He accepted he caused the fatal collision but argued it was not through dangerous driving.

Australia's south-east is bracing for a chilly weekend as a cold front brings near or below freezing temperatures.

Weatherzone reports this weekend will see the coldest nights to date this year with Thredbo in NSW expected to drop to -5 degrees.

Victoria's alpine resorts could see temperatures plummet to -3 degrees while even Melbourne could drop to 5 degrees tomorrow morning.

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Liawanee on Tasmania's Central Plateau will reach -4 degrees on Sunday morning, Weatherzone reports.

Meteorologist Angus Hines from the Bureau of Meteorology said in some areas, this will be the first really cold mornings of the year.

"The combination of high pressure across the south and the south-east, as well as clear skies and not much wind, is going to lead to some very chilly temperatures through the next couple of mornings."

Canberra is also set to dip below freezing early Sunday morning, possibly reaching -1 degrees.

The cold will spread into the Northern Tablelands hitting Guyra and Glen Innes by Monday.

Hines said as well as the cool change, the south-east could expect clear days.

"A bright, sunny day, but those temperatures are quite a lot lower than where they have been sitting through most of the week."

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The popular podcaster has lambasted the administration over the war in Iran.

Bashii, aged 18, was euthanised after a rapid decline in his health.

Nicholas Mitchell, 37, died after crashing into a tree on Ford Rd on December 12.

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Witness Deborah Kelsall followed the black pig as it dodged cars on its way to the beach.

Police say one person appears to have suffered moderate injuries in the 2.30pm crash.

A man has died at a workplace in Tingalpa, in Brisbane's east.

Emergency services were called to a business on Wynnym Road around 6.40am after a man in his 40s was injured in an incident involving two vehicles.

Despite the efforts of paramedics, the man died at the scene.

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Workplace Health and Safety is investigating, with the assistance of police.

More to come.

Coca-Cola has indicated it could walk away from the Containers for Change scheme in Queensland, after the government proposed an overhaul.

The government introduced legislation to strengthen the governance of the scheme last month after a parliamentary inquiry heard allegations of conflicts of interest, unfair contracts, misleading conduct, and bullying.

In a submission to the government, the multi-national beverage company argued the legislation goes "well beyond reasonable oversight".

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It said the amendments will "increase governance risk and reduce industry confidence".

"Further, it will create real, practical challenges for CCEP's (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners) continued participation in COEX's governance and may necessitate a reassessment of our involvement."

COEX is the non-profit responsible for administering the scheme, of which CCEP is a founding member.

The inquiry had found that COEX had invested "comparatively little" of its own funds into community or environmental initiatives and did not have a "transparent plan" to do so.

"While the scheme has generated more than $2.5 billion in revenue since inception, less than 40 per cent has been returned to Queenslanders through refunds, and less than 2 per cent has gone directly to charities."

It argued COEX does not have a "transparent plan for reinvestment in environmental or charitable programs".

The inquiry also made referrals to the state's Crime and Corruption Commission.

Environment minister Andrew Powell said anyone could share their views as part of the committee process.

"We have introduced legislation to strengthen the scheme's governance after a scathing report exposed its serious failures under the former Labor government," Powell said in a statement.

"A parliamentary committee is looking at proposed changes to strengthen the container refund scheme, and anyone can share their views as part of this process."

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