Cuts to global supply coinciding with school holidays sends prices up to $2.38 a litre

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The price of petrol has hit record highs in Brisbane, with Sydney and Melbourne warned of price spikes to come, as cuts to global supply coincide with school holidays.

RACQ principal economic and affordability specialist, Ian Jeffreys, said Brisbane’s new peak price of $2.38 cents for a litre of regular fuel was the highest ever seen in the city, and outstripping current high prices of $2.29 a litre in Sydney and Melbourne.

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Government minister Murray Watt points to ‘nasty elements’ joining no rallies, and calls for ‘positive, respectful debate’

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The no campaign leader Warren Mundine has been accused of “promoting division and violence”, after saying he would want to see the former world boxing champion Anthony Mundine fight against leading yes advocate Thomas Mayo.

Anthony Mundine recently came out in favour of a no vote, voicing a number of baseless claims including that the referendum was an attempt to “take our sovereignty so we fall under their jurisdiction as British subjects”, and part of a “New World Order” plan.

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NSW premier ‘burying his head in the sand’ about the risks to party-goers who can’t access pill testing, say testing advocates

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Drug reform advocates are calling for action to press ahead with pill testing in New South Wales after the state’s health authorities issued an urgent warning about high-dose ecstasy tablets stamped with the word ‘Gucci’.

NSW Health issued the warning about the square, pinky-orange, high-dose MDMA tablets that were found to contain more than four times the average dose of other tablets in recent circulation.

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Earlier this year, KPMG Australia told the Senate it "does not engage in 'power mapping' or any other similar practice". At a Senate inquiry hearing in Canberra, Greens senator Barbara Pocock produced a document that showed a map of officials at a government department. Yates acknowledged the document contained the photos and names of dozens of public servants at an agency where KPMG Australia was operating. He also acknowledged the map showed the strength of the public servants' relationship with the firm

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In National Press Club speech, yes campaign leader says no vote in referendum would be an ‘active choice to take us nowhere’

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The Indigenous leader Noel Pearson says there are problems in Aboriginal communities that cannot be solved without the voice to parliament, painting the advisory committee as crucial to fixing long-running health issues that successive governments have failed to improve.

In an impassioned speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, the Cape York leader and yes campaigner said urged voters to reject scare campaigns from voice critics, saying voting no in the referendum would be “an active choice to take us nowhere”.

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NSW EPA to test two brush turkeys and several pigeons found in Mosman to identify likely cause of death

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Dead brush turkeys believed to have been poisoned have been found on Sydney’s lower north shore at an oval where firefighters discovered suspected pellet bait.

Two brush turkeys – a protected native bird species – and at least seven pigeons died after they were found near Allan Border Oval in Mosman and taken to a nearby vet on Monday.

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Good afternoon. Jacinta Allan has been elected unopposed as the 49th premier of Victoria, and Ben Carroll will serve as deputy premier.

It returns Victorian Labor to a compromise model of power sharing between left and right factions, with Allan a member of the socialist left – the same faction as Daniel Andrews – and Carroll a member of Labor’s right faction.

Inflation at 5.2% | A surge in fuel prices and rising rents are the main drivers of a bump in inflation, up from 4.9% in July to 5.2% last month. Analysts say the CPI rate was in line with expectations and “won’t move the dial ahead of the October RBA meeting, where the RBA is widely expected to stay on hold”.

Tesla battery fire in Queensland | A Tesla battery fire at one of Queensland’s first large-scale battery storage sites could burn for days, as authorities warn nearby residents to stay indoors to avoid hazardous fumes. The cause of the fire at Bouldercombe, south of Rockhampton, is being investigated.

Victorian ombudsman says drivers have been hit with unfair charges as well as potentially unlawful penalties, which should now be repaid

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Victorians who drive electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles are being slugged with unfair charges under a tax scheme the Greens say has been a “dog’s breakfast” from the start.

The Victorian government in 2021 introduced the Australian-first zero and low emission vehicle charge.

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Advocate Tim Costello fears state resistance could be excuse for federal Labor to ‘kick the ad ban recommendation into the long grass’

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New South Wales has raised concerns about the “volume of gambling advertising” but declined to endorse an inquiry’s call for a total ban within three years, prompting concerns federal Labor may use state resistance to opt for a cap rather than ban.

State and territory ministers responsible for the regulation of gambling were consulted about the mooted ad ban on Tuesday, with no definitive decisions taken as they are still waiting for the commonwealth to state its position.

