What we learned today, Sunday 25 May
That’s where we’ll wrap up this afternoon. Here’s a snippet of what happened today:
A major Melbourne shopping centre was locked down on Sunday afternoon as Victoria police responded to reports of “two rival groups” fighting each other with knives.
The Insurance Council of Australia has reported more than 3,600 claims after severe flooding across the Mid North Coast, Hunter and Greater Sydney regions of New South Wales.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the weather is in a “transition phase” across NSW, going between the rain and flood conditions of the last week to very windy conditions brought on by a very strong cold front.
The new environment minister, Murray Watt, says he plans to decide on whether Australia’s biggest-emitting gas development can extend its life until 2070 by the end of the month.
The NSW government says it doesn’t expect tomorrow’s fare-free day to make up for commuters’ headaches last week when an overhead wire failure delivered knock-on delays , but it wants people to know it expects better of the system.
David Littleproud says he doesn’t care if he loses his job over the messy Coalition split. The Nationals leader has said he would rather stand for something and if necessary, lose his position.
We’ll see you bright and early tomorrow morning.
Updated
Three people treated for anxiety symptoms at Northland shopping centre
Ambulance Victoria has confirmed three people were treated for anxiety symptoms at Northland shopping centre after it was placed into lockdown.
As mentioned by one person at the centre earlier, there was “chaos” and “confusion” shortly after a fight broke out, which police alleged involved around ten people, some carrying knives.
Ambulance officers took care of the three people, offering assurance, before family members arrived to take further care of them.
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