Russia needs to maintain embassy website whereas courtroom case runs
Christopher Knaus
The Russian authorities is utilizing the phrases of prime minister Anthony Albanese to argue to the excessive courtroom that it ought to maintain on to the positioning of its proposed embassy whereas a problem to new legal guidelines designed to dispossess it of the block is heard.
The excessive courtroom has begun listening to an pressing injunction as a part of a Russian problem to legal guidelines designed to kick it off the positioning of its partially constructed new embassy in Yarralumla. It argued on Monday that it needs to be allowed to maintain maintain of the positioning whereas the excessive courtroom problem is heard, saying its continued possession of the positioning posed no safety danger and had no detrimental influence on the Australian public.
In so doing, attorneys for the Russian Federation pointed to the phrases of Albanese final week, when he stated that the safety danger was solely posed by a accomplished embassy constructing inside shut proximity to parliament. Albanese stated the presence of a lone Russian on the website, who’s at present occupying a demountable, was not more than “some bloke” on a “blade of grass”.
Russia’s attorneys says Albanese’s feedback show there is no such thing as a safety concern posed by its ongoing use of the positioning whereas the excessive courtroom problem is heard.
Russia’s counsel informed the courtroom:
The said place of the prime minister is that the safety personnel of my consumer who’s on the land … shouldn’t be seemingly a danger.
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It argued on Monday that it should be allowed to keep hold of the site while the high court challenge is heard, saying its continued possession of the site posed no security risk and had no detrimental impact on the Australian public.</p>”,”elementId”:”b7f3073a-5cdc-4372-ab2d-617363a5fd28″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>In so doing, lawyers for the Russian Federation pointed to the words of Albanese last week, when he said that the security risk was only posed by a completed embassy building within close proximity to parliament. Albanese said the presence of a lone Russian at the site, who is currently occupying a demountable, was no more than “some bloke” on a “blade of grass”.</p>”,”elementId”:”6de616f2-f12f-4405-ae94-ec85dcfe61e5″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Russia’s lawyers says Albanese’s comments prove there is no security concern posed by its ongoing use of the site while the high court challenge is heard.</p>”,”elementId”:”0a56b5f0-bc69-4d9b-b250-ad403def3c24″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Russia’s counsel told the court:</p>”,”elementId”:”e25aa8c6-efa3-4b9b-9470-75656645cb6d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”quoted”>n <p>The stated position of the prime minister is that the security personnel of my client who is on the land … is not seemingly a risk.</p>n</blockquote>”,”elementId”:”4c025db7-13bb-462f-a0f2-5f1be5142f61″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:true,”keyEvent”:true,”abstract”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1687737928000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”20.05 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1687738723000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”20.18 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1687738504000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”20.15 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”20.15″,”title”:”Russia needs to maintain embassy website whereas courtroom case runs”,”contributors”:[{“name”:”Christopher Knaus”,”imageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2019/05/27/Christopher_Knaus.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=126561f266e91c77f8871d26ce47c6f9″,”largeImageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2019/05/27/Christopher_Knaus.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f34ff3e2f4b1dcf87f0a5b0824961336″}],”primaryDateLine”:”Solar 25 Jun 2023 21.00 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First printed on Solar 25 Jun 2023 17.29 EDT”},{“id”:”6498cc3f8f08c081c5bb8474″,”parts”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Qantas customers still have $400m in unspent Covid-related credits, and the airline is making a push for passengers to spend them before they expire in December, as it continues to mend the relationship with its clientele.</p>”,”elementId”:”ff1f0805-aff7-43fe-b6ca-81af39a1af84″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The airline has also launched a new <a href=”https://www.qantas.com/findmycredit”>“Find My Credit”’ online tool </a>to search for bookings up to three years old, to make it easier for passengers to consolidate the credits they are entitled to.</p>”,”elementId”:”09717b76-02d0-43cc-9558-9dbafde143a7″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The Qantas credits must be booked by the end of the year, but those bookings can be for travel through to the end of 2024. 