Police in Australia have asked the public for help after $1 million (US$711,000) worth of silver bullion was allegedly stolen from a truck travelling between Sydney and Melbourne. “Between 4.30 p.m. on Friday, 26 November 2021, and 8 a.m. on Monday, 29 November 2021, a consignment of silver was allegedly stolen from a truck while…
Around 3,000 COVID-19 Fines Handed to Children in NSW, Australia
Kids aged between 10 to 17 have been slapped with AU$2.1 million (US$1.5 million) in fines since July 1 last year, according to data from New South Wales (NSW) Police in Australia’s most populous state. The data obtained under information laws by the Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) found 2,920 fines were issued, with around 59…
Australian Woman Dies in Flooded Creek After Car Swept From Fast Food Drive Thru
A 44-year-old Australian woman has been found dead in a submerged car after it was swept into a creek by floodwaters while exiting a fast-food drive-through on Thursday night. Queensland Police Service said officers received reports at around 8 p.m. that night of a sedan that had been dragged by floodwaters into Little Cabbage Tree…
Australian Workers Lose Appeal to Overturn Vaccine Mandate Ruling
December 8, 2021
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The New South Wales Court (NSW) of Appeal has dismissed an appeal to overturn a court decision in mid-October that upheld the use of vaccine mandates across industries such as aged care, policing, and construction. On Dec. 8, three justices from the Court of Appeal, President Andrew Bell, Justice Anthony Meagher, and Mark Leeming, heard…
‘Inhumane’ and ‘Unjustly’: Ombudsman Calls on Victorian Govt to Apologise for COVID-19 Border Permit System
The Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has slammed the Victorian border permits system as “unjustly” and “inhumane” after investigating the Victorian government’s border exemption scheme. Glass’s report, released on Dec. 7, stated that from Jul. 9 to Sep. 14, the Ombudsman received 315 complaints from jobless stranded Victorians who were paying double rent, caravanning pensioners without the…
NSW Unveils Rural Health Cash Splash
An almost A$100 million ($70.1 million) health services boost is headed the way of regional and rural NSW. The funding package will secure support for frontline workers and is also part of a record infrastructure investment for the sector in the bush, says the premier of Australia’s most populous state Dominic Perrottet. Three new initiatives…
Australian State Reaps $50 Million in Fines During the Spread of Delta
December 3, 2021
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The government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, collected around $50 million (US$35 million) in fines due to breaches of COVID-19 health directives. According to figures obtained from the NSW Treasury, the government has issued 56,617 infringements to the value of $53.24 million over the course of the pandemic since Mar. 1,…
Flood Concern as Rains Hammer Australian State
The Hunter Valley has become a major area of concern as flooding continues across NSW, said SES Deputy Commissioner Dean Storey. State Emergency Service volunteers have staged two dozen flood rescues and responded to almost 600 requests for help across NSW since lunchtime on Friday. SES Assistant Commissioner Dean Storey said it had been a…
Thousands of Australians Told To Evacuate As Flood Waters Rise
Thousands of Australians in New South Wales (NSW) have been told to evacuate their homes after torrential rain brought flooding to much of the state over the weekend. State Emergency Services (SES) have given residents in low lying areas in the town of Forbes—a town of 8,000 residents, 350 kilometres west of Sydney—until 9:30 p.m….
Australian Judge Disturbed State Employee Fired for Helping Police With Murder Investigation
A New South Wales (NSW) Supreme Court judge is so disturbed by the NSW transport department’s decision to fire an employee for aiding a murder investigation that she’s referred the issue to the police commissioner and transport minister. Transport for NSW staffer Thomas Wood was sacked for serious and wilful misconduct last year after he contacted…
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