Australia news live: NSW announces new powers to shut down illegal hate preaching venues; 300 buildings lost in Victoria fires | Australia news

Australia news live: NSW announces new powers to shut down illegal hate preaching venues; 300 buildings lost in Victoria fires | Australia news

NSW government announces new powers to crack down on illegal hate preaching venues The Minns government said this morning it will give councils new powers to crack down on illegal hate preaching venues, including allowing utilities to be cut off if operators ignore planning laws and cease-use notices. The government said in a statement the […]

Australian PM announces intelligence review as country mourns Bondi attack

Australian PM announces intelligence review as country mourns Bondi attack

Watch: ‘You can’t let fear win’ – Bondi beachgoers return after fatal attack Katy Watson,Australia Correspondent at Bondi Beachand Harry Sekulich Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a review into the police and national intelligence agencies after the Bondi Beach attack in Sydney. “The ISIS-inspired atrocity last Sunday reinforces the rapidly changing security environment […]

Trump announces new deal with pharma companies to cut drug prices | Health News

Trump announces new deal with pharma companies to cut drug prices | Health News

United States President Donald Trump announced new agreements aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. On Friday, alongside leaders from Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and Merck, among other leading pharma giants, the president announced deals that would cut prices on their medications to match that of the developed nation with the lowest price. Recommended Stories […]

Australia news live: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi beach terror attack | Australia news

Australia news live: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi beach terror attack | Australia news

Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme Albanese has announced a national buyback scheme for firearms. The government will establish a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms – the largest buyback since the Howard government initiated one in 1996. Australia’s gun laws were substantially reformed after the Port Arthur tragedy. […]

Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation | Australia news

Bondi beach shooting live: Victoria announces $2m package to protect Jewish community and combat radicalisation; new record for blood donation | Australia news

Allan announces $2m community safety package Benita Kolovos The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, is holding a press conference at the Beth Weizmann Jewish Community Centre in Caulfield to announce a $2m community safety package. The package includes: $900m for the Community Safety Group to deploy further security measures at community events, holiday programs and Jewish […]