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throughout occasion strains and trade pals aren’t brief in sharing images, reminiscences and condolences.</p>”,”elementId”:”b6871aaf-2fba-425f-a56b-019dc69f588f”},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Vale Simon Crean. A terrific servant of the labour motion and an exquisite human being. Our condolences to Carole and all his household. <a href=”https://t.co/9o1VDcmC2g”>pic.twitter.com/9o1VDcmC2g</a></p>— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) <a href=”https://twitter.com/AlboMP/standing/1672926327975051264?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>June 25, 2023</a></blockquote>”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/AlboMP/standing/1672926327975051264?s=20″,”id”:”1672926327975051264″,”hasMedia”:false,”position”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”supply”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”e5e64415-35a6-4676-84d9-e923ed204cfb”},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Deeply shocked and saddened by the lack of Simon Crean. He was a great pal and mentor to me from the second I entered Parliament, constructing on the connection his father had with my grandfather.. A person of huge mind, integrity and dedication to this nation.</p>— Mike Kelly (@MikeKellyofEM) <a href=”https://twitter.com/MikeKellyofEM/standing/1673079481937072129?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>June 25, 2023</a></blockquote>”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/MikeKellyofEM/standing/1673079481937072129?s=20″,”id”:”1673079481937072129″,”hasMedia”:false,”position”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”supply”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”321ec4c7-f9a7-4938-a69a-82290aae3008″},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>In Simon Crean Labor has misplaced a former chief & a principled but pragmatic advocate. As a former commerce minister he was all the time beneficiant to these of us who adopted him & continued to work for Australia’s nationwide curiosity till the tip. Vale. <a href=”https://t.co/wF1d5bA5A6″>https://t.co/wF1d5bA5A6</a></p>— Simon Birmingham (@Birmo) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Birmo/standing/1672961369254100992?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>June 25, 2023</a></blockquote>”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/Birmo/standing/1672961369254100992?s=20″,”id”:”1672961369254100992″,”hasMedia”:false,”position”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”supply”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”381fa8ff-f2b5-4ea0-9756-121a7bb3f52a”},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>I used to be so shocked and saddened on the information of Simon Crean’s passing final evening. Simon was a labor & union chief of integrity, characterised by a lifetime of service. He additionally generously gave me sensible counsel on many events. My condolences to carole and household. RIP Simon Crean</p>— Peter Khalil MP (@PeterKhalilMP) <a href=”https://twitter.com/PeterKhalilMP/standing/1673049832599224320?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>June 25, 2023</a></blockquote>”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/PeterKhalilMP/standing/1673049832599224320?s=20″,”id”:”1673049832599224320″,”hasMedia”:false,”position”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”supply”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”510e1a4b-cf76-40a6-a2e3-fab30b9a9439″},{“_type”:”mannequin.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>I’m shocked to be taught the passing of Simon Crean.<br><br>He was an enormous of the labour motion, serving as President of the Australian Council of Commerce Unions, and federal chief of the Australian Labor Get together.<br><br>Vale Simon.<a href=”https://t.co/K02Y9hk74c”>https://t.co/K02Y9hk74c</a></p>— Senator Raff Ciccone (@SenRaffCiccone) <a href=”https://twitter.com/SenRaffCiccone/standing/1672977901178978305?ref_src=twsrcpercent5Etfw”>June 25, 2023</a></blockquote>”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/SenRaffCiccone/standing/1672977901178978305?s=20″,”id”:”1672977901178978305″,”hasMedia”:false,”position”:”inline”,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”supply”:”Twitter”,”elementId”:”8d8005d8-b4a6-441e-9e50-84ec3c321e6c”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”abstract”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1687730202000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.56 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1687732571000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”18.36 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1687730780000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”18.06 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”18.06″,”title”:”Tributes stream for Crean”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Solar 25 Jun 2023 21.00 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First printed on Solar 25 Jun 2023 17.29 EDT”},{“id”:”6498b0438f08657ec7322d0b”,”parts”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The government is out this morning reminding Australians of its cost of living package, spruiking all the budget measures that come into effect from the end of this week.