More drought relief funding will be promised to farmers after the Treasurer witnessed the devastation inflicted on regional communities.
Tragic scenes and stories of financial hardship confronted Josh Frydenberg during his three-day drought tour, as farmers pleaded for help to save their businesses from the "GFC of the bush".
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Church groups demanding religious discrimination bill change 'a good thing' | Sky News AustraliaSenator Amanda Stoker says that the roasting the religious discrimination bill received from church leaders is actually a “positive sign”. \n\nMs Stoker told Sky News host Chris Kenny that what had been released as an exposure draft is 'meant to be the subject of constructive criticism'.\n\nAfter the draft was released, the bill came under fire from religious groups over a perceived lack of consultation. \n\nChurch groups were also unhappy that the draft legislation did not allow religious groups to discriminate in accordance with their beliefs. \n\nMs Stoker’s comments come as Attorney-General Christian Porter prepares to introduce the legislation to parliament in October.\n\nThe LNP senator explained the draft bill is “meant to get feedback” from the community so changes can be made to “reflect their practical needs”.\n\n“I think this is a positive sign that key religious groups in our community are thinking through the issues and itemising what's important to them so they can be taken into account.”\n stoker_aj People that knew what shame was, would consider the roasting a bad the no. This IPA stooge spins faster than a hurricane and is only potentially less destructive to the body politic. auspol
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Anti-domestic violence charity White Ribbon shuts down | Sky News AustraliaDomestic violence prevention organisation White Ribbon has made the shock decision to close its doors, urging its partners to keep on with their work to stop violence against women. \n\nEarlier in the year the charity’s financial reports revealed it was more than $840,000 in debt after a $2.1 million blowout.\n\nThe charity also said another contributing factor could be a merry-go-round of directors and CEOs in recent months. \n\nWhite Ribbon said the closure was necessary following a review into the sustainability of the organisation.\n\nIn a statement released on Thursday, White Ribbon said, “Even though our journey ends here we know the work of our partners will continue. \n\n“Ending men’s violence against women must remain a priority.”\n It was a rort from the start I think there anti abortion stance was wrong.. It started as a DV prevention organisation. Quickly turned into a bunch of moonbats blaming all the woes of the world on 'white male privilege'. No wonder they've gone broke...even with millions in funding.
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Eurydice Dixon’s killer to appeal his sentence | Sky News AustraliaThe killer of Melbourne woman Eurydice Dixon will apply to appeal his sentence.\n\nJaymes Todd was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 35 years for the rape and murder of 22-year-old Ms Dixon at Princes Park in Carlton North in June last year. \n\nDuring sentencing, the judge said Todd was 'such a risk to society that nothing short of a life sentence would suffice”.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia It's a No Was sentencing linked to the high profile of the case? Judges don't usually give such long sentences in Australia skynews Hope he rots 😡
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Wagga Wagga council to take clean energy car for a spin | Sky News AustraliaWagga Wagga Mayor Greg Conkey will travel to Sydney in an electric car as apart of their ‘Cities Power Partnership’ initiative to push towards a more sustainable future. \n\n“We signed up to [the Cities Power Partnership] two years ago… and just 12 months ago we adopted their five actions, and one of those actions is to trial an electric vehicle,” Mr Conkey said.\n\nThe Wagga mayor told Sky News by moving to clean energy alternatives, the city’s energy bills would go down which are savings that can be passed on to ratepayers. \n\nIn the next month, the mayor plans to make the six and a half hour drive to Sydney at the request of Wagga Wagga councillors as a display of what clean energy cars can do.\n\nMr Conkey said the initiative is “showing foresight for the residents of Wagga Wagga”. \n Theatre. Are they still booting the homeless in tents by the river into social purgatory and prison Who is paying for it? Is it true that you can remote control electric cars?
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Concerns raised over the price of new drumlines in Qld | Sky News AustraliaPlans to introduce smart drumlines across Queensland could be costly and potentially dangerous for swimmers, according to a new report.\n\nThe Palaszczuk government commissioned a report into smart shark drum lines weeks before their lethal shark program was thrown out by Queensland courts.\n\nThe solution, used in Western Australia and New South Wales, has been deemed too expensive and not safe enough to be a viable option for Queensland. \n\nThe study's findings come after Queensland removed drum lines from 27 beaches along the state’s coast following a federal court ruling that found sharks are not to be euthanized on the Great Barrier Reef, instead they must be caught and released. Makes more sense to string electrical impulse lines across the floors of the bays/areas to constantly operate 24/7 to scare away predators . Is this not feasible? Sharks have been here for millions of years and man only tens of thousands of years hey stupid humans learn how to communicate with your older neighbours
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Hacking group targets US election | Sky News AustraliaComputer hackers with links to Iran have reportedly tried to hack into the emails of current and former US government officials.
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