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SA government concedes condition of Ridley Road near Mannum ‘not acceptable’

Tell us about your experience. The South Australian government has admitted that the quality of a stretch of…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #midmurraycoucil #poorroadquality #Pothole #regionalroads #roadcontractors #roadhazard #roadmaintenance #roadworks #southaustraliangovernment #southaustralianroadnetwork
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103444/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/103074/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102722/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102592/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102572/

Dating app harms fuel calls to extend digital duty of care to platforms

Women are being forced to act as their own safety system on dating apps where experiences of sexual…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #Bumble #datingappdangers #digitaldutyofcarebill #Hinge #howtostaysafewhileonlinedating #internetcensorship #internetsurveillance #minderoofoundation #Tinder
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102512/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102502/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102054/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/102018/

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/

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
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101638/

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/

Sorrento shark attack: Tributes for Greg O’Neill as Cook Government defends catch-and-kill order

Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club has paid tribute to the “much-loved” grandfather killed in a fatal shark attack,…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #DisasterandEmergency #news #sharks #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/101334/

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/

ATO employee charged over alleged disclosure of information to organised crime groups

A Gold Coast man who worked with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has been charged over the alleged…
#Australia #afp #ATO #AU #AustralianTaxOffice #Austrlia #corruption #nationalanti-corruptioncommission #organisedcrimesyndicates
https://www.europesays.com/australia/93551/

Coles and Woolworths quietly remove controversial product from shelves

Coles and Woolworths have confirmed they are no longer selling krill oil, a product critics say is unsustainably…
#Australia #antarctic #AU #Austrlia #coles #krill"hotspots" #SeaShepherd #woolworths #YahooNews #YahooNewsAustralia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/85689/

Allegations in documents former KPMG partner made ‘unwanted sexual advances’ to clients and staff

Former KPMG partner Philip Henry allegedly treated “female members of staff and clients inappropriately”, including making “unwanted sexual…
#Australia #ATO #AU #auditleaks #Austrlia #bigfouraccountingfirms #KPMG #kpmginquiry #kpmgpartner #kpmgwhistleblower #philiphenry #taxaviodance #whistleblower
https://www.europesays.com/australia/82509/

Ex-ATO boss Chris Jordan allegedly paid ‘little or no income tax’ while at KPMG

A former KPMG partner who went on to lead the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) for more than a…
#Australia #ATO #AU #audit #AustralianTaxationOffice #Austrlia #chrisjordan #KPMG #KPMGAustralia #kpmgscandal #leak #waynejones
https://www.europesays.com/australia/79451/

What we do and don’t know about guns in Australia

The number of firearms nationwide is significantly higher than before the Port Arthur massacre. But there’s also a…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #bondishooting #buyback #buybackscheme #ChrisMinns #gunbuybackscheme #guncontrol #gunlaws #gunownership
https://www.europesays.com/australia/75130/

Batemans Bay hospital and emergency department to close next year despite lingering fears

When Christine Hayes suffered a stroke at her Surfside home on the New South Wales South Coast every…
#Australia #ACT #andrewconstance #AU #Austrlia #BatemansBay #canberra #christinehayes #Community #don'tclosethebatemanstbayed #drandrewgibson #emergencydepartment #eurobodalla #eurobodallaregionalhospital #hospital #michaelholland #peterryan #ryanpark #southcoast
https://www.europesays.com/australia/73288/

ATO data contradicts Labor’s unsubstantiated claim that hoarding investors are to blame for the housing affordability crisis

Economists and housing analysts have spent years warning that the post-pandemic surge in rents would become a full-blown…
#Australia #ATO #AU #Austrlia
https://www.europesays.com/australia/50899/

Sunn hemp reduces farmers’ need for urea fertiliser

Fertiliser costs have surged in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East, leaving farmers searching for…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #cane #conflict #cotton #covercrop #crop #fertiliser #MiddleEast #nitrogen #sugar #sugarcane #sunnhemp #urea
https://www.europesays.com/australia/44808/

Youth offender program provider Namu Collective referred to authorities over alleged misappropriation of public funds

A Queensland provider for a youth offender rehabilitation program, funded by the state government, has been referred to…
#Australia #ASIC #ATO #AU #Austrlia #lauragerber #namucollective #QueenslandPoliceService #youthjustice #youthoffenderrehabilitation
https://www.europesays.com/australia/39167/