</p>”,”elementId”:”61b75a8b-ec49-475d-86a0-bafbee8d56d0″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>A stack of the government’s programs are available from 1 July, including power bill relief, boosts to childcare and paid parental leave, aged care worker pay rises, and asset write-offs for small business. Treasurer <strong>Jim Chalmers</strong> says the new measures will “come into effect right when people need a bit more help”, as well as highlighting comments from Treasury and the RBA that some policies will help reduce inflation.</p>”,”elementId”:”a31b72a9-4b87-41b8-8363-f1544fd998f9″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.BlockquoteBlockElement”,”html”:”<blockquote class=”quoted”>n <p>The suite of policies which will start to roll out from Saturday will make a real difference in the lives of millions of hardworking Australians while delivering an economic dividend and laying the foundations for future growth.</p>n <p>Key policies like energy price relief will directly reduce inflation, while others like cheaper childcare and enhanced paid parental leave will boost the capacity of our economy.</p>n</blockquote>”,”elementId”:”fa1f1105-d114-4664-acb2-0cabf4559b6d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>This week also sees changes to the National <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/housing” data-component=”auto-linked-tag”>Housing</a> Finance and Investment Corporation to support more lending to community housing providers, as well as expanded eligibility for the First Home Guarantee and Regional First Home Guarantee.</p>”,”elementId”:”55dc976d-0b8a-4acd-ad91-23e7f8028d63″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>The government highlights that, from July 1, all these policies will activate:</p>”,”elementId”:”c6951360-9833-4b74-99bb-111158b58fa4″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<ul>n <li><p>Power bill relief for five million households and one million small businesses, in partnership with states and territories</p></li>n <li><p>Cheaper child care</p></li>n <li><p>Paid parental leave seeing two separate allowances combined into a single, 20-week scheme</p></li>n <li><p>A 15 per cent pay rise for 250,000 aged care workers</p></li>n <li><p>$20,000 small business instant asset write-off</p></li>n <li><p>Small Business Energy Incentive</p></li>n</ul>”,”elementId”:”e26a76a5-3f59-44ab-a30b-ac03972e316a”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”abstract”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1687728581000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.29 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1687729121000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”17.38 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1687729122000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.38 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.38″,”title”:”Funds measures out there from 1 July”,”contributors”:[{“name”:”Josh Butler”,”imageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2022/07/01/Josh_Butler.jpg?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f6e36ddc89d1442611e6b4fe726302d0″,”largeImageUrl”:”https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2022/07/01/Josh_Butler.png?width=300&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b99fc3ae31423d51324e5f82baea0af0″}],”primaryDateLine”:”Solar 25 Jun 2023 21.00 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First printed on Solar 25 Jun 2023 17.29 EDT”},{“id”:”6498ac088f08c081c5bb83cd”,”parts”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Good morning, and welcome to a new week of rolling news coverage.</p>”,”elementId”:”c18e45a6-6847-4baa-95c2-162fb4b072ba”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Here are the overnight headlines to kick off the day.</p>”,”elementId”:”67a43965-60be-4f16-8116-7caa272430e4″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p><strong><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/pricewaterhousecoopers”>PwC</a> </strong>has announced a new Australian boss and confirmed it will sell off government consultancy work by spinning off a <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/25/pwc-appoints-new-australian-ceo-with-plans-to-sell-off-government-consultancy-work-for-1″>new company for $1</a>. British exec <strong>Kevin Burrowes</strong> will head it up, as the consulting firm <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/21/pwc-tax-scandal-firm-engaged-in-a-calculated-breach-of-trust-senate-committee-finds”>deals with multiple scandals</a> to do with its handling of sensitive public information. The NSW minister for finance <strong>Courtney Houssos</strong> said the state government would be assessing the integrity of PwC’s $1 divested business, as part of combatting waste and ineffectiveness in consultancy hires.</p>”,”elementId”:”06f70513-6ab7-45f7-a085-de18286bc2cb”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Treasurer <strong>Jim Chalmers</strong> is spruiking the government’s cost of living package, reminding Australians of budget measures to come into effect from the end of this week. From 1 July, power bill relief, boosts to childcare and paid parental leave, aged care worker pay rises, and asset write-offs for small business will come into effect.