MORNING BRIEFING: Police allege officers were attacked and a car was damaged in an operation targeting Blockade Australia, but a legal observer questions why such a large police presence was sent.
Police are among the groups eligible for the government's shared equity scheme.
The group has been behind several protests, including stopping freight in and out of Port Botany earlier this year.Several arrests were made after a police car was allegedly damaged and officers attacked, authorities said. "We haven't been given any details about whether what the protesters were doing was illegal, whether there was any preparation for actual illegal activity," she said.
The new tankers will enable crews to access difficult terrain during fires and other emergencies, offering greater protection to firefighters. The development of mental health programs, psychologists and wellbeing officers to assist firefighters in coping with frontline duty.The town of Trangie is set to lose its only doctor after 22 years of working in the area.
Rural and Remote Medical Services chief executive officer Mark Burdack said small towns can't afford to lose their GPs while waiting for the thousands of new staff. A man is due in court today charged with allegedly setting another man on fire in the Illawarra region at the weekend.
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