Australia TODAY analyses key stories in the front page of major daily newspapers on 26 March.
The Australian
Significant wage rises would begin flowing to 1.2 million low-paid workers from
next July under Bill Shorten's "living wage" policy, which would force the Fair
Work Commission to prioritise lifting workers out of poverty above business
viability and jobs growth.
Jerry Schwartz is confident he has already got excellent value for money from
forking out a handsome $67.25 million for his harbourfront mansion in Sydney's
Vaucluse.
The Financial Review
Australia's 10-year bond rate has tumbled to a historic low 1.76 per cent, swept
up in a firestorm of fears around slowing global growth, and expectations the
Reserve Bank will be unable to resist cutting interest rates.
The Daily Telegraph
He was once a $1 million-a-year State of Origin and NRL star and a household
name in rugby league. Now, the life of former Newcastle Knights half Jarrod
Mullen has spiralled out of control following a drug overdose and suspicions he
could be linked to a drug-supply ring.
The Age
Scott Morrison as immigration minister proposed a multibillion-dollar program to
build new mass detention facilities in Australia for asylum seekers who were
living in the community on bridging visas, according to multiple informed
sources.
The West Australian
Former police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has revealed evidence that someone
in a Telstra vehicle had been stalking women during the Claremont serial
killings was identified as far back as 2004 - more than a decade before an
employee of the telco was arrested.
The Advertiser
Relatives of the victims of "bodies in the barrels" serial murderer Robert Joe
Wagner are terrified he will track them down and resume his killing spree should
he ever secure release from prison, a court has been told.
The Courier-Mail
Social media executives will today be threatened with jail if they allow
dangerous terrorist content to fester on their platforms. Prime Minister Scott
Morrison has summoned the Australian chiefs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to
Brisbane to deliver the blunt ultimatum.
The Mercury
A block of waterfront land about the same size as Macquarie Point is set to be
sold to developers. Glenorchy City Council will seek the community's input into
the sale of Wilkinsons Point and the Derwent Entertainment Centre - a move Mayor
Kristie Johnston, said last night gave council the best chance of attracting a
suitable major project.
The NT News
A man staggered naked into a strip club beer garden, dropped his pants and
attempted to masturbate a teammate during the Palmerston Raiders Rugby League
Club's "Mad Monday" celebrations, the Liquor Commission has found.
