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Teen-Arrest Video, 12-Year Drug Sentence and Gas Tax Claims Lead Australia’s News

The cluster of updates points to pressure across policing, courts, resource taxation.

Overview

  • A driver who ran over a police officer while carrying nearly one kilogram of meth was jailed for almost 12 years.
  • Victoria Police released AirWing footage that shows four teenagers being cornered and arrested after a Port Melbourne brawl.
  • Police said the teens were in an allegedly stolen car as the aerial unit tracked the vehicle and ground units boxed it in.
  • Submissions to a Senate inquiry said a tax on gas sent overseas could raise tens of billions of dollars each year.
  • The revenue claims sharpen debate over how Australia captures value from gas exports and what that could mean for the industry.