</p>”,”elementId”:”f93bb612-a6d3-40b0-8c8f-7e2907b2ec93″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>And looking internationally, a crucial advantage for Ukraine may have just been revealed. A day after <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/25/antony-blinken-russia-ukraine-wagner-group”>renegade Wagner mercenaries almost sparked a civil war</a> in Russia, the top US diplomat <strong>Antony Blinken</strong> has said the uprising is far from over, and showed “real cracks” in Vladimir Putin’s government.</p>”,”elementId”:”31189ab9-e7ad-4bc1-a23e-2fb3fa1129ee”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”<p>Stick around for the news of the day. I’m <strong>Rafqa Touma</strong>, and I’ll be with you for the next few hours. If you see anything you don’t want the blog to miss, let me know <strong><a href=”https://twitter.com/At_Raf_”>@At_Raf_ </a></strong>on Twitter.</p>”,”elementId”:”094f8ef6-691e-45d0-b724-67e1d44d0417″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”abstract”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1687728581000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”17.29 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1687728524000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”:”17.28 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1687728581000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”17.29 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”17.29″,”title”:”Welcome”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Solar 25 Jun 2023 21.00 EDT”,”secondaryDateLine”:”First printed on Solar 25 Jun 2023 17.29 EDT”}],”filterKeyEvents”:false,”format”:{“show”:0,”theme”:0,”design”:10},”id”:”key-events-carousel-mobile”}”>
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Voice ballot tracker
Nick Evershed
We’ve up to date our voice to parliament ballot tracker with the most recent Newspoll outcome.
The pattern continues to point out a decline in help for voting sure on the voice:
It’s worthwhile holding in thoughts all the problems concerned with measuring polling on a referendum query, which we wrote about right here.
It’s additionally value holding in thoughts that the headline Newspoll outcome contains 10% of people that stated “don’t know”, so the determine of 43% who say they’d vote sure can’t be in comparison with polls with out a ‘don’t know’ response with out changing the quantity.
Excluding the ‘don’t is aware of’ places the sure vote at round 47%.
Daryl Maguire charged in connection to Icac investigation
Tamsin Rose
Former Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire has been charged with giving false and deceptive proof in relation to a corruption watchdog inquiry involving Canterbury Council.
The announcement of the fees comes simply days earlier than the Unbiased Fee Towards Corruption palms down its report regarding the previous politician and former premier, Gladys Berejiklian.
A spokesperson for Icac stated:
A courtroom attendance Discover was served on Daryl Maguire on 2 June 2023 for one rely of giving false and deceptive proof pursuant to part 87 of the Unbiased Fee Towards Corruption Act 1988.
That is in relation to the fee’s Operation Dasha investigation into the conduct of councillors of the previous Canterbury Metropolis Council and others.
The watchdog advisable in 2021 that Maguire face prison expenses over testimony given through the operation.
Commonwealth Financial institution app and netbank outage
Commonwealth Financial institution’s app and netbank providers are experiencing an outage, leaving clients unable to entry their cash.
“We’re conscious some clients are experiencing difficulties accessing some our providers and we’re urgently investigating,” a CBA spokesperson says. “We apologise and thank clients for his or her persistence.”
Caitlin Cassidy
Crean a ‘nice pal’ of universities
The late former Labor chief Simon Crean has been remembered as an awesome pal of the upper schooling sector.
The Australian Know-how Community of Universities (ATN) govt director Luke Sheehy paid tribute to Crean’s position as former schooling minister and ACTU president, describing him as a “political large” and “nice pal” of universities:
I’m extremely unhappy to listen to the information that Simon Crean has handed away. His willingness to interact and work collaboratively was second to none, together with offering nice judgment and recommendation. We at ATN Universities go on our condolences to his household and pals.”
Crean additionally served as an adjunct professor at Deakin College and member of the ATN universities trade advisory panel.
Transport delays in Melbourne’s west
Antoun Issa says Victoria’s “huge construct” is “huge chaos”.
Paul Karp
ACT cap stops ‘egregious’ hire rises: Andrew Barr
Earlier this morning the ACT chief minister, Andrew Barr, appeared at a press convention alongside federal local weather change minister Chris Bowen asserting help for residence buildings to go photo voltaic.
