Australian Base jumper reportedly dies in accident in northern Italy
Australian Base jumper James Nowland died earlier this week in an accident at a contest in northern Italy, in accordance with a number of media stories and an account from his brother.
James Nowland. {Photograph}: Fb/ James Nowland
Nowland, 42, was within the Dolomites area and had jumped from the height of Sass Pordoi through the occasion, Italy’s ANSA information company reported. Investigators advised the outlet they think his parachute didn’t open as a result of a technical situation. Docs tried to revive the Perth man, however had been unable to take action.
Nowland’s brother, Adrian Nowland, posted a tribute to Fb, writing:
Relaxation in peace brother! Want we had extra occasions like this collectively! Hope you’re hovering by way of the clouds doing what you’re keen on ceaselessly ❤️
Individually but additionally in Italy, Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver who famously jumped from the sting of area, has died in a paragliding accident.
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Why is everybody all of a sudden speaking about Donald Trump’s ankles?
The White Home says the US president, Donald Trump, is experiencing swelling in his decrease legs and bruising on his proper hand, after images emerged of Trump with swollen ankles and make-up protecting the a part of his hand, Reuters stories.
White Home spokesperson Karoline Leavitt, studying a letter from Trump’s physician at a press briefing, mentioned each illnesses had been benign. His leg swelling is from a “widespread” vein situation, and his hand is bruised from shaking so many fingers, she advised reporters.
The disclosure sought to place to relaxation a raft of web rumours that the 79-year-old is perhaps affected by a critical ailment.
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The left foot and swollen ankle of US president Donald Trump, seen Wednesday. {Photograph}: Alex Brandon/APShare
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Rockliff blasts Labor for pushing Tasmania into election state ‘didn’t need’
Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff simply spoke to the ABC, a day earlier than the state heads to the polls. He maintained the election was not one thing the state wished, blaming the Labor chief, Dean Winter, for the snap ballot, however mentioned the marketing campaign had allowed the Liberals to place ahead its plan for management as soon as extra. Rockliff mentioned:
Tasmanians had been very disenchanted in fact, that it’s a winter election, however nonetheless it’s a possibility for our authorities to reaffirm our clear plan …
We can’t afford to have a Labor-Inexperienced authorities with the help once more of radical independents, as a result of that may put in danger positively all the good work that Tasmanians are doing and have executed over the course of the final decade.
Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff. {Photograph}: Ethan James/AAPShare
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Australian Base jumper reportedly dies in accident in northern Italy
Australian Base jumper James Nowland died earlier this week in an accident at a contest in northern Italy, in accordance with a number of media stories and an account from his brother.
James Nowland. {Photograph}: Fb/ James Nowland
Nowland, 42, was within the Dolomites area and had jumped from the height of Sass Pordoi through the occasion, Italy’s ANSA information company reported. Investigators advised the outlet they think his parachute didn’t open as a result of a technical situation. Docs tried to revive the Perth man, however had been unable to take action.
Nowland’s brother, Adrian Nowland, posted a tribute to Fb, writing:
Relaxation in peace brother! Want we had extra occasions like this collectively! Hope you’re hovering by way of the clouds doing what you’re keen on ceaselessly ❤️
Individually but additionally in Italy, Felix Baumgartner, the skydiver who famously jumped from the sting of area, has died in a paragliding accident.
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Agriculture minister says biosecurity ‘everyone’s accountability’ amid new fireplace ant detection
The agriculture minister, Julie Collins, says biosecurity is “everyone’s accountability” after fireplace ants had been detected in central Queensland for the primary time this month.
Collins spoke to RN Breakfast amid criticism from the coalition the federal government was not spending sufficient to include the outbreaks, noting Labor had invested roughly $2bn in biosecurity since coming into federal workplace. She mentioned:
What I’d say is that Australia has been fairly profitable when it comes to attempting to include the purple imported fireplace ants. In comparison with how different international locations are coping with it, we have now managed to include the unfold of it in comparison with different international locations …
Clearly, biosecurity is everyone’s accountability, and a part of this system has been the general public consciousness marketing campaign and ensuring that folks perceive what they’re.
The newest outbreak of fireplace ants in Queensland sparked deep concern because the invasive pest was discovered virtually 800km from the closest identified infestation zone.
