Littleproud says determination to separate not made ‘out of vengeance or anger’
David Littleproud says of determination to separate from Liberals:
What I need to see is that we proceed to work collectively as a result of I feel that’s within the nation’s finest curiosity. And I’m dedicated to that – I used to be dedicated to that on Tuesday, which was a troublesome day and a sombre day, a day the place we decided not out of vengeance or anger however out of the truth that we had bought to this juncture. And the truth that we’ve got now bought to the purpose the place the Liberal occasion room goes to fulfill to find out these challenges that we had in accepting the Coalition settlement, I feel, is a optimistic transfer. And it exhibits management, and energy of management, that we are going to have that assembly and we can have a willpower of the place the Liberal occasion will get to out of that.
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Adeshola Ore
Erin Patterson trial: jury is instructed 4 manufacturing unit resets had been carried out on cellular
A digital forensics skilled says 4 manufacturing unit resets had been carried out on a cell phone Erin Patterson supplied to police after the meat Wellington lunch.
Shamen Fox-Henry, from Victoria police’s cybercrime unit, has instructed the jury no knowledge may very well be retrieved from the telephone as a result of manufacturing unit reset.
Prosecutor Jane Warren exhibits the jury a desk which Fox-Henry says exhibits 4 manufacturing unit resets that occurred on the gadget.
The primary is dated 12 February 2023. The three others occurred within the week after the lunch on 2 August 2023, 5 August 2023 and 6 August 2023.
The manufacturing unit reset was carried out domestically the primary thrice and remotely the final time, the desk exhibits.
The trial has adjourned for the day. We’ll carry you extra dwell updates tomorrow from 10.30am.
Cait Kelly
Greens councillors say determination to maneuver homeless kitchen for Vivid is ‘merciless’ and ‘may have been averted’
In Sydney, Greens councillors at the moment are calling out as “merciless” the choice to maneuver alongside a neighborhood homeless kitchen out of Martin Place to make manner for Vivid.
Guardian Australia broke the story immediately that the soup kitchen, which serves a whole lot of meals every week to Sydney’s homeless neighborhood, has been instructed on the final minute that they won’t be able to arrange throughout Vivid, leaving them nowhere else to go.
Greens councillor Matthew Thompson mentioned:
Somebody’s screwed this up. This can be a merciless end result that might’ve been averted. Pushing apart a neighborhood kitchen that has operated for 15 years in Martin Place for a state sponsored business pageant? With solely a pair days’ discover? It’s not ok.
Sydney’s homeless deserve help and dignity – as a substitute, their neighborhood kitchen is being moved on to make manner for some flashy lights and hordes of vacationers.
We’ve bought hundreds sleeping tough, numerous extra unable to afford meals, and as a substitute of doing extra we’re transferring on a key lifeline for them.
The Greens will probably be transferring at our subsequent council assembly to assessment how we defend public house for neighborhood providers and the growing variety of tough sleepers and guarantee this by no means occurs once more.
Catastrophe restoration allowance activated for flood-affected areas in Hunter and mid north coast
The federal authorities’s catastrophe restoration allowance (DRA) has been activated for areas within the Hunter and mid north coast of New South Wales which have been affected by latest floods.
The funds – as much as 13 weeks of revenue help for staff and sole merchants who’ve misplaced revenue as a direct results of these floods – will probably be obtainable from 2pm AEST this coming Monday 26 Might, for many who dwell or work within the Kempsey, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Mid-Coast and Dungog LGAs.
The funds are separate and along with the joint commonwealth-state Catastrophe Restoration Funding Preparations (DRFA).
DRFA is administered by the NSW government and folks can examine their eligibility for DRA on the Services Australia website, and make a declare by way of MyGov.
Lisa Cox
‘It’s simply fixed, there’s no break from it,’ resident of NSW mid north coast says of rain
Clancy Barnard is a resident of Valla Seaside close to Nambucca Heads. He says there had been unprecedented rainfall and by Thursday morning the water desk was “already actually excessive”:
The rain is so loud on the roof, we’ve locked all the pieces up and I’m placing headphones in.
It’s simply fixed, there’s no break from it.
It’s not windy – it’s transferring actually slowly. It means you’re not getting these cyclonic winds that may be actually scary.
But it surely additionally signifies that as a result of it’s transferring so slowly there’s simply a lot water within the system.
