#austrlia — Public Fediverse posts

Former Irymple teacher Harley James Caldwell spared jail after requesting stories about underage boys

A former teacher from a north-west Victorian secondary school has avoided jail after admitting to soliciting child abuse…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #childabusematerial #communityorder #harleycaldwell #irymple #jail #stories #teacher
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93683/

Is it OK to clean your pet’s bed in the same machine as your clothes?

Have you ever run a pet bed through the family washing machine and found your favourite jumper covered…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bed #bedding #canyouwashadogbedinthewashingmachine #catbed #cleaning #dogbed #hygiene #pet #washingmachine
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93627/

Queensland’s credit rating downgraded for first time since 2009

Queensland’s credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in almost 20 years, putting pressure on the…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #budget #creditratingdowngrade #davidjanetzki #JimChalmers #politics #QLD #qldpolitics #Queensland
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93561/

Bandidos member arrested in police investigation over Melton tobacco store fire

Police have arrested several men at a Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang clubhouse in Ballarat as part of an…
#Australia #arrest #arson #attack #AU #Austrlia #bandidos #bikies #crime #echo #illicit #OMCG #organisedcrime #police #taskforce #tobacco
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93541/

NSW premier’s top staffer James Cullen in High Court showdown over potential arrest powers

A showdown between the New South Wales premier’s top staffer and the upper house has played out in…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #ChrisMinns #ChrisMinns'schiefofstaff #CourtofAppeal #HighCourt #HighCourtshowdown #JamesCullen #Legal #legalcase #nsw #NSWgovernment #nswparliament #NSWPremier #stategovernment
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93415/

Tasmanian man may wait up to a year for procedure after positive bowel cancer screen

When Tony* returned a positive test result in June from a bowel cancer screening kit, he was told…
#Australia #’wait #AU #Austrlia #Bowelcancer #bowelcanceraustralia #bridgetarcher #colonoscopy #DepartmentofHealth #electivesurgery #endoscopy #gastroscopy #healthminister #launcestongeneralhospital #LGH #PublicHealth #publichospitals #scopes #tasmania #TasmanianHealthService #waittimes
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93047/

Queensland set for credit rating downgrade, sparking blame game between Canberra and LNP state government

Queensland is on the brink of a credit rating downgrade, piling further pressure onto the state’s spiralling multi-billion-dollar…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #creditrating #davidjanetzki #debt #downgrade #JimChalmers #Laborgovernment #liberalgovernment #Queensland #queenslandcreditrating #queenslandgovernment #ShaneOliver
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92993/

Dookie residents relieved as government walks back renewable zone plans

Residents in the tiny country Victorian town of Dookie are celebrating after the state government canned plans to…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #CentralNorthREZ #Dookie #energyminister #JaclynSymes #JodyFleming #petition #protests #RenewableEnergy #solarfarms #WendyLovell
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92969/

Joyce struggles on super sell, Albanese takes swing amid golf membership grants saga

Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Courtney Gould gets you up to speed on the…
#Australia #algorithm #AndrewHastie #AngusTaylor #AnthonyAlbanese #AU #Austrlia #barnabyjoyce #coalition #digitaldutyofcare #dutyofcare #federalpolitics #GinaRinehart #MarrickvilleGolfClub #onenation #parliamenthouse #PaulineHanson #superannuation
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92863/

Victoria’s upper house votes to defer Carroll Government’s work-from-home laws

Victoria’s upper house has referred Premier Ben Carroll’s work-from-home laws to a parliamentary committee, in a major blow…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BenCarroll #draftlegislation #JessWilson #parliamentarycommittee #PropertyCouncil #victoriangovernment #wfh
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92823/

Rebates for long GP consults should be increased, long-awaited Medicare review says

Patients who need longer GP appointments, particularly women with complex health needs, are being short-changed by inadequate Medicare…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #generalpractitioner #GPs #longconsults #medicare #medicareadvisorycommittee
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92727/

Regional Victorian communities call for return of passenger rail services

Regional Victorian residents and public transport advocates are pushing for the return of passenger rail services along crucial…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Ballarat #Geelong #horsham #Mildura #milduratrain #overland #publictransport #railrevivalalliance #stategovernment #trains #victorianelection #vline #Wimmera
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92641/

Labor, Coalition in immigration talks as Malinauskas warns against ‘race to the bottom’

The federal government says it is in discussions with the opposition over immigration as South Australian Premier Peter…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #federalgovernment #immigration #Malinauskas #NOM #politics
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92561/

