Police assertion on lacking folks in Eugowra
Right here’s the data NSW police have put out relating to the 2 lacking folks in Eugowra, each final seen Monday morning.
Ljubisa ‘Les’ Vugec, aged 85, was final seen at a house in Evelyn Road, Eugowra, about 9am Monday 14 November 2022.
When household couldn’t find him or contact him, he was reported lacking to officers from Central West Police District, who commenced an investigation into his whereabouts.
Household and police maintain severe considerations for his welfare.
Dianne Smith, aged 60, final spoke to a relative on the cellphone about 9.30am Monday 14 November 2022, after calling from her automobile in Eugowra.
When family members weren’t capable of contact her once more she was reported lacking to officers from Parkes Police Station.
“Apocalyptic” is how one Eugowra resident, Tess Herbert, described the flash flooding to ABC Radio. An “inland tsunami” is how one other, Mat Reid, put it to my colleagues.
If you wish to perceive a bit extra concerning the devastation to the small central west NSW city, Caitlin Cassidy and Cait Kelly have this story:
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‘Australia stands with Ukraine in condemning Russia’s lethal missile assaults’: Wong
The international affairs minister, Penny Wong, has reaffirmed Australia’s help for the Ukraine in a tweet following Russia’s latest missile attacks.
Australia stands with Ukraine in condemning Russia’s lethal missile assaults.
Studies these missiles have additionally struck Polish territory are deeply regarding.
We once more name on Russia to withdraw its forces and finish its unlawful, immoral conflict.
— Senator Penny Wong (@SenatorWong) November 15, 2022
Observe developments within the conflict right here:
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Transparency Worldwide welcomes Labor’s whistleblower plan
The legal professional common, Mark Dreyfus, has this morning revealed Labor’s plan to deliver “immediate improvements” to whistleblowing laws with a invoice to be launched within the remaining sitting fortnight of 2022 forward of a fuller evaluation in 2023.
The primary tranche of reforms will ship on an election dedication to behave on suggestions of the 2016 Moss evaluation into the Public Curiosity Disclosure Act.
Transparency Worldwide Australia chief government, Clancy Moore, has responded:
We welcome the information by the Lawyer-Basic to introduce laws to enhance protections for those who blow the whistle on corruption. This could embody a devoted whistle-blower authority and stronger protections for each private and non-private sector whistle-blowers. Whistle-blowers are sometimes the only most necessary folks to carry corrupt conduct to gentle. They need to be protected and never prosecuted as has been the case not too long ago. This information by the federal government is a step in the fitting route.
NSW floods inflicting ‘Lismore-level devastation’: Andrew Gee
Nationals MP Andrew Gee is the federal member for Calare, which covers the realm of central west NSW together with Eugowra, which was devastated by flooding earlier this week.
Gee is chatting with ABC Radio and says it’s “Lismore degree devastation however with smaller communities”. He’s additionally shared some fairly harrowing particulars and tales about what the neighborhood has skilled.
Gee says buildings have been “picked up from their foundations and washed down streets”.
He says floodwaters have left “automobiles strewn over city” and over 90% of properties “hit ultimately.”
On the jap aspect of Eugowra, solely three properties weren’t hit, Gee says.
The residents discuss a tsunami coming at them.
He shares the story of certainly one of his constituents.
Floodwaters picked his automobile up and slammed him right into a home aspect on.
The person crawled by way of a window in the home, the place he noticed a mom and three youngsters who he helped get onto the roof.
By the point hoisted final baby up, flood waters have been approaching his neck.
Turnbull says there’s a ‘strain from rightwing media” to seem arduous on China
He says:
Simply since you label a specific coverage or assertion ‘hashtag standing as much as China’, and it performs properly within the headlines, doesn’t imply that you simply’re not taking pictures your self within the foot.
Turnbull requires politicians to behave in a “sober grownup manner.”
Turnbull says Dutton used to wedge Morrison on China however expects extra mature Labor strategy
Malcolm Turnbull is now discussing among the circumstances within the former Coalition authorities which led to the diplomatic freeze between Australia and China.
Turnbull has been extremely important of the now opposition chief and former defence minister Peter Dutton of wedging then prime minister Scott Morrison on China and escalating tensions. Turnbull stated it was “extremely irresponsible” of Dutton to take action.
He says he anticipated a extra mature strategy from Anthony Albanese on this situation.
Turnbull pinpoints China’s “overreaction” to Morrison’s name for there to be a Covid inquiry because the occasion which noticed the connection between the international locations attain its lowest level.
Turnbull says Albanese’s Xi assembly not a ‘deep dive’ however nonetheless ‘necessary’
The prime minister Anthony Albanese is the primary Australian prime minister to have a gathering with China’s chief Xi Jinping since Malcolm Turnbull in 2016.
Turnbull is now talking with ABC Radio.
He says the half hour assembly “wasn’t precisely a deep dive however the necessary factor is that it occurred”.
We ought to be trying ahead to a extra regular relationship resuming.
