The inquiry to be headed by Walter Sofronoff will hold as many hearings in public as possibleFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case has been handed $4.3m to conduct its work and has signalled it will hold as much of its hearings in public as possible.The inquiry head, former judge Walter Sofronoff KC, will also be supported by the Queensland silk Erin Longbottom KC and barrister Joshua Jones as senior and junior counsel assisting.Sign Boomerang Alliance – a coalition of 55 conservation groups – has accused the packaging industry of using a failed scheme run by REDcycle, which led to more than 12,000 tonnes of plastic collected by the public being stockpiled since 2018, as a marketing ploy to mask how little was being done to improve recycling rates.Sign Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEnvironment groups are urging federal and state governments to ensure thousands of tonnes of soft plastic that could end up in landfill are safely warehoused by supermarket chains until recycling facilities become available, even if that takes years.The number of people using e-cigarettes doubled between 2016 and 2019, according to the federal government, with a survey showing more than 30% of 14- to 17-year-olds have tried vaping.Sign system is predicted to intensify to category three on Friday morning, picking up speed and strength with winds of between 165km/h and 224km/h, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/13/australia-should-force-banks-to-repay-scam-victims-and-adopt-better-protections-advocates-say
Calls for federal government to mandate the checking of account details before money transfers are madeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government should take action to force banks to reimburse scam victims and check the account details match up on transactions to stop scams before the money is lost, consumer rights advocates say.The call comes as Australia’s big four banks pushed back on mandatory reimbursements, arguing they could “inadvertently lead to increases in scam activity” and that customers should keep themselves safe.Sign Boomerang Alliance – a coalition of 55 conservation groups – has accused the packaging industry of using a failed scheme run by REDcycle, which led to more than 12,000 tonnes of plastic collected by the public being stockpiled since 2018, as a marketing ploy to mask how little was being done to improve recycling rates.Sign Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEnvironment groups are urging federal and state governments to ensure thousands of tonnes of soft plastic that could end up in landfill are safely warehoused by supermarket chains until recycling facilities become available, even if that takes years.The number of people using e-cigarettes doubled between 2016 and 2019, according to the federal government, with a survey showing more than 30% of 14- to 17-year-olds have tried vaping.Sign system is predicted to intensify to category three on Friday morning, picking up speed and strength with winds of between 165km/h and 224km/h, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/10/act-government-provides-43m-for-inquiry-into-handling-of-bruce-lehrmann-case
Calls for federal government to mandate the checking of account details before money transfers are madeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government should take action to force banks to reimburse scam victims and check the account details match up on transactions to stop scams before the money is lost, consumer rights advocates say.The call comes as Australia’s big four banks pushed back on mandatory reimbursements, arguing they could “inadvertently lead to increases in scam activity” and that customers should keep themselves safe.Sign The inquiry to be headed by Walter Sofronoff will hold as many hearings in public as possibleFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case has been handed $4.3m to conduct its work and has signalled it will hold as much of its hearings in public as possible.The inquiry head, former judge Walter Sofronoff KC, will also be supported by the Queensland silk Erin Longbottom KC and barrister Joshua Jones as senior and junior counsel assisting.Sign number of people using e-cigarettes doubled between 2016 and 2019, according to the federal government, with a survey showing more than 30% of 14- to 17-year-olds have tried vaping.Sign system is predicted to intensify to category three on Friday morning, picking up speed and strength with winds of between 165km/h and 224km/h, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/14/tanya-plibersek-urged-to-intervene-to-stop-stockpiled-soft-plastics-from-being-dumped
Calls for federal government to mandate the checking of account details before money transfers are madeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government should take action to force banks to reimburse scam victims and check the account details match up on transactions to stop scams before the money is lost, consumer rights advocates say.The call comes as Australia’s big four banks pushed back on mandatory reimbursements, arguing they could “inadvertently lead to increases in scam activity” and that customers should keep themselves safe.Sign The inquiry to be headed by Walter Sofronoff will hold as many hearings in public as possibleFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case has been handed $4.3m to conduct its work and has signalled it will hold as much of its hearings in public as possible.The inquiry head, former judge Walter Sofronoff KC, will also be supported by the Queensland silk Erin Longbottom KC and barrister Joshua Jones as senior and junior counsel assisting.Sign Boomerang Alliance – a coalition of 55 conservation groups – has accused the packaging industry of using a failed scheme run by REDcycle, which led to more than 12,000 tonnes of plastic collected by the public being stockpiled since 2018, as a marketing ploy to mask how little was being done to improve recycling rates.Sign Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEnvironment groups are urging federal and state governments to ensure thousands of tonnes of soft plastic that could end up in landfill are safely warehoused by supermarket chains until recycling facilities become available, even if that takes years.The system is predicted to intensify to category three on Friday morning, picking up speed and strength with winds of between 165km/h and 224km/h, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/13/environment-groups-call-for-urgent-action-on-hazardous-waste-from-e-cigarettes
Calls for federal government to mandate the checking of account details before money transfers are madeFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government should take action to force banks to reimburse scam victims and check the account details match up on transactions to stop scams before the money is lost, consumer rights advocates say.The call comes as Australia’s big four banks pushed back on mandatory reimbursements, arguing they could “inadvertently lead to increases in scam activity” and that customers should keep themselves safe.Sign The inquiry to be headed by Walter Sofronoff will hold as many hearings in public as possibleFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe inquiry into the handling of the Bruce Lehrmann case has been handed $4.3m to conduct its work and has signalled it will hold as much of its hearings in public as possible.The inquiry head, former judge Walter Sofronoff KC, will also be supported by the Queensland silk Erin Longbottom KC and barrister Joshua Jones as senior and junior counsel assisting.Sign Boomerang Alliance – a coalition of 55 conservation groups – has accused the packaging industry of using a failed scheme run by REDcycle, which led to more than 12,000 tonnes of plastic collected by the public being stockpiled since 2018, as a marketing ploy to mask how little was being done to improve recycling rates.Sign Environmentalist alliance says plastic waste from failed supermarket-backed recycling scheme can be safely warehoused until it can be recycled Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEnvironment groups are urging federal and state governments to ensure thousands of tonnes of soft plastic that could end up in landfill are safely warehoused by supermarket chains until recycling facilities become available, even if that takes years.The number of people using e-cigarettes doubled between 2016 and 2019, according to the federal government, with a survey showing more than 30% of 14- to 17-year-olds have tried vaping.Sign
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/10/tropical-cyclone-gabrielle-queensland-weather-norfolk-island-new-zealand
Summary automatically generated by NewSUM A.I. from the following sources:
- ACT government provides $4.3m for inquiry into handling of Bruce Lehrmann case (the guardian)
- Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle intensifies on path to Norfolk Island and New Zealand (the guardian)
- Environment groups call for urgent action on hazardous waste from e-cigarettes (the guardian)
- Tanya Plibersek urged to intervene to stop stockpiled soft plastics from being dumped (the guardian)
- Australia should force banks to repay scam victims and adopt better protections, advocates say (the guardian)
