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  1. Smart glasses to be banned in all WA public schools

    Tell us about your experience. Western Australia will introduce the nation’s strictest ban on smart glasses in public…
    #Australia #AI #AU #Austrlia #newsperth #newswa #perthnews #pervertglasses #smartglasses #smartglassesbanned #wanews
    europesays.com/australia/10281

  2. Older Australians continue to die on home support aged care waitlists

    Deidre de Jonge was getting ready to bury her husband Gerrit the day she received a phone call…
    #Australia #agedcarefunding #AU #Austrlia #deadman'schair #federalgovernment #governmentfunding #liftchair #myagedcare #supportathome
    europesays.com/australia/10266

  3. What everyday Australians want political leaders to hear

    Margaret* is a 61-year-old woman from Sydney who works hard to pay her rent and buy her groceries.…
    #Australia #abcyoursay #AU #Austrlia #costofliving #housing #howdopeoplefeelabouttheirlives? #people'sviewsongovernmentandsociety #workingmultiplejobs
    europesays.com/australia/10246

  4. Canberra Apple store sued for indirect discrimination after using disabled bathroom for storage

    Tech giant Apple has been ordered to pay a former employee of its Canberra store $18,000 in compensation…
    #Australia #$18000 #ACAT #ACT #ACTCivilandAdministrativeTribunal #Apple #AU #Austrlia #bathroom #bowelcondition #canberra #damages #disability #disabled #discrimination #employee #indirect #localstories #storage #store #sued
    europesays.com/australia/10239

  5. Residents angry after Seven Mile Beach bushfire and registered burn amid dire forecast

    Residents east of Hobart have questioned why a total fire ban was not imposed over the weekend, after…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #beach #burn #bushfire #dodges #DodgesFerry #fire #Lewisham #registered #sevenmile #sevenmilebeach #tasmania #TasmaniaFireService #TFS
    europesays.com/australia/10196

  6. Intergenerational Report charts falling fertility, aging population and housing divide

    Younger Australians face a future of working longer and struggling more to buy a home without the same…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #babybonus #houseprices #housing #intergenerationalreport #JimChalmers #katygallagher #mattcanavan #millennials #RealEstate #treasury
    europesays.com/australia/10187

  7. Man dies after hitting goalpost while being towed by quad bike in regional NSW

    A man in his 20s has died after hitting a goalpost while being towed by a quad bike…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #footballdeath #goalpost #HumeLeague #Osborne #Quadbikecrash #quadbikedeath
    europesays.com/australia/10174

  8. One Nation-linked company built $56,000 shed on private property of Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man | James Ashby

    Pauline Hanson’s right-hand man, James Ashby, is enjoying generous benefits as a result of his role working for…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia
    europesays.com/australia/10152

  9. Multiple bushfire alerts in Tasmania as winds make blazes difficult to control

    Tasmania’s fire service has issued bushfire alerts for several areas as wind gusts make conditions difficult for fire…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #bushfire #bushfirewarning #bushfirewatchandact #colebrook #emergencyservices #Hobart #tas #tasalert #tasmania #temperatures #TFS
    europesays.com/australia/10132

  10. April Laguros left her family in the Philippines to live in Coolamon

    When April Laguros contemplated leaving behind her husband and three young kids in the Philippines to come to…
    #Australia #agedcare #Agriculture #AU #Austrlia #canola #Coolamon #immigration #localcouncil #Migration #regions #residentialcare #rural #workershortage
    europesays.com/australia/10132

  11. WA government unlikely to catch shark that killed Greg O’Neill, expert says

    A behavioural biologist and shark drone expert has criticised the WA government’s response to the state’s most recent…
    #Australia #accident #AU #Austrlia #catch-and-kill #fatalaccident #fatalsharkattack #GregO'Neill #jackiejarvis #perthnews #sharkattack #sharkdrone #SorrentoBeach #sorrentosharkattack #wanews
    europesays.com/australia/10131

  12. Injured man expected to be charged with murder after fatal housefire in SA’s mid-north

    A man has died and two people remain in hospital following a fire at Redhill in South Australia’s…
    #Australia #airlifted #attemptmurder #AU #Austrlia #emergency #emergencyincidents #suspiciousfire
    europesays.com/australia/10124

  13. PM urges US and China to strike deal over AI’s rapid development

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged the United States and China to heed the tech sector’s warnings about…
    #Australia #AI #albanese #Apple #AU #Austrlia #childsafety #Cupertino #timcook #us
    europesays.com/australia/10114

  14. Victorian Labor pledges tougher sexual violence laws if re-elected

    Rapists, sex offenders and family violence perpetrators, including those who drive their partner to suicide, will face tougher…
    #Australia #Attorney-GeneralSonyaKilkenny #AU #Austrlia #BenCarroll #domesticviolence #familyviolence #government #JessWilson #labor #lawreform #parliamenthouse #sexualviolence #victoria #victorianelection
    europesays.com/australia/10106

  15. PM meets Tim Cook at Apple HQ, leaves door open to copyright law change in AI race

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not ruled out changing copyright laws to attract AI investment from tech giants,…
    #Australia #AI #albanese #Apple #AU #Austrlia #childsafety #Cupertino #timcook #us
    europesays.com/australia/10104

