WATCH: Heavy rain is bringing relief to drought-stricken communities, and this 18-month-old boy couldn't contain his excitement at seeing it for the first time. #9News About the rainfall: 9Soci.al/aifG30q9PBg

ASIC has written a letter to the real estate institutes in each state outlining concerns about some real estate agents who are advising tenants to apply for early release of their superannuation. asic.gov.au/about-asic/new…

Director General of the World Health Organisation acknowledges increases in domestic violence reports since COVID19 began and calls on countries to classify DV services as essential.

This is very good: The horror of coronavirus is all too real. Don't turn it into an imaginary war | Marina Hyde theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"Emhoff is an entertainment attorney who once represented the ad agency that created the Taco Bell Chihuahua". OK. smh.com.au/world/north-am…

When confronted with horrific #DomesticViolence homicides, it’s understandably common for us men to say how appalled we’d be if that violence was inflicted upon our wife, our sisters or our daughters. What we don’t say often enough is ... (1/2)

... how appalled we’d be if our brothers, sons, or mates had caused death/injury to someone they claimed to love. I say this because of one unavoidable fact - overwhelmingly the perpetrators of #DomesticAbuse #DV are men. Call the Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 (2/2) No to Violence

For the past fortnight, dozens of MPs from Qld - which has Covid - came to Canberra - which has NO COVID - for parliament. Yet Canberra is the hotspot and the Qld govt hasn't go the wit to enable this girl to go to a funeral.

WeChat has 690,000 users in Australia, and told an Australian parliamentary inquiry earlier this year it wouldn't allow its platform to be used for foreign interference in Australian public debate. On Wednesday it censored the Australian PM's message to Chinese Australians.

Watch Robert Moore's report from inside the Capitol building as the extraordinary events unfolded in Washington DC itv.com/news/2021-01-0…

T1 Sydney Trains T2 Sydney Trains T5 Sydney Trains T7 Sydney Trains NSW TrainLink North Lifeline ⚠️ Major delays continue across the network due to a fatality at Lidcombe. Please consider delaying any non-essential travel or making alternative arrangements this evening. Get in touch if you require any travel assistance. transportnsw.info/trip#/trip

Australian Labor I’m a proud member of the Labor Party and remain committed to its ideals and objectives but I do not want to be associated with this tweet

From 5pm today to Monday 10 May, mask wearing is mandatory when travelling on public transport in Greater Sydney, including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains 😷 #covid19 #coronavirus

National Party have retained Upper Hunter. #upperhunter - 32% of 2CP counted - NAT Predicted 2CP=55.9% +3.3% swing - results at ab.co/2Sclf6H #nswpol

This is not right. Of all the things politicians have imposed on us - this is the meanest. What’s the point of being protected from the virus when the most important things in life are stripped away.

“What poses the greatest risk to women and their babies is not the vaccine.” Dr Gauthami Bhagwanani, the birthing unit director at Liverpool Hospital, urges women in NSW who are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or currently breastfeeding to get a #COVID19 vaccine. #9News

In closing words of UN Security Council meeting, Ukrainian ambassador stares at the Russian Ambassador: “There is no purgatory for war criminals. They go straight to hell, ambassador.” In a final humiliation for the UN, the whole session had been chaired by Russia.

News Outlets Halt Work in Russia Over 'Fake News' Jail Terms themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/04/bbc…

Look, I’m sorry to inject some sanity into this, but when the bits fly off in different directions it’s an explosion not an implosion