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Witnesses to give evidence at aged care royal commission | Sky News AustraliaWitnesses will today give evidence at the royal commission into the aged care sector in Adelaide. \n\nAuthorities have warned the community should brace for damning allegations of misconduct, with the commission to examine the extent of sub-standard care. \n\nThe commissioners will be required to produce an interim report by October 31, and a final report by the end of April 2020.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison announced the terms of reference for the Royal Commission last October following revelations of appalling cases of abuse.\n\n\n KenWyattMP This is the problem. Public servants and politicians, all trying to avoid work. Looking to set and forget for 30 years.. Lazy Lazy Lazy. Need to be constantly on top of things and changing to respond to problems on a day to day basis..
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Allegations of abuse heard on first day of Aged Care Royal Commission | Sky News AustraliaAllegations of abuse, mistreatment and over-medication have been heard on the first day of the Aged Care Royal Commission in Adelaide.\n\nBarbara Spriggs, whose husband Bob died when he was a patient at the now-closed Older Persons Mental Health facility at Oakden in February 2016, was the first to give evidence. \n\nShe claims her husband was over-medicated and abused during his stay. \n\n\n\n\n
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Bill Shorten has done a ‘good job’ with local media in regional Australia | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Peta Credlin believes Labor Leader Bill Shorten has done a good job of ‘isolating’ local media in regional towns and country centres.\n\nMs Credlin says that Mr Shorten talks about local projects when visiting certain areas, so that locals believe he knows what will motivate their vote.\n\nSky News contributor Nick Reece believes Prime Minister Scott Morrison needs to establish himself and build his profile through many media appearances, while Mr Shorten is more established in the public mind and doesn’t need to try so hard.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n billshortenmp Peta Credlin also gave Tony Abbott advice he's on the back bench being stalked by an indipendent and Peta now works for SKY! What is it I'm missing billshortenmp Locals are onto Bill , his policies will decimate Regional Australia billshortenmp What? Shorten finds out what locals think is important and talks about it? LNP pollies would never do such a thing. They're busy telling stories about Shorten.
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John ‘Wacka’ Williams says all politicians ‘want to help Australia’ | Sky News AustraliaNationals Senator John ‘Wacka’ Williams says that politicians working in Canberra ‘generally’ want to help Australia but ‘just disagree on how’ to do it.\n\nAfter 11 years in the Senate, Mr Williams retired on Wednesday and gave his valedictory speech. \n\nMr Williams says despite the back and forth nature of politics, other members are 'close mates' of his and share a passion for their job and their country. \n\nThe Senator was a driving force behind the Banking Royal Commission, running inquiries into financial services and the Australian Securities Investment Commission. SenatorWacka But not before helping themselves and their corporate mates... hey Wacka... auspol SenatorWacka If that were true, the bastards would stop wasting taxpayer's $'s on scams & bullshit! Imagine what remote communities could do with the $350M given to the fake charity run by the CrookedClintons? Why should WE have to pay tax because you mob are incompetent? SenatorWacka Firstly Wacka as someone who lives in New England myself, thank you for your mighty service to Rural Australia, it is greatly appreciated 1/2.
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Hakeem al-Araibi arrives in Australia after release from Thai prison | Sky News AustraliaAustralian refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has arrived in Melbourne after being released from a Thai prison. \n\nAl-Araibi spent two months behind bars in a Bangkok prison after being arrested during his honeymoon for the alleged vandalism of a police station in 2012. \n\nThe footballer, who used to play for Bahrain’s national team, thanked his supporters when he landed in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, saying ‘it’s amazing to see how the people have supported me’. \n He was never alone🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺 How come a bloke who's been in a Thai prison for yonks can manage a shave but his welcoming committee look like scruffs? Well done PM Scott Morrison as well
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People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. \n\n\n\n stoker_aj So they have to be poor to be a refugee now? stoker_aj Isn't this why we have a turnback policy that is completely bipartisan? stoker_aj 'Every time we let someone in to Australia who has arrived by boat, we’re leaving behind some poor woman, child or man in a refugee camp'... but if stuck in Indonesia, found to be genuine refugees but they're darker in colour, we DGAF about them.
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Heart Foundation launches risk calculator for ‘Australia’s worst serial killer’ | Sky News AustraliaResearch has revealed heart disease claims the lives of at least 51 Australians per day, prompting the Heart Foundation to launch a new online tool which helps people work out if they're at risk.\n\nThe Heart Age Calculator combines data about a user's age, body mass index, diabetes status and family history to ascertain heart age. \n\nIn 2017, more than 18,000 people died from heart disease.\n\n Tumours in adrenal glands create many of these symptoms yet doctors miss the cause. I know - was misdiagnosed for YEARS Well Billy boy. Let's go. Surely we need a Royal Commission into heart disease. Quick. Jot down another letter to the PM and then run out to the press and tell them all about it. Then get all the families that have lost members due to heart disease for press conference. Your MO.
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Convicted criminals could be transferred to Australia under medivac bill: Porter | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Attorney General Christian Porter says the medivac bill that passed parliament this week would allow people convicted of a serious criminal offence to travel to Australia for medical treatment.\n\nThe Medivac bill is designed to give doctors a greater say over whether asylum seekers in offshore detention centres can be flown to Australia for medical treatment, though still allows the Home Affairs minister to reject transfers on security grounds.\n\nNationals leader Michael McCormack was criticised on Thursday for claiming that the Home Affairs Minister would be unable to stop ‘spivs, and rapists and murderers' from being transferred to Australia for medical care.\n\nMr Porter told Sky News that under the amendments Labor put forward, an asylum seeker convicted, but not sentenced yet, of a serious offence can still be transferred to Australia.\n\nHowever, he could not nominate whether any asylum seeker currently housed on Manus Island or Nauru would fit this definition.\n\n\n cpyne Go to hell, Pyne. cpyne Labor will continue to denude our NATSEC cpyne Hahahaha.
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Australia’s Pacific step-up ‘belated but beneficial’ | Sky News AustraliaAustralia's 'step-up' towards the Pacific, in response to concerns about China's growing influence, is 'belated but to the benefit' of the region, New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.\n\nGreater co-operation between Australia and New Zealand in the Pacific dominated talks between the Mr Peters and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne last weekend.\n\nBoth foreign ministers were keen to emphasise the importance of coordinating efforts in the region and presenting a unified front.\n\nMr Peters admitted to Sky News that New Zealand 'has been sitting on its rear-end on these matters for a long time', stressing the country needed to 'wake up real fast'. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n so basically do as america says essentially And in English that means what About time.
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Clive Palmer fears big parties will 'copy' United Australia Party policies | Sky News AustraliaDespite admitting plans to spend $50 million on his election campaign, United Australia Party leader Clive Palmer says he is not yet prepared to announce his policies because ‘we don’t want the other parties to copy them’. \n\nMr Palmer has made four brief points about his polices on his website including about creating mineral wealth, generating wealth, and giving a better future for refugees. \n\nThe billionaire told Sky News his major polices will be announced when the election is announced. \n\n\n\n nathanhondros CliveFPalmer $1.5 million wouldn’t be enough to build the fencing around any new nuclear plant... nathanhondros CliveFPalmer I think the number should have been a Billion. I have no idea where or how the number come to be. Much effort would be needed to come up with a figure. Let's just work on getting the idea accepted then commence the early work to take the project to the next stage. nathanhondros CliveFPalmer Has he built the titanic yet.
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