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Teacher salaries could rise to up to 0,000 a year under a new plan by two states to fix shortages in the sector.
A man is in a stable condition after he staggered in to a packed Gold Coast restaurant bleeding from multiple stab wounds overnight.
And offices in Melbourne CBD are emptier than in any other capital city, new data has revealed, as Melbourne cafes and restaurants continue to suffer from the lack of foot traffic. - Plans to raise teacher salaries to 0,000 a year to stop sector shortage - Stabbed man staggers into packed Gold Coast restaurant - Businesses suffering as almost two thirds of Melbourne CBD offices are empty A truck stuck under a rail bridge is causing heavy traffic delays in Brisbane's CBD.
The overheight truck is wedged under a rail overpass on Countess Street.
Two lanes remain blocked and motorists should expect delays on approach.
Emergency services are on the scene.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has said the Coalition will support "reasonable steps" the government takes in its response to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, following this morning's release of an interim report. "It is a national tragedy and this is a problem that's been frankly decades in the making, back to the Vietnam War where people were treated very poorly when they came home," Dutton said. "The way our country provides support to our veterans should be a source of national pride, not shame. "I want to make sure we can support the government in every reasonable step they take to reducing and hopefully bringing to zero the numbers who seek to take their own lives." Dutton called on the government to move the veterans' affairs portfolio back into cabinet after it was made a junior ministry.
He refused to be drawn on whether the Coalition, which had been in government from 2013 until this year's federal election, would take responsibility for issues faced by veterans, saying it was an issue which has "been going on for decades" and "is not about politics".
A think-tank war game has predicted the outcome of a potential Taiwan conflict between China and the USA would be devastating for both superpowers.
Last week, as China began extensive naval and air drills in the Taiwan Strait, a 'what-if' war game examined how a hypothetical Chinese invasion in 2026 and subsequent US response would unfold.
A group of retired and former US officials took part in the war-gaming exercise.
The exercise ran through various scenarios during a potential Taiwan Strait conflict, including the US coming to Taiwan's defence if China were to invade.
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