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  1. Man pleads guilty after crashing car into home causing $180k damage then fleeing on foot

    An unlicensed driver who crashed his car through a power pole and into a north-west Victorian home metres…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #court #crash #damage #destruction #guilty #leggeditnumberplate #merbein #pauljenkins #police #powerpole
    europesays.com/australia/10385

  2. Vulnerable residents feeling ‘distress’ as Mildura power outage heads towards third day

    A power outage in the north-west Victorian city of Mildura is set to enter a third day, raising…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #birdwoodton #cameras #cctv #electricity #Mildura #outage #power #powercor #Security #securitycameras #sunraysia
    europesays.com/australia/10327

  3. Royal Children’s Hospital beds to go unused with no funding to staff them

    Tell us about your experience. Victoria’s major children’s hospital will not be able to use 20 new beds…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #emergencydepartment #funding #RoyalChildrensHospital #staffshortages #victoriangovernment
    europesays.com/australia/10308

  4. Four Corners episodes breached ABC’s editorial standards, ombudsman’s investigation finds

    The ABC’s Four Corners program had insufficient verification and fact-checking and a culture of “limiting knowledge” about anonymous…
    #Australia #ABC #AU #Austrlia #fazal #fourcorners #hughmarks #mahmood #mahmoodfazal #Ombudsman
    europesays.com/australia/10307

  5. Aftermath of 2021 Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy sparked hospital protocol changes, inquest told

    The Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy triggered an emergency response at a level not seen at a…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #castle #court #deaths #Hillcrest #inquest #jumping #jumpingcastle #paulahyland #primary #school #tas #tasmania #THS
    europesays.com/australia/10295

  6. 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

  7. Coalition re-ignites super debate by floating ideas to lift home ownership

    The Coalition has entered the political fray over super, re-litigating the argument that the retirement savings scheme should…
    #Australia #andrewbragg #AU #Austrlia #homeownership #housing #JimChalmers #onenation #superannuation #TimWilson
    europesays.com/australia/10272

  8. Husband of Rehana Parvin charged with bribing Bangladeshi officials as wife’s suspected murder investigated

    A Queensland man is accused of bribing Bangladeshi officials to remove his name from police records as detectives…
    #Australia #afp #AU #AustralianFederalPolice #Austrlia #bangladesh #bribery #homicide #murder #police #QLD #Queensland
    europesays.com/australia/10268

  9. 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

  10. In Pattaya, the death of a teenage girl has exposed a party city’s dark underbelly

    It was the message that Gigi had waited for all night. She had flirted, sashayed and loitered along…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #Pattaya #prostitution #sexindustry #sexwork #sexworkers #simoncarman #thaitourism #Thailand #tourism
    europesays.com/australia/10259

  11. Maldon tree among finalists in National Trust 2026 Victorian Tree of the Year competition

    Tell us about your experience. The owner of a central Victorian home with a Victorian Tree of the…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #nationaltrust #tree #victoriantreeoftheyear
    europesays.com/australia/10257

  12. Approach to bushfire management must change, expert says, after Tasmania’s weekend scare

    Conducting more burn offs in winter and implementing an earlier official start to the fire season are just…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #BureauofMeteorology #bushfire #Bushfires #Climatechange #emergencyservices #firebans #registeredburns #TasmaniaFireService #TFS
    europesays.com/australia/10250

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Homes could be without power in Mildura ‘for days’ after car hits power pole

    More than 2,700 homes and businesses in Mildura and surrounds will be without power for “a number of…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #crash #electricity #Mildura #outage #power #powercor
    europesays.com/australia/10216

  16. Man killed after partner’s ex allegedly douses couple in petrol and sets home alight in SA’s Redhill

    A man has been killed and his partner seriously injured after her former partner allegedly doused the couple…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #crime #Fires #news #SANews #sapolice
    europesays.com/australia/10212

  17. Authorities suspend rare catch-and-kill order for Sorrento Beach shark that mauled Perth dad Greg O’Neil

    Authorities have called off the rare catch-and-kill order for a shark that killed a Perth dad at Sorrento…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #DisasterandEmergency #news #sharks #wanews
    europesays.com/australia/10205

  18. Alleged arson attack at North West Regional Hospital stretches Tasmania’s mental health beds

    The loss of the only dedicated public mental health facility in Tasmania’s north-west will place a “huge” strain…
    #Australia #arson #AU #Austrlia #Burnie #fire #impact #mentalhealth #northwestregionalhospital #spencerclinic #tas #Ward
    europesays.com/australia/10201

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Short-stay provider to pay compensation after refusing woman with guide dog

