What we learned today, Friday 1 September
And that’s where we’ll wrap up today. Here’s a little of what we learned:
Environmental groups have accused the Albanese government of recklessness and hypocrisy after it approved a major coalmine expansion in central Queensland.
Australia’s winter of 2023 has been the warmest since official records began in 1910, with average daily temperatures 1.53C above the long-term average.
Partners at PwC Australia will see their salaries slashed by up to 30% due to an ongoing reputation crisis that has kept profits flat.
The federal government will be responsible for enforcing new controls around the importation, manufacturing and advertising of vapes, as well as controls on therapeutic vapes.
Qantas should pay a record-breaking penalty of more than $600m if the consumer watchdog is successful in its legal action against the airline, the ACCC chair said.
The trade minister, Don Farrell, has wrapped up “very positive and productive” talks with his European Union counterpart, Valdis Dombrovskis, following the breakdown in negotiations over agriculture matters in Brussels in July.
The Victorian Liberals lost a senior shadow cabinet member, Matt Bach, as opposition leader John Pesutto prepares to advance a plan to cover the costs of looming legal action.
Atagi has recommended that all adults aged 75 years and older should receive an additional 2023 Covid-19 vaccine dose if six months have passed since their last dose.
Australian home values are up 4.9% since February, adding about $34,000 to the average dwelling.
There’s been a push to expand commonwealth assistance to university students.
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More information about doctors to be publicly available
The information available on the national public registers of health practitioners could be expanded to include practitioners’ regulatory history in respect to any boundary violations in the course of practice or a criminal conviction for a sexual offence.
Federal, state and territory health ministers agreed at this afternoon’s meeting to develop a National Law Amendment Bill that would include reinstatement orders and information on violations on the national register.
It comes as part of efforts to address concerns that allegations of boundary violations by health practitioners were not being managed adequately.
“Health Ministers agree that the safety of patients and the community is paramount in accessing care, and that all allegations of misconduct must be dealt with appropriately and sensitively,” according to a communique from the meeting.
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