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Police raid Mongols premises ahead of club's national run
A Mongols outlaw motorcycle clubhouse has been raided ahead of the group's national run this week.
Police searched an industrial complex at Blacktown in Sydney's west on Friday night and said they seized several items "consistent with the illegal sale and supply of alcohol".
This included bar stools, lounges, fridges, and alcohol.
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Officers also spoke with a 57-year-old man following the search of the premises.
The Mongols outlaw motorcycle club is preparing for its national run in Victoria, which will run from Wednesday to Saturday this week.
Detective Acting Superintendent Stuart Gordon said NSW Police will work with Victoria Police to ensure riders comply with the law and road rules.
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"We have assigned a significant number of resources to join our southern counterparts in policing the run, including officers attached to the southern region and traffic and highway patrol command," Gordon said.
"No illegal behaviour will be tolerated – either on or off the road – and, as well as minimising the impact of the ride to other motorists, police will be targeting any anti-social behaviour."
Kiwibank admits charging fees to customers eligible for waiver, now it’s time for the consequences
The bank admits they did wrong by their customers – now it’s time pay the penalty.
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Auckland will see fresh southwesterlies on Tuesday, a partly cloudy day with showers.
Search continues for US trail runner who went missing weeks ago
Rescuers in northern Colorado say they are still searching from the air and on the ground for a 49-year-old man who went missing late last month in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Chad Pallansch of Fort Collins, Colorado, was last heard from via text message around noon on September 27, according to the National Park Service.
The text "indicated he was almost to the summit of Mount Alice and roughly seven miles (11km) from the Bear Lake area," a news release stated.
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Pallansch, described as a "fit runner with both trail running and marathon experience," was reported overdue on September 28, the park service said.
Rangers found his vehicle parked at the North Inlet Trailhead on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Pallansch began his route from the East Inlet Trailhead near Grand Lake.
His reported itinerary included a 45-kilometre route "which included crossing the Continental Divide and travelling on established trails as well as off-trail travel through steep talus slopes," according to a release.
"Pallansch had not attempted this route previously, but is an experienced trail runner who has run numerous routes in the park, including Longs Peak, more than 30 times," park officials said.
Although Pallansch had personal navigation with him, the device was not designed for emergency assistance, according to the park service.
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At least 77 rescuers were involved in aerial and ground search efforts by Saturday, the 10th day of the search, including three dog teams and a state Department of Fire Prevention and Control drone team.
A portion of the park is closed off from Mount Alice to McHenry's Peak to help limit scent distractions for the dog teams, according to a release Saturday.
The ground search for Pallansch has been hampered by weather conditions including snow, ice and wind at high elevations, the park service said.
Cloud cover lifted Friday afternoon and weather for air operations improved, according to a release.
"Aerial reconnaissance via helicopter took place to take additional high-resolution photographs of high elevation ridgeline areas," the release on Saturday stated.
Pallansch is described as 1.7m tall and "likely wearing a black ultralight jacket, black running shorts or leggings and a grey fanny pack," the park service said.
Commonwealth Bank to cut almost 200 jobs after record profits, union claims
Commonwealth Bank is cutting almost 200 jobs in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, unions claim, despite posting a record full-year profit of $10.2 billion.
The Finance Sector Union says 192 backroom jobs are going in the three cities, including in consumer finance, everyday banking, home buying operations and Bankwest lending.
Commonwealth Bank could not confirm the numbers but said it always tries to redeploy affected staff.
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FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the union has been told automation is one of the reasons for the job losses.
"It is clear that the CBA has no hesitation throwing workers onto the unemployment queue in its relentless campaign to cut costs and boost profits," Angrisano said.
"Workers in the financial services sector should be enormously concerned that Australia's largest bank is now making workers redundant because of automation.
"The jobs being lost are specialists across a range of areas and it is hard to believe that the bank can afford to lose so many experienced staff at the same time that it has a significant overwork problem across the organisation."
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Angrisano claimed the latest cuts brought the number of jobs lost at CBA in the past year to 1085.