Turnbull is requested what a traditional relationship with China would possibly appear like. He says there will probably be areas recognized for collaboration, however different areas cooperation gained’t be doable due to nationwide safety considerations.
The fact is that we don’t have an ideal degree of belief, and neither do China with us.
Medibank set for AGM amid fallout from cyber-attack
Medibank will right this moment maintain its annual common assembly amid the fallout from the large knowledge hack that has left the corporate in turmoil.
The board is anticipated to face a grilling from shareholders on the assembly, a month on from hackers stealing private info from the entire well being insurer’s 9.7 million former and present prospects.
Medibank shares sat at $3.55 earlier than the hack and dropped as little as $2.75, as administrators refused to pay a $US9.7m (virtually $A15m) ransom.
Shareholders are anticipated to vote on efficiency bonuses for Medibank’s executives and re-elect administrators.
The hackers, who police stated late final week have been from Russia, have indicated they’ll be watching the assembly to see if the insurer opts to take a distinct course relating to the stolen knowledge.
Releasing their newest batch of stolen info – 500 information for folks’s psychological sickness diagnoses – the hackers stated they wouldn’t put up extra till the assembly was over. They earlier wrote in an replace:
There’s some extra information for everyone to know.
We’ll announce that subsequent portion of information we’ll publish at Friday, bypassing this week utterly in a hope one thing significant occurred on Wednesday.
A 100 officer-strong, standing cybercrime operation concentrating on the hackers will probably be led by the Australian Federal Police and Australian Alerts Directorate.
Knowledge together with names, telephones numbers, Medicare numbers and delicate well being info have been taken by the hackers through the breach.
– through AAP
Russia taking part in a ‘harmful recreation’, Simon Birmingham says
ABC Radio requested Simon Birmingham about experiences from this morning that a Russian missile has hit Poland near the Ukraine border: The shadow international affairs minister says:
That is deeply, deeply troubling information.
If an accident happens it can lead to an actual escalation … it exhibits simply how harmful a recreation Russia is taking part in.
For reside updates on the scenario in Ukraine, comply with our weblog:
What does Birmingham anticipate will come out of this dialogue?
We are able to’t anticipate instantaneous miracles, however the final check of dialogue would be the outcomes which might be acquired if this dialogue is profitable, to see breakthroughs in regard to these commerce obstacles… and in addition critically the simply remedy of Australian’s detained in China.
After which after all challenges when it comes to engagement inside the area, that we should proceed to argue for China to respect worldwide legislation, worldwide guidelines and norms
Opposition welcomes Albanese’s assembly with Xi
The prime minister Anthony Albanese yesterday met with China’s president Xi Jinping. After the historic assembly, Albanese stated:
We’ll cooperate the place we will, disagree the place we should.
The shadow international affairs minister Simon Birmingham has spoken with ABC Radio this morning.
RN Breakfast host Patricia Karvelas requested Birmingham if he provides the Albanese authorities credit score for pulling off this assembly, the place the previous Coalition authorities couldn’t.
Sure, it’s an excellent factor that this assembly has occurred. Having a dialogue is all the time far preferable than having a stand-off.
It’s necessary the [Australian] authorities continues to face agency on these issues of Australia’s nationwide curiosity, as they’ve indicated they’re doing.
On the possbility among the Coalition’s trumped-up rhetoric in opposition to China led to this very extended interval of Australia being within the deep freeze, Birmingham says there have been “many troublesome points” the previous authorities confronted, together with China’s actions within the South China Sea, Covid, and the detention of Australians. He says many of those points will proceed into the longer term.
All of these points have created further tensions.. little doubt there will probably be challenges sooner or later.. however the place doable I hope we will preserve progress when it comes to the stabilisation of the connection.
Police assertion on lacking folks in Eugowra
Right here’s the data NSW police have put out relating to the 2 lacking folks in Eugowra, each final seen Monday morning.
Ljubisa ‘Les’ Vugec, aged 85, was final seen at a house in Evelyn Road, Eugowra, about 9am Monday 14 November 2022.
When household couldn’t find him or contact him, he was reported lacking to officers from Central West Police District, who commenced an investigation into his whereabouts.
Household and police maintain severe considerations for his welfare.
Dianne Smith, aged 60, final spoke to a relative on the cellphone about 9.30am Monday 14 November 2022, after calling from her automobile in Eugowra.
When family members weren’t capable of contact her once more she was reported lacking to officers from Parkes Police Station.
“Apocalyptic” is how one Eugowra resident, Tess Herbert, described the flash flooding to ABC Radio. An “inland tsunami” is how one other, Mat Reid, put it to my colleagues.
If you wish to perceive a bit extra concerning the devastation to the small central west NSW city, Caitlin Cassidy and Cait Kelly have this story:
SES points greater than 100 flood warnings throughout NSW
Evacuation orders are at the moment affecting Forbes, Eugowra and Gunnedah.
The orders for Gunnedah are the newest, solely coming by way of late final evening.
