What we learned today, 23 June 2022
And with that, we are going to put this blog to bed. Before we go, let’s recap the big stories from today:
- NSW premier Dominic Perrottet increases fines for wildcat strikes.
- Northern Territory’s Howard Springs quarantine facility to close.
- Housing market posted first monthly decline since September 2020.
- Perrottet ordered investigation into John Barilaro trade job appointment.
- Samsung agreed to pay $14m penalty over misleading claims on Galaxy phones.
- Four wounded in ‘random’ stabbing attack in New Zealan attack.
- Western Australia’s mining industry failed to protect female employees, inquiry found.
- Fruit and vegetable shortages likely for another six weeks.
- Victoria’s deputy premier James Merlino and other senior ministers to retire before election.
- Western Australia eyes interim emissions reduction target.
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Coalition government spent $6m prosecuting whistleblowers
The former Coalition government spent almost $6m prosecuting Bernard Collaery, Witness K, Richard Boyle and David McBride over their actions in exposing wrongdoing and misconduct, new data shows.
Figures provided to the Guardian show the costs of the prosecutions has almost doubled in two years, leaving taxpayers with an exorbitant legal bill well before the cases have reached trial.
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