Barr was additionally requested concerning the ACT’s system of hire management, which limits hire rises to 110% of inflation. For instance, a renter paying $400 every week whereas inflation is 7% may cop a hire rise to $430 however not additional. This has develop into a contentious challenge with prime minister Anthony Albanese asking nationwide cupboard to contemplate renters rights, and the federal Greens stalling the Housing Australia Future Fund invoice till they see progress.
Barr stated:
The ACT’s hire capping preparations are a safeguard, successfully, in opposition to probably the most egregious types of rental improve. However they solely work when accompanied by a really vital provide facet response. So we’ve seen the share of housing within the ACT out there for hire improve from about 26% to 10 years in the past to 31% now. We’ve had a few 50% improve within the variety of rental properties within the ACT. So having minimal requirements for insulation and the like to make sure that the standard of the inventory improves and having 110% of CPI cap, they’re efficient regulation however solely within the circumstance of considerably rising provide. I might not suggest doing it until you may have a pathway for considerably rising provide. And that pathway is passing the Housing Australia Future Fund invoice via the Senate. So I’m calling on the Senate, the Coalition and the Greens to cease delaying. A type of two political groupings must go this invoice in order that extra provide will be added to the market.
Barr, who can be the ACT’s treasurer, stated states and territories have been trying to obtain a “dramatic improve in provide”, though they’re at completely different factors in planning regulation reform:
However importantly we’d like the finance to have the ability to [build]. And for 10 years we’ve had nothing from the commonwealth authorities. We not have a commonwealth authorities on the desk working with the states and territories – if solely the Senate will get out of the best way.
Russia needs to maintain embassy website whereas courtroom case runs
Christopher Knaus
The Russian authorities is utilizing the phrases of prime minister Anthony Albanese to argue to the excessive courtroom that it ought to maintain on to the positioning of its proposed embassy whereas a problem to new legal guidelines designed to dispossess it of the block is heard.
The excessive courtroom has begun listening to an pressing injunction as a part of a Russian problem to legal guidelines designed to kick it off the positioning of its partially constructed new embassy in Yarralumla. It argued on Monday that it needs to be allowed to maintain maintain of the positioning whereas the excessive courtroom problem is heard, saying its continued possession of the positioning posed no safety danger and had no detrimental influence on the Australian public.
In so doing, attorneys for the Russian Federation pointed to the phrases of Albanese final week, when he stated that the safety danger was solely posed by a accomplished embassy constructing inside shut proximity to parliament. Albanese stated the presence of a lone Russian on the website, who’s at present occupying a demountable, was not more than “some bloke” on a “blade of grass”.
Russia’s attorneys says Albanese’s feedback show there is no such thing as a safety concern posed by its ongoing use of the positioning whereas the excessive courtroom problem is heard.
Russia’s counsel informed the courtroom:
The said place of the prime minister is that the safety personnel of my consumer who’s on the land … shouldn’t be seemingly a danger.
In case you missed it …
Australian actress Cate Blanchett has stunned with an animated look on the Glastonbury pageant stage, performing a dance beside American duo Sparks. She wears a yellow go well with and crimson headphones – mirroring The Woman Is Crying In Her Latte music video, which Blanchett options in.
Listed here are my favorite pictures of the A-lister clearly in her component:
All it’s worthwhile to learn about Taylor Swift tickets
In a feat of public service journalism, my colleague Natasha Could has defined every part it’s worthwhile to learn about Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour coming to Australia – together with the place, when and tips on how to get your palms on hotly sought-after tickets.
(Spoiler alert: as we speak’s Amex sale shouldn’t be your final probability. The overall Ticketek sale goes dwell on Friday). Learn extra right here:
Amex Australia have shared state-based hyperlinks to Taylor Swift pre-sale tickets. The pages appear to be working … for now.
$400m in unspent Qantas credit to run out in December
Elias Visontay
Qantas clients nonetheless have $400m in unspent Covid-related credit, and the airline is making a push for passengers to spend them earlier than they expire in December, because it continues to fix the connection with its clientele.
The airline has additionally launched a brand new “Discover My Credit score”’ on-line software to seek for bookings as much as three years previous, to make it simpler for passengers to consolidate the credit they’re entitled to.
