Two men drown in a Gold Coast pool; The government says breaking up supermarket giants could push food prices higher; And in tennis, Jannik Sinner claims victory at the Miami Open.
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In this bulletin;
- Two men drown in a Gold Coast pool;
- The government says breaking up supermarket giants could push food prices higher;
- And in tennis, Jannik Sinner claims victory at the Miami Open.
Two men have drowned in a pool at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast.
Emergency services were called to an apartment complex on Orchid Avenue on Sunday night.
The men, aged in their 60s and 30s, were treated by paramedics before being declared dead at the scene.
Their deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
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Labor is not convinced that breaking up supermarket giants would help consumers at the checkout, pointing to warnings proposed changes could in fact push up food prices.
The Greens and Nationals have pushed for divestiture powers to be legislated, allowing the government to break up big businesses found to be partaking in anti-competitive behaviour.
Accusations Woolworths and Coles are stifling competition and engaging in price-gouging have led the government to commission an inquiry into the sector, conducted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Assistant Minister for Competition Andrew Leigh told the ABC there could be consequences to breaking up businesses.
"The National Farmers Federation have argued against divestiture and the ACTU have made the point that it could potentially hurt workers, so we're sceptical, but of course, we'll always look to advice from agencies, and were looking eagerly to see what the ACCC (a triple c) comes back in with their supermarkets inquiry."
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The federal opposition says the government's attempts to rush through changes to immigration laws proves Labor's lack of accountability.
The proposed legislation, which would make it easier to deport people in immigration detention, was blocked in the Senate by the Coalition, Greens and crossbench.
Under the proposal, non-citizens face up to five years in prison if they don't cooperate with authorities to facilitate their deportation.
The bill has been sent to a six week inquiry, with Labor claiming the opposition is playing politics on the issue.
But Liberal senator Hollie Hughes told Sky News that an inquiry was vital to ensure accountability.
"This is how outrageous this government is that they wanted to ram through these changes within 36 hours. Massive changes to our immigration laws within 36 hours. No one can really say what the urgency is. Clare O'Neil did let slip that perhaps it's got something to do with an upcoming court case where again, the government has failed in its own defence."
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In the United States, police say at least seven children have been injured in a shooting in downtown Indianapolis.
The victims are between the ages of 12 and 17 and are reportedly in a stable condition.
No suspect has been detained.
Deputy chief of Operations for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Tanya Terry says more than one firearm was involved.
"Once again, we have a situation in which young people are resolving conflict with firearms and it has to stop. Conflict should not lead to somebody pulling out a gun and trying to resolve it. The consequences are eternal, OK? We've got to learn how to talk to each other. We've got to learn to resolve conflict in different ways."
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In tennis,
Jannik Sinner has dominated Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 6-1 to win the Miami Open for the first time and rise to world number two.
The Italian fired a passing shot howling by his Bulgarian opponent for a crucial break in the first set, and captured the opener with a brilliant backhand winner.
The 32-year-old Dimitrov had no answer for Sinner's flawless game in the second set and was broken again when his backhand landed in the net, falling behind 3-1.
Sinner expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in the Miami Open.
"I'm really happy that I can hold, this time, the big trophy. But anyway it's one of the best tournaments. I'm so grateful and this is (such a) special place. Everyone who makes this tournament possible, sponsors and especially also the ball kids - you're doing amazing, so thank you so much."
The 22 year-old Australian Open Champion has won 25 of his last 26 matches and has only lost three times since last year's U-S Open.
