THESE are the shocking scenes that confronted horrified diners at Darling Harbour when thirty men began brawling near their tables last night.
Police were forced to call for back-up to break up the wild scenes on the Promenade, eventually arresting five of the brawlers…
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This motion is not about giving Australians a say. This motion is about weakness and division on that side of the Parliament. This motion is about a government so divided that they have to handball a hard decision to the community to make it because they can’t make it in their party room. That is what this is about. No amount of words can hide from the fact that this is one big massive handball, because this is a government without a leader, utterly divided on this issue. That is what this vote is about.
The reality is this is all a stunt and everybody knows that. Now, I have a lot of regard for Senator Mathias Cormann. He is generally a very decent person to deal with and he is trying valiantly to create some logic over what is an utterly ridiculous position. It is a stunt and an expensive stunt. There are a lot of things you could do with $120 million: GP visits, more teachers. I am sure we can go through a whole range of things that $122 million can be spent on far better than a vote that is not going to be binding.
We talk a lot about democracy and Australians having their say. But Eric Abetz is not going to change his vote if this is successful. Senator [Cory] Bernardi is not going to change his position. It is like one big opinion survey to get over the fact the Liberal party room can’t make a decision because they are so divided on the issue and because Malcolm Turnbull, regrettably, has not had the courage of his conviction. This is a vote whose sole aim is to stop the members of this Parliament being given a chance to do their job and vote. This is a vote because some in the Coalition can never countenance equality and they are never going to change their minds. They simply cannot countenance people like me and others being equal. Simple as that. They are not going to change their minds on this issue. If you just bring on a vote, we can save the country $120 million and frankly, put us all out of our misery of having to keep talking about this issue, because, frankly, the country has moved on.
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Online records indicate contractor Harley Facades Limited installed “over-cladding with ACM cassette rainscreen” at Grenfell Tower.
ACM stands for aluminium composite material, which is the same combustible product blamed for fuelling nearly a dozen major high-rise fires globally in the past decade, including in Melbourne in 2014.
One person was killed and another six people injured in Roubaix, France, in 2012 after Mermoz Tower was refurbished with flammable cladding.
There have also been dramatic tower fires linked to the aluminium panels with polyethylene core in the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and the United States.
Mark, 45, a witness to the Wednesday’s London fire, said the Greenfell Tower had recently been renovated with cladding added to the outside. He believed the cladding caused the fire’s intensity…
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She’s never shied away from talking about her breast reduction surgery in November 2015, downsizing from an FF chest to a more manageable DD.
And Zilda Williams had no qualms in revealing her surgery scar as she lay topless on a Gold Coast beach on Thursday.
The 33-year-old reality star pulled down her Baywatch-style swimsuit, to work on her tan.
Zilda bared nearly all as she soaked up the sun.
Pulling her red Baywatch-style swimsuit down to her waist, the former Bachelor star revealed her ample assets.
A surgery scar underneath her left breast was also visible as she worked on her tan.
Ensuring an even tan, Zilda turned over, revealing her shapely derrière in the swimsuit’s G-string design.
Propping her elbows onto the sand, the socialite allowed her blonde tresses to fall effortlessly around her face.
Concealing her gaze behind a pair of reflective sunglasses, Zilda looked to sport a minimal makeup palette, consisting of a flawless complexion and nude lipstick over her plump pout.
The social media star, with an impressive 45,600 Instagram followers, made sure to present her best angles for a beachside selfie.
Positioning herself on the sand, Zilda highlighted her toned figure in the attire’s high-cut design and a large cut-out at the back.
Well-equipped, the aspiring actress carried her belongings in a large abstract carry bag, and kept up her energy levels with a coffee.
