More on the boogying burglar in Victoria
Victorian police have asked the public for information to help in their investigations into a theft of about $5,000 in computers and a projector from a school. Officials released footage of a man dancing in the school’s car park on 23 April.
Authorities allege the dancing man exited a silver Holdon Commodore about 1.10am that day, where he was captured on CCTV footage “dancing, spinning and jumping while listening to music.” The allege he then scaled school property and broke into a building.
Three laptops and a projector were allegedly taken.
He is described as a Caucasian man in his 30s, with a medium build and long dark brown hair. Take a look at his moves:
Family of man who died in e-scooter collision call for law reform
The family of a man who died after a collision with an e-scooter has called for a review of thegovernance and safety regulations surrounding the mode of transportation to help prevent more lives being put at risk.
The incident occurred whenThanh Phanwas walking in Perth’s CBD on Saturday night when the 51-year-old was allegedly struck by a 24-year-old riding an e-scooter.
Phan was rushed to Royal Perth hospital, where he underwent brain surgery for swelling on the brain.
In a statement released by his family Tuesday evening, they said he wasa “beloved husband, father of two, brother, and dear friend”:
You can read more about the injury toll e-scooters are taking in Australia, with experts in the area also calling for reform to create nationally consistent laws to increase safety:
Amanda Rishworth says protections for penalty rates and paid leave for stillbirths ‘top priority’
Amanda Rishworth, the minister for employment and workplace relations, said the Labor government was set on protecting the country’s safety net and would soon work to legislate protections to penalty rates and paid leave for stillbirth or early death. She told RN Breakfast:
On paid leave for stillbirth, Rishworth said legislation would help fill in a grey area of the law.
Trade union says even with 3.5% rise, new minimum wage still not ‘livable’
Sally McManus, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, said the body still believes there’s “more catch-up to do” for lower-wage workers after it announced a 3.5% increase to the minimum wage yesterday. While the new rate will be $24.95 an hour, she said for a full-time worker it’s still “not enough to live on”. McManus told Radio National Breakfast:
She also addressed criticism that small businesses would struggle to absorb the costs associated with a higher minimum wage, saying critics predict closures every year that don’t take place.
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Sally McManus, the secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, defended the decision to raise the minimum wage by 3.5% yesterday. She said even with the increase to $24.95 an hour, real wages had gone backwards in recent years and “if they don’t start to catch up now, when are they going to?”. She points out the minimum wage is still not enough for most people to live on.
Police in Victoria are appealing for information to identifya dancing thiefwho was “feeling the groove” before he allegedly stole laptops from a local school. Officials released video footage of a man “dancing, spinning and jumping” and hope the clip will assist in their inquiries.
We’ll also be sharing updates on Labor’s plans to change taxes on large superannuation balances, the ongoing fallout over SenatorDorinda Cox’s defection from the Greens and we could have results from the seat of Bradfield today, which is finalising a recount.
Stick with us.