Police are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by a car that crashed into a restaurant at Westfield Knox in Wantirna South in Melbourne's east.
Manufacturing Investment and Health Updates
The National Reconstruction Fund will invest $120m into a $240m advanced manufacturing project north of Perth expected to be able to build 2,000 apartments a year once fully operational.
A second long-nosed fur seal is suspected to have died in South Australia from H5 bird flu, just a day after officials confirmed the first death of a mammal on the Australian mainland.
Community Support and Political Responses
Leah Stewart, the woman who was bitten by a shark at Sydney's Coogee beach in June, issued an update on GoFundMe yesterday, thanking the community for its support during her recovery.
Barnaby Joyce says a fellow One Nation MP made a mistake on Sunday by suggesting the minor party's migration numbers would not be much different to Labor's.
Economic and Corporate Developments
Australia's unemployment payments have fallen so far behind the pension they now amount to just 68% of the payment, a new research paper released today by the Australian Council for Social Services has revealed.
KPMG Australia is cutting 27 partners and about 360 employees in the wake of an audit leaks scandal that saw it cut off from new government contracts.
Political Statements and Legal Actions
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, says he supports extending the royal commission on antisemitism after calls for an extension by the federal opposition were rejected by the Albanese government. The AFL CEO, Andrew Dillon, says the five players stood down by the Sydney Swans won't be invited to the Brownlow medal awards night.
Five people have been taken into custody and two have been charged after Victoria police investigating alleged union corruption raided properties including the headquarters of the CFMEU. Anthony Albanese said there will be “no change” to WA's share of the GST while he is prime minister.
