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ABC News
20-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Reforming Australia's environmental protection laws immediate priority
The new federal environment minister Murray Watt says passing legislation to reform Australia's environmental protection laws is an immediate priority for the re-elected Government. In its first term, the Albanese government tried but failed to get an agreement to produce a new oversight and enforcement body. Business groups remain frustrated at the lengthy delays at getting decisions. Meanwhile environment groups are angry that there's still no improvement to environment protection. The Minister told Radio National Breakfast yesterday that he wants the reforms to reflect the spirit of the recommendations made by public policy expert Graeme Samuel five years ago. Guest: Kelly O'Shanassy, CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation Producer: Flint Duxfield
The Age
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
‘All polling booths will get a visit': NSW Police push for calm on election day
NSW Police will visit polling booths across the state on Saturday in a bid to ensure tensions do not boil over after threatening and aggressive behaviour at early voting centres prompted the electoral commission to warn that bad behaviour would not be tolerated. The confirmation of police patrols at polling booths follows a bombardment of complaints about poor behaviour from campaign volunteers, especially in marginal seats where stakes are highest. In one example in Bennelong, the northern Sydney electorate that is one of the most marginal seats in the country, a man was last week charged with intimidation after he allegedly kicked corflutes and became aggressive towards three volunteers working at the Macquarie Park booth. Campaigners across the political divide have reported aggression at voting locations as a record number of Australians cast their ballot early this year, with more than 5 million people having voted as of close of business Thursday. A spokesperson for NSW Police said: 'All polling booths across NSW will get a visit from police at some stage tomorrow to ensure there are no breaches of the peace.' The spokesperson said a police presence at polling centres occurred during federal, state and local government elections, though long-term political observers who have worked on many campaigns said they could not recall seeing police at a polling booth. Acting Australian electoral commissioner Jeff Pope said on Friday that there had been 'isolated incidents' of bad behaviour at voting booths during the pre-polling period. 'We're all seeing isolated incidents, some concentrated in particular seats, some concentrated … [at] particular voting centres, where we have to call police, and we are incredibly disappointed by some of that behaviour, and we will continue to call the police,' Pope told Radio National Breakfast.
Sydney Morning Herald
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘All polling booths will get a visit': NSW Police push for calm on election day
NSW Police will visit polling booths across the state on Saturday in a bid to ensure tensions do not boil over after threatening and aggressive behaviour at early voting centres prompted the electoral commission to warn that bad behaviour would not be tolerated. The confirmation of police patrols at polling booths follows a bombardment of complaints about poor behaviour from campaign volunteers, especially in marginal seats where stakes are highest. In one example in Bennelong, the northern Sydney electorate that is one of the most marginal seats in the country, a man was last week charged with intimidation after he allegedly kicked corflutes and became aggressive towards three volunteers working at the Macquarie Park booth. Campaigners across the political divide have reported aggression at voting locations as a record number of Australians cast their ballot early this year, with more than 5 million people having voted as of close of business Thursday. A spokesperson for NSW Police said: 'All polling booths across NSW will get a visit from police at some stage tomorrow to ensure there are no breaches of the peace.' The spokesperson said a police presence at polling centres occurred during federal, state and local government elections, though long-term political observers who have worked on many campaigns said they could not recall seeing police at a polling booth. Acting Australian electoral commissioner Jeff Pope said on Friday that there had been 'isolated incidents' of bad behaviour at voting booths during the pre-polling period. 'We're all seeing isolated incidents, some concentrated in particular seats, some concentrated … [at] particular voting centres, where we have to call police, and we are incredibly disappointed by some of that behaviour, and we will continue to call the police,' Pope told Radio National Breakfast.
The Age
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
ABC Radio sinks to new low in Melbourne ahead of election
The ABC's local radio station has again delivered its lowest ever share of the city's radio audience, in a stark result indicating the network's waning influence on Melburnians in the lead-up to the Federal Election. ABC Radio Melbourne posted a 4.3 per cent share in the city, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous survey, while its new breakfast lineup featuring former AFL footballer Bob Murphy and former Channel Seven reporter Sharnelle Vella has also failed to grab audiences so far. Yet, the survey was more positive for the headline-grabbing breakfast duo of Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson on KIIS FM, delivering their biggest audience bump since launching in Melbourne just over a year ago. The pair grew their audience 0.7 percentage points to a 5.8 per cent share in survey two, aided by a major promotional giveaway. The results were published one day after Sandilands threatened to pull the show from Melbourne if its performance didn't improve. 'If we don't rate better by the end of this year, I'm pulling the carpet out. I'll just take the show off Melbourne,' Sandilands said on air on Wednesday. The show leapfrogged the ABC's breakfast pairing in the breakfast slot. Murphy and Vella's share fell 0.7 percentage points to a 5.6 per cent share, while Drive host Ali Moore's show also fell by 0.8 percentage points to a 3.6 per cent share. The latter's share was 7.8 per cent in the same survey last year. Loading Raf Epstein's Mornings show was the sole ABC Radio Melbourne program not to lose share, but it only grew by 0.1 percentage points to a 4.6 per cent share, also significantly down on previous years. It was a positive result for the new Radio National Breakfast program in Melbourne, however, with a share jump of 0.5 percentage points, landing on a 2.3 per cent share.
Sydney Morning Herald
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
ABC Radio sinks to new low in Melbourne ahead of election
The ABC's local radio station has again delivered its lowest ever share of the city's radio audience, in a stark result indicating the network's waning influence on Melburnians in the lead-up to the Federal Election. ABC Radio Melbourne posted a 4.3 per cent share in the city, down 0.4 percentage points from the previous survey, while its new breakfast lineup featuring former AFL footballer Bob Murphy and former Channel Seven reporter Sharnelle Vella has also failed to grab audiences so far. Yet, the survey was more positive for the headline-grabbing breakfast duo of Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson on KIIS FM, delivering their biggest audience bump since launching in Melbourne just over a year ago. The pair grew their audience 0.7 percentage points to a 5.8 per cent share in survey two, aided by a major promotional giveaway. The results were published one day after Sandilands threatened to pull the show from Melbourne if its performance didn't improve. 'If we don't rate better by the end of this year, I'm pulling the carpet out. I'll just take the show off Melbourne,' Sandilands said on air on Wednesday. The show leapfrogged the ABC's breakfast pairing in the breakfast slot. Murphy and Vella's share fell 0.7 percentage points to a 5.6 per cent share, while Drive host Ali Moore's show also fell by 0.8 percentage points to a 3.6 per cent share. The latter's share was 7.8 per cent in the same survey last year. Loading Raf Epstein's Mornings show was the sole ABC Radio Melbourne program not to lose share, but it only grew by 0.1 percentage points to a 4.6 per cent share, also significantly down on previous years. It was a positive result for the new Radio National Breakfast program in Melbourne, however, with a share jump of 0.5 percentage points, landing on a 2.3 per cent share.
