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China is reportedly planning to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie LamThe Financial Times is reporting that China is planning to replace Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam with an 'interim' chief executive by March. Major issue for Hong Kong people is who will be appointed (by China) as her successor. Her step down makes no difference. What we want is full autonomy and democracy. Replacing her with another puppet is not what we are asking for. FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong FreeHK DemocracyForHK replace carrie lam with another communist capitalist crooked stooge
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Trade optimism to boost Australian shares | Sky News AustraliaAustralian shares are poised to open higher on Tuesday as renewed trade optimism lifts global markets.\n\nStocks on Wall Street were driven higher on the back of hopes the United States would resolve the tariff war with China. \n\nCommSec’s Tom Piotrowski told Sky News the Dow was up 0.2 per cent, the S&P 500 up 0.6 and the NASDAQ up 0.8. \n\nHe said the figures were expected to reflect positively on the ASX at open.\n\nImage: AP
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Funding boost to support sex abuse survivors | Sky News AustraliaThe National Redress Scheme will receive an $11.7 million boost to fast-track processing for child sex abuse survivors who are naming multiple institutions in their applications. \n\nMore than 5,000 applications have been received with more than 700 cases finalised since the scheme began last year. \n\nThe Families and Social Services Minister said funds would be used to hire more independent decision makers including former social workers and police officers.
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Major job boost in Qld as Brisbane Airport runway opens | Sky News AustraliaQueensland is set for a major jobs boost as Brisbane Airport’s second runway nears completion.\n \nMore than 46,000 direct jobs will be created once the runway is open, which includes jobs in the aviation industry, freight and retail.\n\nThe $1.3 billion runway is also set to generate a major economic boost for Queensland, with estimates currently sitting at $5.2 billion dollars every year.\n \nPassenger numbers will also double from 24 to 50 million over the next 20 years.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia
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Govt seeks industrial relations reform | Sky News AustraliaThe federal government will forge ahead with plans to reform industrial relations laws, which would make it harder for some workers to strike for better pay and conditions. \n\nThe changes would set agreements outlining wages and conditions for the lifetime of major projects such as mines and gas fields, to provide investor certainty. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia Harder for some workers? How about ‘harder for rorting UNIONS’ 😡 ISNT STAGNATE WAGES ENOUGH FOR THESE DISGUSTING GREEDY CORPORATIONS SERVING LNP MAGGOTS? Now they are stopping any chance of ever getting a wage rise. I wonder if stupid LNP voting Australians have had enough of being bent over yet..or do they secretly like it?
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Qld govt calls for urgent inquiry into racehorse treatment | Sky News AustraliaThe Queensland Government has ordered an urgent investigation into the treatment of retired racehorses, after an ABC investigation exposed the brutal treatment of former racehorses at a Caboolture abattoir. About time to!
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