A suitable aircraft to bring home passengers from the Hantavirus-hit cruise has been secured and will repatriate the group of six later this week.
China is intensifying its crackdown on VPNs, making it harder for users like Lin and Billy to access the global internet. This comes amid new censorship technology and sensitive political events, with implications for other authoritarian regimes.
Canberra Liberals leader Mark Parton and MLA Chiaka Barry have denied allegations of a threat of physical assault made by former leader Leanne Castley, who quit the party citing a toxic culture. Castley has lodged a formal complaint.
Canberra Liberals leader Mark Parton and MLA Chaika Barry have denied allegations of a threat of physical assault made by former leader Leanne Castley, who quit the party citing 'toxic culture'.
Tasmania's EPA director, Catherine Murdoch, refused to collect real-time antibiotic use data from salmon companies, citing legal concerns and questioning data accuracy. This occurred during a heated exchange with Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff, who argued for transparency regarding florfenicol use after a recent bacterial outbreak.
A Transperth bus crashed into a tree on Joondalup Drive in Wanneroo, Perth, injuring at least five passengers, one critically. Separately, a car hit a hospital wall in Murdoch after colliding with a pedestrian, closing the ED.
Australia's High Court has dismissed an application by the Neo-Nazi group White Australia (also known as the National Socialist Network) to remove its listing as a prohibited hate group. The group sought an injunction ahead of a formal challenge to the new law, arguing it infringed on political communication rights and would cause irreparable damage. The court rejected the application, citing the risk of harm if the injunction were granted.
