Property auction clearance rates collapse nationwide

Adelaide flooding chaos; thieves target ATMS; police hunting arsonist

Adelaide experiences severe flooding with 430 SES call-outs during a monster deluge, including a swift water rescue of a 73-year-old motorist who ignored road closure signs at Winery Road, Finniss. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Bird flu reaches Perth beaches; car thief arrested after chase; teacher faces sex charges

H5 bird flu has been detected in Perth for the first time, with a suspected case found in a dead migratory seabird at Mullaloo Beach. Authorities have increased beach patrols and are urging pet owners to keep animals away from wildlife, while a suspected case has also been reported north of Sydney. To date, there have been five confirmed H5 detections in Australia across Western Australia and South Australia, all in migratory seabirds, with no evidence of spread to local wildlife or poultry. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Minister under fire; brothers charged over alleged crime spree; bird flu spreads

Queensland's Child Safety Minister Amanda Camm faces criticism after days of silence regarding reports of children sleeping in government offices on air mattresses. A young boy who has spent half his life in state care describes his experiences sleeping on the streets and in a child safety office, claiming the system has failed him. The government faces scrutiny over its handling of vulnerable children, with frontline youth care providers raising concerns about uncertainty and inadequate support for young people in residential care. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Nicky Winmar convicted of assault charges; Deeming delay; bailed teen charged with murder

St Kilda AFL legend Nicky Winmar has been convicted of three assault charges after attacking a woman at a motel in Bendigo, where he dragged her by her hair and slammed her head into a door four times. Liberal MP Moira Deeming has won a Supreme Court injunction temporarily halting a party meeting that was set to vote on her disendorsement as an election candidate. Two boys, aged 15 and 16, have been charged with the stabbing murder of 15-year-old Darweish Muhammad outside Craigieburn Community Hospital, with the older accused having been released on bail just four days before the attack. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

NSW bird flu scare; Albanese targets Hanson; ICAC claims Liberal scalp

New South Wales has reported its first suspected case of the deadly H5 bird flu after a sick giant petrel was found on Bennetts Beach at Hawks Nest, north of Newcastle. Test results are expected within 24 hours and will trigger a massive statewide surveillance response involving a 500-strong team to scour beaches and waterways. The discovery has rattled the state's billion-dollar poultry industry, which culled hundreds of thousands of birds during the last avian influenza outbreak two years ago. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.