Former VicRoads staff say privatisation to blame for Victoria’s crumbling roads

The upcoming Victorian election is shaping up to be a poll on potholes. Political parties have set out…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BenCarroll #jeffmoran #johnlambert #vicroads #victoriapotholes #victoriaprivatisation #victoriaroadmanagement #victoriaroadquality #victorianauditorgeneral
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92453/

‘ISIS bride’ Zeinab Ahmad again denied bail over alleged slavery offences

A Melbourne woman accused of owning a slave while supporting the Islamic State group in Syria has had…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bail #bride #ISIS #islamicstate #ZeinabAhmad
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92313/

Prosecutors allege man used AI to ‘scrape’ court website, then asked ChatGPT for legal help

A Sydney man charged over a massive data breach involving a NSW courts website allegedly used generative AI…
#Australia #AI #aicourtsdatabreach #AU #Austrlia #chatgpt #databreach #nswcourts #nswcourtsdatabreach #sydneycrime #sydneycrimenews #sydneynews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92293/

Jury hears woman told Hunter Valley country footballers ‘no’ before alleged rape

A New South Wales jury has been told a woman repeatedly said “no” and “stop” before she was…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #court #HaydenCharlesTopliss #rape #RyanMatthewHawkshaw #sexualassault #trial
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92267/

Bird flu’s spread to foxes prompts calls for ‘major rethink’ on how city dwellers deal with pest

The spread of H5 bird flu into foxes on Australia’s mainland has prompted calls for a “major rethink”…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #birdflu #cancatsordogscatchbirdflu #canfoxescatchbirdflu #canpetscatchbirdflu #foxesinthecity #H5birdflu #haveanymammalscaughtbirdflu #howmanyanimalsdofoxeskilleachyear #howmanyfoxesarethereinaustralia #howmanynativeanimalsdofoxeskill #urbanfoxes
https://www.europesays.com/australia/92131/

Aussie city’s 12-month road rule change sparks warning to drivers

Drivers in Australian cities could be forgiven for being confused about road rules. Every week, new restrictions are…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Brisbanestreets #cityintersection #GoogleMaps #Liverpool #provisionaldrivers #roadmarkings #roadrule #roadrules #royalhobarthospital
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91977/

Andrew Hastie demands One Nation delete cartoon calling him a ‘traitor’

Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce “lying cowards” in an escalating stoush over…
#Australia #AndrewHastie #andrewhastiecalledatraitor #AU #Austrlia #barnabyjoyce #benroberts-smith #Canning #onenationcartoon #PaulineHanson
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91937/

Company admits steel supports behind fatal Curtin University roof collapse were faulty

A company that provided steel supports for a roof that collapsed at Perth’s Curtin University, killing a worker,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #collapsedroof #CurtinUniversity #death #ElsdonPtyLtd #fines #JonnieHartshorn #perthcourts #perthnews #Sentence #StantecAustraliaPtyLtd #wacourts #wanews #worksafe
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91859/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91841/

Melbourne mosque community mourns children killed in crash

A community is mourning the deaths of 11-year-old Ossama El Hawli and seven-year-old Sarah El Hawli in a…
#Australia #accident #AU #Austrlia #crash #death #el-hawli #fatal #landcruiser #road
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91705/

Most of us remember Chopper Read as a loveable bogan, but revisiting his story is eye-opening

To say that we’re currently living through an era of backlash seems bleedingly obvious. The cigar-smoking, private-jet flaunting,…
#Australia #andrew #AU #Austrlia #chopper #deadcan'tsue #Podcast #READ #tate #tristan
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91589/

Suspect images released as police offer $1 million reward over cold case murders

Police have offered a $1 million reward for information that leads to the conviction of suspects in two…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #coldcase #FrederickHughRosson #murder #reward #StewartHodd #TweedHeads
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91469/

Government to stop perpetrators accessing victims’ superannuation

Five years after her former partner left her with tax and other debts worth more than $12 million,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #corecion #directorpenalties #domesticviolence #familyviolence #financialabuse #financialcounsellors #fraud #selfmanagedsuperfunds #taxabuse #taxfraud
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91299/

Australian student visa refusal rate hits 10-year high amid government crackdown

Read the story in bahasa Indonesia Angelica Felincia has dreamed of studying in Australia since her first year…
#Australia #Agents #application #Asia #AU #Austrlia #crackdown #DepartmentofHomeAffairs #immigration #immigrationpolicy #India #indonesia #Internationalstudent #lawyer #Nepal #refusal #rejection #studentvisa #visa
https://www.europesays.com/australia/91255/

