The Good Cup(The Good Cup 为一家环保品牌)推出的一款无塑料外带杯在悉尼一家咖啡馆出现后,网上反应不一。这款单件式可堆肥纸杯以折叠盖片取代独立杯盖。许多社交媒体用户对其进行嘲讽,也有人表示西澳大利亚州已有类似杯子在使用。另外,新南威尔士州环境部长 Penny Sharpe 表示,拟议中的《塑料 2.0》改革不会禁止一次性咖啡杯。相反,改革将要求外带杯在2028年前可回收,并要求咖啡馆提供可重复使用的杯子。
West Australians who have not yet claimed their $100 fuel relief voucher and plan to submit a paper form are unlikely to receive the money before Christmas. Paper forms have been taking about 10 weeks to arrive, and a spokesperson advised applicants to allow nine to 10 weeks, with postage possibly longer in some regional areas. About $110 million has been paid to more than a million of the 2.3 million eligible licence holders since July 1.
珀斯北部一家热门保龄球馆已无限期关闭,此前该馆于周一晚间发生火情。位于北珀斯菲茨杰拉德街的Rosemount Bowl(玫瑰山保龄球馆)连同附近的Pot Black(黑锅台球吧)和Bloodlines(血脉场馆)已被疏散。该公司在晚上10点左右表示,所有人均已安全撤离,无人受伤。目前不认为此次火灾可疑,相关处置工作由Department of Fire and Emergency Services(消防与紧急事务部)负责。一名目击者称火势始于厨房,但这一说法尚未得到官方证实。
A popular bowling alley in Perth's north has closed indefinitely after a fire broke out on Monday evening. Rosemount Bowl on Fitzgerald Street in North Perth was evacuated, along with the nearby Pot Black and Bloodlines venues. The business said at about 10pm that everyone had left safely and no one was hurt. The fire is not believed to be suspicious and is being managed by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services. A witness claims the blaze started in the kitchen, but this has not been officially confirmed.
The United States has named USS Colorado as the first nuclear submarine to deploy to Australia under the AUKUS agreement. The 10-year-old Virginia-class vessel will be based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia from late 2027, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a joint statement. It is the first of up to four American submarines and one British submarine due to rotate through the base. The announcement follows criticism that the US would supply second-hand vessels rather than the brand-new submarine first promised. The statement says the arrangement will comply with relevant non-proliferation treaties.
Complaints about the Australian Taxation Office have risen sharply as the agency ramps up debt collection. The Tax Ombudsman received 2376 complaints in the six months to September, up 74 per cent on the same period last year. The office said it received 1358 complaints over that period, because the ombudsman's figures also included matters not involving the tax office. The ombudsman found the tax office acted reasonably in 63 per cent of debt collection complaints it investigated. Outstanding tax debt stood at $54.2 billion in 2024/25, with $35.9 billion owed by small businesses.
西澳一个乡村小镇将其年度地方税收入的16%用于留住一名本地医生。Narembeen郡(Shire of Narembeen)每年向当地医疗诊所支付37万澳元,并提供一处建筑、一辆汽车和一套住房。郡长Holly Cusack表示,这一安排在财务上不可持续,但如果失去家庭医生,居民就要往返120公里才能看到最近的医生。在Kalbarri,一个社区团体通过众筹募集了超过7万澳元,在该镇唯一的家庭医生于6月离开后,设立了一家非营利、可直接向医保结算的诊所。
西澳大利亚州的电气工程必须由持证专业人员完成,核实执照只需几分钟。电工执照和承包商执照均可通过州监管机构Building and Energy(Building and Energy)提供的公共在线查询系统进行核实。客户应确认执照仍然有效,且姓名一致。未持证施工可能带来安全风险,还可能导致房屋保险公司对理赔提出争议。持证承包商在大多数工程完工后还必须提交竣工通知。
分析人士和大型能源用户称,拟议的联邦天然气预留计划存在漏洞,可能让Santos(桑托斯公司)逃避其义务。根据该计划,出口商每年须将最多20%的产量预留给国内市场。工会负责人Paul Farrow警告称,该法案草案可能允许以纸面供应充数,并赋予部长过大的自由裁量权。Santos(桑托斯公司)被指控大量购买东海岸的本地天然气用于出口,从而推高了当地价格。行业游说团体Australian Energy Producers(澳大利亚能源生产商协会)认为,该政策走得太远,可能会减少供应。