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ACT government distances itself from NDIS cuts as Thriving Kids launches

The ACT government says children under the age of nine will not yet be removed from the National…
#Australia #ACT #actgovernment #announcement #AU #Austrlia #autism #canberra #Children #delays #developmental #disability #localstories #ndis #roll-out #thrivingkids
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109857/

Busselton couple on trial for stabbing murder of woman in ‘love triangle’

A woman was stabbed to death and her body stuffed in a child’s wardrobe after a frenzied attack…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #busselton #hannahglover #jamesSorgiovanni #lovetriangle #murder #perthcourts #perthnews #relationship #stabbing #taramorrison #wacourts #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109851/

Police photos taken at key locations shown at Beau Lamarre-Condon trial

Photographs of possessions, blood-stained bedding and clothing found in a skip bin have been shown to jurors in…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #beaulamarre-condon #BeauLamarre-Condonmurdertrial #BeauLamarre-Condontrial #jessebaird #lukedavies #murder #murdertrial #NSWSupremeCourt #trial
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109699/

WA’s multibillion-dollar grain harvest at risk as workers blocked or delayed

There are fears a bumper multibillion-dollar harvest in WA is at risk because of a new crackdown on…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #federalpolitics #immigration #news #politics #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109423/

‘Leaving the debt for our kids’: Former RBA governor Phil Lowe tears into Labor’s spending regime

Former Reserve Bank governor Phil Lowe has warned the Albanese government “doesn’t have a framework” to rein in…
#Australia #Albanesegovernment #AU #auspol #australianpolitics #Austrlia #Economy #fiscalsettings #governmentspending #JimChalmers #labor #MicheleBullock #phillowe #RBA #spending
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109383/

Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August from 3.5pc in July

News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent…
#Australia #AU #AustralianBureauofStatistics #Austrlia #headlineinflation #Inflation #interestrates #monetarypolicy #ReserveBankofAustralia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109339/

Moonyoonooka police lockdown: Geraldton area sealed off after 32yo suffers suspected gunshot wound

An area south-east of Geraldton has been locked down as police respond to a “serious incident” involving people…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #crime #news #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109185/

Working holiday visa changes driving backpackers away, industry leaders say

In Far North Queensland the school holiday tourist season is booming but businesses fear they will not be…
#Australia #417visa #462visa #AU #Austrlia #backpackers #cairnsstateelectorate #gimuy #GreatBarrierReef #kennedyfederalelectorate #leichhardtfederalelectorate #olympics2032 #PacificislandLabormobilityscheme #PALMworkers #tourguides #winterholiday #Workingholidayvisas #workingholiday-makers
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109143/

Fossil fuel giants behind hundreds of programs targeting Australian children

Alison Holt had never heard of the Energy Club before she was told they would be taking over…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bigoil #disinformation #education #energyclub #fossilfuelinfluence #fossilfuelPR #Fossilfuels #nextgenerationenergyprogram #school #scienceawards
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109099/

Teenage boy and two men charged with murder of Sydney mistaken-identity shooting victim Marco Tapia

A teenage boy and two men have been charged with murder over the mistaken-identity shooting of a university…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #MarcoTapia #mencharged #mistakenidentityshooting #murder #nsw #Sydney #sydneycrime #sydneynews #teenagercharged
https://www.europesays.com/australia/109039/

Young teen volleyball player remembered after horror crash in Western Victoria

The young teen killed in a highway crash in Western Victoria has been identified as a “much-loved” volleyball…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #CarAccidents #communitysport #DisasterandEmergency #news #Sport #VICNews #Volleyball
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108991/

Australia’s rising interest rates are not just down to government spending

Why is Australia stuck in an inflation problem that has sent interest rates to 15-year highs? If you…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #budget #consumerpriceindex #fixed #governmentspending #Inflation #interestrates #JimChalmers #MicheleBullock #november #RBA #ReserveBankofAustralia #september #TimWilson #variable
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108955/

Former head of ABC News Peter Manning dies aged 81 after illness

Former head of ABC news and current affairs Peter Manning has been lauded as a “colossus” of investigative…
#Australia #ABC #abcheadoftvnewspetermanning #abcnews #AU #Austrlia #chrismasters #investigativejournalism #katemcclymont #newsandcurrentaffairs #NSWNews #obituaries #petermanning #petermanningdeath #sydneynews #theaburke #walkleyawards
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108871/

Aussie sisters make ‘terrifying’ move to Italy to escape $1 million mortgage trap

Two sisters have walked away from established careers and businesses in Australia and moved to Italy after choosing…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Italy #Thesisters #YahooNewsAustralia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108791/

UK man on working holiday visa charged with drowning, bashing dog in Western Australia

A UK man in Australia on a working holiday visa has been taken into custody after allegedly drowning…
#Australia #animalcruelty #animalcrueltykalgoorlie #animalcrueltywa #AU #Austrlia #BradleyGavinKnoesen #GoldfieldsNews #KalgoorlieNews #kelpie #RSPCA #UKcitizen #wanews #workingvisaholder
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108779/

