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Follow updatesExclusive: Don Farrell charged taxpayers more than $2,200 to travel to Canberra on same weekend he attended weddingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOfficials investigating after Victoria police memorial vandalised overnightVictoria police are investigating the vandalism of the Victoria Police Memorial in Melbourne this morning.If you don’t need to be on the roads during heavy rainfall, we ask the community to delay their travel until the storm passes.If you do come across flash flooding, the best thing to do is turn around and find another way – it’s not worth putting your life or your loved ones at risk. It doesn’t take much for vehicles to become stuck in water or washed away as you don’t know what damage has been done to the road surfaces. Continue reading...
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Labor asks watchdog to advise on overhauling travel perks for politicians as backlash grows
Sussan Ley offers bipartisan truce to work on reform as attorney general Michelle Rowland refers expenses for independent auditFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese says he has asked the independent expenses watchdog to provide advice on overhauling travel perks for MPs, opening the door to changes after a backlash over politicians’ entitlements.It came as the attorney general, Michelle Rowland, confirmed she has followed cabinet colleague Anika Wells in referring her travel expenses to an independent audit. Continue reading...
Here’s What to Know About Japan’s Mega Quake Advisory
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‘Catastrophic flooding’ in North America’s Pacific Northwest as rains ease
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Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray
Potentially precedent-setting case brought after Jordan Brown hit with capsicum spray outside mining and resources conference in Melbourne in 2019Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne.The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray was heard in the state’s supreme court earlier this year, and a decision was handed down on Friday. Continue reading...
N Korea’s Kim hails ‘ever-victorious’ army’s role in war against Ukraine
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Don Farrell charged taxpayers more than $2,200 to travel to Canberra on same weekend he attended wedding
Exclusive: The trade and tourism minister flew with his wife from Adelaide to Canberra, listing official duties as the reason for the travelFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe trade and tourism minister, Don Farrell, charged taxpayers more than $2,200 to travel to Canberra on the same weekend he attended a press gallery journalist’s wedding, describing the reason for the trip as official duties.Farrell – who as the special minister of state has portfolio responsibility of the independent parliamentary expenses authority – flew from Adelaide to Canberra with his wife on 1 November last year, charging taxpayers a total of $1,636 for return flights. Continue reading...
Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state
Conflict monitors say the junta has increased airstrikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil warDozens have been killed in a military strike on a hospital in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to an aid worker, a rebel group, a witness and local media reports, as the junta wages a withering offensive ahead of elections beginning this month.“The situation is very terrible,” said on-site aid worker Wai Hun Aung. “As for now, we can confirm there are 31 deaths and we think there will be more deaths. Also there are 68 wounded and will be more and more.” Continue reading...
The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?
Australian retailer tells ceramic artist Hannah Turner it won’t restock the product amid debate over copyrightGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUK artist Hannah Turner was shocked by the image of a ceramic flamingo-shaped egg cup that showed up on her screen.She took in its green eyes, the pattern of the feathers, its thin pink legs and its overall shape. She felt recognition. Continue reading...
Thousands ready to evacuate as flooding hits Pacific Northwest
Several days of heavy rain have swollen a number of rivers causing major flooding in parts of Canada and the US.