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The problem with new WFH law
The Geelong Advertiser
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August 26, 2025
A bid by the Victorian government to legislate working from home rights has sparked concerns that residents could be hit with a new tax if the change goes through. Earlier this month, Premier Jacinta Allan announced the state government’s plan to...
Victoria’s made history with exclusive native title – but it doesn’t tackle water justice
Pursuit
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In July 2025, after a decade of litigation, the native title rights of Ngintait, Nyeri Nyeri and Latji Latji peoples were recognised in Victoria’s north-west – which included billabongs and wetlands connected to the Murray River. The Federal Court...
Australia shooting latest: Two police officers feared dead in ‘active incident’ in rural town
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Shooter suspected to be ‘sovereign citizen’ Police say the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”. Members of this movement reject government authority and use pseudo-legal theories – legal-sounding ideas with no basis in real law – to target...
Australia put on notice by Donald Trump's latest tech tariff threat
9News
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August 26, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs and other penalties on countries that legislate against US tech giants, putting the Australian government on notice ahead of the incoming social media ban for children. The...
Gun shots ring out on Victorian high country property in the hunt for alleged sovereign citizen cop killer - as the two police officers shot dead are identified
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and PAUL SHAPIRO, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and WAYNE FLOWER, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Updated: 10:50 EDT, 27 August 2025 'Sovereign citizen' Dezi Freeman, 56, remains on the...
France to sue Australian streaming platform after the death of a user during livestream
The Journal
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August 26, 2025
FRANCE WILL SUE the Australian streaming platform Kick for “negligence” after a user died during a livestream, a government minister said today. The platform has come under scrutiny in France after a 46-year-old Frenchman died earlier this month...
Law roundup: Man and woman steal forbidden fruit
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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August 26, 2025
A couple allegedly climbed into a man’s apple tree and began picking the fruit. Despite telling the man and woman it was private property and not to steal his apples, they reportedly continued to pick three bags worth of the forbidden fruit,...
Australian Senator Calls For Snoop Dogg to Be Removed From AFL Final
Billboard
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August 26, 2025
Snoop Dogg should be sent to the doghouse, and nowhere near the 2025 AFL Grand Final. That’s the substance of a message from Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who used a Senate address to call for Snoop’s removal from Australian rules football’s...
Iranian Terror in Australia Clarifies the Stakes
Commentary
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August 26, 2025
Late last night (in DC time, anyway), Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called a rather remarkable press conference. Australia’s domestic intelligence agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organization, had been digging into a...
Iran's alleged antisemitic attacks in Australia may be 'power projection'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 26, 2025
In late 2023, a series of fires broke out at the premises of seemingly unrelated companies in southern France. One was a water treatment company, another manufactured rubber products, while a third washed trucks, all in separate cities. There was...
Australia police shooting latest: Two officers feared dead in ‘active incident’ in rural town of Porepunkah
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Porepunkah airfield closed amid emergency response The Porepunkah airfield has been temporarily closed as authorities respond to the ongoing incident in the alpine area. Situated two nautical miles south of Porepunkah in the Buckland Valley, the...
Australian Retailers Committed To Safer Workplaces
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and National Retail Association (NRA) confirmed today that retailers across Australia are making major investments in creating safer workplaces in the face of significant industry challenges, especially...
Fiji police investigate Australian judge who headed a controversial commission of inquiry
RNZ
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August 26, 2025
The Fijian police are investigating an Australian Supreme Court judge who criticised the Prime Minister last week for "inaction" over a controversial commission of inquiry. Justice David Ashton-Lewis, who led an inquiry into the sacked former head...
Australia expels Iranian ambassador after ASIO says it directed antisemitic attacks
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 26, 2025
Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil, ASIO believes, prompting the Australian government to sever diplomatic ties with the country. Appearing in the prime minister's courtyard on Tuesday, the spy agency's...
Australia Joins India, Others In Suspending Postal Deliveries To US
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Sydney, Aug 26 (IANS) Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump...
Australia expels Iranian ambassador over ‘credible intelligence’ Tehran directed antisemitic attacks in Melbourne and Sydney
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia’s Jewish community, the domestic spy agency has determined, prompting the Albanese government to expel Tehran’s ambassador to Canberra from Australia. The prime minister announced on Tuesday...
Former police officer pleads not guilty to murders of Australian couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies
GCN
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August 26, 2025
A former New South Wales (NSW) police officer has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, whose deaths shocked the LGBTQ+ community of Australia in early 2024. Appearing via video link from prison on Tuesday, August 26,...
Australia, Switzerland join India in suspending postal deliveries to US over new tariffs
Telengana Today
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August 26, 2025
Postal services in Australia, Switzerland, India, and several European countries have temporarily halted shipments to the United States following new customs and tariff rules, including the removal of the $800 de minimis exemption for low-value...
Queensland girl accused of attempted murder withdraws bail bid
9News
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August 26, 2025
A 12-year-old girl accused of attempting to murder her foster carer by stabbing her in the chest has withdrawn her bail application. The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was not required to appear in Ipswich Children's Court west...
Entain appoints permanent Australia CEO
iGB
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August 26, 2025
New permanent Entain ANZ CEO Andrew Vouris brings nearly two decades of experience in wagering, operations and innovation to the role. Andrew Vouris has been appointed the permanent CEO of Entain Australia & New Zealand (ANZ), having served as...