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[ad_1] Updated June 11, 2026 — 6:25pm,first published 12:29pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAADisability ministers across the political divide are uniting to defy the Albanese government’s radical overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, with all states and territories warning draft laws risk “undermining the original intent” of Julia Gillard’s landmark reform.In a joint submission, state and territory disability ministers said there was a “significant risk” that Australians with a disability will be funnelled into state-funded hospitals – and that some will languish in ward beds with no access…
[ad_1] June 11, 2026 — 6:19pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAANSW Police has had a reputation for being a bastion of bullying, harassment, sexism, nepotism and inadequate mental health support, and has been accused of being out of step with the times. A review of police force culture has found those accusations to be well-founded.As rapid technological advancement, geopolitical instability and the increasingly borderless nature of crime reshape society and generate new forms of criminality, the independent cultural review into NSW Police found our force remains a high-conflict workforce with…
[ad_1] Ahmed Tolba, Enas Alashray and Bo EricksonJune 11, 2026 — 5:00pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAKey pointsNew round of tit-for-tat strikes by US and Iran.Kuwait, Bahrain face fresh aerial attacks.Iran says Strait of Hormuz fully closed, US denies it is.Dubai/Washington: The United States and Iran traded air attacks on Thursday for a second straight day, and US President Donald Trump vowed further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.The escalation in hostilities began earlier this week with the downing of a US Apache helicopter…
[ad_1] NSW halfback Mitchell Moses sits out another training session due to his troublesome hamstring. [ad_2]
[ad_1] SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAACar owners are still unable to register new vehicles or book driving tests online, nearly a week after an IT failure caused by a bungled system upgrade crashed the VicRoads online portal.The bungled “major upgrade” to the VicRoads site left Victorian motorists unable to perform basic functions such as checking their registration and scheduling a test, and there is no end to the disruption in sight.VicRoads doesn’t know when its normal services will be restored.Joe ArmaoThe website went down on Friday and was…
[ad_1] Updated June 11, 2026 — 6:02pm,first published 10:34amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAFormer Labor minister Bill Shorten raised concerns about the prospect of Donald Trump being elected and compromising the AUKUS deal in a crunch cabinet meeting in 2023 when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won endorsement for the landmark submarine deal.As AUKUS critics begin a public inquiry designed to air scepticism, this masthead has unearthed details of the key federal cabinet meeting in which Labor signed off on the AUKUS “optimal pathway”.Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese in September…
[ad_1] Joe Carroll and Kevin CrowleyJune 11, 2026 — 5:20pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAALee Raymond, the former head of Exxon Mobil who oversaw the biggest corporate merger in the history of the oil industry and was derided as “the Darth Vader of global warming” for his scepticism toward climate change, has died. He was 87.“Lee was a remarkable leader who transformed not just ExxonMobil but the global energy landscape,” an Exxon spokesperson said on Wednesday in a statement. “His legacy will forever remain a pillar of this company.”Raymond…
[ad_1] SaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAA fleet of small electric boats that fly a metre above the water using hydrofoil technology will be built for Sydney Harbour as part of a push to reduce maritime emissions and local pollution.New Zealand-based Vessev has signed a deal to deliver multiple VS-12 electric hydrofoiling vessels, which can carry up to 30 passengers each, to an undisclosed client in Sydney. Vessev chief executive Eric Laakmann said the boats would be used to “augment public transport” on the harbour.Vessev chief executive Eric Laakmann…
[ad_1] Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has been asked about an ally of his, South Australian MP Tony Pasin, suggesting that the Liberal Party consider a non-compete clause with One Nation as part of a wider attempt by the conservative side of politics to return to power sooner.At a press conference in an Italian restaurant in Mandurah, south of Perth, Taylor said there were no plans to do that.Opposition Leader Angus Taylor.Alex Ellinghausen“We’re going to focus on winning every seat we can from Labor,” he said.Taylor became increasingly agitated as the questions continued to focus on Hanson’s party, trying to steer…
[ad_1] Irankunda sets the pitch ablaze with a clinical finish and a flair for the dramatic. After a stunning goal, he honours the King of Pop with a backflip into a moonwalk. [ad_2]