Barnard has labored as nature campaigner within the setting motion and as a campaigner for the unbiased candidate Caz Heise within the seat of Cowper in the course of the federal election marketing campaign.
He expresses anger at what he says was an absence of motion to assist communities adapt to local weather change:
That is local weather change and it’s outrageous that each our [local] state and federal MPs when in authorities didn’t spend money on local weather preparedness.
Persons are shedding their properties … and so they’re uninsurable.
Littleproud says determination to separate not made ‘out of vengeance or anger’
David Littleproud says of determination to separate from Liberals:
What I need to see is that we proceed to work collectively as a result of I feel that’s within the nation’s finest curiosity. And I’m dedicated to that – I used to be dedicated to that on Tuesday, which was a troublesome day and a sombre day, a day the place we decided not out of vengeance or anger however out of the truth that we had bought to this juncture. And the truth that we’ve got now bought to the purpose the place the Liberal occasion room goes to fulfill to find out these challenges that we had in accepting the Coalition settlement, I feel, is a optimistic transfer. And it exhibits management, and energy of management, that we are going to have that assembly and we can have a willpower of the place the Liberal occasion will get to out of that.
Adeshola Ore
Erin Patterson trial: jury proven mushroom and dehydrator pictures on pill seized by police
Again to Erin Patterson’s trial.
The jury has been proven pictures of a dehydrator and mushrooms on a plastic tray discovered on a pill seized by police from Patterson’s home.
The jury is proven the pictures extracted from the Samsung pill by police.
The modified date for the dehydrator picture is 30 April 2023 – just below three months earlier than the meat Wellington lunch.
Shamen Fox-Henry, from Victoria police’s cybercrime unit, says this implies the picture was present in a Google pictures software on the gadget.
The jury has additionally been proven pictures which embody textual content about most cancers.
One picture, modified on 4 Might 2023, contains details about ovarian most cancers.
One other picture proven to the jury contains details about mind lymphoma.
Littleproud on determination to separate from Liberals: ‘we couldn’t await months’
Nationals chief David Littleproud has been talking to the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing after the announcement immediately that each the Liberal and Nationals leaders have delayed bulletins of frontbench line-ups to create space for additional negotiations over the Coalition.
Littleproud mentioned on the time the cut up was introduced, the one course of that was put to the Nationals was “by way of what Sussan mentioned would happen with a long-term means of coverage assessment that might take months”.
Littleproud mentioned:
Sadly we couldn’t await months and when a shadow cupboard wanted to be appointed earlier than we got here again to parliament it was going to be past the return of parliament, so we had been in a call course of that we needed to make by way of the time that was supplied to us.
Lisa Cox
‘Areas have flooded which have by no means flooded earlier than,’ says resident of Tinonee, NSW
Clare Rourke lives on the Manning River at Tinonee, close to Wingham and Taree.
Her home is on increased floor and had not been affected by flood waters however she had watched the river rise shortly this week:
The river stage is often about 11.5m beneath our home. It bought to about 1.5m.
She mentioned what stood out concerning the present flood, in contrast with flooding that hit the world in 2021, was the tempo at which the river had risen:
I feel that’s why folks have been so stranded. Areas have flooded which have by no means flooded earlier than and it was simply so quick.
The mixture of the speedy river rise and the flash flooding caught folks off guard.
Joe Hinchliffe
Brisbane Olympics organisers welcome plan to override planning legal guidelines to construct venues
Organising bosses of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics have welcomed the Queensland state authorities’s plan to override greater than a dozen planning legal guidelines to construct venues for the Video games, saying the amenities are wanted “as quick as potential”.
Brisbane 2032 organising committee president Andrew Liveris instructed press on Thursday afternoon that the legislation being pushed through parliament by the Liberal Nationwide occasion’s state Olympic minister, Jarrod Bleijie – which might override heritage, setting legal guidelines and the Planning Act itself for the venues – was “going to be key to fast-track the approval processes” for Queensland to placed on “the best present”.
In her first outing as the brand new chair of the Worldwide Olympic Committee’s coordination fee for the 2032 Video games, Mikaela Cojuangco-Jaworski additionally backed the planning bypass.
Jaworski and Liveris had been requested by the Guardian whether or not they shared considerations raised by the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, which made a submission to parliament that the invoice “units a harmful precedent for the observance of the rule of regulation in Queensland”.
