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  • Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down | A ‘staged’ meeting …

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    Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down

    The Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission investigated allegations of corruption dating back to Daniel Andrews's first term as premier. (ABC News)

    A long-running IBAC investigation has found United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall exerted extraordinary influence in pay negotiations with the Andrews government.

    The report stopped short of making any findings of corrupt conduct, instead warning such behaviour raised the risk of corruption.

    Mr Marshall accused IBAC of wasting public money and said its surveillance methods were extreme.

    Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has found Andrews government ministers, MPs and public servants engaged in "serious and concerning conduct" during a bitter pay dispute with the state's firefighters union.

    A ‘staged’ meeting and a secret deal: how a union boss exerted ‘extraordinary influence’ on the Andrews government

    Integrity experts say Ibac’s report exposes a deeper problem with Victoria’s anti-corruption laws

    In April 2016, the firefighters’ union leader, Peter Marshall, walked into the Victorian premier’s office at 1 Treasury Place carrying what appeared to be a breakthrough: a union “proposal” that promised to end one of the state’s most bitter industrial disputes.

    When questioned years later by Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog, then premier Daniel Andrews said the duo didn’t discuss its substance.

    “It was to give, if you like, an assurance that we were fair dinkum, that we were genuine, that we were good faith actors,” Andrews said of the meeting.

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    Champagne toasts, text boasts and treachery aplenty: Unpacking IBAC’s bombshell report

    Triumphant champagne toasts, 4am phone calls to the premier, streams of texts, phoney meetings, board-stacking, prolific profanity and treachery aplenty.

    The eight-year investigation by Victoria’s corruption watchdog into Daniel Andrews’ time as premier and his government’s dealings with the United Firefighters Union may not have delivered any findings of corruption, but there were still plenty of jaw-dropping moments in its 120-page exposition of how power is wielded in this state.

    In sometimes excruciating detail, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission describes how the premier, ministers, senior government MPs and top bureaucrats ran secret backroom operations, misled cabinet, purged public boards and capitulated – over and over again – to relentless pressure from the long-serving head of the firefighters’ union, Peter Marshall.

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  • Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down | Five things to know abo…

    Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down | Five things to know abo…

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    Corruption probe into Andrews-era firefighters negotiations handed down

    The Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission investigated allegations of corruption dating back to Daniel Andrews's first term as premier. (ABC News)

    A long-running IBAC investigation has found United Firefighters Union secretary Peter Marshall exerted extraordinary influence in pay negotiations with the Andrews government.

    The report stopped short of making any findings of corrupt conduct, instead warning such behaviour raised the risk of corruption.

    Mr Marshall accused IBAC of wasting public money and said its surveillance methods were extreme.

    Victoria's anti-corruption watchdog has found Andrews government ministers, MPs and public servants engaged in "serious and concerning conduct" during a bitter pay dispute with the state's firefighters union.

    Five things to know about Operation Richmond

    On Wednesday morning, Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) handed down its report into Operation Richmond – an eight-year investigation into dealings between the state government under former premier Daniel Andrews and the United Firefighters Union boss, Peter Marshall.

    IBAC found that Victorian Labor ministers, MPs and public servants engaged in what it called “serious and concerning conduct”. It did not, however, find that there had been corrupt conduct.

    IBAC identified serious problems in how the Andrews government struck pay deals with the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), alongside the creation of Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV).

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    Daniel Andrews’ government engaged in ‘concerning’ conduct but no evidence of firefighter union blackmail: Ibac report

    Anti-corruption watchdog’s long-awaited report finds ‘serious and concerning’ conduct by senior government members in dealings with union boss

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    Senior members of the former Daniel Andrews government engaged in “serious and concerning” conduct in their dealings with the firefighters’ union leader, Peter Marshall, a long-awaited report by the Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog has found.

    The report by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission was tabled in parliament on Wednesday, eight years after their investigation first began.

    While it did not find that any individuals engaged in corrupt conduct, the report said senior members of the Andrews government engaged in “serious and concerning” conduct in their dealings with Marshall – the secretary of the United Firefighter Union (UFU) – when negotiating pay deals for the Country Fire Authority (CFA) and Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB), and their later amalgamation into Fire Services Victoria (FSV).

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  • Police continue to probe Molotov cocktail house fire arson on Wellarton Street in Midvale | Conti…

    Police continue to probe Molotov cocktail house fire arson on Wellarton Street in Midvale | Conti…

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    Police continue to probe Molotov cocktail house fire arson on Wellarton Street in Midvale

    Arson squad detectives continue to search for answers into a house fire in Perth’s north-east more than seven months ago.

    Emergency services were called to the property in Wellarton Street in Midvale about 2am on August 9, 2025.

    WA Police have released CCTV footage of the moment the home was deliberately set alight.

    In the video, a group of five people are seen loitering outside the property before one of them throws what appears to be a Molotov cocktail through the bedroom window.

