Australian solo navigator Lisa Blair has arrived in Albany this morning after three months at sea with a new world record in her name. Key points Lisa Blair of Sydney holds world record for fastest unannounced circumnavigation in Antarctica Ms Blair completed the trip in 92 days, 10 days faster than the previous record holder …
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The worker has inherited a “disastrous” budget situation with a deficit that could explode further due to rising inflation, warned Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Chalmers accused the Coalition of not revealing pressure on the budget, revealed at Treasury meetings since the Labor election victory on Saturday. Prior to its defeat, the Coalition projected that budget deficits …
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The RACGP says GPs are increasingly choosing to charge a gap fee to patients they believe they can afford to keep their practices viable. The university argues that the discount for inquiries of 20 to 40 minutes should be raised from $ 75.75 to $ 83.30 and the discount for inquiries of 40 minutes more …
The last moments of a Melbourne father who was shot in the head, allegedly at the urging of her ex-husband’s new husband, were broadcast during a murder trial in which he was heard telling his girlfriend that he did not worry before he was violently murdered. Key points: Biannca Edmunds is on trial accused of …
A $ 200 million Commonwealth-funded quarantine facility north of Perth looks like an expensive white elephant, with Prime Minister Mark McGowan admitting he is unsure what to do with the compost once construction is complete. mid-year. Announced last August, more than a year after the COVID pandemic, Bullsbrook’s “Center for National Resilience” was intended to …
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has demanded concessions from the country’s largest chicken meat processors to make some of its contracts with farmers fairer. Key points: The ACCC found that unfair contracts could cause “significant financial damage to producers” Chicken processors have agreed to make some changes Labor has expressed its support for …
UPDATE: The first victims of a Texas school shooting shooting are identified Parents of children who attended a U.S. elementary school, where at least 21 people were shot dead, were forced to wait hours to find out where their children were and if they were safe. Nineteen students – ages six to 10 – and …
The pile of worries weighing on the market has pushed the benchmark S&P 500 to the brink of a bearish market, which is when an index falls 20 percent from its most recent all-time high. It is down about 18% from its all-time high set earlier this year. Loading Inflation has been heavy on a …
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Barcelona survived a big scare to come from behind and get a 3-2 friendly victory over the A-League All Stars at Sydney’s Australia Stadium. In front of 70,174 fans, the majority by Barcelona persuasion, All Stars, coached by Dwight Yorke, claimed an unlikely 2-1 advantage in the second half before being recovered twice in the …
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Confinements, Medium-Hotels, Mask Warrants, and Trade Restrictions: Grant Stevens has spent most of the last two years struggling with decisions he never thought he should make. Key points: Grant Stevens became the state coordinator at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020 Yesterday he resigned from his role He is happy with the …