme Court heard a disturbing triple zero call where Nuttall calmly admitted to stabbing his partner to death, claiming self-defence while coming down from methamphetamine. The judge rejected his victim-blaming attempts and emphasised the sentence must address the insidious nature of domestic violence, with Nuttall required to serve 18 years before parole eligibility.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social housing properties in Beechboro nd St James have accumulated significant amounts of rubbish, with neighbours complaining about the unsanitary conditions for years. The Housing Minister acknowledges enforcement action is being taken while noting the complex needs of some tenants, as Western Australia's social housing waitlist stands at 23,000 applicants. Following media exposure, cleanup crews arrived to clear the St James property after months of complaints from residents went unaddressed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Annoying fake text messages from scammers could finally be a thing of the past thanks to new anti-scam laws being introduced. But victims say the consumer protection rules are years overdue as they continue to fight for what is rightfully theirs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.