Jaworski mentioned in a quick response to that query:
What we all know, it’s fast-tracking and never circumventing.
Liveris mentioned that environmental requirements had been a “key query” for the IOC:
It’s actually, actually, in case you don’t know, there’s a number of paperwork in our planning approval course of, so it’s actually fast-tracking and ensuring, no circumnavigating the precise legal guidelines and laws.
Opponents of the $3.8bn, 63,000-seat venue at Victoria Park, which might be the occasion’s primary venue, hope to challenge that stadium at court.
Requested about her priorities in planning the Video games, Jaworski responded first by speaking about breaking floor on stadiums, although Liveris indicated that won’t happen with Victoria Park till late subsequent 12 months.
Adeshola Ore
Warren reads extra messages allegedly despatched by Patterson to the jury on 6 December 2022:
No nothing. But in addition extra occurred. Don rang me final night time to say that he thought there was an answer to all this if Simon and I get collectively and attempt to discuss and priya collectively [smiley face emoji] after which he additionally mentioned Simon had indicated there was an answer to the monetary points if I withdraw the kid help declare? My head almost exploded and I used to be like what?? And don goes oh sorry simply ignore what I mentioned I don’t need to become involved………. I’m so sick of this shit I would like nothing to do with them. I believed his mother and father would need him to do the proper factor nevertheless it appears their concern about not desirous to be uncomfortable and never desirous to become involved of their sons private issues are overriding that so fuck em.
The jury is then proven messages despatched by Patterson on 7 December 2022.
His mother and father despatched me a message yesterday afternoon and Simon despatched me one final night time however I’ve learn neuther and I don’t assume I’ll. I don’t need to hear it. Simon’s will simply be horrible….
A participant within the group chat asks Patterson on the identical day if she is going to nonetheless attend her in-laws’ church.
She replies:
I haven’t been to their church in months. The youngsters go together with Simon each second Sunday and are available to at least one with me in Leongatha the opposite Sunday.
One other message reads:
His mum was horrified I had claimed baby help. Why isn’t she horrified her son is such a deadbeat that I had no selection however to say.
Josh Taylor
Circles.Life pays $413m for id guidelines breach
Cellular telco Circles.Life has paid a $413,160 advantageous after the Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) discovered the corporate had did not adequately confirm buyer identities when porting cellular numbers that led to scammers stealing numbers and accessing victims’ financial institution accounts.
Acma discovered Circles.Life had breached the principles 26 occasions in January and February 2024 in failing to do ample id checks, resulting in sufferer losses of not less than $45,000 when the scammers had been capable of entry their financial institution accounts by way of two-factor authentication utilizing their cellular numbers.
The investigation discovered customer support brokers of a third-party firm employed by Circles.Life didn’t comply with the procedures, however Circles.Life was in the end accountable.
Acma member Samantha Yorke mentioned it was deeply regarding:
This type of fraud can even result in ongoing emotional impacts and stress as folks should recuperate their digital identities.
The corporate was beforehand fined $199,800 for related guidelines breaches in August 2022.
The corporate is reviewing its compliance, and has voluntarily dedicated to contact all victims with a proposal of compensation.
Circles.Life will stop operations in Australia with all prospects transferred to Amaysim.
Adeshola Ore
Erin Patterson path: Fb messages learn to jury
Messages allegedly despatched by Erin Patterson in a Fb group chat have been learn to the jury in her triple homicide trial.
The prosecution recalled Shamen Fox-Henry, from Victoria police’s cybercrime unit, to present proof this afternoon.
Fox-Henry tells the court docket the Fb messages had been extracted from a cellular seized from Patterson’s home.
Prosecutor Jane Warren reads the messages to the jury that are allegedly despatched from Patterson, from the profile title “Erin ErinErin”.
The jury is proven plenty of messages despatched in a bunch Fb chat on 6 December 2022 – greater than seven months earlier than the lethal lunch.
Simon’s dad contacted me this morning to say that he and Gail had tried to speak to Simon concerning the issues I raised and to attempt to get “his aspect” however he refused to speak about it aside from to sign he disagreed with what I mentioned. Past that he received’t speak about it. So don mentioned they’ll’t adjudicate in the event that they don’t know either side…… This household I swear to fucking god.
I mentioned to him about fifty occasions yesterday that I didn’t need them to adjudicate [smiley face emoji] no person blood listens to me. At the very least I do know they’re a misplaced trigger.