A CBA spokesman said it would work with staff affected to help find them new roles in or outside the company.
"As part of our focus on constant business improvement, we regularly review the skills we need and how we organised," a spokesman told 9news.com.au.
"That means from time to time some roles and work will change or no longer be required. These decisions are never easy nor are they taken lightly.
"Our priority is to treat every individual with respect and care, taking time to talk with each employee impacted to understand individual circumstances and work with them on finding opportunities and building skills to support them for another role in or outside the bank."
Clive Palmer backs last-minute bid for ticks not to count in Voice referendum
Mining billionaire Clive Palmer is backing a last-minute Federal Court bid to determine how ticks and crosses are recognised in this weekend's Voice referendum.
It comes after the court dismissed an earlier effort by United Australia Party senator Ralph Babet and Palmer, who is chairman of the party, to have "X" votes counted as a No.
An appeal over the decision is being heard by three Federal Court judges in Sydney on Monday.
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Barrister Luke Livingston SC argued ticks should not be counted as a formal response to the ballot but if they were, a cross should be similarly recognised.
"If the court concludes that the intention to vote Yes is the only plausible explanation for the use of a tick, we say it would follow that an intention to vote No is the only plausible explanation for the use of a cross," he said.
The Australian Electoral Commission has stated a tick in the box will count as Yes, backed by decades of legal precedent across six referendums.
"The legal advice provides that for a single referendum question, a clear 'tick' should be counted as formal and a 'cross' should not," the AEC said in August.
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Livingston said there was a plausible argument a tick should constitute a "non-response" to the ballot question.
"This is a short ballot paper, it has very few words, and they're very clearly expressed," he said.
"For somebody to put a tick on such a ballot paper that so plainly asks for Yes or No, is we say plausibly explained by the voter not reading and not understanding the ballot paper."
Livingston also argued in a system of compulsory voting, a tick may be taken as someone literally treating it as a "tick-the-box exercise" and should in that case also be taken as a non-response.
"No one can say with sufficient certainty that a tick… conveyed with unmistakable clarity the voter's intention to vote Yes," he said.
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The October 14 referendum ballot will present a proposed law to alter the constitution "to recognise the first peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice".
Voters will be asked: "Do you approve of this proposed alteration?"
To pass, the referendum needs more than half of all voters and four of the six states to vote in favour of the proposal.
The appeal hearing is continuing on Monday.
Cost of living stopping Aussies donating to charity report finds
Aussies are sitting on $18.5 billion of unwanted clothes, with most people having unworn outfits worth $952 in their wardrobes, a report has found.
Meanwhile, according to a report commissioned by Uber and Australian Red Cross, the rise in the cost of living is taking a toll on Australians' ability to give back.
Almost half of Aussies asked said they wanted to donate more to charity but financial constraints were a hurdle, the Cost of Giving report found.
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Now, the Australian Red Cross has teamed up with Uber to help people donate clothes to help Aussies in need, without having to take them to a charity shop themselves, or spend any money.
On Saturday October 21 free clothing pick-ups are on offer as part of the Australian Red Cross Clothing Drive.
Richard Wood, Head of Retail at Australian Red Cross, said it's an easy way to help.
"Australian Red Cross brings people and communities together in times of need and participating in the Clothing Drive, you are enabling us to raise funds to continue delivering this work," Wood said.
Dom Taylor, General Manager of Uber ANZ added it was a "no brainer."
"If you want to support vulnerable Aussie communities but aren't sure how to beyond cash donations or volunteering your time, consider spring cleaning your wardrobe and donating your preloved clothing," Taylor said.
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Uber is offering free Uber Package delivery to Red Cross Shops in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Bookings can be made on the Uber app on the day from 9am to 4pm by selecting the package option and selecting "Red Cross Shop" as the destination.
Last year's event saw 3400 donations made.
Items should be clean and in good condition.
Sydney Harbour apartment with peeling wallpaper sells for almost $2.5m
It's so unloved the wallpaper is peeling from the walls, but that didn't stop a buyer snapping up this North Sydney pad with panoramic harbour views for nearly $2.5m.