Australia, July 25 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 25: 1. This decision concerns a consent application to vary the Local Government, Aged, Disability and Home Care (State) Award (LGADHC Award). The parties to the application are the Health Services Union NSW (HSU) and Local Government NSW (LGNSW). 2. The application seeking the variation was filed by the HSU on 5 June 2025 (Application) and seeks to increase pay rates consistent with...
Australia, July 25 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 25: 1. DAVIES J: On the second scheduled day of his trial, prior to empanelment of the jury, the applicant pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the importation of a commercial quantity of a border controlled precursor contrary to ss 307.11(1) and 11.2(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth). The maximum penalty for this offence is imprisonment for 25 years and/or 5000 penalty unit...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: The situation in Gaza has gone beyond the world's worst fears. The position of the Australian Government is clear: every innocent life matters. Every Israeli. Every Palestinian. This conflict has stolen far too many innocent lives. Tens of thousands of civilians are dead, children are starving. Gaza is in the grip of a humanitarian catastrophe. Israel's denial of aid and the killing of civilians, ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: Economic Reform Roundtable, tax, closing of Glencore's copper smelter, French decision to recognise Palestine JimChalmers: The purpose of economic reform is to boost incomes and lift living standards over time. When we came to office, living standards were in free fall, inflation was much higher and galloping, real wages were falling, interest rates had already started to come up- and we've b...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Image and footage available via Hightail The AFP has charged a man in immigration detention in Western Australia for allegedly making hundreds of menacing, harassing and offensive phone calls to the AFP, including one in which he allegedly threatened to kill people. The Moroccan national, 45, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court today (25 July, 2025) after AFP officers arrested him yesterday ...
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: Editor's note: Vision available via Hightail. A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (25 July, 2025) charged over an alleged disorderly behaviour incident at Perth Airport.  The man was charged after the AFP responded to a request for assistance at an airline check-in counter inside the domestic terminal yesterday (24 July, 2025).   The AFP will all...
Belconnen, ACT, July 25 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 26-year-old man will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged with multiple driving offences after allegedly driving recklessly through Belconnen yesterday. About 4:40pm(Thursday 24 July 2025), police observed a stolen Toyota Camry while conducting patrols in Dickson. Police followed the vehicle from Lyneham to Belconnen before directing the driver to pull over. The 26-year-old man then allegedly refused to sto...
BRISBANE, Queensland, July 25 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Queensland Police Service (QPS) has welcomed 125 new First Year Constables (FYCs) today following their graduation from the QPS Academy in Brisbane. This latest cohort of graduates represents the next generation of frontline policing and includes individuals that have graduated not just with the skills to assist their community, but with character that exemplifies what it is to represent the Service....
CANBERRA, ACT, July 25 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release: The Government is taking the next step in reforming non‑compete clauses that are holding back Australian workers from switching to better, higher‑paying jobs. Today we are releasing a consultation paper to gather insights and feedback from workers, business and the broader community about how we ban non‑compete clauses to boost productivity and wages across the Australian economy. Reform...
Australia, July 24 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 24: 1. HER HONOUR: This case concerns whether the parties to a Share Sale Agreement are bound by an expert determination. Under the agreement, the plaintiff, Expert Group International Pty Ltd (the vendor), sold the issued shares in Experteq IT Services Pty Ltd (the Company) to the first defendant, TransAction Solutions Ltd (the purchaser or TAS) for $2 million plus deferred considera...