Dog baiting has spread to Sydney now with police issuing an urgent warning after chicken mince, spiked with rat poison was found throughout a park in inner-west Sydney yesterday. 

Inner West Police urge pet owners to ‘not to wait for symptoms to appear’ but to take their animals to the vet ‘immediately’ if they suspect they have been poisoned. 

In NSW, the offence is punishable by a maximum of five years in jail and a heft $22,000 fine. 
home.” 

As Labor criticises the government for not producing a national drought strategy, Barnaby Joyce says the Coalition risks ‘political annihilation’ in rural areas if it does not start building dams and the drought worsens. 

“It’s not good talking about the crisis when it arrives, it should have been dealt with years ago, but it must be dealt with now, and it will be political annihilation if we don't,” Joyce said. 

Peter Khoury, an NRMA spokesman said “they knew the attacks in Saudie Arabia, along with the ongoing trade war between the United States and Chines and a weaker Australian dollar, would all work against our members here at home.” 

However, he confirms that relief is on its way and there will be a fall in world oil prices to reduce petrol costs later in October. 
 

The house is located along the route of the Cross River Rail, a project where she had ministerial responsibility. 

She signed the contract in late March, however, the property was not declared on the Queensland Parliament’s register of members’ interests within the required time. 

A spokesman for Ms Trad confirmed the house was sold for no more than it had been purchased 
 

The death of two students in an anti-corruption protest in Indonesia has sparked national outrage.

A range of issues have motivated the protesters, including Parliament's weakening of Indonesia's respected anti-corruption commission, various illiberal changes to the national criminal code, and the government’s failure to prevent fires on peatlands. 

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for investigation over the deaths.

Several prominent activists have been arrested amid a social media crackdown.

The Duchess of Sussex has begun legal action against the Mail on Sunday over a claim that it unlawfully published one of her private letters.

The newspaper says Prince Harry repeats the story of Princess Diana of meting out, pointing out that Princess Meghan has "become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences."

The Victorian Government has announced that an extra $32 million in drought funding has been made available for drought-affected farmers in the driest parts of the state. 

The Government will establish a Farmers Drought Fund which includes payments of up to $3000 for farming families facing ‘extreme’ hardships, and grants for on-farm drought preparedness.

Labor is intensifying its demands on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to release the transcript of a conversation with President Donald Trump, amid accusations Australia is supporting a US Justice Department inquiry.

The Opposition has accused Scott Morrison of cosying up to Mr Trump at the expense of Australia's national interest.

Hundreds of residents in Far North Queensland have described how the ground shook after a suspected meteor streaked across the sky above Cairns.

The event occurred at approximately 1:40pm yesterday and was witnessed in dozens of locations across the far north.

Astronomer David Reneke said that it was most likely a type of meteor known as a “daytime fireball” - a type of slow-moving meteor that burns and melts.