“It was about preventing harm before it happens and making sure food sold in our community meets basic health standards. If something were to go wrong, someone would have to take responsibility.”
Rents have surged far faster than wages over the past five years, leaving large parts of the country unaffordable for ordinary households and pushing living standards down.
Police will allege he used an encrypted communications platform to help facilitate the importation of 14.6kg of pure methamphetamine and 1.7kg of cocaine.
The money was allegedly layered through a series of complex, high-volume transactions, sent offshore and then returned to Australia disguised as legitimate business payments.
Failed asylum seekers who remain in Australia have passed 100,000 for the first time, reaching 101,976 as of 31 October, with a further 26,298 claims awaiting decisions.
Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.
Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.
Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.