Passengers are allowed back into Terminal 1 after an exclusion zone was established at the airport for roughly two hours.
Five co-owners of an Adelaide Plains piggery face multiple charges of animal cruelty, including leaving pigs in faeces and urine. The RSPCA described the case as one of the most serious they have handled. The matter was adjourned to August 4.
Nathan Fitzgerald, a 27-year-old Melbourne teacher, died after a head clash during an Australian rules football game. All AFL clubs will wear black armbands in his honour, with his team, the Richmond Tigers, and Melbourne Demons to hold a minute's silence.
A 19-year-old man is in custody after an alleged assault and robbery at a bottle shop in Hobart's Northgate shopping centre. Police state three individuals entered the store, assaulted a staff member, and stole alcohol. Investigations are ongoing to find the other suspects.
A parliamentary committee report accuses NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling SC of authorizing a media leak to discredit a judge and falsely denying it. The report recommends an inquiry into her removal from office, though the committee was divided and the Attorney-General expressed strong doubts about the report's findings.
A NSW parliamentary committee report accuses top prosecutor Sally Dowling of giving false evidence under oath regarding pitching a story about a child's sentencing hearing to radio station 2GB. The report recommends the attorney general investigate her removal from office.
A Perth man, Lachie Perrem, is in critical condition with burns to 75% of his body after a robot vacuum cleaner caught fire at his home in Brabham. Investigators are examining the faulty appliance, while the family faces a long recovery and rebuilding their lives.
