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While tech entrepreneur John-Paul Thorbjornsen was the largest single donor to CLP with AU$125,000, construction firm Ray Bail Investments Pty Ltd donated AU$204,500.

While NAB was the largest lender in 2023 with AU$1.4 billion, ANZ topped the list with a total of AU$20 billion in the first quarter of 2024.

According to an independent analysis, Sydney's tolls may go down if there were two-way harbor crossing fees and a state-owned organization in charge of pricing.

Israel hammered the Gaza Strip from the air, sea and land Monday as the war in the Palestinian territory showed no sign of abating, with Hamas saying it was pulling out of truce talks.

The Kremlin on Saturday warned that the deployment of US missiles in Germany could make European capitals targets for Russian missiles in a repeat of Cold War-style confrontation.

Refund requests poured in when the audit revealed that these clients were placed in high-fee accounts by ANZ, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and Westpac, even though they were eligible for low-fee accounts due to government payment support.

Apart from requesting Victorian Labor Party's construction section be suspended immediately, Jacinta Allan said she emailed the state secretary of Labor, requesting that donations from the division be prohibited during this suspension.

"This report demonstrates how our community was let down by those in charge. Our community has borne the brunt of the fallout from this disastrous project, and we received none of the supposed benefits that were promised," said Kobi Shetty, MP for Balmain.

The logo is similar to the Australia Made logo that features a green triangle with a jumping kangaroo in the middle.

The move, inspired by the success of Perth-to-London and Perth-to-Rome flights, reinforces the airline's expertise in long-haul travel.

"I'm very pleased to see the Australian government is stepping up assistance to Ukraine. I think this is also a reaction to what Russia is doing here in the region, what Russia is doing with North Korea after the signing of the security agreement," Ukrainian ambassador to Australia said.

To tackle the issue, the agency recommended recognition of a uniform definition of racism and forming a national anti-racism council to provide strategic policy guidance to the government.

NSW hosted a drug summit in 1999, when the state recorded the highest number of opioid-related deaths. Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC), the first supervised drug consumption facility in Australia, was the outcome of the summit.

The crimes, which unfolded in regions between central and western Victoria, came to light after a local wildlife shelter found dozens of kangaroos in private paddocks on June 22.

Neuron Mobility's 1,250 scooters will have the technology, ScootSafe, which identifies unlawful activity and provides real-time alerts.

With Russian attacks on energy infrastructure causing power cuts, Ukraine is depending on its central and eastern European neighbours to keep the lights on.

The EPA alerted the residents of Melbourne West to avoid contact with contaminated water at the surrounding suburban area after pollutants carried by water used by firefighters entered the waterways.

The study, which included more than 5,000 individuals between the ages of 18 and 45, highlighted that there were many different types of sexual assault, from compulsion and harassment to abuse based only on appearance.

The breaches led to the unintentional adding of 24,000 unlisted numbers to public White Pages directories along with names and addresses, and another 139,000 unlisted numbers that ended up in Telstra's directory assistance database.

"This level of animal distress is appalling and can neither be condoned or excused," the report claimed. "There are cases of extreme distress, deep claw marks gouged all over the inside of metal cages and recent pools of blood from toe nails that had been ripped off from clawing at the cage door in distress."

This year, a total of 118,000 Australians have been diagnosed with RSV, with children under the age of four making up 62,475 of the patients, according to the National Communicable Disease Surveillance Dashboard.

There were no reports of injuries, and the chemical factory workers were evacuated. The people have been told to remain indoors and a major Melbourne freeway and all roads in the area have been closed.

Minns said the nation's national day should be observed to recognize the people who have sacrificed for the country, adding that there was a growing trend to commercialize the Anzac Day while ignoring the day's relevance.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was committed to end the violence, adding that the recent tragic events were a reminder that "we have a long way to go."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a day after the Indian leader arrived in Moscow amid global outcry over Russian strikes in Ukraine.

Community groups have documented a steep rise in Islamophobia and antisemitism since the Hamas attack and the Israeli bombardment in Gaza. The federal government will soon appoint an envoy to combat Islamophobia.

Coordinated action is required because specialists fear the situation might have a disastrous impact similar to what has happened in the U.S. at a time when drugs like cocaine and ketamine were being found to include chemicals like fentanyl and nitazenes more frequently.

Experts have argued that the policy might not be effective enough to mitigate crime rates and rehabilitate young adults, but might give rise to youth crimes, poverty and posing mental health challenges.

On Monday, airport's CEO Lorie Argus announced their decision to support the state government's proposal in constructing an above ground station, which experts had termed a cheaper option vis-à-vis the airport's demand for an underground station.