Thursday, June 16, 2016

Nicholls proposes alternative job creation program in Queensland budget reply speech and other top stories.

  • Nicholls proposes alternative job creation program in Queensland budget reply speech

    Nicholls proposes alternative job creation program in Queensland budget reply speech
    Nicholls proposes alternative job creation program in Queensland budget reply speech Updated June 16, 2016 16:48:57 A future LNP state government would create more than double the number of jobs promised in Labor's regional jobs package by targeting youth unemployment, Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls says.Mr Nicholls has used his budget reply speech in Queensland Parliament to announce the LNP policy, Get Queensland Working.He said $50 million would be spent over four ye..
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  • Orlando shooting: Thousands gather in Melbourne to honour victims

    Orlando shooting: Thousands gather in Melbourne to honour victims
    Orlando shooting: Thousands gather in Melbourne to honour victims Posted June 16, 2016 19:02:41 More than a thousand people have gathered in central Melbourne for a memorial service remembering the victims of the Orlando shooting massacre.Melburnians gathered at Federation Square under heavy skies with rainbow flags and candles to unite in sorrow for those killed and wounded during an attack at a gay nightclub in Florida on Sunday.Up to 49 people were killed when heav..
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  • Medibank accused of concealing policy changes to pump up profits before sale: ACCC

    Medibank accused of concealing policy changes to pump up profits before sale: ACCC
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Medibank accused of secret policy changes: ACCC ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Medibank may have affected many customers by allegedly failing to inform them of a 2014 policy change. PT1M41S 620 349 Australia's biggest health insurer has been accused of concealing policy changes - which left patients with large, unexpected bills - as part of its attempt to boost profits ahead of its privatisation.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ..
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  • Nikolic wins appeal against racecourse ban

    Controversial jockey Danny Nikolic has successfully challenged an exclusion order banning him from entering Victorian racecourses. Victorian Supreme Court judge Tim Ginnane on Thursday ruled that the police exclusion order was not made in accordance ...
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  • Nathan Barrett lawyer says social media messages show relationship 'was consensual'

    Nathan Barrett lawyer says social media messages show relationship 'was consensual'
    Nathan Barrett lawyer says social media messages show relationship 'was consensual' By Alyssa Betts Updated June 16, 2016 12:19:59 Conversations retrieved from deleted Facebook messages appear to support sacked NT minister Nathan Barrett's story that he was in a consensual relationship and a victim of revenge porn, his lawyer Peter Maley has said.Mr Barrett was forced to resign from the Territory's ministry and also declared he would not recontest August's electio..
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  • Cautious police shut down Brissie streets

    Cautious police shut down Brissie streets
    Two abandoned cars that prompted the prolonged closure of two busy Brisbane city streets and a bomb squad operation have been claimed by their owners.Police were called to Felix Street after midday Thursday in response to two "suspicious" vehicles that racked up parking tickets for several days outside Waterfront Place. Police closed Felix Street as bomb squad officers checked two vehicles. Photo: Jamie McKinnell/Twitter The building houses a number of Commonwealth offices and Immigratio..
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  • WA Premier says nobody is 'shedding tears' over Liberal MP Nigel Hallett's defection

    WA Premier says nobody is 'shedding tears' over Liberal MP Nigel Hallett's defection
    No tears shed over Liberal MP Nigel Hallett's defection: WA Premier Updated June 16, 2016 18:49:36 Western Australia's Premier has downplayed the resignation of another Liberal Party MP, saying nobody is shedding tears over the defection of Nigel Hallett.Mr Hallett, an Upper House MP representing the South West region for the past 11 years, has resigned from the Liberals to join the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF).Mr Hallett said the decision to join SFF would..
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  • Navy sailor's death in Middle East linked to bodybuilding supplements

    Navy sailor's death in Middle East linked to bodybuilding supplements
    Navy sailor's death in Middle East linked to bodybuilding supplements Updated June 16, 2016 15:39:29 Toxicology tests have been ordered to determine how a member of the Australian Navy died in Oman, but it is believed his death is linked to dangerous bodybuilding supplements.The ABC understands the 22-year-old leading seaman was found unconscious in a hotel room by colleagues who tried unsuccessfully to revive him."It is with deep regret the Australian Defence Force can..
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