Month: November 2025

Source: Airservices Australia

Tags

asset quality, balance sheet, banking, banknotes, bonds, business, business cycle, capital, cash rate, central clearing, China, climate change, commercial property, commodities, consumption, COVID-19, credit, cryptocurrency, currency, digital currency, debt, education, emerging markets, exchange rate, export, fees, finance, financial markets, financial stability, First Nations, fiscal policy, forecasting, funding, global economy, global financial crisis, history, households, housing, income and wealth, inflation, insolvency, insurance, interest rates, international, investment, labour market, lending standards, liquidity, machine learning, macroprudential policy, mining, modelling, monetary policy, money, open economy, payments, productivity, rba survey, regulation, resources sector, retail, risk and uncertainty, saving, securities, services sector, technology, terms of trade, trade, wages

Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services

The Northern Territory Police Force is calling for information in relation to an alleged domestic violence incident in Coolalinga yesterday morning.

Around 6am, Police were called to reports of a male assaulting a female at a residential address on Fairweather Crescent in Coolalinga. General duties and specialist units attended shortly thereafter where a 39-year-old male was arrested and an adult female victim was located with non-life threatening injuries.

Following initial investigations, the male was charged with Aggravated Assault, Deprivation of Liberty and Breach of Suspended Sentence.

He was remanded in custody to appear in Darwin Local Court today.

Police would like to thank the members of the public who contacted emergency services enabling a swift response and safe resolution to the incident

Police urge anyone with information about the incident to make contact on 131 444. Please quote reference number NTP2500112081. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au/.

If anyone has CCTV, electronic recordings or dash cam footage – it can be uploaded here: https://ntpol.au.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/ntp2500112081 or via the QR code below.

If you or someone you know are experiencing difficulties due to domestic violence, support services are available, including, but not limited to, 1800RESPECT (1800737732) or Lifeline 131 114. 

Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development

Construction company John Holland and the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) have voluntarily terminated their agreements requiring John Holland to use only three specific labour hire businesses on two major infrastructure projects, following an ACCC investigation.

The ACCC was concerned the agreements between John Holland and the New South Wales Branch of the CFMEU prevented other labour hire businesses from competing for work on the projects.

The agreements were about the use of labour hire on the M1 Pacific Motorway Extension to Raymond Terrace (the M1 Project) and M7–M12 integration project in New South Wales.

In response to the ACCC’s concerns, John Holland has agreed not to make any agreements with unions in future that would limit its choice of labour hire companies or create certain preferential arrangements.

John Holland has also committed to implementing a competition law compliance assessment when reviewing agreements with unions, and undertaking staff training on the application of competition law in industrial relations.

“Genuine competition relies on businesses making independent decisions, and suppliers competing vigorously to get work,” ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said.

“We are pleased that John Holland and the CFMEU have addressed our competition concerns by voluntarily terminating the agreements in question following our investigation.”

John Holland and the CFMEU cooperated with the ACCC during its investigation.

The agreements between John Holland and the CFMEU were made in December 2023. The ACCC began its investigation following media reports last year.

Background

John Holland is a large infrastructure construction company operating in Australia and New Zealand.

The CFMEU is a trade union organisation that represents members in industries including construction. The Construction and General Division of the CFMEU was placed into administration in August 2024 for a period of up to 5 years.

The agreements were made with the New South Wales Branch of the Construction and General Division of the CFMEU in the context of enterprise bargaining negotiations with John Holland for enterprise agreements for the M1 and M7–M12 projects.

Addressing anti-competitive agreements and practices is an enduring compliance and enforcement priority for the ACCC.

More information about the ACCC’s use of administrative resolutions is available at Enforcement action.

Source: South Australia Police

Police responded to a violent altercation just after 2pm at Main Street, Mawson Lakes on Sunday 9 November.  The parties involved had left the scene before police arrived, however, a suspect was located a short time later and arrested.

A 23-year-old Smithfield man was charged with numerous offences including aggravated affray and appeared in court on Monday.

As part of ongoing investigations into the incident, Youth and Street Gang Task Force detectives attended and searched a Parafield Gardens home last night, in an attempt to locate an outstanding suspect.

It will be alleged that during the search of the premises that officers located a handgun, magazine and ammunition.

A 23-year-old Parafield Gardens man was arrested and charged with aggravated affray, possess firearm without a licence, possess ammunition, possess unregistered firearm and improper storage of firearm.

He was refused police bail and will appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court later today, Wednesday 12 November.

Investigations are continuing to identify and locate any outstanding offenders.

Anyone with information on illegal firearms in our community can report it anonymously to police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

CO2500046886, CO2500047327

Source: New South Wales Ministerial News

Get excited Greater Bendigo! The lighting of the iconic Christmas Tree located on the corner of View Street and Pall Mall in the Rosalind Park piazza will take place from 6.30pm to 9pm on Friday November 21, 2025 and everyone is invited.