    A Queensland man has been ordered to pay compensation to a legally blind woman he kicked out of…
    #Australia #AIsmartglasses #anti-discriminationcase #AU #Austrlia #BasicRightsQueensland #brendanfarrugia #guidedog #Guidehearingandassitancedogsact #janicewhittle #legallyblind #qcat #samtracy #short-stay #sunny'spieceofparadise
    europesays.com/australia/10163

  23. 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

  24. WA government wants to buy back state’s freight rail network, but price is unclear

    Twenty-six years after Western Australia’s freight rail network was privatised, the WA government is finally making headway on…
    #Australia #ARC #AU #Austrlia #CBH #network #rail #ritasaffioti #Tier3 #tonyseabrook #trains #wanews #WestAustralianGovernment
    europesays.com/australia/10074

  25. High demand for new Spirit of Tasmania ferries temporarily crashes website ahead of inaugural sailings

    The Spirit of Tasmania website has crashed this morning as highly-anticipated tickets for the new Spirits IV and…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #crash #newferries #spiritoftasmania #tasmaniangovernment #ticketsales #website
    europesays.com/australia/97550/

  26. Tasmania’s upper house votes down visitor tax on short-stay accommodation

    A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state’s…
    #Australia #5percent #5% #accommodation #accomodation #airbnb #AU #Austrlia #Hobart #labor #shortstaylevy #short-stay #tasmania #tasmaniangovernment #upperhouse #vote
    europesays.com/australia/91841/

  27. Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator TT-Line to be in debt until 2052, inquiry hears

    The operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferries is expected to remain in debt until 2052, a parliamentary…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #debacle #debt #ferry #garyswain #newferries #operator #rockliffgovernment #spirit #spiritoftas #spiritoftasmania #spirits #tas #tasmania #tasmaniangovernment #tt-line #ttline
    europesays.com/australia/90507/

  28. Tasmanian public servant’s pro-stadium opinion piece had close involvement of football club, builders’ lobby

    Less than two months before a final vote in parliament on the Macquarie Point stadium, Tasmania’s coordinator-general, John…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #coordinatorgeneral #Hobart #johnperry #macquariepoint #Opinion #publicservant #stadium #stateservice
    europesays.com/australia/87273/

  29. The collapse of Bell Bay Aluminium smelter could destroy George Town’s local economy

    George Town was meant to be reliant on manganese and aluminium smelting jobs for decades to come. Houses…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #bellbayaluminium #hydrotasmania #michaelcavanagh #RioTinto #tasmaniangovernment
    europesays.com/australia/86961/

  30. Woolworths confirms it will no longer buy Tasmanian beef from 2027

    Tasmanian beef cattle farmers have been dealt a blow as Woolworths confirmed it would no longer sell Tasmanian…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #beef #cattle #cow #farmers #jerrodnichols #mince #scottsdale #sell #stop #tasmania #Tassie #woolies
    europesays.com/australia/82113/

  31. Political staffer alleges she was ordered to campaign for Liberal candidate

    A former Liberal government staffer has told a parliamentary committee she was required to undertake “significant political campaign…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #dpac #integrity #IntegrityCommission #janehowlett #jeremyrockliff #LiberalParty #tasmaniangovernment
    europesays.com/australia/62455/

  32. Artificial intelligence company Firmus plans to use state-owned agricultural irrigation water

    An artificial intelligence data centre company “inadvertently published” an “internal” note on its FAQ page, saying it plans…
    #Australia #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Austrlia #cooling #datacentre #farmers #Firmus #irrigation #olivercurtis #rockliff #tasmania #tasmanianirrigation #wateruse #wesleyvale
    europesays.com/australia/55509/

  33. As swift parrots kept breeding in this forest, the government realised it had a problem

    The Tasmanian government’s own advice was saying that native forest logging practices needed to be urgently reviewed. But…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #ecology #forestry #forestrypractices #fpa #landmanagement #Logging #nativeforests #sustainabletimbertasmania #swiftparrot #swiftparrots #tas #tasmania #tasmaniangovernment #timber
    europesays.com/australia/49236/

  34. Premier Jeremy Rockliff confirms legal fees have been used by two former ministers to fight Integrity Commission

    Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed in parliament that the half a million dollars in taxpayer-funded legal fees…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #cabinet #government #janehowlett #jeremy #join #minister #resign #rockliff #rogerjaensch #tas #tasmanian
    europesays.com/australia/32887/

  35. Premier Jeremy Rockliff confirms legal fees have been used by two former ministers to fight Integrity Commission

    Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has confirmed in parliament that the half a million dollars in taxpayer-funded legal fees…
    #Australia #AU #Austrlia #cabinet #government #janehowlett #jeremy #join #minister #resign #rockliff #rogerjaensch #tas #tasmanian
    europesays.com/australia/32871/