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Councils forced to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day | Sky News AustraliaThe government has revised the Citizenship Code, forcing every council to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day.\n\nUnder the changes citizenship ceremonies will also be held on Australian Citizenship Day on September 17, and participants will be required to adhere to a strict dress code.\n\nThe new code won't be enforced until 2020 and aims to stop rogue councils holding ceremonies on January 25 or 27.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n That's what police states would do. This is a democracy, not a dictatorship. Scomo should take this to the next election. Just like his so called 'Religious Freedoms.' 'rogue councils' you say 🤨 this so called government gets more fascist by the day. Tackling the big issues
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PNG calls for joint coast guard with Australia and US | Sky News AustraliaPapua New Guinea’s Deputy Prime Minister has called on Australia and the United States to support its anti-piracy efforts through the establishment of a joint coast guard or maritime police force.\n\nThe Australian's political reporter Primrose Riordan has told Sky News that Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has not rejected the request.\n\nThe call from the Pacific nation comes as the Coalition seeks to regain greater influence in the region.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n Good idea.
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Proposed Super changes to leave Australians $533,000 better off | Sky News AustraliaAustralians could be up to $533,000 better off in retirement under a proposal to weed out underperforming superannuation funds.\n\nThe reforms come as part of a 722-page Productivity Commission report set to be released today.\n\nThe plan would force regulators to focus on the interests of consumers, crack down on multiple accountholders and include an official 'Best in Show' list of the top 10 performing funds.\n\nIt's forecast the list would boost retirement balances by an average of $166,000 per person.\n\nHowever, the plan has been weakly received with both the Coalition and Labor concerned that a culling of the strong superannuation sector could limit competition.\n\n\n\n stevenwardill Australia had good super to rely on. Came in the form of extra 7.5% tax to fund pensions going forward in the 1940's. When it got too big for the Govt. to manage it was then put into general revenue with Govt's accusing retiree's of being leaners instead of lifters stevenwardill I remember, as many would, the Liberals fighting tooth and nail to stop the introduction of compulsory superannuation, it's Labors baby.
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Australia bails out Britain on tobacco packaging | Sky News AustraliaIn the event of a 'no deal' Brexit vote, Australia has offered its cigarette packages to Britain free-of-charge.\n\nUnder a 'no deal' Brexit vote, Britain would be denied access to the graphic picture warnings on smoking products as the EU owns the copyright. \n\nPlain packaging laws were introduced in Britain in 2017, following the lead of the Australian Rudd government, which was the first to remove tobacco branding from cigarette packets in 2012.\n\nThe offer has not been entirely welcomed in the UK, with Labour's spokeswoman for public health Sharon Hodgson calling for the government to commission British-made images.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n scottemerson So the Tasmania Government must be controlled by a lefty Labor Greens nutter party then?! auspol
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Australians could be $533,000 better off in retirement | Sky News AustraliaAustralians could be up to $533,000 better off in retirement under a proposal to weed out under-performing superannuation funds. \n\nUnder a Productivity Commission plan due to be released on Thursday, regulators would be forced to focus on the interests of consumers, crack down on multiple account holders and include an official ‘Best in Show’ list of the top 10 performing funds. \n\nThe changes could boost retirement balances by an average of $166,000 per person. \n\n\n\n\n PeterGleeson63 The fees are wild: Australian Super charges you something like 140 per annum just for owning government bonds, literally *the* ultimate hands-off investment and they have the nerve to extort and gatekeep customers like that.
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Saudi woman, 18, detained en route to Australia | Sky News AustraliaAn 18-year-old Saudi woman who was en route to Australia to seek asylum, claims she is being detained at the Bangkok airport. \n\nRahaf Mohammed Mutlaq Alqunun claims a Saudi diplomat forcibly confiscated her passport when she arrived at the airport. \n\nThe 18-year-old woman says she fears her family will kill her if she is forced to return home. \n\n\n\n\n Australia 🇦🇺, seeking asylum? Hope she’s an au pair or Dutton won’t even look at her. freeadnan So from Kuwait why did she go via Bankok and who confirmed she was coming to Australia. Why didnt she go to UK, US, many other countries very close by. 🙏
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Australia faces fuel security crisis | Sky News AustraliaDelays in addressing the nation's low domestic fuel stockpiles have sparked warnings from Coalition MPs and security experts that Australia remains particularly vulnerable in the event of any regional instability that could disrupt supply routes.\n\nAustralia has just 22 days of petrol and 17 days of diesel, significantly lower than the recommended 90 days of fuel reserves.\n\nThe government has promised a review of onshore petroleum stockpiles.
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Some Australians paying more than $100 per doctor visit | Sky News AustraliaThe cost of seeing a doctor is soaring, with some Australians paying more than $100 per visit. \n\nDue to the rising costs, people are reportedly skipping their GP altogether and going straight to a hospital emergency room. \n\n \n\n Sue_Dunlevy lol there's plenty of GPs who bulk bill.....its called shopping around Sue_Dunlevy Would that be Kerryn Phelps at her practice? Sue_Dunlevy Can you please give us the details. Otherwise I call fake news
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Australians to face new credit lending barriers | Sky News AustraliaAustralians will find it harder to get a credit card this year, with sweeping changes coming into effect to mitigate irresponsible lending. \n\nUnder the changes, customers who sign up for new cards will have to prove they can repay the full balance within a three-year period. \n\nExperts say the restrictions can help card users from running into debt but will make it harder for new customers to be issued a credit card. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n And they wonder why the economy is going soft. More regulations that hinder businesses and consumers causes the economy to weaken. This has got to be good news for Afterpay Three years? If you can’t pay it in three weeks you shouldn’t have it.
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International tourists to Australia spent a record $43.2 billion | Sky News AustraliaInternational tourists spent a record $43.2 billion in Australia last year, an increase of five per cent.\n\nOf the 8.4 million foreign visitors, 2.84 million travelled outside the major cities.\n\nTourism Minister Simon Birmingham says the rise in tourism beyond the nation’s capitals is ‘great news for regional towns’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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South African train collision kills three, injures 640 | Sky News AustraliaThree people have been killed and more than 640 others have been injured in a collision between two trains during morning rush hour in South Africa’s capital city, Pretoria.\n\nEmergency services pulled passengers from the toppled carriages, with 11 sustaining critical injuries and 62 suffering moderate wounds. \n\n\n\n
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