.@AlboMP has endured another awkward stumble on the campaign trail, unable to remember his policy for the NDIS when questioned by journalists. The Labor leader had to be handed his policy document by an adviser. 7news.link/3FjvM48#auspol#7NEWS
Labor Leader @AlboMP has had a new stumble on the campaign trail. He failed to outline his major plan to fix the NDIS overshadowing a push for childcare and energy reforms. 7news.link/3FjvM48#auspol#7NEWS
.@AlboMP has suffered an embarrassing new stumble struggling to detail his plan for the @NDIS. After the awkward blunder, the Labor leader was forced to reach for notes from an adviser as he grapples with another setback on the election trail. #7NEWS
.@AlboMP has defended his policy blunder with the NDIS revealing his mother's struggle with a debilitating disease. The Labor leader promised no one will be left behind under his plan, as @ScottMorrisonMP unveiled a new defence target. #auspol#7NEWS
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“I understand that parents and teachers are frustrated but mainly I'm frustrated on behalf of our students. It's been hard for them. The industrial action today does not serve any purpose than to disrupt” - Minister for Education @smitchellmlc. 7news.link/3KGMUSy#7NEWS
Teachers are rallying outside NSW Parliament House after a last-minute attempt by the NSW Government failed to stop strike action. 7news.link/3KGMUSy#nswpol#7NEWS
The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked the interest rate for the first time in a decade in response to soaring inflation. 7news.link/3FarZWP#7NEWS
The @RBAInfo has raised interest rates by 25 basis points, bringing the cash rate to 0.35%. It is the first time interest rates have been increased since November 2010. Both @ANZ_AU and @Westpac have predicted they're looking at 2% of increases by mid next year. #7NEWS
Australians with mortgages are bracing for increased loan repayments after the Reserve Bank pulled the trigger on higher interest rates. The RBA board upping its official rate by 25 basis points to 0.35 per cent., the first hike in more than a decade.
NSW Coronavirus Update: COVID cases have begun spiking again in New South Wales. @NSWHealth says reported case rates continue to be highest in people aged 10-19 years. #Coronavirus#7NEWS
COVID-19 infections in the ACT have remained relatively stable, with 821 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours. #7NEWS7news.com.au/news/public-he…
.@ScottMorrisonMP has declared parts of flood-stricken New South Wales and Queensland a national emergency. It comes as the Prime Minister was met by a swarm of angry protesters while on tour of the disaster zone. #auspol#7NEWS
.@ScottMorrisonMP has promised to open the cheque book and cut red tape for business and welfare support following a backlash over the federal government's approach to devastating flooding across Queensland and NSW. #NSWfloods#auspol#7NEWS
Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP has toured Lismore, declaring the floods an unprecedented national emergency while increasing disaster payments for victims from $1,000 to $3,000. #NSWfloods#7NEWS
Hundreds of public transport services have been cancelled across Sydney today due to the weather. Trains travelling from Hornsby to Gordon - in that direction - have been cancelled due to a landslip. Buses are replacing the services, says @TransportforNSW. 7news.link/3vUAouS
Train services between Springwood and Lithgow have been cancelled - both directions - due to landslides at Emu Plains, Katoomba and Zig Zag. A bus-replacement service is operating.
Train services between Moss Vale and Campbelltown have been cancelled due to landslip and flooding at Picton. A bus-replacement service is operating.
Manly Dam: "Today we are issuing another evacuation order for the area around the Manly Dam...it does affect about 200 homes and 8,000 residents. The dam is currently spilling. But, I am informed by the engineers that the dam itself is safe" - @NSWSES Carlene York. #7NEWS
An Amber Alert has been issued for the Manly Dam after water began overtopping following a heavy downpour. People below Manly Dam have been told by the @NSWSES to prepare to evacuate. #NSWfloods#7NEWS
Manly Creek has burst its banks after water began topping over the Manly Dam today. Jet skiers were seen powering through the flood waters in Passmore Reserve after an Amber Alert was issued for the dam. #NSWfloods#7NEWS