EMERGENCY WARNING- PARTS OF NORTH GUNNEDAH
Individuals within the following areas to EVACUATE NOW because of harmful main flooding:
Bloomfield St
Little Conadilly St
Rosemary St
Tempest St
Maitland St
Marquis St
Maitland St
Elgin St
Abbott St
Little Conadilly Sthttps://t.co/FZooFaAris pic.twitter.com/bZqLT7Zxad— NSW SES (@NSWSES) November 15, 2022
Emergency crews perform 17 flood rescues in NSW
The SES have responded to 329 requires assist and carried out 17 flood rescues prior to now 24 hours.
AAP have extra element on the flood rescues in NSW:
Fourteen folks have been rescued in Forbes at round 8pm final evening after the Plainsman Motel was inundated.
A rescue helicopter rescued an aged couple, their daughter and two small canines from a Forbes residence that was threatened by rising waters about 10pm.
Simply earlier than daybreak this morning, two folks have been plucked from the roof of a submerged automobile in flood water at Condobolin.
The SES has issued 25 emergency warnings throughout the state, whereas in Forbes about 1,000 folks and as much as 600 properties and companies are affected by evacuation orders.
Fourteen plane have been designated to help stranded residents and one other 4 are serving to with logistics and transport.
Two lacking amid main flooding in NSW
Good morning! Natasha Might now on deck with you. A bit extra details about flooding as rivers proceed to swell throughout the south east of the nation.
The height of the flood within the central west NSW city of Forbes is anticipated right this moment and the Lachlan River might attain 10.8 metres, simply above the height of the city’s final main flood a fortnight in the past.
Emergency companies are looking for two folks lacking within the city of Eugowra, following roof-high flash flooding Monday.
Dianne Smith, 60, final spoke to a relative on the cellphone from her automobile on Monday morning and Ljubisa “Les” Vugec, 85, was final seen at his Eugowra residence across the similar time.
Greater than 160 emergency personnel, together with 12 volunteers from New Zealand, have been deployed to assist in the flood-ravaged central west.
Individuals in components of the north-western city of Gunnedah have been advised to evacuate as the realm is hit with main flooding.
The Namoi River is predicted to peak close to 8.2 metres early within the day.
Main flooding continues throughout a number of rivers in SE Aus. A Extreme Climate Warning for heavy rainfall is present for jap TAS.
Showery and funky situations are forecast to proceed in SE Aus earlier than drier climate arrives on Thurs.
Newest warnings: https://t.co/t7ZB5p9k69 pic.twitter.com/fNatwbNhhT
— Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au) November 15, 2022
– with AAP
White Ribbon Australia backs away from Sydney jetski parade
One other headline-maker this morning is anti-domestic violence group White Ribbon Australia which has distanced itself from a controversial plan for 50 jetskis to trip on Sydney Harbour.
The fundraising thought for a flotilla of jetskis to kind a ribbon form on Friday’s White Ribbon Day has been labeled “tokenistic” and a “tone-deaf stunt” by some anti-violence teams and the NSW Labor opposition, although others welcomed it as a precious awareness-raising exercise.
The organisation’s nationwide director, who had beforehand defended the concept, factors out the occasion was not organised by the official White Ribbon group however was co-ordinated by NSW Maritime.
There’s loads of press response to the Albanese-Xi assembly.
Within the Sydney Morning Herald, worldwide editor peter Hartcher argues that “this what capitulation by a great power looks like”. He says that, in distinction to some Beijing propaganda, China instituted the rapprochement and we will anticipate export bans to fade away within the comiong months.
It’s an excessive amount of to anticipate Xi to be embarrassed. However the Australian apologists for China, who hysterically warned of financial armageddon except Canberra surrendered, ought to be ashamed.
In distinction, within the Australian Greg Sheridan says that though it seemed to be like previous occasions once more because the leaders of China and Australia exchanged heat handshakes, the reality is different.
This can be a chastened and mature Australian management, which has absorbed all of the sobering classes of the ten years of Xi Jinping’s rule in China.
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Good morning and welcome to our reside protection of right this moment’s information on Wednesday 16 November.
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The large story in a single day was Anthony Albanese’s assembly with Xi Jinping on the G20 summit in Bali final evening. The prime minister advised the Chinese language president that Australia would stick to its values as he laid down a marker within the first top-level talks between the 2 international locations for six years. Our political editor, Katharine Murphy, says the assembly confirmed Anthony Albanese is realistic about the relationship and is ready to barter a manner by way of the diplomatic maze. Standby for many response to what went down on the luxurious Mulia Resort in Nusa Dua.
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Albanese’s agenda for right this moment is anticipated to incorporate formal bilaterals with British prime minister Rishi Sunak, French president Emmanuel Macron and Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.
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Floods have been mentioned by Albanese and Xi and so they proceed to dominate the agenda again residence as folks in central New South Wales begin cleansing up after days of devastating floods surged by way of cities, sweeping away homes, automobiles and and anything of their path. Our reporters Caitlin Cassidy and Cait Kelly sent this dispatch about unbelievable scenes of devastation, and a few equally unbelievable rescues.
