MORNING BRIEFING: Port Macquarie Nationals MP Leslie Williams says the lack of integrity and professionalism within the party is 'disconcerting', while a virtual kidnapping victim is found safe and well.
during a clash over koala policy, left her with no choice.
"At the end of the day they didn't achieve any positive outcomes. It impacted on the integrity of our party and professionalism and certainly had an impact on our relationship with our Liberal colleagues." The elaborate phone scam involved fraudsters posing as Chinese authorities, convincing the student to fake her own kidnapping and demanding ransom payments from her relatives.Eight incidents of virtual kidnappings have been reported to the NSW Police this year, with scammers targeting Chinese international students and obtaining $3.2 million in ransom payments.
"No worker should ever have to chose between their health and their livelihood, a point we first made to the Premier months ago," Unions NSW Secretary Mark Morey said.
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