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Australians consume 15 tonnes of illicit drugs each year | Sky News AustraliaA national sewage testing program has shone a light on Australia's illicit drug consumption with a report revealing in excess of 15 tonnes are used each year.\n\nThe Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) report is set to be released on Wednesday and indicates the street value of ice, cocaine, ecstasy and heroin consumption has topped $9.3 billion.\n\nMethylamphetamine came in as the most used substance with one site in regional Victoria recording the highest usage of ice in the country.\n\nACIC Chief Executive Mike Phelan says the figures confirm the black economy relating to illegal drugs is disturbingly high.\n\n\n
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Labor doubles down on bank reforms | Sky News AustraliaLabor is doubling down on efforts to push through legislation to address the recommendations handed down in the wake of the banking royal commission.\n\nWith only two parliamentary sitting days left this week until the Budget release in April, the Opposition has little time to pass the private members bills that would act on some of Commissioner Hayne's recommendations.\n\nLabor has accused the Coalition of not enacting any of the recommendations, arguing if legislation isn't fast-tracked no action will be taken until after the general election in May.\n\n\n
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Australians spend $9.3 billion on illicit drugs a year: ACIC | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) CEO Michael Phelan says it is a 'tragedy' that Australians spend $9.3 billion on illicit drugs each year.\n\nAn annual ACIC report has revealed the nation consumes in excess of 15 tonnes of drugs, with methylamphetamine coming in as the country's 'drug of choice'.\n\nThe figures reveal ice use has gone up almost 20 per cent since last year, while cocaine use has risen by 30 per cent.\n\nMr Phelan has told Sky News the illegal drugs market is highly 'lucrative' and 'demand driven', with Australians paying a lot more for drugs compared to the rest of the world.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Liberal MPs face scrutiny over Helloworld 'freebies' | Sky News AustraliaThe Herald Sun’s national politics editor James Campbell says he was 'unimpressed' with Finance Minister Mathias Cormann after the senator said he was unaware that a travel company had waived the cost of an overseas trip.\n\nMr Cormann has come under scrutiny after it was revealed Helloworld, the benefactor of a substantial government contract, fronted the costs of the Finance Minister's family trip to Singapore in 2017.\n\nJoe Hockey, Australia's US ambassador, has also come under fire for his relationship with the travel company following reports he aided the lobby for government work, despite being one of its largest shareholders.\n\nMr Campbell has told Sky News the incident calls into question whether other politicians have received 'freebies' from Helloworld, warning Liberal MPs will face a litany of enquiries on the matter.\n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n
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Marles' comments on thermal coal embarrassing: Liberal Senator | Sky News AustraliaLiberal Senator James Paterson says Richard Marles’ statement lauding the possible collapse of thermal coal ‘is embarrassing.’\n\nMr Marles told Sky News that it’s ‘wonderful’ and ‘a good thing’ that the price for the commodity has collapsed on the world market.\n\nAccording to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia earned 25.8 billion dollars from thermal coal in 2018.\n\nSenator Paterson says Australians who work in the coal industry will be ‘profoundly disturbed’ by Mr Marles’ comments.\n\n\n
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to open in Melbourne | Sky News AustraliaThe stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is set to open in Melbourne over the weekend. \n\nThe state is only the third city in the world to host the production written by J.K Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. \n\nProducers are urging audiences not to share the secrets of the show.\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Collapse of thermal coal market a 'good thing': Marles | Sky News AustraliaLabor frontbencher Richard Marles says the collapse of thermal coal is a 'wonderful' and 'good thing', as he backs Bill Shorten's stance that no public money should be spent on the Adani mine.\n\nMr Marles told Sky News that the global market for the commodity had 'collapsed' which indicates the world was shifting to renewable alternatives.\n\nThe comments come as the CFMEU laucnhed a campaign calling for Queensland federal Labor MPs to endorse the Adani coal mine , despite concerns the project could cause the Black-throated finch to become extinct.\n\n\n
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Labor announces response to banking royal commission | Sky News AustraliaLabor frontbencher Richard Marles says the Australian public is 'crying out' for politicians to legislate changes to the financial sector in the wake of the banking royal commission.\n\nThe Opposition is promising to crack down on the big banks by forcing them to reveal how they plan to uphold the royal commission’s recommendations if it wins the next election.\n\nUnder the proposed new laws, banks and regulators will be required to develop plans to clean up their code of conduct with a review every six months.\n\nLabor is also planning to scrutinise financial companies which offer 'dodgy' funeral insurance or car loans.\n\nMr Marles says it's 'ridiculous' parliament is not sitting for longer in order to respond to some of the 76 recommendations handed down by Commissioner Kenneth Hayne.\n\nHe told Sky News 'it's a joke' the Coalition is not allotting more time for parliament to respond to the problems within the banking and financial sectors.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n
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North Queenslanders on high alert over flood-related illnesses | Sky News AustraliaAuthorities are urging residents in North Queensland to remain on high alert after a spike in flood-related illnesses. \n\nAt least 13 cases of melioidosis, a soil-borne disease, have been reported with the disease killing at least one person. \n\n\n\n\n
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