What we learned: Sunday 3 September
With that, we will wrap the blog for now. Thanks for joining us with today’s news dominated by announcements on the Indigenous voice to parliament.
Here were the major events of the day:
Charges have been laid against a man responsible for a collision that killed a young woman and her teenage brother.
A multimillion dollar yacht has sunk after catching fire in Sydney.
An interest rate pause is expected when the RBA meets next week.
Tony Burke has defended the government’s workplace reforms as closing a “simple” loophole.
Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks will once again be free to watch.
Perisher has become the latest ski resort to announce early closures during Australia’s warmest winter on record.
Legendary Australian singer John Farnham has given the yes campaign the right to use his song The Voice in the upcoming referendum.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised a second referendum on constitutional recognition if the voice to parliament fails.
Nationals leader David Littleproud has back Dutton’s call for a second referendum saying “there’ll be no victory lap” from Nationals if no vote fails.
Indigenous leaders have rejected the opposition leader’s proposal for a second referendum saying it goes against the explicit request for tangible change.
Linda Burney hit back at the opposition leader saying the Coalition spent nearly a decade in power talking about holding a referendum on recognition but did nothing.
Updated
Damaging winds forecast for Victoria
A cold front will move through central Victoria tomorrow morning, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, which is also forecasting gusty northerly winds developing, particularly in the southern ranges.
Here’s the bureau’s latest warning:
Strong north to north-westerly winds averaging 50 to 60 km/h with damaging wind gusts of about 90 km/h are possible the warning area from tomorrow morning as the cold front approaches.
Damaging wind gusts are particularly a risk as the wind flows downslope from the ranges, which includes parts of the Otways, the western surf coast, and in the north and east of the central district including northern suburbs of Melbourne.
Winds are expected to ease from the late morning and early afternoon as the cold front weakens and moves to the east.
The Bureau has issued a Severe Weather Warning for DAMAGING WINDS https://t.co/ypyXHXkGe6 #Melbourne #melbweather #melbourneweather pic.twitter.com/FbOXiz404J
— Victorian Storm Chasers (@VicStormChasers) September 3, 2023
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