Day: November 8, 2025
Southern Water is being investigated amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”.
The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, the local MP has said, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die.
Sloane, an ex-journalist, is good at delivering lines. But if the state Coalition tears itself apart over net zero, she could be left talking up a fractured opposition
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Compared to their federal colleagues, the New South Wales Coalition has been a relatively collegial conservative political grouping. But no more.
Over the next fortnight, the NSW Liberals could well dump their leader, Mark Speakman, and face the almost impossible task of reconciling divergent positions on net zero emissions with junior coalition partner the Nationals. There is a real prospect that the state opposition could fracture.
Exclusive: While fearing the technology can be an ‘employment destroyer’ in other industries, Kim Williams believes it won’t be as damaging for the media
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The chair of the ABC has warned that AI could become “dangerous and sinister” considering some who finance it hold views that are “extremely autocratic”.
Kim Williams, who has been chair of the national broadcaster since March 2024, is a prolific user of various AI applications, including ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, saying it is important for people to understand the technology.
Taxi drivers to face higher penalties for refusing jobs as NSW commissioner says all passengers have right to hire taxi regardless of length of trip
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John Heron’s four-hour flight from Perth landed in Sydney on Tuesday, just before 10.30pm. The 75-year-old had booked a nearby hotel, about 1.5km away, to spend the night after the late arrival.
Heron grabbed his bag, left the airport and wandered over to the taxi rank across from the Virgin Australia terminal about half an hour later. A worker at the rank directed him to a taxi waiting in a bay. But Heron said the cab refused his fare because the trip was too short.
