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Tim Wilson says he ‘always supports the leader’
liberal front row TimWilson He says he has not received any phone calls from colleagues who are considering names to replace the embattled opposition leader. Susan Ley.
The Victorian MP says her party should focus on helping small business owners, tradespeople and ordinary Australians trying to get ahead, not on infighting.
“Sussan is the leader and I always support the leader,” he told Sky.
We have to make sure we are united behind the team no matter what. We must ensure that we hold the Albanian government accountable.
Wilson, who is considered a possible candidate for deputy leader, said this was not something he liked. He cited small business bankruptcies and increased demands for mental health support as more significant problems.
I’m sure some of my colleagues made phone calls. They do this whether there are such moments or not. The question is: What are they doing? [them] for?
If they enable them to create the bold policy vision for the future of the country that we need in their portfolios, in my portfolio and in the portfolios of all my shadow colleagues, that is the basis for building the trust of the Australian people.
Petra Stock
Victoria will open the country’s first offshore wind auction this year
Australia’s first offshore wind tender will begin this year, with the Victorian Government announcing that tenders will be invited for 2 gigawatts of capacity in August.
Minister of Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio in question:
We want to give the industry the certainty it needs to invest and help us continue to produce the renewable energy Victoria needs to lower its energy bills.
The state government’s announcement follows the recent decision by Australian energy ministers to include offshore wind as part of the Electricity Services Entry Mechanism, an initiative designed to support investment in new generation and storage after 2030.
Australia’s first offshore wind farm will almost certainly be built in Victoria, the only state with statutory targets of at least 2GW by 2032 and 9GW by 2040.
In December, Star of the South, the country’s most advanced offshore wind project located off the coast of Gippsland, submitted its environmental impact assessment for consideration under federal environmental laws after seven years of technical studies.
Stephanie Convery
Besides potentially record-breaking heat, what else is Ouyen known for? vanilla slice
Travelers Marg and Graham stopped at Ouyen Mallee Bakery on their way back to Geelong from Mildura this morning.
As well as breaking temperature records, this town is probably also famous for the bakery’s vanilla slices, which was announced by Victoria’s then-premier in 1998. Jeff Kennett being the best thing he had ever tasted. This started the famous annual celebration Great Australian Vanilla Slice VictoryIt was held here at Ouyen (pronounced “Oh-yen”) until 2012, when it was moved north to Merbein, just outside Mildura.
Marg and Graham are returning home after a plane visit to Murray to get back to Marg’s dogs as temperatures are forecast to be 45C in Geelong today.
They set out early but say they will return home in the afternoon; It’s a 448 kilometer journey from here.
Margaret says:
We always stop here on our way back.
Graham interjects:
Vanilla slices – they are beautiful.
Adelaide experiences hottest night on history
The city of Adelaide itself hottest night in historyTemperatures drop to just 34.1C before 7am local time.
prime minister of South Australia Peter Malinauskas Speaking to RN Breakfast, he said the state had responded relatively well to record temperatures but the overnight temperatures were “truly extraordinary”. He said:
These are extraordinary circumstances, but overall the state is responding well. We are very lucky to have emergency services, particularly in voluntary CFS, that respond to fires as they occur to prevent a disaster from occurring.
But we still have a lot to pay attention to.
Shooting ban across Victoria today
Just a reminder: There’s a total fire ban in Victoria today, with temperatures potentially breaking records.
Extreme fire danger conditions are expected in parts of the central, north central, south west, Wimmera and Mallee fire zones.
The ban means no fires can be lit outdoors or allowed to remain open until 11.59pm.
You can control what you do here I can and I can’t.
Former NSW Liberal party leader says Coalition with National Party ‘doesn’t work for us’ anymore
Jason FalinskiThe former NSW Liberal party leader says he doesn’t believe it “works” for the Liberals to now be in Coalition with the National Party.
Falinski spoke to RN Breakfast this morning, following a split between the two parties over the federal hate speech bill, and said the best solution for the Liberals going forward would be to focus on voters’ issues rather than addressing the National Assembly.
He said:
Overall, the best option is for the Liberal Party to find solutions that address the problems people currently face, develop policies that address their concerns, and create a community where everyone can live the best life they want or desire. This is the best solution.
