SBS Korean Progam anslyeses and sums up the top stories featuring today in the Australia's mainstream newspapers.
The Australian
Tens of thousands of cases of abuse, neglect and substandard care will be
revealed at the aged-care royal commission when it opens this Friday as a blame
game erupts between doctors and nursing homes over the prescription of
antipsychotics for chemical restraint.
Liberal frontbencher Christian Porter has issued a rallying cry to his coalition
colleagues, claiming voters in his mortgage-belt electorate are deeply worried
about Labor's plan to curb negative gearing and this could be a ticket to his
and the government's survival.
A surge in property speculation by leveraged self-managed super funds amid
sliding house prices in the nation's biggest cities has sparked concerns among
the powerful Council of Financial Regulators that many may be in over their
heads.
The Canberra Times
Canberra construction companies are dumping thousands of tonnes of fill just
over the border in NSW to avoid the high cost of disposal in the ACT, according
to the Yass Valley council.
The transformation of one of Canberra's most distinctive heritage sites could
begin in coming months, with the contract to redevelop the old Yarralumla
brickworks to be finalised soon.
Three regulators, including the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
are investigating controversial wagering outfit Lottoland after it began
offering an exotic new betting product based on financial markets following a
prohibition on its international lottery business.
The Daily Telegraph
Battered juvenile justice officers are demanding a special "high-risk" unit for
the state's worst kids as increasingly violent teens continue to assault staff
without any fear of reprisal.
The Narrabri gas project has increased current capacity by more than 30 per cent
to power 23,000 households in the state's northwest. Owner Santos says if its
$3.6 billion project gets the green light, it will be able to supply 50 per cent
of the state's gas needs - cutting prices to customers.
A Sri Lankan-led people smuggling operation based in Malaysia has been busted
just as it prepared to send a new boat load of asylum seekers to Australia.
Malaysian police, using intelligence and surveillance supplied by Australia,
arrested the ringleaders and 34 Indian and Sri Lankans who were waiting to board
the boat.
The family of teenager Alex Ross-King was grieving yesterday as the Central
Coast 19- year-old became the fifth person to die from a suspected drug overdose
at a music festival in NSW in just four months.
The Age
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud is warning of more fish deaths in the
Murray-Darling Basin this week and has called an emergency meeting of water
managers to advise on how river flows can be improved to avert the kind of mass
deaths seen recently.
Three regulators, including the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission, are investigating controversial wagering outfit Lottoland after it
began offering an exotic new betting product based on financial markets
following a prohibition on its international lottery business.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will embark on a major push on traditional
national values in the run-up to Australia Day to connect with what the
government regards as voters' concerns as the election year kicks off.