Fireplace ants had been discovered at a brand new website in central Queensland this month. {Photograph}: Jono Searle/AAPShare
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Winter makes last enchantment for majority Labor authorities
Winter inspired Tasmanians heading to tomorrow’s polls to help Labor, describing a majority authorities as a pathway ahead. He advised the ABC:
My message to Tasmanians actually is if you need a recent begin … the easiest way to ship that’s to vote Labor. Voting independents final time simply delivered one other Liberal authorities.
In order for you a recent begin and a brand new authorities, the easiest way to attain that’s to vote Labor.
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Tasmanian Labor chief says controversial AFL stadium essential for retaining younger individuals
Tasmania’s Labor chief, Dean Winter, confirmed his social gathering supported the controversial Macquarie Level AFL stadium for the Tasmania Devils, describing it as deeply essential for the state.
Tasmanian Labor chief Dean Winter. {Photograph}: Linda Higginson/AAP
Winter spoke with the ABC this morning, a day earlier than Tasmanians head to the polls for a snap election:
We help the Devils and we help constructing a stadium to get it executed. We help that as a result of we perceive how essential it’s to the state.
We bought to be trustworthy and upfront … There’s a finances disaster right here, however we have now an crucial to get an AFL crew for our younger individuals. …
We need to give them hope for the longer term and permit them to remain.
Current polls present a big majority of Tasmanians need the estimated $1bn stadium deal to be torn up and renegotiated.
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Ken Henry will likely be invited to Chalmers’ productiveness roundtable
Jim Chalmers was requested about former Treasury secretary Ken Henry’s speech this week on the Nationwide Press Membership, the place he described the nation’s environmental legal guidelines as “damaged” and mentioned they wanted reform to spice up the nation’s productiveness.
Chalmers mentioned Henry, now chair of the Australian Local weather and Biodiversity Basis, could be invited to take part within the financial roundtable subsequent month, agreeing that environmental motion was an essential a part of the federal government’s plans:
I feel it’s an essential a part of it, and notably with regards to profiting from this vitality transformation in our financial system, we’ve fairly intentionally put the vitality transformation on the very core of the work that we’ve requested for productiveness …
The vitality transformation, internet zero, these are essential elements of our consideration with regards to making our financial system extra productive. And this is likely one of the explanation why we’ll be inviting Ken Henry to the financial reform roundtable in August.
Ken Henry on the Nationwide Press Membership on Wednesday. {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAPShare
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Kevin Hogan says PM ought to have similar ‘exuberance’ to fulfill Trump as he did with China’s chief
Kevin Hogan, the shadow minister for commerce, simply spoke to RN Breakfast about Anthony Albanese’s go to to China this week, describing it a “working vacation” and dinging the PM for not having the “similar exuberance … to fulfill with the US president”. Hogan mentioned:
Look, I feel it’s good that the prime minister went to China. I feel it’s good that he did the panda factor and re-enacted Gough Whitlam’s Nice Wall of China go to. I don’t have a criticism with that.
They’re an essential buying and selling accomplice. I’m glad the prime minister has visited there and been there due to that motive. I’m simply additionally including that it’s an actual disgrace he doesn’t have the identical actual exuberance about doing that with a US president.
Albanese did attempt to meet with Trump on the G7 final month, however the assembly was cancelled amid a spiralling disaster within the Center East.
Shadow commerce minister Kevin Hogan, left. {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAPShare
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Chalmers: Australian financial system, hiring charges not immune from Trump uncertainty
The treasurer, who has been talking with different leaders and enterprise officers in South Africa on the G20 this week, mentioned there’s a “actual sense” that the uncertainty surrounding US president Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs is creating unpredictability out there. Chalmers mentioned that volatility was on employers’ minds after they had been contemplating hiring staff, including:
That’s definitely the suggestions that we get across the place, you realize, talking with CEOs and assembly with firm boards and the like and with economists.
You realize, there’s a actual sense that this volatility and unpredictability and uncertainty is mostly a defining and an ongoing characteristic of the worldwide financial system, and our personal financial system is just not immune from that.
And so, I feel definitely individuals see this uncertainty and unpredictability as a brand new regular that requires us to have a shift in our considering.
Donald Trump speaks at an occasion. {Photograph}: Nathan Howard/ReutersShare
Chalmers says unemployment figures ‘unwelcome however unsurprising’, expects them to rise
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, simply spoke to RN Breakfast from the G20 summit in South Africa about yesterday’s shocking jobs information, which confirmed Australia’s unemployment charge rising to 4.3% in June. Chalmers mentioned:
That is unwelcome, but it surely’s additionally unsurprising. We’ve been saying for a while, together with in our personal finances forecast, that we anticipate a modest tick up within the unemployment charge. But it surely stays the case that during the last three years, the labour market in Australia has been an actual supply of power at an unsure time on this planet.