And if the National Party wants to be a part of it, we’d be more than happy to have them back.
But right now, they’re forming a triangle because they’re so afraid of what’s going on in the One Nation that they created, I should say – Then I don’t think it would work if we continued to be in Coalition with them.
Falinski said he would have preferred the Nationals to stop pursuing One Nation and that the strategy was not working for either them or the Coalition:
My strongest preference is for the National Party to work on what it has been doing for almost two decades. [It] He didn’t work for them, let alone the Liberal party.
Fire chief says ‘not to be complacent’ today
Although fire resources are focused on two large fires currently burning, Heffernan said any fires that break out today or next week would be difficult to contain under the hot, dry conditions.
He said:
Today is a day when you should not be complacent. Frankly, the state is very, very dry as we focus on the Walwa and Carlisle River fire. Any fire would be a challenge to society.
Heffernan added that communities need to take care to care for the old, young and frail amid the heatwave.
Today is one of the days when we worry about our elderly, our patients and our young people. They are extremely sensitive to heat waves and the kind of temperatures we talked about this morning, so we expect the demand for medical services to increase further.
We ask the public to take care of yourselves, take care of each other, stay cool and stay away from hot places.
It’s still not too late to leave areas close to the dangerous Victoria fire, but conditions will change later today
Jason Heffernan, Victoria Country Fire Authority’s chief officer speaks today about the fire threat to the state. He told ABC News:
It will be a tough day, not just for firefighters but for Victorians in general. It will be potentially record-breaking heat across the state.
Four areas around the Carlisle River fire have been ordered to be inspected. evacuate immediatelyAnd it’s still not too late to do so.
We expect the fire to continue today in these warm northerly wind conditions, but it’s the change that will come in around 5pm with really strong winds that will probably do most of the damage and drive the fire further north-east into the Otways, affecting almost all the communities we’ve highlighted today.
Donna Lu
Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for
What are the symptoms of heat-related diseases? How do you stay cool and prevent heat stress? What does prolonged heat do to your body?
Extreme heat is the most common cause of weather-related hospitalizations and deaths in Australia; here’s what you need to know.
Ouyen has a message from Victoria that could hit 49 degrees today
Stephanie Convery
When the sun rose over the small Victorian town of Ouyen this morning, the temperature was 26.1 degrees. The gentlest night breezes ruffled the surface of the lake as the sky turned red; The slightest relief before the temperature rises again.
Tuesday has a big place in many people’s minds. Today, this long heat wave is expected to reach its peak. Melbourne is facing a rare 45C temperature, but this Mallee town of 1,170 is looking at 49C; This would break the state’s temperature record of 48.8C, set in Hopetoun on Black Saturday 2009.
From where we sit in Ouyen, it seems extremely likely that he will get there. Just two weeks ago it came pretty close, reaching 47.5C on Thursday 8 January. Tuesday is not the first but the fifth day in a row that temperatures will exceed 40 degrees; More will come.
Ouyen reached 44.3C at 17.52 yesterday. It reached at least 42.5C on Sunday, 43.3C on Saturday and 45.1 on Friday. At night the temperature did not drop much below 20 degrees. This is expected to be followed by another four days of temperatures above 40°C; This equates to nine full days of extreme 40°C+ temperatures in total.
The heat is heavy and persistent; It quickly prints on clothes, sunglasses, windows and walls. There’s no hiding from this except heavily air-conditioned buildings.
Not a single drop of rainfall was recorded in the region throughout January; In December, only 13.6 mm of rainfall was recorded. The fire danger rating today is extreme.
Good morning
Good morning to all of you. Only a few days left in January, yes. Here’s what’s on deck today.
One Bushfire burning out of control near Carlisle River Warnings have been issued for communities to evacuate immediately ahead of hot, dry and dangerous weather conditions in southern Victoria last night. There a complete fire ban all across Victoria today.
Temperatures are expected to increase Flying in parts of Victoria and South Australia Today, the Bureau of Meteorology warned that an extreme heat wave could break temperature records. Melbourne is experiencing its hottest day since the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009, with temperatures forecast at 45C.
parts northeast Victoria And face of southwestern NSW Extreme heatwave warning as authorities warn of impact on residents’ health. The Heat are Australia’s “silent killer”; Here’s what you need to pay attention to.
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