The oil and gas industry is preparing for a potential second Donald Trump presidency with a slate of executive orders ready to be signed on Day One.

i went to college in the US. heard today that riot police have been violently arresting protesters. two of my kids attend an australian university. i heard today that campus security warned protesters about what time the lawn sprinklers were programmed to come on. i ♥️ 🇦🇺

Welfare advocates say there is ‘simply no reason’ for $3.6m in payments over past five years to agencies when jobs were found prior to engaging their service Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Job providers are being paid millions of dollars in public money for work that jobseekers are finding themselves, with advocates saying there is “simply no reason” for the payments. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has paid providers over $3.6m in the past five years for pre-existing employment, where someone on jobseeker found a job prior to starting with a provider, according to data provided to Guardian Australia by the department. Continue reading...