A man has been charged after allegedly biting a police officer and leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit through Sydney's inner west.

Officers allege the man travelled at 140km/h in a 60km/h zone on Parramatta Road during an hour-long chase across Five Dock, Strathfield, Homebush, Auburn and Ashfield just before midnight last night.

It's alleged the car travelled onto the wrong side of the road multiple times and drove onto footpaths.

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Police said they first approached the man on Great North Road in Five Dock when the car was stationary on the side of the road.

"Police will allege in court that when the officers returned to their vehicle, the sedan rolled backwards into the police car," NSW Police said in a statement.

"The sedan then allegedly drove away. When it failed to stop as directed, a pursuit was initiated."

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CCTV and dashcam captured the black Nissan Infiniti sedan allegedly speeding through the suburbs on Paramatta Road.

"The vehicle continued on Parramatta Road before the pursuit was terminated due to the dangerous manner of driving.

"The sedan crashed into a pole and came to a stop at the intersection of Liverpool and Parramatta Roads at Ashfield about 1.10am today."

The driver, a 38-year-old man, was arrested at the scene by officers.

Police allege the man allegedly resisted police and struggled with several officers during the arrest, with a number of responding police receiving minor bite marks.

One officer was taken to hospital with a minor leg injury.

The 38-year-old man was also taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital under police guard, where he remains.

He has since been charged with five offences including reckless driving and possessing a prohibited drug.

A Muffin Break franchise charged with hundreds of child labour law contraventions after hiring three underage children has shut down after being unable to repay COVID-related debts.

Rianshi Pty Ltd faced millions of dollars in fines after being charged by the Wage Inspectorate with 360 offences related to breaches of child employment laws.

Between March and October last year the company, operated by a husband and wife, hired three 14-year-olds without having work permits for them.

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The children had all approached the store looking for work, the company's barrister Cassie Serpell told Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday.

While that didn't excuse their wrongdoing, this wasn't a case where they had actively sought out underage employees, she said.

On 111 occasions over seven months, the children worked shifts at the Muffin Break store without child labour permits, and on each of those occasions they were not supervised by someone with a Working with Children Clearance.

On 70 occasions the children worked longer than three hours without being given their required 30-minute breaks, and they were employed for longer shifts than allowed on 69 occasions.

Children aged 14, who are legally employed under permits or licences, can only work three hours a day or 12 hours a week during school terms, or six hours a day or 30 hours a week in school holidays.

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Serpell said the couple were simply not aware of the laws for hiring children under the age of 15 and while that didn't excuse their behaviour, it did explain it.

The Wage Inspectorate had been provided with an undated letter from the father of one of the children, giving permission for his child to work there, she said.

Though that didn't meet the legal requirements it was further context to the offending, Serpell said.

"They are both incredibly remorseful that they didn't know better," she said.

"They realise they should have got legal advice of that nature prior to starting the business."

Magistrate Malcolm Thomas acknowledged the couple were two small business owners, and not a large corporation with access to a human resources department.

But he accepted that because the laws were specifically designed to protect children from harm it was important to hand down a penalty that deterred others from breaking the law.

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He convicted and fined Rianshi Pty Ltd $10,000.

The couple bought the franchise in May 2017 for $330,000 but after struggling financially since the COVID-19 pandemic they closed down the operation on Tuesday last week.

The court heard they had suffered health and sleeping difficulties as a result, were frequently stressed and depressed, and had fallen into debt with Muffin Break and Southland mall management – owing $171,000 in back rent.

Serpell also noted that changes had been made to child employment laws in July this year to simplify the process for employers.

Rather than the one permit per child employee system that existed at the time of their offending, the law now requires a single licence to cover the employment of multiple children.

Serpell told the court that in her extensive experience in industrial relations law, this was not an area that was well understood by businesses.

A 74-year-old woman had to be airlifted to hospital after she fell into a grave at a South Australian cemetery and became impaled on a rail.

South Australia Ambulance confirmed they were called just after 3pm to the woman who had fallen at Maitland Cemetery on the Yorke Peninsula north-east of Adelaide.

The call said the woman, from Maitland, had fallen into a grave and become impaled on a metal rail through the thigh, a spokeswoman said.

