Search for boy, 11, swept out to sea on NSW Central Coast to resume on Tuesday

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Strong current took child trying to cross The Entrance channel with father and three younger brothers

A search for an 11-year-old boy swept out to sea by a strong current on the New South Wales Central Coast will resume on Tuesday.

A 43-year-old man had been crossing the channel between an estuary and the ocean from the northern side of a location known as The Entrance, with his four boys, aged 11, nine, seven and three. The eldest child was swept into the ocean.

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China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space – The Associated Press

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  1. China space station crew returns to Earth after 6 months in space  The Associated Press
  2. China's Shenzhou 18 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months in space (video)  Space.com
  3. Watch Chinese space crew return to Earth  BBC.com
  4. China: Astronauts from Tiangong space station return to Earth  VOA Asia
  5. Watch Chinese Shenzhou-18 space crew return to Earth  BBC
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‘Fact-finding’ mission to look at $300,000 payout for Australian public servant after relationship declared

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Cate Saunders was seconded to Services Australia but accepted an incentive payment to retire from public service in 2023

The Department of Parliamentary Services has ordered an independent “fact-finding” mission into the role its officials played in a $300,000 payout to a former deputy secretary, who was moved to another department after a “close personal relationship” was declared.

Appearing before Senate estimates on Monday, the acting secretary, Jaala Hinchcliffe, addressed a number of open questions about the parliamentary department, after a series of high-profile integrity issues.

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Japan successfully launches a defense satellite carried by a new flagship H3 rocket – ABC News

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  1. Japan successfully launches a defense satellite carried by a new flagship H3 rocket  ABC News
  2. Kyodo News Digest: Nov. 4, 2024  Kyodo News Plus
  3. Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket  SpaceNews
  4. Japan launches defense satellite on new flagship H3 rocket  The Associated Press
  5. Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video)  Space.com
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New Queensland government bins Labor’s hydro project set to be key part of renewable transition

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LNP energy minister rules out considering a smaller version of the Pioneer Burdekin scheme

Queensland’s new Liberal National party government has cancelled a Labor hydro project despite public service advice that a downsized version of the scheme would have delivered “exceptional value on both a capacity and storage basis”.

Announced under premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in 2022, the gigantic Pioneer Burdekin pumped hydro scheme formed a key element of the state’s legislated plan for a renewables transition by 2035.

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Independent MPs cancel airline VIP memberships – as it happened

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In case you missed it – political editor Karen Middleton talked to shadow transport minister Bridget McKenzie about the Qantas saga for the Australian Politics podcast – please enjoy McKenzie’s nimble wordcraft:

Westpac has recorded a $7bn full-year profit, representing a modest decline on last year’s strong result, as the number of homeowners falling behind on repayments jumped higher.

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