And right here on the G20, there are solely two economies, together with ours, the place final 12 months we noticed continued development, inflation with a two in entrance of it, and unemployment within the low fours.
Chalmers mentioned he didn’t anticipate unemployment to hit the 5% mark, with a present forecast “someplace across the center fours”.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers. {Photograph}: Mick Tsikas/AAPShare
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Victorian regulator weighs unprecedented intervention in AFL’s battle with bookmakers over playing income
The Victorian playing regulator is contemplating whether or not to make an unprecedented intervention in a dispute between the AFL and bookmakers, which might set a restrict on the league’s income from wagering.
Earlier this 12 months, the AFL proposed a big enhance to the amount of cash it receives from every guess positioned on its sport. The league additionally proposed a minimal $20,000 annual charge for all bookmakers, together with small operators who deal with racing.
Some bookmakers advised Guardian Australia they’ve elevated monetary inducements to sports activities betters due to the AFL’s proposed will increase to the amount of cash it receives from every guess. Composite: Guardian design/Getty photographs
Leaked paperwork seen by Guardian Australia revealed the money seize was justified as a method to handle what AFL executives termed an “unprecedented” enhance in “integrity dangers” posed by the wagering trade, which has exploded in recognition lately.
The paperwork outlined issues the AFL’s integrity system was critically poor and struggled to determine whether or not gamers, coaches and employees had been utilizing inside data to govern betting markets, in breach of their contracts.
Learn Henry Belot’s report right here:
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Shock jobless hike could set off rate of interest reduction
A shock bounce within the jobless charge might assist cement the case for an rate of interest reduce, delivering welcome reduction for owners, Australian Related Press stories.
The unemployment charge bucked market expectations, rising from 4.1% to 4.3% in June, in accordance with the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Although the outcome was surprising, ex-Reserve Financial institution economist Luke Hartigan mentioned it met the central financial institution’s year-end unemployment forecast.
“This simply provides data to say that some modest discount in rates of interest is warranted,” the College of Sydney economics lecturer advised AAP.
After its July assembly, the central financial institution disenchanted mortgage-holders and shocked market economists by opting to carry the money charge at 3.85% in a break up resolution.
Whereas the latest unemployment enhance has put the speed at its highest degree since November 2021, Dr Hartigan maintained different metrics confirmed the market was nonetheless comparatively stable.
“That is the primary uptick in a short while, so it’s a bit bit regarding,” he mentioned.
“However within the context of the place the unemployment charge is now versus the place it’s been up to now, it’s nonetheless very low.”
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Wreckage of lacking airplane positioned in Snowy Mountains
Jordyn Beazley
A airplane that took off from Wangaratta in Victoria on Tuesday and by no means arrived at its deliberate vacation spot on the south coast of New South Wales is believed to have crashed.
NSW police mentioned yesterday that rescuers had positioned wreckage close to the airplane’s final identified GPS location within the Snowy Mountains.
The one particular person on board the 1966 Beechcraft Debonair plane was 74-year-old David Stephens from Brogo close to Bega.
In an announcement to Bega District Information, his spouse, Lynda, mentioned:
Sadly, David disappeared on his flight house on Tuesday … after having his plane inspected.
David has fairly a little bit of expertise flying the airplane, however we will’t know what state of affairs he was going through, and we’ll solely have solutions as soon as they find the airplane and, with that, David.
Emergency companies had been notified on Tuesday afternoon that the airplane could have crashed.
A multi-agency rescue effort was then launched. NSW police now has carriage of the matter and can proceed to research.
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The wreckage of airplane lacking on a flight from Wangaratta in northern Victoria to the south coast of New South Wales has been positioned within the Snowy Mountains. Media stories say the one particular person on board was 74-year-old pilot, David Stephens from Brogo close to Bega. Extra particulars to come back.
Nervous dad and mom are on the lookout for options to childcare centres after sexual abuse allegations in opposition to a Melbourne man who labored at 24 services. For Dad and mom, a parenting group, says the system is damaged and must evolve to fulfill the wants of contemporary households. They consider authorities grants must be widened to incorporate grandparents, nannies, au pairs and co-working areas that permit dad and mom to maintain youngsters shut. Extra developing.
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