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Jordyn Beazley<\/p>\nThe Rising Tide protest often feels more like a party than a protest. Thousands have gathered on the beach waving flags calling for climate action, while others watch bands playing on a stage set up in a park that peels back from the beach.<\/p>\n
Some among the crowd on the beach are wearing animal costumes, dancing in support of the hundreds of people kayaking in and out of the water while they await their chance to block a coal ship.<\/p>\n
Police boats hover just yellow buoys that mark the start of a maritime exclusion zone the NSW government put in place for the duration of the six-day event in an attempt to dissuade anyone from entering the shipping channel.<\/p>\n
So far, the protesters have successfully blocked three ships from entering the port. There was an attempt to block a ship earlier on Sunday, but it managed to get through.<\/p>\n
65-year-old Alex Barratt<\/strong>, a professor of public health, was among the kayakers who paddled out on Sunday morning and attempted to stop that coal ship.<\/p>\n Our idea was to take the channel, to peacefully protest. We\u2019re really committed to being safe and non-violent, so it was to just say we are here. We want to stop this. So we went out beyond the yellow markers. We kayaked around in the channel… our hope was that we would block the channel for long enough that the ship would not be able to come in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Barratt was arrested and charged for breaching the exclusion zone. Asked why she decided it was worth being arrested to send her message of wanting Australia to transition away from extracting and exporting fossil fuels, she said:<\/p>\n I\u2019ve tried everything else, and it doesn\u2019t feel like they\u2019re listening.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t abandon my children and everyone else\u2019s children to a future of a destroyed climate. We just have to keep on fighting, even if it feels hopeless.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a>Ley considers language and values tests under upcoming Coalition migration policy Stronger language and values tests could form part of the Coalition\u2019s migration policy, which it will reveal within weeks.<\/p>\n Sussan Ley<\/strong> has promised to make public the Coalition\u2019s migration principles, which she today flagged will include \u201cissues around language and values\u201d.<\/p>\n It was in response to questions on comments from her shadow home affairs minister, Jonathon Duniam, <\/strong>to the Sunday Telegraph that test standards \u201cdo need to be improved\u201d.<\/p>\n Speaking to reporters in Tasmania earlier this morning, Ley was pushed on whether the Coalition would implement rules or incentives to get more migrants into regional areas, but she remained tight-lipped, saying the policy would be announced by the end of the year.<\/p>\n Ley also criticised the government for not planning and providing enough infrastructure to house migrants.<\/p>\n This government has not got the balance right. It is not a failure of any migrant or migrant community. It is a massive failure of Labor governments to build the infrastructure we need.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jonathon Duniam and Sussan Ley. Photograph: Lukas Coch\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.21 EST<\/p>\n Air New Zealand Airbus planes back in service after emergency recall<\/strong><\/p>\n Air New Zealand\u2019s chief safety and risk officer, Nathan McGraw, <\/strong>has confirmed all the airline\u2019s planes have received the required software update after A320 Airbus aircraft were recalled yesterday:<\/p>\n All Air New Zealand A320 aircraft currently in operation have now received the required software update, and our fleet has returned to normal operations.<\/p>\n Across the weekend, 27 flights were cancelled while we completed the update process. We would like to thank customers who travelled during this time for their patience. We know changes to travel plans are frustrating, and we are grateful for the understanding shown to our teams as they worked to minimise disruption, complete the updates as quickly as possible, and keep people moving wherever they could.<\/p>\n We do not expect any ongoing impact from the weekend\u2019s disruption, and services are now operating as normal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a023.09 EST<\/p>\n Pauline Hanson addresses crowd at Melbourne anti-immigration rally The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson<\/strong>, has addressed the Put Australia First rally, which has set up a speaker truck at Flagstaff Gardens.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are all Australians together,\u201d Hanson said, saying she was fighting against \u201cthose activists who want to shut us down for who we are\u201d.<\/p>\n Hanson blamed \u201cmulticulturalism and globalisation\u201d for \u201cdividing us\u201d, and repeated contested claims that immigration was responsible for housing unaffordability<\/a> and unemployment.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why you have the problems of getting jobs and the problems that we have in Australia. A lot of that comes from high immigration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hanson\u2019s speech was greeted with huge cheers from the small crowd \u2013 about 200 people.<\/p>\n Organiser Monica Smit<\/strong> is in the crowd and was at the front of the rally behind the banner for much of the march. She also attended the event in Sydney yesterday.<\/p>\n Pauline Hanson speaks at a Put Australia First anti-immigration rally in Melbourne. Photograph: Erik Anderson\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.59 EST<\/p>\n ABF confirms it has restored system outage affecting airports<\/strong><\/p>\n The Australian Border Force (ABF) has confirmed it experienced a technical system outage which has now been restored. It\u2019s still investigating the cause of the issue.