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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced all ministerial staff would be banned from holding elected positions within the Labor Party amid an ongoing branch stacking scandal and major cabinet reshuffle. Mr Button told Sky News “there’s nothing wrong with factions in principal but the way factions operate now, it stifles debate, discourages people from joining the party, the people who make the party energetic”.
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I can see at least 4 divisions in the pic...😬
So pleased this mob didn’t win.
Labor are a disaster. Focusing on the inner city socialists and siding with the Greens instead of the real suburban working class is where they went wrong. Einsteins
I look at this photo and think ... Phew! Imagine this lot in charge during the past year? 🤪
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Another pile of crap from sky news
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High Court inquiry finds former justice ‘harassed’ six young women | Sky News AustraliaAn independent inquiry by the High Court of Australia has found Former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six young female associates.\n\nChief Justice Susan Kiefel released an explosive statement saying she was “ashamed” of the alleged conduct by one of the nation’s pre-eminent legal minds.\n\nThe inquiry was headed up by Dr Vivienne Thom who found the women had been harassed by former Justice Heydon.\n\n“We are ashamed that this could have happened at the High Court of Australia,” Chief Justice Susan Kiefel said in the statement.\n\n“The High Court was advised last year of allegations of sexual harassment against a former Justice and we immediately acted to commission an independent investigation.\n\n“The investigation found that six former Court staff members who were Judges' Associates were harassed by the former Justice.”\n\nJustive Kiefel said the court sincerely apologised to the women who came forward.\n“We have made a sincere apology to the six women whose complaints were borne out,” the statement said.\n\n“We know it would have been difficult to come forward. Their accounts of their experiences at the time have been believed. I have appreciated the opportunity to talk with a number of the women about their experiences and to apologise to them in person. I have also valued their insights and suggestions for change that they have shared with the Court.”\n\nMr Heydon strongly denied the allegations through a statement from his lawyers.\n'In respect of the confidential inquiry and its subsequent confidential report, any allegation of predatory behaviour or breaches of the law is categorically denied by our client,' the statement said.\n\n'Our client says that if any conduct of his has caused offence, that result was inadvertent and unintended, and he apologises for any offence caused.\n'We have asked the High Court to convey that directly to the associate complainants.'\n Waiting for Abbott, Bolt, Murray, Jones, Pahini, Credlin and Kenny to jump to his defence. Expect to see a sexist assault on these witnesses from Bolt in the Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph. Another one of Tony Abbotts mates. He seems to be friends with a lot of sexual predators. Yep there a sexual predators as Magistrates and Judges here in Australia and pedos too
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WA border reopening pushed back from August 8 | Sky News AustraliaWestern Australia Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed the date to reopen interstate borders will be reconsidered following Victoria's spike in COVID-19 infections. \n\nThe border was set to reopen on August 8 but “that had to change because of what’s going on in Victoria,” Mr McGowan said. \n\nThe Premier also confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus were recorded in the state overnight from overseas travellers. \n\nWA will move to the next stage of easing restrictions from Saturday, June 27, with phase five to be implemented from July 18. \n\n MarkMcGowanMP Good one Dan. W⚓ MarkMcGowanMP Queensland has pushed back too and I’m not waiting until September doesn’t Annastacia realise what she’s doing and done MarkMcGowanMP MarkMcGowanMP should be careful. The people of Victoria might think twice about purchasing WA wine and visiting for holidays.
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'Government broke the system': Labor calls for robodebt royal commission | Sky News AustraliaAnthony Albanese and Bill Shorten have reiterated Labor’s demands for a royal commission into the robodebt scheme saying the government “broke the system”.\n\nThe scheme matched tax and income reported to Centrelink to automatically generate debts from people including many who were found to owe no money at all. \n\nAlmost 500,000 debts totalling more than $720 million will be refunded to Australians after the Federal Court declared the scheme unlawful. \n\n“We need a royal commission because our system is broken and the government broke it,” Mr Shorten said.\n\n“This is a royal commission that the Morrison government is bringing on itself.”\n\nLabor leader Anthony Albanese said an inquiry would uncover when the government knew the scheme had been declared unlawful and argued it was needed to prevent another disaster from happening. \n\n'It was wrong. It was illegal. It can never be allowed to happen again,' Mr Albanese said on Twitter on Tuesday morning.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday argued there was no need for a royal commission, insisting his government was “fixing the problem”. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n AlboMP billshortenmp 🤣🤣🤣 AlboMP billshortenmp DRC_AU Royal Commission into LANTITE is a must. RoboDebt is the tip of the iceberg of this corruption pile. If even the public see it why not the government?! AlboMP billshortenmp That's a laugh as Labor were the ones that made Robodebt happen ...Real funny or they are so desperate in cookie points....
