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Anthony Albanese is copping heat from both parties over his $4.3 million coastal property purchase.

After the PM acquired the cliff-top home in Copacabana on NSW's Central Coast he acknowledged his "good income" and privilege as a well-paid politician.

While some Labor MPs have defended Albanese's right to buy property, members of the coalition are furious and several anonymous federal MPs have reportedly raised eyebrows.

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Deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley took the opportunity to blast the PM over the huge purchase.

Ley described the PM as "out of touch with ordinary Australians who are really struggling and really worried in the lead up to Christmas" to Sky News.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton wished Albanese and his fiancé Jodie Hayden well on Tuesday and said the couple were "obviously planning for the next stage of life post-politics".

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Nationals leader David Littleproud also defended Albanese and implied he was setting himself up for retirement.

"The prime minister has made smart decisions, and he shouldn't be brought down for that," Littleproud said.

Labor insiders are said to be privately baffled by his decision to acquire a $4.3 million waterfront home in the current economic climate.

"Several Labor insiders have spoken out. They're angered by the PM's decision, especially in the lead up to an election that's going to be fought on the issue of cost of living," Ben Fordham, who broke the news yesterday, said on-air today.

"The feeling inside Labor is that the PM has completely misread the room… ALP insiders are conceding this is his Hawaii moment, you know, there's trouble in paradise."

Ley responded to claims the ALP was not so chuffed with the news.

"I'm not surprised that the Prime Minister's Labor colleagues are starting to suggest that he's out of touch, out of touch with ordinary Australians," she added.

Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen admitted the PM didn't consult with his party over the purchase. 

"Of course he didn't and nor should he have. Every Australian is entitled to buy and sell property," he told ABC Radio.

"He cops it when he provides a rent holiday to his tenants. He cops it when he buys a property. I think most average Australians say fair enough. You know, this is what aspiration is about."

Amanda Rishworth, minister for social services, said Albanese was unfairly copping it over something plenty of politicians have done.

"It's entirely a matter for the prime minister and his fiancé," she said.

"He wouldn't be the first politician, or indeed person, in Australia to buy and sell property."

After news of his purchase broke, Albanese defended his lavish property portfolio and said he knew what it was like to struggle.

"My mum lived in the one public housing [home] that she was born in for all of her 65 years," he said.

‘My heart goes out to those people and families.’

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Australian retail giant Harvey Norman has opened its latest store in the UK in a new foray overseas.

The store at the Merry Hill shopping centre in the West Midlands region of England covers more than 5000 square metres, and is 15km from the UK's third-largest city Birmingham.

It is modelled on Harvey Norman outlets in Australia and sells appliances, technology, furniture and beds.

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Harvey Norman already has two stores in Northern Ireland.

The company's UK managing director Lachlan Roach told the UK Retail Gazette it had been eyeing a presence in England for some time.

"With over 300 stores in eight countries across the globe, it will be no surprise that we have been wanting to make our entrance to the English market for a while.

"The opportunity we had to open in a key national destination like Merry Hill was not one to miss, and it makes for the perfect home for our flagship location.

"We're a customer-centric brand, and Merry Hill has a vibrant community, so we are thrilled to bring both our extensive range of lifestyle, technology, and entertainment products and the exceptional service that Harvey Norman is renowned for worldwide."

The UK has a population of nearly 67 million, with 3 million people living in the West Midlands.

But the country's economy has been sluggish in recent years as it battled high inflation and interest rate rises.

The record of major Australian retailers attempting to make a success in the UK is a mixed one.

In 2017, hardware giant Bunnings began an ill-fated launch there when its parent company, Wesfarmers, bought out UK homewares chain Homebase.

But it ended after a series of misjudgments, resulting in a $1 billion write-down.

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Several Waikato stores were burgled and damaged.

Westpac and St George customers have reported issues accessing internet banking for a third day in a row.

Both banks said they were aware of customers having issues accessing online and mobile banking this morning.

It comes after the services were restored following an outage yesterday and on Monday.

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Both banks took to social media to apologise to customers who were experiencing issues accessing online and mobile banking this morning.

"Our teams are currently working to fix the issue," Westpac and St. George said in separtate statements said on X.

"We apologise for the inconvenience and will continue to share updates."

Extra water taken from kidney dialysis machines is now being used to clean dirty Sydney streets.

The City of Sydney is using surplus filtered water taken from the life-saving machines at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital instead of letting it circle the drain.

The council has developed a plan to use the runoff tanks rather than Sydney drinking water and in turn will save a whopping 1.5 million litres every year.

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Excess ultrapure water from the dialysis units are usually stored in 10,000-litre tanks on-site.

Global annual water usage for hemodialysis, also simply known as dialysis, is in the billions, according to the National Library of Medicine in the US.

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Two-thirds of this water is the reverse osmosis reject water emptied into the drain.

The "reject" water from Royal Prince Alfred will now be used in Sydney for council cleaning tasks such as hosing off footpaths and washing away graffiti.

Clover Moore, Lord Mayor of Sydney, praised the Australian-first scheme for its impact on the environment.

"Water is our most precious resource and finding ways to better manage it is crucial to Sydney's resilience. This is increasingly important as the climate crisis lengthens periods of drought," she said.

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"Not only does this collaboration mean there is more drinking water available, the filtered supply is great for street cleaning because it has low levels of particles, calcium and magnesium.

"That means it's less likely to leave residue and streaking, is less abrasive on road and footpath surfaces, and reduces equipment scaling."

The collaboration between the Sydney Local Health District and City of Sydney is set to improve water sustainability for both organisations. 

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A statue of the iconic viral Australian breakdancer Raygun has appeared on a lawn in a Melbourne suburb.

Rachael Gunn captivated the world earlier this year with her routine at the first, and possibly last Olympic-breaking event, quickly becoming an overnight sensation.

She has now been recognised with a statue standing on a Northcote lawn, according to a tip on 3AW's Rumour File.

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Raygun, a 36-year-old full-time lecturer at Sydney's Macquarie University, has completed a PhD in breaking culture and is a lecturer in media, creative arts, literature and language.

She failed to score any points at the Olympics in her routines, which included a "kangaroo" dance.

The statue appears to have recreated that moment. 

"Following on from her huge success of breakdancing in Paris, Raygun is now dancing in the streets in the north," a caller told 3AW's Rumour File.

It's not known who created the statue.