Greater Bendigo Healthy Communities and Environments Director Jess Howard said the annual lighting of the Christmas tree, sponsored by La Trobe University, marks the countdown to Christmas and is a key event in the City’s annual Summer in the Parks program.

“The traditional lighting of the tree marks the start of the festive season so it’s an exciting time for the community,” Ms Howard said.

“The Christmas tree will be lit at approximately 8.45pm and there will be entertainment beforehand from 6.30pm onwards, including roving Christmas characters, face painters, entertainers and Christmas carols with singer Ally Gook.

“The tree lights can be viewed every night and the Bendigo letters have also been given a new Christmas makeover so the piazza will look very festive for photo opportunities during the day and at night.

“You can also enjoy twilight shopping with some shops staying open until 7pm in View Street, Bath Lane and Chancery Lane. It’s the perfect evening to Love your Local and enjoy the festive atmosphere in the city centre.

“I encourage residents to gather your family and friends and head into the city centre to celebrate this wonderful community event.”

More festive season celebrations will take place in December with the following events taking place:

• Epsom Christmas Carols, 5pm to 8pm on Saturday December 6 at Garden for the Future. White Hills
• Heathcote Christmas Carols 5pm to 9pm on Sunday December 7 at Barrack Reserve Heathcote
• Maiden Gully Christmas Carols 5pm to 7.30pm  Sunday December 7 at Maiden Gully Recreation Reserve
• Axedale Christmas Carols, 5.30pm to 9.30pm on Sunday December 14 at Axedale Park
• Marong Christmas Carols, 5.30pm to 7.30pm on Sunday December 14 at Malone Park Recreation Reserve
• Eaglehawk Christmas Carols, 6pm to 8.30pm on Sunday December 14 at Canterbury Park Gardens
• Rotary Club of Bendigo Carols by Candlelight, 6.30pm to 10.30pm on Sunday December 21 in Rosalind Park
• New Years Eve firework displays at 9.15pm and midnight at ground level from the Poppet Head in Rosalind Park. The best viewing spot is the Queen Elizabeth Oval where you can see the sky light up.

To keep updated on the Summer in the Parks program of events, activities, times, and dates, please visit: http://www.bendigosummerintheparks.com/

Source: Mental Health Australia

The NSW Government is continuing to roll out a raft of initiatives to prepare and protect the community as the 2025/26 bushfire season kicks off.

Transport for NSW has worked across government and with emergency response agencies to plan and prepare for the bushfire season, with more than 170 local, regional and Bushfire Emergency Management Committees across the state to ensure operational readiness.

In 2025, Transport has participated in more than 60 readiness exercises to prepare for times of flood or bushfire.

Recommendation 65b from the NSW Bushfire Inquiry, handed down in July 2020, was to improve information flows and increase public awareness of ABC emergency broadcasts by strategically placing roadside signage with local and regional ABC radio frequencies throughout NSW.

After working with councils across the state, Transport for NSW recently completed the installation of 219 signs displaying local ABC radio at locations identified for their historical risk and other factors such as potentially limited phone service.

There are 64 new signs in Greater Sydney, 58 in the north of the state, 54 in the south and 43 in the west, building on the 99 roadside signs installed at key regional areas in 2022 and bringing the total number of signs across the state network to more than 300.

Transport for NSW has installed new 30,000 litre water tanks at the Bundjalung Rest Area and the Pine Brush Creek Northbound Rest Area on the Pacific Highway. These tanks are available for use by the NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW to support crews responding to incidents and emergencies

The new water sources will provide a strategic advantage in the Clarence Valley LGA along the Pacific Highway – between Glenugie and Tabbimobile – where history has shown there are minimal nearby water refill sources resulting in extended transit times for emergency vehicles to travel to a refill location. This builds on previous water tank installations across the Kempsey and Shoalhaven LGAs.

Transport for NSW also has crews across the state currently carrying out roadside vegetation control along key road corridors to provide firebreaks in some areas while generally reducing the amount of combustible material.

Transport for NSW Coordinator-General Howard Collins said:

“Transport for NSW is proud to be continuing to deliver on the NSW Bushfire Inquiry recommendations to help keep people in our communities safe in times of emergency and provide safe travelling conditions for motorists on the road network.

“Hosting water tanks in our rest areas is an obvious solution to past problems accessing water once firefighters have depleted onboard supplies. This is all about reducing the risk of having road closures and importantly the chance of there being devastation in the event of a fire.

“Information is power and the initiative to roll out more signs indicating the local broadcast frequency to tune in for the latest information during a weather emergency is a simple but important one.

“Another recommendation out of the bushfire inquiry was to include all road information – rather than just impacts to State Roads – on Live Traffic NSW, and in the past three years all councils in NSW have been provided the opportunity to publish local road information on that platform.

