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  "Furthermore, it will affect the most marginalised children in Alice Springs who need support, and only get more children trapped in the quicksand of the youth justice system." Mr Hunter called on Ms Manison to publicly denounce calls for a youth curfew. He said the best solutions were Indigenous-led prevention and diversionary programs to address the causes of offending and keep children and young people out of prison. Territory Families Minister Kate Worden has previously publicly declared the government's opposition to a youth curfew in Alice Springs. Amnesty International Austral...

Share on Twitter Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has doubled down on comments he made comparing the recent Capitol riot to last year's Black Lives Matter protests, after an international human rights group called on him to withdraw the "deeply offensive" statements.  Hundreds of pro-Trump protesters swarmed the Capitol building on Thursday last week, as a joint session of Congress worked to certify the results of the 3 November election. The riot prompted the evacuation of politicians from the Senate floor, resulted in five deaths, and temporarily halted the democratic pr...

The acting prime minister has urged unemployed Aussies to ‘turn off Netflix’ and go bush to find ‘fun’ and ‘well-paying’ jobs in fruit-picking.

Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has told unemployed Aussies to turn off Netflix and get a job in regional areas. The regional Australia Institute has identified 50,000 unfilled jobs in regional Australia, as a drop in temporary foreign workers due to COVID-19 saw more than $38m worth of fruit and vegetables rotting in Aussie farms. Mr McCormack has told unemployed Aussies to go bush to fill the void, but shrugged off suggestions it was insulting to call the unemployed lounge lizards. "I say to those people who perhaps have done reasonably well off JobSeeker, who may have earnt mor...

The acting prime minister has urged unemployed Aussies to ‘turn off Netflix’ and go bush to find ‘fun’ and ‘well-paying’ jobs in fruit-picking.