In NSW, commuters will now have to wait months before the first batch of NSW’s new intercity trains enters service because modifications agreed to by the state government last November have yet to be made to the multibillion-dollar fleet.Vape flavours would be banned, individual product packages would have warning labels and importers would need a permit to bring vapes into the country under a crackdown being recommended by the Therapeutic Goods Administration to stamp out vaping among young people.įormer British Prime Minister Boris Johnson may have ended any chance of rehabilitation and potentially his political career after he lost his cool during a lengthy grilling by the House of Commons privileges committee today as he accused its members of “complete nonsense”.The incident has been referred to the AFP’s Professional Standards Command Dramatic footage shows independent senator Lidia Thorpe thrown to the ground by Australian Federal Police, after trying to crash an anti-trans rally attended by One Nation and United Australia Party senators out the front of Parliament House.Peter Dutton wants to see the legal advice the government received on the wording for the referendum saying it may not satisfy the concerns of conservatives.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was emotional as he stood alongside Indigenous leaders to announce the wording of the Voice referendum, after weeks of intense debate.That’s despite growing concerns about the global economy and increasing pressures to meet unavoidable spending demands. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed his second federal budget will get a multibillion-dollar boost from higher commodity prices. If you’re just catching up now, here are some of our major headlines.

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