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Travellers from COVID-19 hotspots should be banned from NSW businesses | Sky News AustraliaVictorians from coronavirus hotspots should be banned from entering “every business” in New South Wales, according to the state’s leader.\n\nNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today blasted visitors from Victoria saying there were “disregarding” official health advice by crossing the borders.\n\nShe also called on business owners across the state to refuse these travellers entry and service.\n'They should not be travelling anywhere, let alone interstate,' Ms Berejiklian said. \n\n “I think it is the prerogative of every business, every organisation not to accept anyone from those hotspots at this time.\n\n“That is basic pandemic management.”\n The last person leaving Victoria, please turn out the lights. Seriously wtf is going on? We have just over 100 active cases out of a population of 6.4 million!!! So now if your municipality has 6 or so active cases it’s considered a hot spot ... these are crazier times than a couple of months ago!!!! Makes no sense ...... So if you're in NSW and see a constant stream of cars going by and not stopping...... just smile and wave, they probably holidaying Victorians. Taking in the sights from the inside of their car.
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White House preparing for second COVID-19 wave | Sky News AustraliaThe White House says it is preparing for a second wave of COVID-19 infections, as more than 20 states report spikes after restrictions were lifted earlier in June.\n\nNew confirmed coronavirus cases in the country reached 30,000 at the weekend, with 10 states reporting their highest seven day average.\n\nA White House official said the administration was preparing for a new wave of infections in autumn. \n\nImage: Getty\n I saw several people testifying of making so much money with the help of Gary binary option trading and I decided to give a try and now I'm glad now he helped me to make $15000 in one week, DM Mr 👉 GaryCom89698109 Second wave... They haven't gotten over the first wave... Arizona had around 2300 new cases yesterday.... First wave is more like a Tsunami.... Too many deniers in USA... Trump is one of them! Well no one could've seen that coming, ay Donald?!
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Andrews govt criticised for 'slow response' to COVID outbreak | Sky News AustraliaSenior health sources have told Sky News they are concerned about the Victorian Government’s handling of its testing and contact tracing methods.\n \nSky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell said while Premier Daniel Andrews has been “blaming families for outbreaks”, senior sources claim his own department has been slow to contain possible breakouts.\n\nPremier Andrews has confirmed a further 17 new cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed across the state in the past 24 hours. \n\nMr Andrews said one was from hotel quarantine, two were associated with known outbreaks, three were the subject of routine testing and 11 were still under investigation. \n\nMr Andrews faced heightened criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis after at least five new cases of the virus were linked to Black Lives Matter protests in Melbourne. \n\n“Well senior sources involved in dealing with the coronavirus crisis are pointing the finger at Daniel Andrews’ government’s handling of the issues of testing and contact tracing ,” Mr Clennell said.\n \n“Here are five reasons put to me as to why this has hit Victoria harder than other states: slow off the mark on testing, lack of consistency in testing, clumsy contact tracing practices and lack of digital processes to get info out quickly in terms of positive test results.”\n\n“Victoria is said to have been slower off the mark with pop-up clinics and with contact tracing and testing around outbreaks.”\n \nMr Clennell said the Federal Government has concerns about Victoria’s contact tracing regime, especially in the wake of the Cedar Meats outbreak.\n \nAt least 98 cases of the novel coronavirus have been linked to the Cedar Meats processing plant, which is located in Melbourne’s west.\n \n“As of yesterday, there had been 734,000 tests in NSW during the pandemic compared to 667,115 tests in Victoria but that Victorian figure includes 100,000 tests in a week or so as things ramped up after the Cedar Meats crisis,” Mr Clennell said.\n \n“T aclennell Doesn’t surprise me. Until late April, they were the second lowest state in terms of per capita tests in Aus. RT : Senior health sources have told Sky News they are concerned about the Victorian Government’s handling of its testing and contact tracing methods, amid a worrying surge of COVID-19 cases within the state aclennell aclennell
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