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Ibrahim Helmy tells Icac hearing he created fake invoices as part of alleged multimillion-dollar kickback schemeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former transport bureaucrat has admitted to being paid with envelopes of cash at an Oporto fast-food restaurant after allegedly asking a contractor to artificially inflate invoices so they could share the difference.Ibrahim Helmy, 38, appeared before the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Thursday for a second day of evidence on his alleged involvement at the centre of a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme. Continue

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New ZealandClimate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/climate-crisis-humanitarian-visa-displaced-pacific-islanders Author : Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson Publish date : 2025-10-09 01:02:00 Copyright for syndicated

Ayres tells ABC the Australian industry has faced a tough global market and unfair trade practices. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWill Australia’s east coast get a gas reserve?There have been growing calls for an east coast gas reserve to help combat sky high gas prices, including a push from the Bluescope steel CEO yesterday.We will do a careful piece of work here. In the last term of government, we intervened on gas prices following Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the impact that had in global energy markets in order to

Authorities say they found convicted killer Derrick Groves after a standoff at a home in south-west AtlantaThe last fugitive from the high-profile, 10-man New Orleans jailbreak in May has been captured, according to authorities.In an announcement on Wednesday, Jason Williams, the New Orleans district attorney, said that authorities had captured four-time convicted killer Derrick Groves after a standoff at a home in south-west Atlanta. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/08/new-orleans-jailbreak-fugitives Author : Maya Yang Publish date : 2025-10-08 20:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.