Vicious trolls accusing him of betraying Indigenous Australians by advocating against the Voice to Parliament have pushed Warren Mundine to attempt to self harm.

NSW Liberal MP Taylor Martin has revealed he is the politician at the centre of a texting scandal, but has strongly denied any wrongdoing, while declaring there are “two-sides” to the story.

The Andrews government is considering a tourism levy on short-term stays in Victoria.

The sole survivor of a shocking triple fatal crash on the Bruce Highway was released from hospital just days before the tragedy unfolded despite pleas from his mother to keep him in hospital, his family has claimed.

Two in every three speeding drivers are caught by police officers on country roads rather than Adelaide, shocking new figures show.