By Hope NewsroomWednesday 26 May 2021NewsReading Time: 2 minutes
Today’s headlines from the Hope News team. You can listen to hourly bulletin updates at hopenews.com.au.
NSW Labor’s transport spokesman Chris Minns has resigned from the shadow cabinet, saying his position is untenable.
A staff member in the office of the deputy Labor leader has lost his job after distributing a “dirt file” on Mr Minns amid leadership rumblings.
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Victorian health authorities are racing to track down thousands of AFL fans after a person who was at the MCG on Sunday tested positive for COVID-19.
Health officials are still trying to find the source of the latest cluster in Melbourne’s north.
Anyone in New South Wales who’s been to a venue of concern must self-isolate.
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90 per cent of people seeking help from the Salvation Army say they are under housing stress, with many spending half of their income on rent or mortgage.
And, 45 per cent are skipping meals.
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A former financial adviser is due in court today charged over a multi-million-dollar fraud.
Police allege the man defrauded clients to the tune of $3.3 million between 2017 and 2020.
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A Newcastle man has been charged over the importation of 230kgs of methamphetamine.
The drug was uncovered in two shipments of helical gear drives from South Korea.
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Farmers say the out-of-control mouse plague will cut the value of the NSW’s winter crop by $1 million, as the situation worsens.
The government-funded Mouse Alert website indicates sightings have doubled since March, with a growing number of mice being sighted in and around Sydney.
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Demonstrations and marches are being held across the United States to mark one year since the death of George Floyd.
Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering the black man when he knelt on his neck for almost 10 minutes during an arrest.
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And a “super blood moon” will be visible tonight as a lunar eclipse turns the full moon red.
The best view will be between about 9.10pm and 11pm when the moon will be completely in the Earth’s shadow.