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Indigenous leader and yes campaigner Noel Pearson speaks at the National Press Club about the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum. Pearson says the voice could move us 'to an Australia where the Indigenous, the British descendants and the multicultural mob become one. And we all know we're Australians. There's no priority among us'

Labor MPs appoint Daniel Andrews’ deputy to replace him, making her the state’s first female premier in three decades

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Victorian Labor MPs have voted to appoint Jacinta Allan as party leader and the 49th premier of the state, after Daniel Andrews announced his resignation on Tuesday.

Allan – who was widely tipped to succeed Andrews – was elected during a caucus meeting on Wednesday afternoon as Victoria’s second female premier. She will replace the outgoing premier, Daniel Andrews, who will officially resign on Wednesday afternoon at 5pm.

Dr Antony Sara says it is ‘unacceptable’ that sexual harassment ‘remains distressingly prevalent’ for doctors at work

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The president of the doctors’ union, Dr Antony Sara, has apologised for comments he made that overall incidents of sexual assault in medicine are “not high”, and for describing findings from his own organisation’s research into the issue as “survey bias”.

A 2019 inquiry conducted by the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (Asmof) into sexual harassment found 33% of all doctors had experienced sexual harassment at least once in their careers. Female doctors were consistently more likely to experience sexual harassment, and 70% of perpetrators were reported to be fellow doctors, the survey found.

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Allan, who succeeds Daniel Andrews after his resignation on Tuesday, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years

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It’s easy to get lost in the shadow of a leader like Daniel Andrews – but it’s allowed Jacinta Allan to diligently work her way up in the Labor party to become the next premier of Victoria.

In contrast to Andrews – initially seen by some as an “accidental premier” four years after he secured the party’s leadership when the Brumby government was voted out in 2010 – Allan, his deputy and member of his tight inner-circle, is considered someone who has been primed for leadership for years.

The OSI, which is examining potential war crimes in Afghanistan, will not be allowed to view material where witness were compelled to give evidence

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War crime investigators will not see evidence from Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial that could lead to the contamination of their probe, a judge has been told.

On Wednesday, the federal court let the Office of the Special Investigator view a wide range of transcripts and evidence from the lengthy and hotly contested defamation proceedings.

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Change.org petition urges government to deny Augusto Deoliveira a visa over concerns his techniques may encourage animal cruelty

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The Australian government is facing calls to ban a dog trainer known as the “Dog Daddy” from entering the country amid claims his techniques – which include physical punishment using a prong collar – promote animal cruelty.

A Change.org petition that has gained more than 6,000 signatures is urging the government to prevent Augusto Deoliveira, who is due to run training sessions in Sydney at the end of September, from entering Australia.

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Airline tells inquiry it learned of transport minister’s decision through media reports, a claim denied by the Albanese government

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Qatar Airways was “surprised and shocked” that the Australian government “unfairly” rejected its request to expand in Australia, its executives have told a Senate inquiry, as they insist an infamous 2020 incident at Doha airport will never be repeated.

In the airline’s first public appearance in Australia to discuss the rejected request, executives said they first learned of the transport minister, Catherine King’s decision via media reports, a claim the government has disputed.

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Critics say decision by company owned by Elon Musk, which comes ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum, is ‘extremely concerning’

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X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has removed the ability for people to report a tweet as containing misleading information just weeks out from a referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament in Australia.

Since 2021, users on X in countries including the US, Australia and South Korea had been able to flag tweets that they believed contained misleading information for review by staff at the company – separate to other processes the company has in place to report abuse or hate speech.

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Murdoch papers declare the premier’s electoral popularity was a ‘cult’ and his legacy nothing but a state ‘deep in debt’

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The Sunday Herald Sun’s front-page photo of the stairs which broke Daniel Andrews’ back was a “low point in journalism”, Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday as the Victorian premier’s exit was farewelled with brickbats in much of the media.

Andrews’ electoral popularity over nine years was a “cult” and his legacy was nothing but a state “deep in debt”, according to the front pages of two major critics: Murdoch’s Herald Sun and national broadsheet the Australian.

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Internal review led by former Telstra boss Ziggy Switkowski finds ‘whatever it takes’ culture at accounting firm contributed to serious ethical failure

PwC partners who make the firm money are known as “untouchables” and “rainmakers” to whom “the rule don’t always apply”, according to a scathing cultural review that confirms the pursuit of profit often outweighed ethical responsibilities.

The review by former Telstra boss, Ziggy Switkowski, found many staff believe “revenue is king” and that partners who exceed financial expectations are considered “heroes” who are not always held accountable for their business practices.