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A total fire ban is in place across southern and central NSW
Total fire ban Operations continue in central and southern NSW due to warm weather conditions in the coming days.
The lower central plains and the northern, southern and eastern Riverina are facing restrictions, while parts of southern NSW are facing extreme fire conditions.
A. total fire ban This means that fires cannot be lit or used outdoors, and general purpose hot work such as welding or gas cutting is prohibited. You can use a gas or electric barbecue under limited conditions, but all solid fuel barbecues are prohibited.
While much of the state is not under a fire ban, it remains in high fire danger.
A heatwave warning has been issued for much of NSW, including Sydney, with temperatures expected to drop into the low 40s in some areas
Temperatures are expected to reach the mid-thirties to forties across a wide swath of eastern NSW from Port Macquarie to the Victorian border. Areas affected include the greater Sydney area, Newcastle, Wollongong, Batemans Bay, Camden, Campbelltown, Nowra and Gosford.
Bureau of Meteorology says heat wave Overnight minimums are expected to be in the mid-teens to late twenties, continuing into Saturday.
“Severe heat wave conditions are expected to peak on Friday and Saturday and then ease on Sunday as a cooler shift spreads across the state,” the agency said.
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Domestic violence prevention forum hears from sports stars
Collingwood captain Darcy Moore, Brisbane Lions captain Harris Andrews, Man Cave chief executive Ben Vasiliou and Movember research director Zac Seidler will take part in a panel discussion as part of a domestic violence prevention forum convened by chief justice William Alstergren in Melbourne today, Australia’s Associated Press reports.
Audiences will also hear from governor general Sam Mostyn, attorney general Michelle Rowland, Australian Sports Commission chief executive Kate Jenkins and others.
“Bringing leaders together in a room like this isn’t about symbolism; it’s about taking responsibility for the culture we create in our workplaces, clubs and communities,” said Tarang Chawla, whose sister was murdered by her husband in 2015.
“For too long, women have been told to keep themselves safe while men stand on the sidelines.
“Until men are willing to challenge other men to higher standards, nothing will fundamentally change, and we all suffer.”
Tom McIlroy
Australia hears Trump’s review of Aukus deal
The federal government this week confirmed it had received the Trump administration’s review of the Aukus submarine deal and promised to work on the long-awaited report.
The Pentagon’s chief spokesman, Sean Parnell, told Guardian Australia overnight that the aim of the review was to identify opportunities to strengthen Aukus in line with Donald Trump’s “America first” agenda and ensure its long-term success.
During the review, the department consulted extensively with U.S. agencies, as well as Australia and the United Kingdom.
Consistent with President Trump’s guidance that Aukus should be ‘full steam ahead,’ the review identified opportunities to place Aukus on the strongest possible foundation.
The Department will work in close consultation with its partners to develop options for implementing the review’s recommendations.
The Australian government’s fears about the future of the deal were eased after Trump publicly backed Aukus when he hosted prime minister Anthony Albanese at the White House in late September.
Skydiving instructors strike, union says pay cuts undermine safety
Australian paratroopers plan to walk off the job today in what the union calls “unprecedented” industrial action.
One Press release Skydiving instructors employed by tourism giant Experience Co will stop working at eight sites in Queensland, NSW and Victoria, the Australian Trades Union has said.
The union says most of the company’s 130 paratroopers have seen little or no increase in their base pay in decades.
The union said it came after 10 months of stalled negotiations for the initial operating agreement, claiming the company’s wage proposals “included cuts of $20,000 to $100,000 per year” and would reduce instructors’ minimum annual wage from $57,000 to $49,000.
The union said the cuts endangered the safety of any customer wearing a tandem seat belt and claimed the company was trying to turn employees into “gig workers.”
“Tandem skydiving instructors literally take people’s lives in their hands every time they go to work,” said AWU national organizer Jonathan Cook.
“Would you want your mother to be attached to an underpaid trainer?”
One Press releaseExperience Co described the strike as “unreasonable and irresponsible”.
“Skydive Australia is a small business proudly employing mostly young people in regional Australia,” said CEO John O’Sullivan.
He said he bargained in good faith on the operating agreement and made six offers that would “provide the best wages and conditions in the industry” but the union’s claim in November would “add huge costs that are simply unsuitable for the business.”
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If you’re planning to fall out of the sky today, we’ve got bad news: In what the union is calling “unprecedented” industrial action, skydiving instructors working for a major tourism company are going on strike in several locations across the country today as pay negotiations with their employer stall.
Additionally, the federal government received U.S. review of the Aukus submarine deal.
More information on both these stories and other news to come.