<\/p>\n In a statement a spokesperson for the ABF thanked travellers for their patience:<\/p>\n The Australian Border Force has been working to restore a technical system outage, impacting passengers nationwide this morning. The issue has been resolved at all airports and all systems are back online. The cause of the technical issue remains under investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It didn\u2019t provide any more details on the nature of the outage.<\/p>\n Brisbane airport has told Guardian Australia the outage affected two flights \u2013 to Auckland and Hong Kong \u2013 which were delayed.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for the airport said its operations have now returned to normal.<\/p>\n Systems were impacted for approximately one hour, affecting both inbound and outbound passengers at the International Terminal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.56 EST<\/p>\n Jess Wilson to remain Victorian shadow treasurer alongside opposition leader<\/p>\n In a highly unusual move as part of the Victorian opposition cabinet reshuffle, the new leader, Jess Wilson,<\/strong> opted to remain shadow treasurer.<\/p>\n Asked how she would carry the load, the opposition leader said she would be working every day and she was the \u201cbest person\u201d for the job.<\/p>\n I\u2019m proud to take on the role as shadow treasurer.<\/p>\n Because if we don\u2019t fix the books, the rest of the issues that are facing Victoria will not be able to be fixed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n She also promoted key backer Brad Rowswell<\/strong> to education spokesperson, with the party\u2019s upper house deputy, Evan<\/strong> Mulholland,<\/strong> shifting to transport infrastructure.<\/p>\n Former tennis professional turned Nepean MP Sam Groth<\/strong>, who remained the party\u2019s deputy leader in a tight vote, has returned to his previously held position of major events, sports and tourism.<\/p>\n He will also pick up trade investment but loses public transport, as well ports and freight.<\/p>\n There was no room on the frontbench for former party leader John Pesutto<\/strong> or outspoken upper house MP Moira Deeming<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u2013 AAP<\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.55 EST<\/p>\n Victorian Liberal leader makes frontbench peace offering to Brad Battin<\/strong><\/p>\n Victoria\u2019s new Liberal leader has extended an olive branch to the man she toppled, naming him in a reshuffled frontbench, AAP reports.<\/p>\n Under the cover of the opening of Melbourne\u2019s Metro Tunnel, the opposition leader, Jess Wilson,<\/strong> unveiled her shadow cabinet on Sunday after Brad Battin<\/strong> was ousted from the top job earlier in November.<\/p>\n The 35-year-old handed Battin his old role of police and corrections spokesperson. She told reporters:<\/p>\n Brad has so much to offer. As a former police officer \u2026 it feels right to put him into that role.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The snap coup against Battin was partly blamed on his inability to prosecute the state government on issues apart from crime.<\/p>\n Former deputy David Southwick<\/strong> was shunted into the portfolios of housing and planning to make space for Battin.<\/p>\n Those roles belonged to Battin\u2019s ally Richard Riordan<\/strong>, who now finds himself out of shadow cabinet. First-term MP Renee Heath<\/strong> was elevated to replace him.<\/p>\n Jess Wilson. Photograph: Ye Myo Khant\/SOPA Images\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.44 EST<\/p>\n Climate activists stop third coal ship at Port of Newcastle Climate activists have stopped a third coal ship from entering the Port of Newcastle during a six-day annual climate protest.<\/p>\n Thousands of people have gathered at Rising Tide\u2019s annual climate protest<\/a> at the world\u2019s largest coal port. It began on Thursday and will continue until Tuesday.<\/p>\n Just after 1pm on Sunday, dozens of people kayaked into the channel to block a coal ship that was scheduled to pass through the port, while hundreds stood cheering on the beach, chanting \u201cBlock the port!\u201d. It was the second ship to be turned around by the group, after another was blocked on Saturday.<\/p>\n A police officer was on the shore warning people via a megaphone that they risked breaching the marine safety act if they entered the channel. The group said police arrested 28 people. It\u2019s not yet known how many were charged.<\/p>\n Greenpeace activists, in support of Rising Tide\u2019s demands, blocked another coal ship earlier on Sunday after three activists allegedly secured themselves to a ship\u2019s anchor ships and the side.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.23 EST<\/p>\n Nationwide airport technical problem \u2018resolved\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Following our last post about a border force systems outage, Melbourne<\/a> airport has told Guardian Australia that it has been advised that the issue is now resolved.<\/p>\n In a statement, a spokesperson said:<\/p>\n Australian Border Force has advised than an earlier technical issue that affected its border processing systems nationwide has now been resolved.<\/p>\n We are currently prioritising flights to manage passenger flows as we work to ease congestion. We appreciate passengers\u2019 patience as the ABF worked to resolve this issue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Guardian Australia has contacted Australian Border Force for more details.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.10 EST<\/p>\n Border Force reports nationwide system outage International travellers are facing delays at Australian airports. It\u2019s understood Australian Border Force has been experiencing a nationwide system outage.<\/p>\n A Melbourne<\/a> airport spokesperson has told Guardian Australia it has been affected by the outage, and has been prioritising passengers based on their flights.