3.37am BST 03:37 The ABS, as you might have guessed, are the last people to fall for “gotcha” questions from journalists or anybody else. Given the sensitivity around what the jobless rate is, and whether it would this time be “the lowest since the 1970s” as the Morrison government initially wrongly claimed a month ago … Read more
River level rises were observed across the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley due to heavy rainfall Wednesday night and Thursday. Heavy rainfall has eased overnight Thursday. Further showers are forecast for Friday and Saturday which are not expected to produce renewed river level rises. A moderate flood peak higher than the March 2022 floods passed Camden Thursday … Read more
Can I just say one more thing, there is a website, Albanese.com.au that has been bought by someone associated with the Liberal Party but then, when someone clicks on it, it refers people straight to the Liberal party site. This is a test of integrity for Scott Morrison and for the Liberal party. Are they … Read more
Good morning! Tory Shepherd here, only just emerging from a budget week-induced haze. Speaking of which – the budget fallout continues, as does the fallout from Labor’s budget reply. And the fallout from the floods. And more. There’s a lot of falling out, I’ll bring you whatever lands today as it happens. An interim free … Read more
Scott Morrison says Bushmaster vehicles bound for Ukraine after confusion in Senate estimates; PM delaying election announcement to run political ads, Albanese claims; Michele Bullock becomes first female deputy governor of RBA; Victoria reports six Covid deaths, Queensland three, NSW two and ACT one. Follow all the day’s news live Zali Steggall more likely to … Read more
NSW paramedics are taking industrial action in a bid to force meetings with the government to secure pay rises and more staff, Jack Gramenz from AAP reports. Members of the Australia Paramedics Association will throughout Tuesday refuse to transfer stations from the one where they start their shift to fill roster gaps, as well as … Read more
It is clear from the report that the situation in Western Australia is broadly similar to that in New South Wales and Victoria, and that there are deficiencies with the casino operator in this state. The royal commission found that the Crown entities are presently not suitable to continue to hold a gaming licence for … Read more
Firstly, 120,000 premises will come into the footprint, people previously served by satellite will be able to get the NBN fixed wireless. It will go to a speed of 100 megabits per second and over 750,000 premises. 85% will get a speed of 250 megabits per second. Upload speed Inverarity crease in 20 meg bites … Read more
NSW deserves a thorough investigation of what happened in the northern rivers flood disaster to ensure a similar catastrophe is never repeated, Labor says, according to Phoebe Loomes from AAP. Opposition Leader Chris Minns is calling for an upper house parliamentary inquiry to “make sure … it doesn’t happen again”. During the height of the … Read more
9.23pm GMT 21:23 The federal finance minister, Simon Birmingham, is making the rounds this morning, discussing rising cost of living. Birmingham was on ABC News earlier and was asked about the fuel excise in light of the New Zealand government cutting that tax, but Birmingham was reluctant to commit to anything, repeating Morrison’s lines from … Read more