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People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. \n\n\n\n
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People smugglers will ‘not succeed’ entering Australia: PM | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison says people smugglers will ‘not succeed’ if they attempt to enter Australia illegally. \n\nMr Morrison has issued a strong warning toward people smugglers during a two-minute video, saying Australia has zero tolerance for the trade and illegal boats. \n\nThe video message follows the Coalition's colossal defeat after losing a parliamentary vote over the medical evacuation bill, which allows doctors to request the transfer of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru to Australia for treatment. \n\n\n\n
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Waiving the HECS debt important to retaining teachers: Scullion | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion says the government's plan to waive the HECS debt of teachers who work in regional Australia is an important way to boost Indigenous education outcomes.\n\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison is set to hand down the package on Thursday, which is designed to attract teachers to almost 300 schools in regional Australia.\n\nThe Coalition will also allocate $200 million to keep Indigenous children in school.\n\nThe announcement coincides with the release of the 11th 'Close the Gap' report, which showed only two of the seven targets have been met since 2008.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n
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School teacher disciplined over 'disgraceful' Aboriginal culture lesson | Sky News AustraliaA primary school teacher at Knox Grammar School in Sydney has been disciplined over a ‘disgraceful lesson’ on Aboriginal culture. \n\nYear Four children were asked to draw a picture representing something important to them before the teacher tore up the drawings, comparing it to how Aboriginal people might have felt. \n\nCity of Melbourne councillor and Sky News host Nicholas Reece says that it’s wrong to ‘drag kids’ into a debate they wouldn’t fully understand, with such ‘inflammatory’ actions in the classroom.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Qld school bans students from using mobile phones | Sky News AustraliaA school in Queensland has banned students from using their mobile devices. \n\nMatthew Flinders Anglican College joins a growing list of schools banning phones across the country. \n\n\n\n
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Peter Dutton confirms medivac laws do not apply to new arrivals | Sky News AustraliaHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed new laws fast-tracking medical evacuations for asylum seekers will not apply to new arrivals to Manus and Nauru.\n\nThe controversial laws passed the Senate 36 votes to 34 on Wednesday, in a humiliating defeat for the coalition a day after suffering a historic loss in the lower house.\n\nThe laws, which only apply to around 1000 asylum seekers currently on Manus Island and Nauru, give doctors more say in recommending medical transfers to Australia.\n\n\n\n
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PM warns people smugglers 'you will not succeed' | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning to asylum seekers and people smugglers that their attempts to come to Australia ‘will not succeed’. \n\nThe Coalition says its hard-line stance on border security remains, despite medical transfer laws being passed by parliament last week. \n\nIn a video message, Mr Morrison says ‘make no mistake, if you attempt to come to Australia illegally by boat, you will not succeed'. \n\nThe Prime Minister urged asylum seekers 'do not waste your money or risk your life for nothing’. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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PM warns people smugglers 'you will not succeed' | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a warning to asylum seekers and people smugglers that their attempts to come to Australia ‘will not succeed’. \n\nThe Coalition says its hard-line stance on border security remains, despite medical transfer laws being passed by parliament last week. \n\nIn a video message, Mr Morrison says ‘make no mistake, if you attempt to come to Australia illegally by boat, you will not succeed'. \n\nThe Prime Minister urged asylum seekers 'do not waste your money or risk your life for nothing’. \n\nMeanwhile, Labor MPs are accusing the government of engaging in a fear-mongering campaign, with Anthony Albanese calling the government's response to the medevac bill passing 'hysterical'.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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US emissions decline not due to govt intervention: Energy reporter | Sky News AustraliaGreenhouse gas emissions have reduced in the United States in recent years, prompting former president Barack Obama and President Donald Trump to each take credit for the decline.\n\nBut according to Amy Harder, climate change and energy reporter for Axios, the decrease in emissions has occurred mostly from natural gas displacing coal due to economic factors, rather than through government intervention.\n\nSpeaking to Sky News, Ms Harder says the continued introduction of more renewable energy in the US is also contributing to this decline in emissions.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Politicians have ‘policy-centric, not people-centred’ approach to making change | Sky News AustraliaPoliticians in Canberra have a ‘policy-centric, not a people-centred’ way of looking at change in the country, according to Sky News host Peta Credlin.\n\nFrom a Labor perspective, Ms Credlin says the party's promise to remove franking credits is about ‘closing loopholes’ to strengthen the tax system, but those who will be hit hardest are on modest incomes.\n\nMs Credlin believes the parliament needs a ‘lesson in thrift and the cumulative impact of policies on real people’.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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