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Michael Murphy outed himself as subject of Icac investigation that found he had mismanaged a conflict of interestGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Northern Territory’s police commissioner has been given his marching orders after a jobs-for-mates scandal uncovered by a corruption watchdog.Michael Murphy outed himself as the subject of an Independent Commissioner Against Corruption investigation that found improper and unsatisfactory conduct against an unnamed public official who had mismanaged a conflict of interest in the recruitment of a senior officer.Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/09/nt-police-commissioner-ousted-amid-jobs-for-mates-scandal-ntwnfb Author

Free training classes for firefighters and other first responders are provided through Fema at the Maryland siteThe country’s pre-eminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by Donald Trump’s administration.The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy (NFA) courses had been canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities”, according to a notice sent to instructors, students and fire departments. Instructors were told to cancel all future travel until further notice. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/trump-administration-national-fire-academy

State agencies responding around Pine Barrens, where homes, chemical factory and Amazon warehouse are at riskQuick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, fanned by high winds that spewed thick grey smoke into the sky and prompted the evacuation of a military base and the closure of a major highway.Kathy Hochul, the state governor, declared a state of emergency and said state agencies were responding to the fires around the Pine Barrens, a wooded area that is home to commuter towns east of New York City. Continue reading... Source link :

US pushes to remove references to sanctions and Russia’s war in Ukraine from a Canadian draft statementThe US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, according to reports last night.Canada, which has the current Group of Seven presidency, proposed the measure ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Quebec later this week. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/america-vetoes-g7-proposal-to-combat-russias-shadow-fleet-of-oil-tankers Author : David Connett Publish date : 2025-03-08 21:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.