#austrlia — Public Fediverse posts

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101878/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101740/

Cost of stamp duty keeping Australians in homes that no longer suit their needs

With two of their adult children having flown the coop and their third likely to do so soon,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #barriers #Brisbane #dollars #emptynesters #familyhome #GriffithUniversity #homes #housing #missingmiddle #nationalseniorsaustralia #pool #QLD #Queensland #RachelGallagher #stampduty #suburbs
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101540/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101524/

If Australia wants to lower migration it needs more productivity

Everyone now understands that growing the economy only by increasing the number of people, while individuals feel worse…
#Australia #alankohler #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Austrlia #coalition #familyvisa #housing #housingcrisis #immigration #labor #limitmigration #migrants #Migration #migrationcap #onenation #PaulineHanson #residentvisa #studentvisa #tonyburke #visa #workvisa
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101518/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101326/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101322/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101318/

Blue Mountains lookout Pulpit Rock reopens after being scorched in Black Summer bushfire

Neil Monteith was hanging off the side of a 100-metre sandstone cliff face in the Blue Mountains when…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BellbirdWall #blacksummer #BlueMountains #bushfire #bushwalking #GospersMountainFire #PulpitRock #PulpitRockreopening #Restoration
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101250/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101142/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101064/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101042/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101026/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/100686/

Police allege sheep were ‘deliberately injured’ and killed at Canberra property

Police are investigating after multiple sheep at a Canberra property were allegedly rounded up and injured, causing two…
#Australia #ACT #ACTpolicing #animalcruelty #attack #AU #Austrlia #Burglary #canberra #crime #dashcam #deliberately #holdingpen #injured #investigation #localstories #police #property #ransacked #robbery #rural #sedan #sheep #tuggeranong #witnesses
https://www.europesays.com/australia/100478/

Tasmania’s Justice Department to review AI use in parole board decisions

Tasmania’s Justice Department will undertake a review of past parole board decisions to understand the extent to which…
#Australia #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Austrlia #decision #estcourt #justicedepartment #neill-fraser #parole #ParoleBoard #review #Sue #SupremeCourt #susan #tasmania
https://www.europesays.com/australia/100452/

How an abandoned water park became a lightning rod for the Canberra community

If you grew up in Canberra, you might have fond memories of the capital’s only outdoor water park,…
#Australia #ACT #actgovernment #AU #Austrlia #belconnen #BigSplash #canberra #chrissteel #closed #Colliersrealty #Macquarie #Purdon #SaveBigSplash #TaraCheyne #TranslinkManagementGroup #waterpark
https://www.europesays.com/australia/100384/

Farmers fear Working Holiday Maker visa changes will cause worker shortages and food insecurity

Agricultural industries warn changes to working holiday visa migration policy could threaten crops and Australia’s food security. On…
#Australia #Agriculture #application #AU #Austrlia #backpackers #Berries #citrus #cropping #crops #Dairy #food #government #harvest #industry #mango #Migration #policy #process #renew #Security #shortage #summer #visa #worker #workingholiday
https://www.europesays.com/australia/100302/

Third WA shark death this year likely to put spotlight on mitigation measures

The death of a swimmer at a Perth beach yesterday was the 24th fatal shark attack in Western…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #beachclosuresperth #cityofjoodalup #perthnews #perthsharkattackdeath #sharkattack #sharkculls #sharkmitigationmeasures #SorrentoBeach #sorrentobeachclosed #sorrentosharkattack #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/100202/

Aussie garbo praised for quick thinking after dramatic bin truck incident: ‘Deserves a pay rise’

An Aussie garbage truck driver has been praised for his quick thinking after a fire broke out among…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #garbagetruck #Queensland #QueenslandFireDepartment #truckdriver
https://www.europesays.com/australia/94485/

CFMEU headquarters in Melbourne raided by police investigating alleged corruption

Five people have been arrested after detectives investigating allegations of corruption in the construction industry raided the CFMEU…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #CFMEU #constructionunion #corruptionallegations #Melbourne #secretcommissions #victoria #victoriapolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/78873/

Fair Work Commission upholds sacking of truck driver for $100k ice cream mistake

The Fair Work Commission has ruled a trucking company was within its rights to dismiss a driver after…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #FairWorkCommission #Icecream #refridgeratedtransport #truckdriver #unfairdismissal
https://www.europesays.com/australia/50823/

Four fined after allegedly illegally fishing in green zone during Queensland competition

Authorities have fined four people in a fishing competition after they were caught allegedly taking fish from a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #capricornbunkergroup #caught #comp #Competition #compliance #fishers #fishing #GreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority #grmpa
https://www.europesays.com/australia/46438/

World War II Lancaster bomber pilot Howard Hendrick dies aged 102

Howard Hendrick will forever be remembered by his family and community for his service and generosity to others. …
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #HowardHendrick #lastsurvivingWorldWarIILancasterbomberpilots #RAAF #Riverland #veteran #WorldWarII
https://www.europesays.com/australia/31609/