  16. Archaeologists and volunteers work to solve military mystery in Australia’s northern waters

    The US government has launched a fresh mission to find an American aeroplane missing in Australia’s northern waters,…
    #Australia #archeaology #AU #Austrlia #Broome #Kimberley #militaryhistory #searchforUSLiberatornearBroome #shipwreck #USDefensePOW/MIAAccountingAgency #WAMaritimeMuseum #worldwar2
    europesays.com/australia/10102

  17. Pension rule change for millions from tomorrow as $4 billion Centrelink cash boost arrives

    The more than 2.7 million older Australians who rely on the Age Pension will he more flexibility when…
    #Australia #agepension #AU #Austrlia #cashpayments #centrelink #elderfinancialabuse #fortnight #overseastravel #socialsecuritypayments
    europesays.com/australia/10068

  18. Rockingham braces for AUKUS as local leaders say community resources already stretched

    The arrival of the first AUKUS nuclear submarine and associated personnel is 385 days away and the council…
    #Australia #amber-jadesanderson #AU #aukus #Austrlia #HMASStirling #lornabuchan #nuclearsubmarine #Rockingham #subs #warwickcarter
    europesays.com/australia/94335/

  19. Dramatic arrest at Ballina Byron Airport as police allegedly seize weapons

    A man will remain in custody after a dramatic arrest during which a knife and saw were allegedly…
    #Australia #airportsecurity #arrest #AU #Austrlia #aviation #byronairport #ByronBay #carpark #weapons
    europesays.com/australia/84921/

  20. No police ‘on scene’ of 74yo’s near-drowning until two hours after first Triple Zero call

    Despite multiple Triple Zero (000) calls from at least two separate people, police did not arrive on the…
    #Australia #000calls #AU #Austrlia #boat #davidmason #emergency #police #Rescue #searescue #tasmania #triplezero #triplezerorescue #triple-0
    europesays.com/australia/78558/

  21. Mobile phones are ‘Trojan horses’ for germs. Here’s how to clean them

    I’ve never cleaned my mobile phone, but after chatting with experts for this story, it was the first…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #bacteria #cleaningphones #germs #handwashing #hygiene #mobilephones
    europesays.com/australia/77207/

  22. Family of patient treated by Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt say her six-month suspension isn’t enough

    A doctor who was found to have committed professional misconduct oversaw thousands of flawed colonoscopies before she was…
    #Australia #alburywodongahospital #AU #Austrlia #Bowelcancer #bowelcancerscreening #colonoscopy #drliu-mingschmidt #professionalmisconduct
    europesays.com/australia/74846/

  23. SA Police chief reflects on Helena Wright murder-suicide, Raina Cruise home detention

    South Australia’s police chief wants the force to reflect frankly on the circumstances leading up to last week’s…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #commissioner #grantstevens #helenawright #police #rainacruise #sapolice #sapol
    europesays.com/australia/67138/

  24. Mount Gambier toy library where Helena Wright volunteered issues statement grieving loss

    A South Australian toy library has expressed sadness following the deaths of a mother and her two children,…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #capenorthumberland #helenawright #MountGambier #murdersuicide #portmacdonnell #southaustralianpolice
    europesays.com/australia/61703/

  25. Mother attended police station day before murder-suicide, search for baby called off

    It has been revealed the mother at the centre of the horrific murder-suicide in South Australia attended a…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #baby #capenorthumberland #daughter #death #family #helenawright #murdersuicide #police #policestation #sapolice #sapol #son #Toddler #tragedy
    europesays.com/australia/60825/

  26. Net long-term and permanent arrivals hit record high, despite Labor’s repeated promises to bring numbers down

    Australia remains on track for another historically high migration intake after new figures showed net long-term and permanent arrivals continue…
    #Australia #ABSdata #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Austrlia #IPA #JimChalmers #Laborgovernment #Migration
    europesays.com/australia/51211/

  27. Man denied voluntary assisted dying wins partial victory in early test of ACT law

    A man seeking voluntary assisted dying under the ACT’s new laws remains ineligible for the scheme, despite a…
    #Australia #ACAT #ACTCivilandAdministrativeTribunal #ACT'sVoluntaryAssistedDyingAct #AU #Austrlia #euthanasia #voluntaryassisteddying
    europesays.com/australia/51131/

  28. ‘Misleadingly named’: Labor’s skilled workforce program exposed as primary workers make up less than half of approvals

    Labor’s skilled migration system has been exposed after new analysis revealed that less than half of people granted…
    #Australia #ABSdata #AngusTaylor #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Austrlia #immigration #IPA #Migration #onenation #PaulineHanson #skilledmigrants #tonyburke
    europesays.com/australia/45996/

  29. Three new bulk-billing GP clinics are opening in Canberra but there are already questions about long-term viability

    Three new bulk-billing GP clinics are opening in Canberra in a bid to address a shortage of affordable…
    #Australia #ACT #AU #Austrlia #bulkbilling #canberra #clinic #cost #Demand #doctors #federalelection #federalgovernment #fees #funding #generalpractitioners #GPs #gungahlin #health #katygallagher #localstories #opening #patients #philip #tuggeranong
    europesays.com/australia/40643/

  30. John didn’t realise he had pancreatic cancer until he taught a workshop on the disease. This is his message

    In October last year, as clinical worker John McNeur delivered a health workshop in the remote Northern Territory,…
    #Australia #abdominalpain #advancedpersonalplan #AU #Austrlia #jaundice #johnmcneur #nausea #NorthernTerritory #pancreaticcancer #pankind #PublicHealth #putyourfootdown
    europesays.com/australia/39507/