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The woman waited for help for "a couple of hours", SA Ambulance said.

Her condition is not known but her injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

9News has contacted Yorke Peninsula Council, which runs the cemetery, for comment.

Family members have told of a mother's heroic actions during a horror shed fire that killed two children in Victoria's west yesterday.

Saige McGregor, 3, and Ashlynn McGregor, 18 months, died after they were playing in a shed at Officer Court, in the suburb of Corio, when it went up in flames.

Two other children, Isaac, and Mavis, aged 4 and 6, were airlifted to the Royal Children's hospital in a critical condition after suffering extensive burns.

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They are still fighting for life.

It's understood all four children were inside the shed when a couch was set alight.

Their mother, Jasmine Beck, rushed to help.

She suffered burns to her hands after desperately pushing aside the burning couch, which was blocking the doorway.

Anthony McGregor, who is the brother of the children's father, said Beck is still struggling to come to terms with the loss.

"She's distraught. She's not handling herself," he said.

"She's trying to be the best mum she can be right now and be there to support her children that are suffering. If anyone wants to know how a mother has just lost two kids and has two fighting for their lives is going — if you're a parent, you know.

"When your kid cuts their hand, you know how it feels to be worried about their child, and this is just multiplied by 1000, by a million. She's not coping. She's having a really hard time."

McGregor described the children as "loving and boisterous".

"Ashlynn is like the love of my life," he said.

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"Mavis and Isaac were the first two kids that ever taught me how to love properly.

"They're the babies of our family, the youngest members of our family, and they're gone.

"That's how we want everyone to remember them."

Victoria Police Inspector Emma Bartel told media yesterday that it was a "chaotic scene".

The fire isn't being treated as suspicious and police are yet to establish the cause of the fire.

There are emergency warnings for two bushfires in Queensland with residents ordered to evacuate immediately, as multiple other blazes burn across the state.

Residents in a number of rural towns in the Darling Downs region have been told to leave their homes due to a large fast-moving fire.

The current warning area is for properties between Chinchilla Tara Road, Timothy Road, Weitzels Road, Tara Kogan Road, Spinifex Road, in Tara, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) said.

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A second bushfire at Cypress Gardens and Millmerran Downs has also just been upgraded to emergency level.

People in the vicinity of Kakadu Avenue, Gore Highway, Violet Road and Wombinebong Drive have been instructed to leave immediately.

The fast-moving fire is burning near Primrose Drive, and is expected to impact Waratah Drive very soon, QFES said.

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Two more fires at nearby Captains Mountain and Milmerran Woods are at watch and act level with locals told to prepare to leave.

There are multiple other fires burning across the state at advice level.

The most up-to-date and accurate information is available on the QFES website.

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It comes after QFES extended a local fire ban for Far Northern Region residents for a further seven days.

This is in place for residents in the Aurukun, Cairns, Cook, Douglas, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Napranum, Northern Peninsula Area, Pormpuraaw, Torres, Torres Strait, Weipa, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah, Cassowary Coast, Mareeba, Tablelands, Croydon and Etheridge Local Government Areas.

It is expected to remain in place until midnight on Monday, October 30.

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An Adelaide nightclub has been fined $3897 for offering patrons free drinks in exchange for their bras and based on their bra size in Adelaide's CBD.

The Woolshed on Hindley Street was issued the fine for "lewd promotion" by the liquor licensing regulator at the Consumer and Business Services.

The authority attended the venue after complaints were made and reviewed CCTV footage of the night to confirm the breach.

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Gender-based promotions are prohibited under the liquor code.

"Theme nights and other promotions can be a great way for licensed venues to attract customers, but there must be appropriate standards which is why the General Code of Practice for liquor licence holders has clear standards in place," Liquor and Gambling Commissioner Dini Soulio said.

"Gender-based promotions – including those that objectify people – are not only out of line with community expectations, but are in breach of this Code.

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"More concerning was the inadequate CCTV coverage.

"CCTV footage is vital not only for on-premises security, but also for investigative purposes as needed.

"This is why the Late Night Code of Practice includes a requirement that licensed premises maintain CCTV that captures all internal and external areas of the premises – except for toilets – along with entry and exit points."

The Woolshed has since upgraded their CCTV after the breach.

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