I’m wondering in the event that they’ve bought any capability for self reflection in any respect? I imply clearly the truth that Simon refused to speak about private points partly stems from the behaviour of his mother and father….
“Give these blokes the garments off my again”: right here’s some footage of the SES performing a flood rescue in NSW, filmed by a resident of Taree.
Natasha Might
Report-breaking surge in respiratory sicknesses
Australia is seeing a surge in respiratory sicknesses, with record-breaking interseasonal flu circumstances because the begin of the 12 months.
Knowledge from the Immunisation Coalition exhibits there have been 80,105 circumstances of flu as of 19 Might. There have additionally been 41,800 circumstances of RSV and 58,322 circumstances of Covid-19, based on the latest nationwide report as much as 4 Might.
Prof Paul Griffin, an infectious illnesses doctor from the College of Queensland, says the nation is experiencing a record-breaking surge in respiratory sicknesses, with interseasonal flu circumstances the best ever seen for this era.
This 12 months’s circumstances are effectively above what we’ve seen for the previous 5 years, for January, February, March and April, very clearly.
Griffin says we nonetheless don’t know what the excessive variety of circumstances will imply for the remainder of the season – “we don’t know until we’re in it”.
Nonetheless, “it does imply, with that variety of circumstances already, low vaccination charges, the impression is already very vital and extra vital than it ought to be as a result of we’ve bought a really small proportion of individuals vaccinated.”
With that a lot flu already, it’s very clear we have to have as many individuals vaccinated as potential and we’re effectively beneath that. The vaccine charges are nonetheless horrible.
Griffin urges everybody to get vaccinated for flu, in addition to contemplate taking different steps to forestall getting contaminated, like hand hygiene and air purifiers and even masks carrying for prime threat folks.
Rafqa Touma
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Coalition breakup may very well be resolved inside days
Tom McIlroy
A potential decision to the Coalition’s spectacular breakup may occur inside days, as Liberal MPs put together to carry two essential conferences to debate the following steps ahead.
Having watched the drama from the National party on Thursday afternoon, Liberals will attend a digital partyroom assembly at 5pm immediately.
A second assembly is deliberate for early subsequent week, to debate coverage calls for from the junior Coalition accomplice.
Opposition chief Sussan Ley and Nationals chief David Littleproud have agreed to pause asserting their frontbench line-ups as they try to carry the 2 events again collectively.
Lower than 48 hours after splitting with the Liberals, Littleproud insisted any reconciliation was nonetheless contingent on the 4 key calls for being met.
They embody the introduction of nuclear energy, break-up powers for the supermarkets, a $20bn regional fund and improved regional telecommunications ensures.
Second physique recovered from NSW floodwaters
A physique has been recovered from floodwaters on the mid-north coast, believed to be that of a lacking man.
Emergency providers had been known as to the intersection of the Oxley Freeway and Huntington Street close to Rosewood about 8:50pm final night time after experiences a person was caught in floodwater whereas driving, NSW police mentioned in a press release. Police, SES, NSWFR and RFS officers searched the world however couldn’t discover the person or car.
Their search resumed this morning, when the physique of a person was discovered close to Rosewood about 8am.
The physique is believed to be that of a lacking man in his 30s, although it’s but to be formally recognized.
Investigations into the person’s demise have commenced, and a report is being ready for the Coroner.
That is the second physique recovered from the area amid flooding.
Lisa Cox
Deputy mayor of Port Macquarie shares neighborhood reactions as coastal metropolis inundated
Lauren Edwards, deputy mayor of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, mentioned Brief Avenue, within the coronary heart of city, had additionally been inundated:
The final pictures I noticed of Brief Avenue, which is a weak space, the water was greater than midway up contained in the buildings there.
Edwards mentioned the communities in her council space had endured flooding in 2021 and had solely narrowly missed the results of cyclone Alfred earlier this 12 months.
In the intervening time what I’m listening to and noticing is individuals are very targeted on what they’ll do to assist one another.
A variety of what I’m seeing is info sharing, folks noticing animals that aren’t doing effectively. Everyone seems to be on pause, whether or not you’re employed outside or indoors, we’re all on maintain and attempting to minimise motion across the native authorities space.
Everyone seems to be on pause, watch and wait, and attempting to assist one another as a result of it’s nonetheless unfolding and we don’t fairly know what the height will probably be.
