Daily Telegraph
The Sydney woman accused of cutting off her mother's head and leaving it in a
neighbour's front yard has been charged four times for assaulting people - but
on each occasion was released on the grounds she is mentally ill.
The Australian
An Australian offshore border patrol has intercepted a group of asylum-seekers
trying to reach the mainland by boat as Labor yesterday vowed to resist moves to
repeal contentious laws that have handed doctors greater control over refugee
medical transfers.
Mack Horton is well-accustomed to the sound of wild applause for his sporting
prowess. But the claps and cheers that greeted the Olympic gold medallist in the
dining hall at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, on Sunday night
were different.
The Sydney Morning Herald
The lord mayor of the City of Sydney, Clover Moore, has lashed the state
government's regulation of the building industry as "breathtakingly
irresponsible", saying a lack of independent certification has paved the way for
buildings that were "unfit for occupation".
Acting Premier and Nationals leader John Barilaro has criticised a call from
doctors to introduce a minimum price on alcohol, saying it is a "poorly thought-
out idea" that would hurt farmers.
A group of up to a dozen Coalition MPs are now in open rebellion against the
government's planned increases to compulsory superannuation, warning Treasurer
Josh Frydenberg they are "frustrated" by his position to raise the rate from 9.5
to 12 per cent.
The Age
Victoria's big-money building program could be steering the state towards fiscal
strife, according to a sharp warning by a leading financial ratings agency on
spending and borrowing. The states are committed to splashing a combined $231
billion - mostly on infrastructure - in the next four years, with the spending
almost entirely funded by debt.
Tunnelling for the $11 billion Metro Tunnel is running at least three months
late, raising fears that the government's 2025 completion date may not be
achieved. The first tunnel boring machine was supposed to arrive in December
last year and start tunnelling from North Melbourne to Kensington in May.
