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National quarantine imposed on saline products contaminated with Ralstonia as mass bacterial outbreak recorded in hospitals across country
A health alarm has been sounded over a bacterial outbreak in hospitals across the country which has led to several…
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Victoria’s Labor government to triple taxes on vacant properties and holiday homes as part of ‘dirty deal’ with Greens
The Victorian Labor government is set to triple taxes on unused properties as part of an agreement that secures Greens…
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‘People want action now’: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price argues Australians still hopeful for practical Indigenous policy advancement despite Voice failure
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has claimed most Australians remain hopeful for better consideration of issues relating to First Nations people…
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1 hours agoA whistleblower has come forward to claim CIA analysts who favoured the COVID-19 lab leak theory were bribed to change their position. The bribe was made to take the focus off China and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.Sky News host Sharri Markson has also revealed how a US intelligence official linked to the World Health Organisation was involved in downplaying the lab leak theory during President Joe Biden’s probe into the virus origins.The National Intelligence Council’s Director for Global Health Security, Adrienne Keen, worked as an independent consultant for the WHO from 2016. Former Acting Assistant Secretary of State Thomas DiNanno said that Ms Keene tried to push COVID-19 was a natural occurrence, rather than a lab leak. “I had found out that apparently she was an outside advisor also to the World Health Agency – they are a political agency, they are a UN agency,” Mr DiNanno said. “It’s just not appropriate to do work for a foreign power and that would include in the United Nations.” Ms Keen and the ODNI, the peak intelligence body in the US, didn’t answer questions about whether she had disclosed this conflict of interest. The ODNI instead sent a statement saying they had complied with all of the intelligence community’s analytic standards, including objectivity.
A whistleblower has come forward to claim CIA analysts who favoured the COVID-19 lab leak theory were bribed to change…
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‘Lucky to be alive’: Group of schoolies narrowly escape tragedy in K’gari after tree branch pierces through car on offroad track
A group of teenagers celebrating Schoolies have survived a close call after a large tree branch smashed the windscreen and…
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2 hours agoThe ASX 200 ended the day up on Tuesday by 0.39 per cent.Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says property stocks performed “really well”.“That’s really due to the weaker than expected retail sales numbers,” Mr Boyd said.“Basically, implies the RBA’s not going to need to lift interest rates next month.“Banks did well too, and healthcare companies.”
The ASX 200 ended the day up on Tuesday by 0.39 per cent. Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says…
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32 minutes agoThe RBA’s new charter has not yet been aired in Parliament, but Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock is already espousing the new mandate.Ms Bullock said the RBA is focused on putting pressure on inflation but says she is wary of rising unemployment.The unemployment rate in October was higher at 3.7 per cent, but the growth in hours worked was trending downward. The RBA Governor said despite the community backlash to higher interest rates, she thinks most Australians are in a good financial position.This is helped by rising home values and prudent lending standards.
The RBA’s new charter has not yet been aired in Parliament, but Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock is already espousing…
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2 minutes agoOpposition Leader Peter Dutton has given an “emotional response” to the death of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens’ son, says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell. Mr Stevens’ son, Charlie Stevens, died in an alleged hit-and-run, aged 18. “We’ve seen Anthony Albanese become quite emotional a number of times in his time in top job … Peter Dutton’s been the tough guy,” Mr Clennell said.“We saw Scott Morrisson even break down, we’ve seen Bill Shorten break down, we’ve seen a number of politicians become emotional – this is the first time I’ve ever seen it occur with Peter Dutton.“He obviously wanted to talk about this.”
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has given an “emotional response” to the death of South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens’ son,…
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2 minutes agoPrime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied not raising the issue of the Chinese warship sonar incident with President Xi Jinping. “The premise of the comments by the leader of the Opposition are wrong,” Mr Albanese said during Question Time on Tuesday. “Every incident with China on this government’s watch – every incident that has impacted every Australian Defence Force personnel has been revealed publicly. “(It) has gone directly to China as well to make our position clear. “On this government’s watch, that has always happened.”
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has denied not raising the issue of the Chinese warship sonar incident with President Xi Jinping.…
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2 hours agoAssistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says the Albanese government is “doing some practical things” to deal with inflation and the cost-of-living crisis where it can.According to the poll, 50 per cent of Australians say they feel “worse off” than two years ago.Data shows middle Australia is struggling to cope with rate hikes and the rising cost of living, with only 16 per cent of those polled saying they are “better off” under the Albanese government.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will seek to reassure Labor colleagues at their caucus meeting on Tuesday that he is confident the party can re-engage with voters on key issues.“The key thing we can do to deal with inflation, cost of living … is manage fiscal policy, bring the budget back to surplus … ensure that we have ongoing fiscal restraint … [and] ensure we can get wages moving again – we’re doing that,” Mr Jones told Sky News Australia.“We’re doing some practical things where we can … but the pathway is narrow for government to ensure that we manage what we do in terms of price and cost of living relief without making the situation worse.”
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones says the Albanese government is “doing some practical things” to deal with inflation and the cost-of-living…
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