#austrlia — Public Fediverse posts

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102814/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102668/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102460/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102394/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101242/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/94335/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/84921/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/78558/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/77207/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/74846/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/67138/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/61703/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/60825/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/51211/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/51131/

‘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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/45996/

Whyalla steelworks jobs at risk if ‘one last crack’ to restart blast furnace fails

Hundreds of jobs at the Whyalla steelworks are at risk ahead of an anticipated permanent closure of the…
#Australia #Adelaide #arcfurnace #AU #Austrlia #blast #blastfurnace #bluescope #closure #gfg #iron #jobs #kordamentha #payout #petermalinauskas #redundacies #redundancies #steelworks #whyalla #Whyallasteelworks
https://www.europesays.com/australia/41385/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/40643/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/39507/