Drivers left stranded for hours in Sydney tunnel amid fears of roof collapse Penry Buckley Drivers have been left stranded for up to four hours in Sydney’s M4 motorway tunnel, after fears of a concrete roof collapse saw the closure of all westbound lanes, causing delays on surrounding roads. About 6am this morning, Transport for […]
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Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week
MELBOURNE, Australia — Social media platforms must report monthly how many children’s accounts they close once Australia begins enforcing its 16-year age limit next week, a minister said Wednesday. Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X and YouTube would face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) from Dec. 10 if […]
Australia news live: David Pocock asks why Future Fund boss sent staffer on $20,000 US trip to assess hotels | Australia news
Future Fund sends staffer on a $20,000 hotel scoping trip, estimates reveals Krishani Dhanji The Future Fund CEO has revealed that his former executive assistant went on a scoping trip to the US “to assess hotels as to their suitability for our staff” and negotiate the rates of hotels “to get better deals” – at […]
Australia news live: Canavan warns of One Nation threat to Liberals | Australia news
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Good morning, and happy Tuesday. Another day closer to Christmas. Nick Visser here to take over the blog. Let’s get to it. Share Josh Taylor BoM blames APS caps, Covid for website costs The Bureau of Meteorology has blamed Covid-era inflation […]
Australia news live: Labor to announce major defence shake-up in bid to stop cost blowouts; ‘unusually prolonged flu season’ in NSW | Australia news
Major shake-up to defence bureaucracy in the works Tom McIlroy The federal government is preparing to announce a major shake-up to the country’s defence bureaucracy, in a bid to stop major cost blowouts and streamline operations. As the Trump administration pushes for Australia to spend as much as 3.5% of GDP on defence and Labor […]
Australia news live: Rising Tide protesters block second coal ship entering Newcastle port; Katy Gallagher says Lodge ‘appropriate’ for PM’s wedding | Australia news
Activists block second coal ship from entering Newcastle port at Rising Tide blockade Greenpeace activists have scaled and blocked a second coal ship during the Rising Tide People’s Blockade. Three activists are secured to the anchor chain and sides of the ship, stopping its operations, and have unfurled the five-metre-long banner in a peaceful protest […]
Australia news live: NSW shark attack victims identified as Swiss tourists; NSW axes heritage protection for brumbies | Australia news
Swiss tourists victims of NSW shark attack The woman who died yesterday after being mauled by a bull shark is believed to be a tourist visiting from Switzerland, officials said this morning. NSW police said the woman, believed to be 25, is yet to be formally identified. A 26-year-old man was also seriously injured in […]
Australia politics live: Labor strikes deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws | Australia news
Breaking: Greens agree to nature laws deal Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting day of the year, ending a five-year struggle to deliver on Graeme Samuel’s blueprint to fix the broken system. The Greens have agreed to support Labor’s re-write of […]
Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; catastrophic fire warning for NSW’s central west | Australian politics
Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens as summer break nears Dan Jervis-Bardy Labor is growing optimistic it can land a deal with the Greens to rush through its signature environment protection laws before parliament suspends for the summer break. The government is desperate to pass legislation to overhaul the Environment Protection and Biodiversity […]
Australia politics live: Labor’s concessions to get Greens and Coalition to back nature laws overhaul revealed | Australian politics
Revealed: Labor’s offer to get Greens to back EPBC overhaul Dan Jervis-Bardy Guardian Australia has obtained the separate sets of concessions that the Albanese government is prepared to make to its nature laws to secure the Greens or the Coalition’s support. The proposed concessions to the Greens, circulated on Tuesday morning, include: Limiting the fast-tracking […]