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Why sports stars get less support than other injured workers – and how we can fix it

Inadequate, inequitable, and in some cases possibly in breach of workers’ compensation laws. That’s how bad the current insurance arrangements are for Australia’s professional sports people, who get less support for long-term injuries than other workers, and less support than if they’d been playing in New Zealand.

The Conversation

Lawyer: Former US pilot could have been lured to Australia

A lawyer says a former United States military pilot could have been lured from China to Australia as part of a U.S. plan to extradite him

The Independent UK

RBA says it’s harder to break the bank in Australia

Reserve Bank assistant governor Christopher Kent says Australian banks are on a firm footing despite strained conditions in global financial markets.

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Australia arrests former soldier for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

Australian authorities said on Monday they had arrested a former soldier for allegedly killing an Afghanistan civilian while deployed with the country's defence force there.

Reuters

Submarines to counter Chinese dominance: ex-US Navy head

A former US navy boss says Australia's acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines will help protect trade routes and undersea communication cables against Chinese aggression.

The New Daily

Ex-pilot possibly ‘lured’ to Australia for extradition

A former US pilot could have been "lured" back to Australia with a job offer before his arrest and a subsequent extradition bid by the US government.

The New Daily

Subs to help counter Chinese dominance: ex-US navy boss

The nuclear submarines Australia will acquire through the AUKUS alliance are being touted as a countermeasure to Chinese dominance in the Indo-Pacific.

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Former senator takes fight over FOI delays to court

Former independent senator Rex Patrick is suing the Australian Information Commissioner over FOI delays. He claims some were delayed by more than 1000 days.

AAP

Delays plaguing Australia’s FOI system preventing scrutiny of government, Rex Patrick says

Former senator tells federal court that delays in the review process is crippling the system

The Guardian - AU

The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

The Guardian - AU

Latitude Financial warns customer data breach could widen and hack 'remains active'

The amount of customer data stolen from Australian company Latitude Financial may grow, with the non-bank lender confirming that drivers licences, passports and Medicare numbers of more than 300,000 people have already been hacked.

ABC News

Former US Marine may have been 'lured' from China before arrest -lawyer

A former U.S. Marine Corps pilot may have been "lured" from China to Australia by security agencies before his arrest, his lawyer said outside court on Monday after an extradition hearing in Sydney.

Reuters

The post-COVID crisis hit Queensland hardest. With 100,000 households needing low-cost housing, here's how it can recover

Pandemic-generated pressures have left our rental housing market reeling. Australia-wide, vacancy rates are at rock-bottom levels. Rents are soaring at record rates.

The Conversation

Tributes after Australian star drowns at WA beach

Friends in Australia and overseas are paying tribute to actor Peter Hardy, who drowned at a popular beach in Western Australia last week.

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Lawyers investigating if fighter pilot Daniel Duggan was 'lured back' to Australia by US authorities

Daniel Duggan's legal team is fighting a US request to extradite him after he was arrested in October last year accused of helping train members of the Chinese military to fly fighter jets.

The Guardian - AU

Pro-tobacco lobbyists circle Australian government’s proposed vaping reforms

As the TGA considers at least 4,000 submissions, tobacco companies appear to be heightening lobbying efforts

AAP

Samoan PM pushes for Pacific voices to be better heard

Samoan leader Fiame Naomi Mata'afa has called for Pacific nations to be better consulted and informed on decisions that impact the region.

AAP

RBA says Australian banks strong despite global turmoil

Reserve Bank assistant governor Christopher Kent says Australian banks are on a firm footing despite strained conditions in global financial markets.

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The Guardian - AU

McLeod’s Daughters actor Peter Hardy drowns at Western Australia beach

The 66-year-old actor, who also appeared in Chopper and Neighbours, died while snorkelling at Fremantle’s South beach

AAP

Ex-pilot possibly 'lured' to Australia for extradition

A pilot accused of illegally assisting Chinese pilots may have been "lured" back to Australia to be extradited to the US, his lawyer says.

ABC News

Alby Mangels — Inside the legendary adventure travel filmmaker's secret new life

He was the iconic Australian documentary maker who travelled the world in search of adventure, but these days Alby Mangels spends most of his time living under an assumed name in a secret island location — but he still has one more adventure in the works.

ABC News

Fijian beekeepers keen to export high-quality honey, but face pollen shortage

A growing interest in beekeeping in the Pacific has helped improve yield and quality for more than 30 per cent of the Fiji's pollination-dependent crops. But experts say the country's bees are getting sick and going hungry.

The Guardian - AU

Australian banks ‘unquestionably strong’ despite global uncertainty in sector, RBA says

Assistant governor of the Reserve Bank says local banks are protected by strong balance sheets despite ‘strained’ conditions overseas

ABC News

ASX dives in late afternoon trade as moves to quell banking crisis fail to enthuse investors

Australia was the first major financial centre to react to UBS's takeover of Credit Suisse and coordinated action by central banks to pump more US dollars into the global banking system — and the response was hardly enthusiastic.

ABC News

Australia issues new sanctions on Iran over human rights abuses, supply of drones to Russia

The Australian government says it is imposing Magnitsky-style sanctions on 14 Iranian individuals and 14 entities over "egregious human rights abuses and violations in Iran".

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