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve contacted the ABF for more information and we\u2019ll bring you more information as it comes.<\/p>\n It follows dozens of flights being cancelled across Australia yesterday due to a global recall of Airbus A320 planes.<\/p>\n Photograph: Jono Searle\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a022.15 EST<\/p>\n Protesters vastly outnumbered by police at Melbourne<\/a> anti-immigration rally<\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a very large police presence in Melbourne\u2019s CBD today. We mentioned earlier that they outnumbered protesters, but the ratio by which they exceed protesters is huge.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve just watched about 100 officers walk up Bourke Street and now they have gathered at the intersection of La Trobe and Queen streets in large numbers, with riot police, horses, cars and trucks to block off what we expect is the leftwing counter protest, coming from the opposite direction to the rally (though from our vantage point we can\u2019t see it).<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.27 EST<\/p>\n Pilot dies after midair plane collision in southern Sydney<\/p>\n A pilot has died after a plane crash in Sydney\u2019s south, after two plane collided mid-air, resulting in one of the planes crashing in bushland.<\/p>\n Police say emergency services responded to the reports of a crash in the vicinity of the Napper Field airfield at Wedderburn, near Appin, at 11.50 this morning.<\/p>\n Emergency services say they located the body of the pilot, who is believed to be the sole occupant of the aircraft, while the other plane landed safely at the airfield.<\/p>\n The other pilot was uninjured.<\/p>\n The other plane landed safely at the airfield, and the pilot was uninjured.<\/p>\n Police say officers have secured the two areas, and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) will investigate the cause of the incident.<\/p>\n Stock image of a Cessna 152 on approach to Wedderburn airport, Australia. Photograph: WikimediaShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.23 EST<\/p>\n Police revise down Sydney anti-immigration rally attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n Police have revised down their crowd estimates at the Put Australia First rally on Saturday \u2013 to 100 attenders.<\/p>\n The rally, held at Belmore Park in Sydney\u2019s CBD, was initially estimated to have about 500 attenders.<\/p>\n Today, the police have said there were no more than 100 people in attendance at the rally\u2019s peak. Authorities also confirmed there were no arrests.<\/p>\n Anti-immigration protesters march through Sydney\u2019s Chinatown. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a021.07 EST<\/p>\n Government to crack down on subscription traps and drip pricing<\/strong><\/p>\n The government will crack down on unfair trading practices, subscription traps and drip pricing, and introduce legislation next year.<\/p>\n These are all things you\u2019re probably familiar with \u2013 getting stuck in subscriptions where companies make it difficult to get out, or trying to buy a ticket to an event where the price suddenly jacks up at the checkout because of extra service and processing charges (that\u2019s drip pricing).<\/p>\n Assistant minister for competition, Andrew Leigh<\/strong>, has given a speech today talking about the unfair practices and what the government will do about them. Consultation will begin next year, before the legislation comes a bit later. Leigh said:<\/p>\n Australians should be able to understand what they are paying for, rely on the information presented to them and exercise a genuine choice to enter or leave a service.<\/p>\n The term \u2018dark patterns\u2019 emerged to describe design techniques crafted to influence behaviour \u2026 These patterns include nudging people into ongoing subscriptions where they wanted a one-off purchase, making it harder to cancel than to sign up, and hiding key information until late in the process. These techniques exploit well-known cognitive biases: loss aversion, optimism bias, inattention and fatigue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Leigh says the ban on unfair trading practices will focus on cracking down on the underlying conduct that will, \u201ccapture practices that unreasonably distort or manipulate a person\u2019s ability to make informed decisions, or that interfere with the exercise of choice.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Guardian Australia journalist searched without warrant in Melbourne under new extended police powers A Guardian Australia multimedia journalist \u2013 who is wielding a large video camera and mic \u2013 has just been patted down and searched for weapons by police while filming at the Put Australia First rally in Melbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n Police conducting the search gave her a printed flyer that includes a map of the designated area explaining that until 29 May next year, police and protective services officers have the right to search \u201cyou, your vehicle or thing in your possession\u201d for weapons.<\/p>\n Civil liberties groups and human rights advocates have said the extension of these law enforcement powers in the city for such a significant amount of time is a \u201cvast overreach\u201d.<\/p>\n Police and protesters at Flinders St station during Put Australia First rally Photograph: Erik Anderson\/AAPShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a020.22 EST<\/p>\n There will be \u2018ups and downs\u2019 in public service staffing: Gallagher<\/strong><\/p>\n Jumping back to Katy Gallagher<\/strong>\u2019s interview this morning on Sky News, the finance and public service minister has been under pressure to explain a directive to all departments to find savings.<\/p>\n What was initially reported as a 5% cut to all departments, Gallagher has said is a directive to find the 5% of lowest priority spending.<\/p>\n\n
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