Three US Marines died and five more suffered serious injuries when a military aircraft carrying 23 people crashed in the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory coast. yesterday.

Random urine tests to screen the state’s trains workforce for drugs or alcohol will be axed in a backroom agreement between the rail union and the state government.

The AFL Grand Final Parade will return to city streets in a significant shift from last year’s Yarra River ceremony.

The respected mind Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk turns to for major legal reviews has pleaded with her to “abandon the madness” in youth justice and keep children out of watch houses.

Work will begin immediately to expand preschool and Out of School Hours Care in South Australia in line with the recommendations of the state’s royal commission into early childhood education.