Government paying up to $4m to brickmaker Austral to reopen WA factory

Western Australian taxpayers will fork out up to $4 million to restart a second brick making facility in…
#Australia #AU #Austral #Austrlia #brickmaker #brickmanufacturing #Construction #housing #perthnews #subsidies #wanews #wapolitics #wapols
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108731/

7NEWS live updates: Asian grocer at Deer Park torched as tobacco wars fire up in Melbourne

An alleged drone operator in Sydney’s west has been charged with conspiracy to murder. The 18-year-old man was…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #breakingnews #CarAccidents #Courts&Justice #crime #news #NSWNews #nswpolice #QueenslandNews #QueenslandPolice #Sydney #VICNews #victoriapolice
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108671/

Lacey-Jay Bullock accused of driving unlicensed at time of Fernvale alleged vehicle murder

A woman accused of killing her husband by running him down in front of their home west of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BradlyBullock #domesticviolence #DV #fernvale #Lacey-JayBullock #murder #QLD #Queensland
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108655/

Firearms owner to be summonsed after thieves find keys to guns on top of safe

A victim of an aggravated robbery during which six firearms were stolen will be served with a summons…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #CrimeStoppers #firearms #firearmssafe #firearmssafety #police #Theft #theftofguns
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108627/

RBA lifts interest rates to highest level in 15 years

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates to their highest level in 15 years. It has increased rates…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cashratetarget #Inflation #interestrates #MicheleBullock #monetarypolicy #ReserveBankofAustralia #unemployment
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108595/

Jury shown photos of crime scene bloodstains in Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder trial

The jury in the double murder trial of former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has been shown crime scene…
#Australia #allegedmurder #AU #Austrlia #beaulamarre-condon #BeauLamarre-Condondoublemurdertrial #BrownStreet #CrownProsecutorBrettHatfield #formerpoliceofficer #jessebaird #lukedavies #nsw #nswpolice #NSWSupremeCourt #Paddington #Sydneycoupleshotdead #sydneyshooting #trial
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108571/

Chinese-owned firm Yongji Health takes over Tasmanian Botanics cannabis farm

One of Australia’s largest cannabis cultivators is now almost entirely owned by Chinese-owned firm Yongji Health.  Company documents…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cannabis #craigknight #ForeignInvestmentReviewBoard #grass #GuizhouYongjiPrinting #marijuana #medicinal #Pijen #pot #tasmanianbotanics #weed #Yongji #yongjihealth
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108549/

Crew on Aussie yacht forced to jump ship after ‘unfortunate’ incident with ocean giant

Four sailors on an Australian-flagged yacht have been forced to abandon their vessel and scramble into the life…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #EPIRB #liferaft #MaritimeNewZealand #NorfolkIsland #RoyalNewZealandAirforce #TaiTam
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108451/

OpenAI Medicare breach fuels push for tougher rules on rogue AI incidents

Tech companies would have to immediately report rogue AI incidents to both the affected organisation and Australia’s cyber…
#Australia #AI #AU #AustralianSignalsDirectorate #Austrlia #cyber #nationalstandards #openai #openaibreach #rogueAI #Security
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108297/

Bogong moths swarm homes across eastern Australia in annual migration ‘bungle’

Hundreds of thousands of giant moths have swarmed homes across Australia’s east coast. Social media has been inundated…
#Australia #Animals #AU #Austrlia #Lifestyle #Melbourne #news #NSWNews #Sunrise #Sydney #VICNews #YourFeed
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108268/

How young Australians are navigating their parents’ support for One Nation

Pointing to a family photo hanging on her lounge room wall, Bronte Woolley explains she is the odd…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #family #familyconflict #familydynamics #government #greens #labor #news #onenation #party #politicaldifference #politics #relationships #triplej #triplejhack #voting
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108216/

Secret Liberal Party poll shows One Nation winning New South Wales state election in March 2027

A new poll has sensationally put One Nation in the hot seat to win the next New South…
#Australia #albanese #AngusTaylor #AU #Austrlia #KellieSloane #labor #liberals #mikenewman #Minns #News24 #onenation #PaulineHanson #sharri
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108162/

Washed-up whale carcass at City Beach proves logistical nightmare for authorities trying to remove it

A washed-up whale carcass lured sharks and hundreds of fascinated onlookers to City Beach on Monday and is…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #sharks #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108122/

Victoria Police admits care of dying man ‘fell short’ of standards

Victoria Police has admitted failures and apologised after a man died from a brain injury following hours spent…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #coroner #coroner'scourtofvictoria #custody #death #inquest #johnmakai #police
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108036/

Treasurer Jim Chalmers defends inflation record as 15-year interest rate high looms

On the eve of a widely anticipated rate hike that would push interest rates to their highest level…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #federalgovernment #Inflation #interestrates #JimChalmers #politics
https://www.europesays.com/australia/108030/

Endangered bogong moths swarming into homes across NSW

Reina Hill is playing the reluctant host to some unexpected visitors in her Batemans Bay home. Since Friday,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bogongmoth #bug #cave #endangered #iNaturalist #insect #Moths #researchers #snowymountains
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107914/

