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Call Riot Control: Bear Hides Up Tree After Raid On Sheriff’s Office

This is the bare-faced cheek of a hungry black bear caught red-handed prowling at a police officer.

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Florida deputies shoot black bear after hours-long 'standoff'

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they were letting the bear go. The deputies said they had no choice but to shoot it.

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Early pay rises for thousands of hospitality staff

Thousands of low-paid workers will get their $40 a week wage increase months early, after a decision by one of Australia's biggest employers.

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Albanese welcomes pay rise for pandemic ‘heroes’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the minimum wage by 5.2 per cent amid concerns about inflation.

The New Daily

Albanese says cost of living concerns will be ‘front and centre’ of cabinet meeting

Inflation, energy prices and wages growth on Labor’s agenda as pressure builds to provide relief to low income earners before October budget

The Guardian - AU

Man bitten by alligator at Florida motel after mistaking it for dog

When the man tried to escape, the alligator ripped a chunk off his leg

The Independent UK

Labor’s Officially Backed A Minimum Wage Pay Rise, So WTF Does That Mean What Happens Next?

Let's pop our economy hats on.

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Labor formally submits for minimum pay rise of at least 5.1 per cent to Fair Work Commission

Labor says the era of "deliberate" low wage policy has come to an end, as it submits its recommendation for a minimum wage rise of at least 5.1 per cent.

ABC News

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Wildlife officials working to prevent Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area

The Independent UK

Disney World's hidden alligators after 200 removed following tragic death of toddler

The death of a 2 year old toddler at the Seven Seas Lagoon at Disney World six years ago has led to the removal of more than 200 alligators, the majority of which are euthanised

Daily Mirror

Florida family finds 11ft alligator lurking in their swimming pool

Residents have been told to check their pools before swimming

The Independent UK

Family and domestic violence paid leave on the political agenda after Fair Work Commission decision

Millions of workers are set to get access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave after an in-principle decision by the Fair Work Commission. But advocates say not everyone will benefit.

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: Everyone is wrong about a 5.1 per cent minimum wage rise

The government knows how miserable the real-world outcome is for people on low wages suffering excruciating effective marginal tax rates.

The New Daily

Massive sperm whale found dead off the coast had huge tangle of plastic bags in stomach

Biologists conducted an autopsy on the beached whale, which revealed "a mass of intertwined line, net pieces and plastic bag type material in its stomach"

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Australia's #MeToo puts miners and ministers in crosshairs of history

Australia's mighty #MeToo wave is piling pressure on mining and political leaders who are preparing to face a reckoning over sexual harassment scandals stretching from the arid Outback to Parliament House.

The Guardian - AU

Factcheck: is Albanese’s backing of a 5.1% minimum wage rise an ‘unprecedented’ intervention?

Government claims Labor leader is improperly interfering with independent process, but it wouldn’t be the first time a precise number was proposed

The Guardian - AU

ACTU urges Morrison to discipline wage panel member over ‘extraordinary’ public comments

Mark Wooden reportedly said Labor was playing ‘political games’ by saying it would lift wages

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This 10-foot, 300-pound alligator had been living on a Florida golf course for a year

This injured, 10-foot-8 alligator was removed from a pond by the 15th tee box late Monday morning.

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The Guardian - AU

Victorian government calls for paid family violence leave for all workers

Take up of entitlement small, but the benefits are ‘far outweighing’ costs to businesses, academic says

The Independent UK

Florida manatee feeding plan ends, starvation still an issue

The unprecedented, experimental program to feed starving manatees in Florida is ending but the greater issue is the polluted water that causes the marine mammals to run out of their natural seagrass forage

AAP

Labor challenges Cash on FWC 'cronies'

Labor has accused the federal government of stacking a workplace tribunal with its "cronies", before it enters caretaker mode ahead of the federal election.

The Independent UK

Officials: Florida manatees eat 'every scrap' in food trial

One thing wildlife officials have learned during the winter experimental feeding program to help manatees avoid starvation is that if you feed them, they will come

USA Today Sports Media Group

Suspected poacher caught with 2,611 pompano over the limit

A commercial fisherman in Florida has been cited for unlawful use of a gill net in a restricted area and possessing 2,611 pompano over the allowable limit.

The Guardian - AU

NSW transport made plans for two-week rail shutdown as early as last week, documents show

A risk assessment tabled in the Fair Work Commission casts doubt on when transport minister David Elliott first knew of a shutdown

Miami Herald

Avian influenza confirmed in several Florida wild bird species, state says

MIAMI — Federal scientists have confirmed cases of an infectious avain flu strain in several species of Florida birds, the state announced Tuesday.

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