Police end investigation into gynaecologist Simon Gordon over surgeries

Victoria Police has dropped its investigation into gynaecologist Simon Gordon, who is accused of performing unnecessary surgeries on…
#Australia #4corners #AU #Austrlia #epworth #fourcorners #gynaecologist #investigation #police #simongordon #surgery
https://www.europesays.com/australia/90931/

Man awarded thousands after slipping next to wet floor sign at Canberra McDonald’s

A man who slipped near a wet floor sign at a Canberra McDonald’s has been awarded nearly $15,000…
#Australia #ACT #AU #Austrlia #awarded #braddon #canberra #compensation #damages #fall #injury #localstories #Maccas #McDonalds #mopping #northbourneavenue #restaurant #sign #sued #wetfloor
https://www.europesays.com/australia/86063/

China and Australia bust tobacco syndicate as government pushes back on excise calls

Australian and Chinese authorities have worked together to crack an international syndicate shipping illegal tobacco into Australia. More…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #blackmarkettobacco #BorderForce #China #ChrisMinns #crackdown #onenation #smuggling #tanyaplibersek #tobaccoexcise
https://www.europesays.com/australia/76254/

FOI commissioner rebukes Anika Wells’ secrecy

Then-minister for aged care Anika Wells redacted advice and “deliberative material” from her staff and public servants in…
#Australia #AliceLinacre #anikawells #apsc #AU #auspol #Austrlia #exclusive #foiact #FOIcommissioner #freedomofinformation #GordondeBrouwer #governmenttransparency #mealsonwheels #MilesMorganAustralia #politics
https://www.europesays.com/australia/75632/

NSW gun buyback scheme to reduce number of firearms after Bondi terror attack

New South Wales will become the first state to begin a gun buyback scheme promised in the wake…
#Australia #Albanesegovernment #antisemitismroyalcommission #AU #Austrlia #BondiBeachterrorattack #ChrisMinns #compensation #december14attack #firearmscheme #firearms #isnswpartofthenswbuybackscheme? #Minnsgovernment #nsw #nswgunbuybackscheme #nswpolice #NSWPremier #reduceguns #YasminCatley
https://www.europesays.com/australia/72676/

Landholders still rebuilding 12 months after deepest snowfall in ‘living memory’

When New South Wales Northern Tablelands residents woke up to a snowfall last August, they couldn’t have imagined…
#Australia #animalrescue #animalsanctuary #AU #Austrlia #communityrecovery #Farm #farmrecovery #Farming #fruitorchard #naturaldisaster #snowdamage #snowrecovery #Snowstorm
https://www.europesays.com/australia/67574/

Australia commits to buying secretive AIM-260 JATM missiles, first non-US user

MELBOURNE — Australia will be the first export customer for the American-made beyond-visual-range air-to-air AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical…
#Australia #AIM-260 #AirForce #Asia #AU #Austrlia #Global #GuidedWeaponsandExplosiveOrdnanceEnterprise(GWEO) #Indo-Pacific #RAAF
https://www.europesays.com/australia/67364/

Social media ‘the new town hall’, policy expert says after Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood’s failed court bid

A public policy academic says social media is the “new town hall” and has called for clearer “rules…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #chitchat #court #defamation #KenStanton #Launceston #LauncestonMagistratesCourt #MatthewGarwood #mayor #pensioner #RayNorman #tas #tasmania
https://www.europesays.com/australia/62105/

Safety fears spark calls for better protections for Neil the seal

As Tasmania’s favourite seal, Neil, continues to grow in both size and popularity, wildlife advocates and a local…
#Australia #allisonritchie #AU #Austrlia #clarence #elephantseal #exclusionzone #fines #moult #neil #petition #seal #tasmania
https://www.europesays.com/australia/45090/

‘Progressive patriotism’ central to Pat Conroy’s AUKUS pitch to Labor faithful

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy is set to make an appeal to the Labor faithful to get behind…
#Australia #AU #aukus #Austrlia #DefenceDeliveryAgency #DefenceIndustryDevelopmentStrategy #DefenceInvestmentCommittee #DepartmentofDefence #HunterClassFrigatesproject #nationalpressclub #nationalsecurity #PatConroy #progressivepatriotism #submarines
https://www.europesays.com/australia/42275/