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- The cancellation of the LGBTQIA+ parade's afterparty has escalated to the NSW parliament, with the Pride in Protest group being accused of threatening the viability of the event.
- The planned sale of the Irwin and Leeuwin barracks in Perth will see dozens of hectares of potentially prime residential land hit the market. So is it likely to be used for housing, and what difference will it really make?
- The NSW government makes contact with the board of next month's Newcastle Writers Festival about the inclusion of Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, the ABC understands.
- Ferry operator TT-Line is confident its two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels will begin operating by October — but it says there is a "risk" its existing ships might not be sold by then.
- The attempted bombing of an Invasion Day rally in Perth's CBD last week is declared a terrorist attack by authorities.
- Nine volunteers in Streaky Bay are now qualified drone pilots and can be called upon for coastal surveillance or emergencies.
- There were 55 water releases from the region's coal mines in the month of January into the largest catchment draining to the Great Barrier Reef.
- Vulnerable and elderly residents in homes subsidised by the National Rental Affordability Scheme are staring down decade-long waitlists for social housing as the scheme draws to a close.
- Attorney-General Michelle Rowland asked Paul Brereton to explain why his ongoing ties to Defence had not been "adequately" disclosed in a letter sent last year.
- Labor's Ed Husic says it is "hard to reconcile" a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog with comments he has made in relation to the war in Gaza.