The Qantas credit have to be booked by the tip of the 12 months, however these bookings will be for journey via to the tip of 2024. The airline stated refunds are nonetheless an choice for “the bulk” clients.
Qantas is providing double frequent flyer factors for patrons who e-book a flight with their Covid credit earlier than 31 July.
Whereas $400m in credit score stays unspent, Qantas Group – which incorporates finances provider Jetstar – stated about $2bn in Covid associated credit had been issued all through the pandemic, with most associated to cancelled journey in March 2020.
Markus Svensson, Qantas group’s chief buyer officer, stated “nearly all of the Covid credit we maintain will be transformed into refunds however we will’t do it robotically because the bank cards used for the acquisition way back to 2019 might have expired”:
We’d clearly like clients to make use of their Covid credit score to fly with us, but when they’d choose a refund, we’re placing extra processes in place to assist with that.
Taylor Swift crashes Amex earlier than pre-sale tickets go dwell
The Australian Swifties have achieved it. American Specific’ ticket website has crashed, half an hour earlier than Taylor Swift pre-sale tickets have even gone dwell.
I want you luck within the battle for tickets. I shall be eagerly watching the chaos ensue from afar.
Crean would have been ‘excellent’ PM, says Albanese
Prime minister Anthony Albanese pays tribute to former the Labor chief, Simon Crean, on ABC Information Breakfast this morning.
Simon is somebody who is a big of our motion, somebody who served as a cupboard minister in 4 governments, somebody who made a distinction in all the portfolios, whether or not it was doing commerce offers, revitalising the humanities, whether or not it was regional growth, whether or not it was in employment, getting Australians into jobs.
He was so completely first rate and a really honourable man.
Simon Crean is somebody who continued to interact and provide help and recommendation.
He’s somebody who all the time had recommendation and knowledge, as a former Labor chief. It’s a troublesome job being chief of the opposition. And I had it for 3 years and I regarded his counsel as being very sensible. He was somebody who was all the time value listening to.
SA dam warning
A second dam failure warning has been issued amid every week of untamed climate in South Australia.
The primary dam with a flood Watch & Act is about 40 minutes out of the Adelaide CBD in Hope Forest. The second is in Basket Vary within the Adelaide Hills.
Reporter Charles Brice tells ABC Breakfast the latter dam is “overflowing”.
There was fairly a little bit of water that has been coming down. You’ll be able to see the wash-out on the facet of the street and the particles that it has triggered. There was various particles. Crews have been right here cleansing up.
Low-lying properties close to the dam in Basket Vary are being warned of overflowing water, and a few residents have evacuated, he says.
Round each dams, roads are closed, and SES crews have been making an attempt to scale back the quantity of water within the dams.
“The SES are actually telling individuals to organize for floods and to evacuate if wanted,” Brice says.
‘A catastrophe for Mr Putin’: PM
Prime minister Anthony Albanese says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a “catastrophe” for each Ukrainians and Russians, on ABC Information Breakfast this morning.
Albanese says he was briefed thrice over the weekend on the Wagner group marching on Moscow. Occasions have been shifting so quick “it was unclear what was happening with circumstances that appeared weird from this distance”, he says.
Fairly clearly, you possibly can’t have occasions like that and simply wipe them out, faux that you’ll return to stability. This has been a catastrophe for Mr Putin. He overplayed his hand and he acquired it fallacious. And a few of the penalties of that, I believe we noticed enjoying out on the weekend.
Albanese says “the very best factor that Mr Putin can do” is “withdraw from this unlawful invasion [and] retreat again behind his personal borders”.
Mr Putin thought he may simply roll over worldwide regulation and roll over the individuals of Ukraine and have regime change there. President Zelenskyy and the individuals of Ukraine have proven huge braveness in standing up for his or her nationwide sovereignty. And, clearly, the democracies world wide, together with Australia, will proceed to supply help for the individuals of Ukraine.
What could be very clear to me is that the Russian unlawful invasion of Ukraine has been a catastrophe for the individuals of Ukraine, most significantly, nevertheless it has additionally been a catastrophe for the individuals of Russia.