    A woman and three children were sleeping in the room at the time. One child sustained minor burns and had medical treatment.

    Continuing investigation into 2025 house fire in Midvale

    Specialist Arson Squad officers continue to seek the public’s assistance for information in relation to a house fire that occurred in Midvale on Saturday 9 August 2025.  About 2am, WA Police and Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) responded to reports of a fire at a residence on Wellaton Street.  A group of approximately five people were seen in the area around the time of the fire, and it is believed one person in the group threw a Molotov cocktail type item through a bedroom window of the home, igniting furnishings.A woman and three children were sleeping in the room at the time.  One child sustained minor burns and received medical treatment.  The group was last seen running down Wellaton Street.Anyone with any information or further vision relating to this fire, is urged to contact Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au or by phone on 1800 333 000. Rewards of up to $25,000 are available for information that leads to the identification and conviction of an arsonist.

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    Fire Perth: Arson Squad Probes Midvale Molotov Attack and Waikiki Midnight Blaze

    The Arson Squad is investigating two separate house fires in the Perth area, including a deliberate Molotov cocktail attack in Midvale and a late-night blaze that extensively damaged a home in Waikiki. Fire Perth investigations remain active while police seek public assistance and evidence.

    Arson squad detectives are continuing inquiries into the Midvale house fire and the Waikiki property blaze. In Midvale, emergency services were called to a Wellarton Street home about 2: 00 am ET on August 9, 2025. In Waikiki, crews responded to a property on Burnside Way just before 12: 00 am ET on Friday, March 13. Both incidents are the subject of ongoing investigations and have drawn focused attention from specialist investigators.

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  • NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere | Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Ear…

    NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere | Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Ear…

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    NASA’s Van Allen Probe A to Re-Enter Atmosphere

    NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere almost 14 years after launch. From 2012 to 2019, the spacecraft and its twin, Van Allen Probe B, flew through the Van Allen belts, rings of charged particles trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, to understand how particles were gained and lost. The belts shield Earth from cosmic radiation, solar storms, and the constantly streaming solar wind that are harmful to humans and can damage technology, so understanding them is important. 

    As of March 9, 2026, the U.S. Space Force predicted that the roughly 1,323-pound spacecraft will re-enter the atmosphere at approximately 7:45 p.m. EDT on March 10, 2026, with an uncertainty of +/- 24 hours. NASA expects most of the spacecraft to burn up as it travels through the atmosphere, but some components are expected to survive re-entry. The risk of harm coming to anyone on Earth is low — approximately 1 in 4,200. NASA and Space Force will continue to monitor the re-entry and update predictions. 

    Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk

    The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth’s surface

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    Parts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space agency is warning – but the chance of being struck is extremely low.

    According to the US military’s space force, the roughly 1,323lb (600kg) spacecraft, one of a pair of twin probes launched in 2012 to investigate the Van Allen radiation belt, is estimated to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere at about 7.45pm EDT.

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    Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere

    A Van Allen Probe spacecraft weighing more than 1,300lb (600kg) is expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere almost 14 years after its launch, Nasa says.

    The spacecraft is projected to re-enter around 19:45 EDT (23:45 GMT) on Tuesday the US Space Force predicted, according to Nasa, though there is a 24-hour margin of "uncertainty" in the timing.

    The Van Allen Probe A, which launched in 2012, is expected mostly to burn up as it travels through the atmosphere, though some components may survive.

    The space agency said there is a one in 4,200 chance of being harmed by a piece of the probe, which it characterised as "low" risk.

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  • ‘Deeply saddened’: Probe, recovery launched after tourist boat capsizes, dozens rescued | 41 peop…

    ‘Deeply saddened’: Probe, recovery launched after tourist boat capsizes, dozens rescued | 41 peop…

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    'Deeply saddened': Probe, recovery launched after tourist boat capsizes, dozens rescued

    A tourist boat has capsized off Akaroa, prompting the evacuation of dozens of passengers.

    The incident involved a Black Cat cruise vessel, which had departed Akaroa Wharf at 10.45am with about 39 passengers and three crew members on board on a dolphin sightseeing trip.

    The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)
    has now confirmed they are opening an inquiry into the incident and are appealing for witnesses.

    A fishing vessel crew who responded to a distress call says passengers were “pretty frightened” after the boat began taking on water near Akaroa Heads.

    Paul Wright said he and two crew members were returning from clearing a pot when they heard a “pan, pan, pan” call over the radio.

    Witness appeal after Black Cat ferry grounding in Akaroa Harbour

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    A person has been seriously injured on State Highway 75, Christchurch Akaroa Road. A police…

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    A woman was taken to hospital after a ‘water incident’ at Parakiore Recreation and Sport…

    A Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigation is underway after a commercial passenger vessel grounded in Akaroa Harbour on Saturday.

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