#austrlia — Public Fediverse posts

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101960/

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/

Travellers warn digital services no replacement for visitor information centres as more close

Now that maps are digital, bookings are online and artificial intelligence can plan a holiday in seconds, fewer…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #batemansbaytourism #bigmango #regionalAustralia #tourisminformationcentre #tourismsecretspots #touristinformation #Travel #travelqueensland #tullytourism #visitorinformationcentre
https://www.europesays.com/australia/86417/

Grant Andrew Crawford sentenced to nine years’ jail for 2023 death, grievous bodily harm of motorcyclists

A Tasmanian man whose dangerous driving left one man dead and another badly injured has been handed a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #crash #death #grantandrewcrawford #Malaysian #motorcycle #RetnakumarKuppusami #stolencar #SureshRajakumar #tas #tasmania #Yolla
https://www.europesays.com/australia/85105/

Court dismisses shorter jail term bid for Corbie Jean Walpole who drunkenly set friend on fire

A woman who doused her friend in petrol and set him alight during a night of drinking and…
#Australia #Albury #AU #Austrlia #CorbieJeanWalpole #CourtofAppeal #fire #Howlong #JakeLoader #lighter #petrol #SupremeCourtofNSW
https://www.europesays.com/australia/33979/