About 6pm, Austin, his 47-year-old mother Joanne, and his siblings Beau, 12, and Grace, 8, were caught in strong offshore winds while kayaking and paddle boarding.
With 95% of its students coming from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds—groups overrepresented in Australia’s drowning statistics—the initiative has already started making waves.
Queensland Police search for Rajwinder Singh was boosted after the government offered a record AUD 1 million reward in November 2022 for information leading to the arrest of the wanted fugitive.
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“Exploring waterfalls, swimming at local springs or pools, boating and fishing are all part of the unique Territory lifestyle. We want to protect that by teaching our youngest Territorians how to swim while they’re in primary school.”