“Since then, councils have published information about almost 19,000 unique incidents. Not only does this information appear on Live Traffic NSW but it is also picked up by popular navigation apps including Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze and TomTom.”

ABC Head of Emergency Donna Field said:

“The rollout of local ABC frequency signs is a vital prompt for locals and visitors in NSW to stay alert and informed during emergencies.

“During emergencies, radio remains a reliable source of information. It can often continue to deliver critical updates even when other communication channels are disrupted or unavailable, ensuring communities stay informed when it matters most.

“As an emergency services broadcaster, the ABC works hand-in-hand with emergency services and local agencies to deliver timely, accurate and practical information to communities before, during and after emergencies.

“This roadside campaign is a clear reminder of where people can turn for dependable coverage that helps keep them safe.”

RFS Deputy Commissioner Operational Coordination Ben Millington said:

“We welcome the rollout of initiatives like these new water tanks, which will directly support firefighters and communities as we move further into the bushfire season.

“Every minute saved in accessing water can make a real difference to the protection of life, property and the environment.

“It is an important reminder that while agencies continue to prepare and invest in readiness, bushfire safety is a shared responsibility. We all need to do what we can to prepare our properties and have discussed a bushfire survival plan.

“We urge everyone to use all available sources to stay informed in times of emergency, including the Fires Near Me app, the RFS website, official RFS social media channels, and local media to stay up-to-date with warnings and information.”

A map showing the locations of the new signs can be viewed here. 
 

Source: South Australia Police

Police and emergency services were called to Hillier Road just before 8pm on Tuesday 11 November after reports a man was hit by a car. The involved vehicle allegedly failed to stop after the crash and immediately sped off.

A 25-year-old man from Andrews Farm was seriously injured in the crash and was rushed to hospital but sadly died shortly after.

Barossa Police are investigating the incident and ask anyone with information who hasn’t yet spoken with police to contact Crime Stoppers at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or on 1800 333 000. You can remain anonymous.

Source: Government of Queensland

Issued: 10 Nov 2025

New footage has emerged of a man near the site of an illegal tyre dumping incident on the Gold Coast.

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) has launched a new appeal for public assistance to help track down the culprit who illegally dumped 34 tyres at Natural Bridge, near Springbrook National Park last month.

Jackie Mckeay DETSI’s Executive Director of Waste and Enforcement Services said on August 14, a local resident reported seeing a white Ford Falcon ute with false plates travelling on Nerang-Murwillumbah Road with a tray load of tyres.

“Minutes later, the same vehicle was observed leaving the area with an empty tray,” she said.

“Footage shows a man believed to be in his 50s, with short grey hair, near the scene around 4.55pm.

“It is likely that the driver has information about the alleged illegal dumping that will assist with the investigation.

“Illegal dumping is not just an eyesore – it poses a serious risk to the environment. Discarded tyres can release harmful chemicals into soil and waterways, causing long-term damage to ecosystems and wildlife.

“This kind of behaviour is completely unacceptable.

“We are committed to protecting Queensland’s pristine environment and determined to hold the offender accountable, but we need the community’s help.”

This incident follows another illegal dumping at a nearby location two days earlier on August 12, where 22 tyres were dumped.

If you know anything about the white Ford Falcon ute seen in the area between August 12 and 14 or if you can identify the driver, please contact us on 1300 130 372.

Everyone can play a part by reporting any suspicious behaviour to our 24/7 Pollution Hotline on 1300 130 372 and in mitigating illegal dumping by reporting suspicious activity: Litter and Illegal Dumping Online Reporting System.

Source: Government of Queensland

Issued: 10 Nov 2025

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) rangers are reminding visitors to K’gari to respect its World Heritage environment, after issuing an $834 fine to an ‘influencer’ for illegally lighting a fire while visiting the island.

The woman also received a warning for using a drone to record video above a camping area, where the use of drones is restricted.

Fires on K’gari are strictly prohibited unless they are lit in QPWS-provided fire rings at the Dundubara and Waddy Point camping areas when a fire ban is not in place.

Senior Ranger Chad Hoult said the fine serves as a stark reminder that content creators are not exempt from the rules, nor are they an official source of information when it comes to K’gari’s regulations.

“Disregarding these rules poses a serious threat to K’gari’s delicate environment, unique wildlife, and rich cultural heritage,” Mr Hoult said.

“Illegal fires can quickly become bushfires that impact the island’s natural and cultural values and put lives at risk.

“We are lucky this wasn’t the case with this fire, however we have seen illegal campfires become significant bushfires on Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) and at Teewah.

“The QPWS is committed to protecting our spectacular national parks, ensuring they remain safe and enjoyable now and into the future.”

Before visiting any protected area, QPWS urges all visitors to:

• Check the official rules and guidelines on the QPWS website.
• Speak directly with QPWS rangers for accurate and up-to-date information.

For more information on park rules and safety guidelines, visit the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service website.

Source: Government of Australia Capital Territory