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Here are the main stories making news on Tuesday, 2 December:
The Albanese government has rejected criticism of its failure to take up key recommendations from a scathing review of public sector board appointments, insisting a proposed ban on new jobs in the weeks before an election is not necessary;
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (Acma) says that Optus’s “worst case scenario” for the number of Samsung devices on its network that may not be able to call triple zero is 470,000;
Victoria police will inform the state’s anti-corruption watchdog that it did not comply with the law when it used wide-ranging powers to search people for weapons on 23 separate occasions dating back eight years;
ABC boss rejects claims Patricia Karvelas is an “activist” after host labelled Peter Dutton “authoritarian” in political analysis;
A farmer working frantically to protect his property from a fast-moving bushfire in south-east Western Australia has died after his vehicle was engulfed in flames;
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, said the state government is considering a “serious change” to the maximum power of legal ebikes amid growing concerns about the devices’ safety, a change flagged before a rider died after colliding with a garbage truck in Sydney;
Victoria’s attorney-general, Sonya Kilkenny, has admitted the government’s “adult time for violent crime” bill is incompatible with the state’s charter of human rights; and
NSW police charge 155 people at Rising Tide climate activist event.
We will see you again for more news tomorrow.
NSW police charge 155 people at Rising Tide climate activist event
NSW police have said in a statement that 155 people were charged as part of an operation “conducted to ensure the safety of attendees and the wider community” at Rising Tide, a climate activism event in Newcastle.
It said:
100 were charged with “Disrupt/Obstruct Major Facility”,
52 were charged with “Breach Marine Exclusion Zone”,
Two were charged with “Boarding Vessel Anchored at Sea”, and
One was charged with “Reckless Wounding”.
In a statement, police said:
During the event, police called out the unsafe behaviour of several event attendees after witnessing a number of dangerous practices on the water.
The NSW Police Force recognises and supports the rights of individuals and groups to exercise their rights of free speech and peaceful assembly; however, the priority for NSW Police is always the safety of the wider community and police will not tolerate illegal and dangerous behaviour.
You can read more on the protests here:
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