Qantas Taken To Court 01/09/2023
Qantas is being taken to court by the consumer watchdog for allegedly selling tickets for thousands of cancelled “ghost” flights and hoarding takeoff and landing slots to drive up airfares. Transport for NSW has for the first time confirmed that WestConnex will be sped up to 90km/h but the plans will require the motorway to be completely closed for safety checks. A Gold Coast city councillor allegedly googled “If you kill someone in self-defence will you go to jail?” two days before he choked and killed his abusive and controlling stepdad. A key member of the Victorian Liberal Party’s leadership team has resigned. Nutbush will come to Adelaide’s city limits when smash stage production TINA – The Tina Turner Musical opens at the Festival Theatre in April next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31 Aug 20232min
Australians To Head To The Polls 31/08/2023
Australians will head to the polls on October 14 to decide if they want an Indigenous Voice enshrined in the constitution, as the Yes and No campaigns launch a six-week final push to the referendum. Inflation rose by its smallest margin in more than a year following a fall in the cost of food and petrol, raising hopes the Reserve Bank will leave interest rates on hold for a third straight month. The victims of crime advocates who marched on state parliament have still not had a response to their requests from anyone in the Palaszczuk Government a full week on, as the Premier declared from Europe there were simply no issues in Queensland. In NRL, it’s been revealed the player who walked away from the Bulldogs over a training ground punishment was barely 10 minutes late for training. Almost 320 South Australian schools will close or be forced to alter classes because of Friday’s planned teacher strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 Aug 20232min
Coles Slashing Prices As Part Of A New Cost-Of-Living Program 30/08/2023
Coles will reveal on Wednesday plans to slash the price of more than 500 products for the next three months as part of a new cost-of-living program. Embattled NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen may refuse to appear before a parliamentary inquiry into why she hand-picked a former Labor staffer to be the state’s transport boss. Next generation Tasers will be rolled out to 10,300 frontline Victoria Police officers from November with strict new rules about when the weapons can be deployed. QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will have spent more days on holiday this year than sitting in state parliament, when she returns from her latest European jaunt next month. Port Adelaide diehards heading to Brisbane for the Power’s first final are in for an expensive trip as the cheapest return flights are now close to $1000 per person.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29 Aug 20233min
Reserve Bank Under Fire Over Spending 29/08/2023
The Reserve Bank is under fire for spending tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on food and booze while the nation grappled with a worsening cost-of-living crisis. Victoria’s total debt is predicted to hit a shocking $226bn by 2026-27, putting the state’s credit rating at greater risk. Qantas boss Alan Joyce and his top executives have been forced to admit the airline owes at least $150 million more in flight credits to customers than previously estimated. Three days of tense negotiations between the SA teachers union and the government are set to commence on Tuesday ahead of a planned strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 Aug 20232min
Three US Marines Dead After Military Plane Crash Off The NT Coast 28/08/2023
Three US Marines died and five more suffered serious injuries when a military aircraft carrying 23 people crashed in the Tiwi Islands off the Northern Territory coast. yesterday. Random urine tests to screen the state’s trains workforce for drugs or alcohol will be axed in a backroom agreement between the rail union and the state government. The AFL Grand Final Parade will return to city streets in a significant shift from last year’s Yarra River ceremony. The respected mind Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk turns to for major legal reviews has pleaded with her to “abandon the madness” in youth justice and keep children out of watch houses. Work will begin immediately to expand preschool and Out of School Hours Care in South Australia in line with the recommendations of the state’s royal commission into early childhood education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 Aug 20233min
Only Four Targets Of Closing The Gap Are Being Met 27/08/2023
Of the 17 critical targets identified as part of Closing the Gap only four are being met, while the rates of Indigenous suicide, children in out-of-home care and adults in jail are going backwards. The women who once quietly lived off the ill-gotten gains of their gangland men are now playing an active role in high-level crimes that are leading to bloodshed on the streets. The Victorian Liberal Party has claimed an emphatic victory in the critical Warrandyte by-election with the party on track to record a near 20 per cent swing. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has flown to Europe for a two-week vacation amid threats and speculation over the future of her leadership. South Australia could “run out of land” within 30 years unless drastic changes are made to meet housing demands, a landmark report has found.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26 Aug 20233min
Donald Trump’s Fury In History-Making Mugshot 26/08/2023
Glaring straight ahead, Donald Trump’s fury is unmistakable in his history-making mugshot, taken after he was charged and released from Fulton County Jail. Zookeeper Jen Brown won’t hear a bad word said about the two male lions who mauled her and left her fighting for life. Police will investigate whether former Crown staff and big punters banned from the venue were part of an alleged multimillion-dollar illegal casino. Masked crusaders Kiss are set to be confirmed as special guest performers at the AFL Grand Final after two high profile cancellations left the league high and dry. South Australia’s most senior federal Liberal, Simon Birmingham, is conceding a systemic failure to elect enough women as he produces a framework to revive the party’s flagging fortunes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Aug 20233min
Australian Electoral Commission Revelations In Upcoming Voice Referendum 25/08/2023
Revelations that the Australian Electoral Commission will allow a tick to be recorded as a Yes vote in the upcoming Voice referendum – but a cross won’t be recorded as a No vote have been slammed as “unfair” and “favouritism”. Rules requiring masks in NSW hospitals are set to be scrapped as early as next week, with the Minns government looking to end one of the last-remaining Covid measures for good. Footy fans will be able to dine at a high-class Italian restaurant or pub, play mini golf and book a private function overlooking the oval any day of the week under a major revamp of Marvel Stadium. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has not met with her government’s own human rights commissioner for nearly five years, with the extraordinary cold shoulder revealed as laws stripping children of their rights were rammed through parliament. A key person of interest in the investigation into the abduction of two girls at Adelaide Oval has been unmasked on the eve of 50 years on from their disappearance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24 Aug 20234min