Man granted ‘very strict’ bail after alleged attack on two young boys at Canberra shopping centre

A man accused of attacking two young children in a Canberra shopping centre has been granted bail under…
#Australia #accused #ACT #assault #AU #Austrlia #bail #Belconnenmall #canberra #Children #conditions #court #disability #hearing #jail #kick #localstories #mentalimpairment #shoppingcentre #strict #young
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107904/

Aussie driver fined $2,018 in Bunnings car park after mobile camera catches out illegal act

Amid increasing warnings to Australian drivers about advanced road cameras catching traffic offences, a reckless driver’s hefty fine…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Bunnings #recklessdriver #sapolice #speeding #trafficoffences #WesternDistrict
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107896/

Former friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon tells court he asked if she would help hide a body

A former friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has told a jury that nine months before the alleged murders of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #beaulamarre-condon #jessebaird #lukedavies #murdertrial #nswpolice #NSWSupremeCourt #Paddington
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107878/

Aussie 4WD couple slapped with $423 fine over little-known dashboard rule: ‘Shouldn’t be illegal’

An Aussie driver has spoken out after receiving a $423 fine and three demerit points for leaving a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #demeritpoints #heftyfine #kosciuszkonationalpark #solarscreen #YahooNewsAustralia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107860/

Queensland woman Kylie Truswell-Mobbs handed suspended sentence after giving terminally ill husband a lethal dose of painkillers

A south-east Queensland woman who gave her terminally ill husband a lethal drug overdose “out of love and…
#Australia #assistedsuicide #AU #Austrlia #DavidMobbs #KylieTruswell-Mobbs #MND #murder #QLD #Queensland #SupremeCourt #terminalillness #truswell-mobbs
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107774/

Australian scientists develop world-first satellite technology to measure eucalypt flammability

As Australian bushfires become more frequent and intense, satellite data has become a critical tool for bushfire planning…
#Australia #anu #AU #AustralianNationalUniversity #Austrlia #blacksummer #bushfire #Bushfires #earthobservation #eucalypt #eucalyptus #flammability #OzFuel #Satellite #space
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107758/

Government promises $80m study into duplicating Upfield Line, delaying level crossing removal

The Carroll government will duplicate Melbourne’s Upfield line if re-elected, but will delay scheduled works to remove level…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #BenCarroll #duplication #Infrastructure #labor #levelcrossings #line #rail #upfield
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107694/

Travellers recall Nullarbor crossings before and after Eyre Highway was sealed

Fifty years ago, crossing the Nullarbor was not simply a matter of filling the tank, pointing the car…
#Australia #90MileStraight #AU #Australia'slongeststraightstretchofroad #Austrlia #EyreHighway #Nullarbor
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107654/

Labor’s internet watchdog gets power to create ‘sock puppet’ identities under controversial Digital Duty of Care laws

Labor’s sweeping new internet regime contains an extraordinary power allowing Australia’s internet watchdog to operate fake accounts and…
#Australia #Albanesegovernment #AU #auspol #Austrlia #digitaldutyofcare #eSafetyCommissioner #labor
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107636/

Morwell community walks to remember those lost to violence, a year on from Kaiden Morgan-Johnston’s death

Twelve months ago Sascha Johnston watched the AFL grand final with her 18-year-old son Kaiden. WARNING: Aboriginal and…
#Australia #ashleygordon #AU #Austrlia #kaidenmorganjohnston #murder #roypoole #stabbing #weapons #youthcrime
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107534/

SA’s statewide blackout was 10 years ago — but electricity debate is still live

Blackouts come in different forms — there are those that affect memory, and those that affect electricity. But…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #blackout #coal #dannyprice #electricity #energy #power #solar #statewide #tomkoutsantonis #wind
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107494/

Tax rules deter homeowners from letting spare rooms as affordable rentals

Homeowner Ali Bradley considers herself one of the lucky ones and would like to pay it forward by…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bedrooms #Brisbane #capitalgainstax #census #cost #DepartmentofHousingandPublicWorks #downsize #DrLyndallBryant #federaltreasurer #HANZA #homesharing #maintenance #QLD #Queensland #queenslandgovernment #rentals #renting #rents #RosieLawm #sparebedrooms #tax
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107456/

Get rules in place to hold data centres to account, experts tell Tasmania, ahead of AI entrenching itself

An artificial intelligence institute has warned there may not be much economic benefit from data centre developments if…
#Australia #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AU #Austrlia #datacentre #Firmus
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107450/

Two people dead and a third fighting for life following a multi-vehicle crash in Ledcourt

Two people have died and another is fighting for life after a horror crash in Victoria’s north-west last…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #collision #doublefatal #fatal #investigation #Ledcourtcrash #police
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107438/

Showers to begin the second week of the Queensland school holidays

The weather bureau predicts a gloomy start to the week for south-east Queensland as showers dampen the mood…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Brisbaneforecast #brisbaneweather #goldcoastweather #Qldweather #Queenslandforecast #queenslandweather #schoolholidaysqueensland #sunshinecoastnews #sunshinecoastweather #weatherinqueenslandthisweek
https://www.europesays.com/australia/107414/