Has been an increased number of stabbings involving teenagers around Sydney? Or is this just a perception due to media coverage and reporting?
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Teen charged after student stabbed at western Sydney school
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Teen charged after student stabbed at western Sydney schoolBy Rebecca MastersFreya Noble5:40am May 7, 2021 Tweet Facebook Mail A teenage boy has been charged after a fellow student was stabbed at a sc...
Do you think every small business that feels hard done by the various government announced COVID-19 restrictions should be entitled to compensation from the government? What about if they had already received JobKeeper or other government benefits? An interesting test case, but at what cost to the public?
#coronavirus #jimsmowing #compensation
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Jim’s Mowing set for massive legal fight
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Jim’s Mowing founder Jim Penman will try a test claim against the Victorian government for compensation over lockdown in a legal move that could “open the floodgates” for hundreds of other busin...
Does this mean the HomeBuilder scheme was a success?
#homebuilder #GovernmentBenefits
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Private housing approvals hit record peak
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Total building approvals jumped 17.4 per cent in March to the second highest level on record, while private sector housing approvals hit a fresh peak.
It's back again? Well, it never really left...
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All the new COVID rules in Sydney
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A range of new safety measures will be put back in place across greater Sydney after the state posted another two new locally acquired infections on Thursday.
What do you think of Apple's latest product range? Have you used one of these location devices previously?
#airtags
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Officeworks halts sale of popular Apple product
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Apple insists its AirTags meet international child safety standards despite Officeworks suspending the sale of the newly-launched tile product.
Have you been following this issue? Is it possible to effectively and genuinely mediate while under public scrutiny? Ultimately, if she wants to clear her name in the public eye, then this would also be in her best interest too.
#mediation #litigation
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Christine Holgate’s settlement demands would be aired publicly following a mediation session under a push from Australia Post.
The school admits that it was responsible and that it was negligent in not securing the lockers...
#school #personalinjury
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Student sues prestigious Sydney school
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A former student at one of Sydney’s most prestigious schools has launched a lawsuit against the institution claiming he was left disabled after being injured by a falling locker.
Not local news, but news nonetheless. As it happened when Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Bezos divorced after 25 years of marriage, the focus will be on the money rather than the breakdown of their relationship. How is it going to affect Bill Gates' net worth? How much will Melinda Gates get from the settlement? What does it mean for their various organisations?
Does the world ask or care what happened to a couple after 27 years of marriage (and the emotional or mental toll) that results in divorce?
#divorce #billgates
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, wife Melinda Gates, announce divorce after 27-year marriage
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Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft, and his wife Melinda, are divorcing after 27 years of marriage.
Should 'big business' return or be required/pressured into returning JobKeeper payments? Was the scheme really intended for them, especially where these benefits filtered through to be reflected in increased profits and dividends for shareholders? Or was JobKeeper really intended for the small struggling businesses that couldn't afford to maintain their staff during the economic downturn?
#jobkeeper
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Premier Investments returns JobKeeper
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Retail giant Premier Investments has bowed to public pressure and returned JobKeeper payments raked in during the coronavirus pandemic.
As Spock would say “Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.”
Travel restrictions and strict quarantine (even though not perfect) are the only things that have saved Australia so far. Applying these measures strictly ensure that we don't experience what other countries are or have experienced. So is it justified? Logic says yes.
Remember when the first few Australians were returning from Wuhan, China and they were sent to the offshore detention centres. That was a safety measure deemed necessary at the time. Subsequently, the onshore and hotel detention centre has largely worked, but there have been occasional outbreak concerns. Still, necessary to avoid local transmissions. Considering there's already been one case of infection, which is one too many, a travel ban on India doesn't seem like such a bad idea.
#australia #india #travelban #covid #coronavirus
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Chief Medical Officer feared Australians could die overseas but still requested India travel ban
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Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly conceded Australians could die overseas in a letter asking Health Minister Greg Hunt to make travelling from India an offence.