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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 I heard 20 billion of that was in Queensland, outstripping NSW AND VIC. Hahahaha... I guess some people like to return home alive.. 😂😂😂 Yen 🤣🤣🤣 Stephen Miller: A Very American Disease:
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Records show 2018 was Australia's third warmest year | Sky News AustraliaAustralia experienced its third warmest year on record in 2018, according to the Annual Climate Statement by the Bureau of Meteorology, with rainfall totals at their lowest in 13 years.\n\nNine of the 10 warmest years on record have occurred since 2005. \n jaynieseal I wonder what the first 2 are? Mum and Dad talk of 45 degree days in Casino NSW in the summer of 1968/69 It’s called weather. It’s happened before and will happen again. By the way, the Adelaide BOM moved its weather recorders from under the shade of a tree in Kent Town to the top of a concrete high rise in Adelaide’s CBD. GO FIGURE, CONCRETE MAINTAINS ITS HEAT MASS FOR A LONG TIME. Rainfall statement clashes with their website data Obviously on-line hasn't been homogenised yet
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Police employ drones to search for lost German tourist | Sky News AustraliaA major police search is underway for a German tourist Monika Billen who has been missing in Central Australia for more than a week.\n\nPolice are using drones to search for the 62-year-old who was last spotted by a motorist in Alice Springs on 2 January.\n\nImage: supplied \u002F News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n
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Qld farmers are spending $40,000 a week to truck in water | Sky News AustraliaQueensland farmers are being forced to spend up to $40, 000 a week trucking in water from NSW, according to a Courier Mail report.\n\nThe move is part of a costly final effort to save tens of millions of dollars of fruit and vegetable crops in The Granite Belt of Qld.\n\nThe area is in the grip of the worst drought in memory. couriermail Were not hearing much about the drought.
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Shorten treats Australia Day debate as 'big joke': Di Natale | Sky News AustraliaGreens Leader Richard Di Natale says Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is joining with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a 'culture war' over the date of Australia Day.\n\nSenator Di Natale told Sky News that Mr Shorten is treating the issue as a 'big joke' and not showing the leadership Australians expect in order to make peace with and acknowledge the nation's past. \n\nThe PM has warned local councils they will be stripped of their citizenship ceremonies if they do not hold them on Australia Day. \n\nMany reject the current date, which they argue represents the 'invasion' of Australia with the arrival of the First Fleet.\n\n\n\n\n\n Why is it a culture war when we want to keep our traditions in tact... yet when Dickhead Di Natale wants to rip up the very fabric this country was built on its totally ok? The bloke is a dead set wanker. More people support leaving Australia Day on Jan 26th (75%) than there was supporters of same sex marriage (61%). The left claimed a landslide victory with that 61%. Tell us again who's stirring shit, Richard? When they’re done with Australia Day, they’ll come for ANZAC Day. There’s no pleasing them.
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Poll shows majority of the nation wants Australia Day unchanged | Sky News AustraliaA new national poll has found the overwhelming majority of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, with 71 per cent opposed to a date change.\n\nThe poll, commissioned by conservative lobby group Advance Australia, follows Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that local councils will be stripped of their citizenship ceremonies if they do not hold them on Australia Day. \n\nMany reject the current date, which they argue represents the 'invasion' of Australia by the First Fleet. \n\n\n\n GerardBenedet 'Political Correctness' is a term the right use because they'd look stupid if they attacked manners, respecting others and being kind. GerardBenedet Its history actually. We weren't Australia before Jan 1, 1901 so Oz Day should accurately reflect that. Jan 26 is important in our history but does not signify the date we became a nation. If such a change also eases some Aboriginal grievances, all the better. GerardBenedet It’s a Rupert Murdoch effort to divide the nation and create sales for himself. Just like his war on Christmas! Remember we are talking a bloke who hacks dead kids phones and taunts her grieving parents with text messages, just so sick Rupert could roll in more cash. auspol
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Scott Morrison 'stepping up' Australia's commitment in Vanuatu | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has announced he is ‘stepping up’ Australia's commitment in Vanuatu as he becomes the first Australian leader to visit the Pacific Island nation since the early 1990s.\n\nMr Morrison held bilateral talks with his Vanuatu counterpart, focusing discussions on building infrastructure, importing labour into Australia and strengthening security ties. \n\nHe will go to Fiji to continue bilateral talks on January 17.\n\n\n\n\n
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Majority of the nation wants Australia Day unchanged: poll | Sky News AustraliaAn overwhelming majority of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, with a new poll showing 71 per cent are opposed to a date change.\n\nThe poll, commissioned by conservative lobby group Advance Australia, follows Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that local councils will be stripped of their citizenship ceremonies if they do not hold them on Australia Day. \n\nMany reject the current date, which they argue represents the 'invasion' of Australia by the First Fleet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Has anyone ever heard of this bloke before? Ever.
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Prime Minister 'stepping up' Australia's Vanuatu commitment | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has announced he is ‘stepping up’ Australia's commitment in Vanuatu as he becomes the first Australian leader to visit the Pacific Island nation since the early 1990s.\n\nMr Morrison held bilateral talks with his Vanuatu counterpart, focusing discussions on building infrastructure, importing labour into Australia and strengthening security ties. \n\nIt comes as the government continues its push to counter China's rise in the pacific region, with the Prime Minister also set to visit Fiji on January 17.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n All the flog has is slogans. What ? Expects a medal 🥇 or something? ‘ ... he becomes the first Australian leader to visit the Pacific Island nation since the early 1990s.’ Scumpo hasn’t got a chest to pin it to 😆 More pork for dinner ? LOLZ says ScottMorrisonMP TonyAbbottMHR and PeterDutton_MP It only needs to be a short commitment. 'Time doesn’t mean anything when you’re, you know, about to have water lapping at your door.”
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Majority of the nation wants Australia Day unchanged: poll | Sky News AustraliaAn overwhelming majority of Australians want to keep Australia Day on January 26, with a new poll showing 71 per cent are opposed to a date change.\n\nThe poll, commissioned by conservative lobby group Advance Australia, follows Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement that local councils will be stripped of their citizenship ceremonies if they do not hold them on Australia Day. \n\nMany reject the current date, which they argue represents the 'invasion' of Australia by the First Fleet.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n JohnRuddick2 A silly poll taken by a conservative bunch of right wing blokes is not a reason to stay with a day that has no meaning. JohnRuddick2 about time we made burning of the Australian flag or any flag a criminal offence because that is all you people in the media will show on the day are fr left extremists setting fire to the flag because we will never have socialism JohnRuddick2 poll taken by the IPA, i think we can safely ignore it!
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