Capitol Riot - capitol-riot.comMichael McGrath awaits results of secret shopper investigation amid crackdown on Chinese retail platforms
The EU justice commissioner has expressed shock at the toxicity and dangers of some goods being sold by Shein and Temu, amid a crackdown on the popular Chinese retail platforms.
With 12m low-value parcels each day coming into the EU from online retailers outside the bloc, Michael McGrath has vowed to crack down on the sale of goods that blatantly break the law.
Two others seriously injured and Capricorn Highway closed between mining towns Comet and Blackwater amid horror weekend on Queensland roads
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Four people have been killed in a two-car crash on a remote highway in Queensland’s central highlands.
Police remained at the scene on the Capricorn Highway, between the historical coal mining towns of Comet and Blackwater, on Sunday afternoon. The highway was cut between the towns and was likely to be closed for some time.
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State’s unusual electoral system makes winning a majority difficult at the best of times. Now, facing another hung parliament, Labor is in a sticky situation
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Tasmania has just had its second state election in 16 months, the shortest gap between state polls in Australia since Queensland in 1957.
For some voters it was their fifth trip to the ballot box in less than two years.
