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After 60 years, a unique celebration is coming to an end in South Australia.

The Tunarama Festival at Port Lincoln will not run next January, with the committee announcing it would begin "winding up" earlier this week.

"We are immensely proud as a committee of the work of past and present members, volunteers, quest ambassadors and supporters to create and uphold a tradition known as the Tunarama Festival for our community for over 60 years, however after several years of COVID and other factors, it is time for the event as we know it to end," Tunarama president Sharon Humenick said.

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"The festival has been supported by many local businesses over the years, including major partners Bendigo Community Bank, the City of Port Lincoln and the South Australian Tourism Commission, however times are changing and there is opportunity for a fresh look at the event and how it could be run in the future."

Port Lincoln Mayor Diana Mislov said the festival and its constituent parts, including the famed "tuna toss" event was "synonymous" with the city and its fishing industry.

"Generations of locals and visitors alike have enjoyed all that the festival has offered over the past 60 years," she said.

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But there's hope for locals yet.

Council CEO Matthew Morgan said the council would become a "custodian" of the festival's most iconic elements – "including the custom-made equipment and tuna that are used in the famous tuna toss event".

"We know there is a strong connection to the event, we know there will be questions about the future, but at this stage, we just want to safeguard the essence of the event, and at some stage in the future, we're sure that there will be a discussion about how this makes a resurgence," he said.

But Mislov said at this stage, the glorious return wasn't likely to be in 2024.

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Unions have hit out at a proposal that suggested public servants who work from home should have their salaries cut.

Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett said people working from home should be paid less than other workers, such as emergency service workers and nurses, who have no choice but to physically attend a workplace each day.

The former Liberal politician said those working from home are saving money and hassle in having to travel to a workplace and therefore should receive less salary.

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Community Public Sector Union Julian Kennelly said the suggestion was ridiculous.

He said if anything, those working from home should be paid more.

"People who are working from home are saving money for their employer," Kennelly said.

"Maybe they are the ones who should be getting the support. Because they are wearing the additional costs such as home office and IT.

But Kennett believes there is a psychological "divide" emerging in society since the working-from-home trend began from COVID-19 lockdowns, saying he was thinking about the future.

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"It creates division," he said.

"Those people who elect to work from home, save themselves a great deal of stress and save themselves financially. 

"Those who have to go to work, they have no alternative. It costs them, both financially and mentally.

He clarified that the proposal was nothing to do with the amount of work produced by employees.

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Kennett told the Herald Sun that the idea would help get more public sector workers back into the workplace.

A public sector union spokesperson has said that 80 per cent of its staff are working in the field, and that it would be counterintuitive for them to have the salary benefits removed as productivity rates have gone up since flexible workplaces have been introduced.

The Andrews Government has also responded to Kennett's suggestion by saying it will not take advice from the former Liberal leader, but that the idea would be a bold push to get people back into the office.

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A child has died from the flu in Queensland.

A Sunshine Coast Health spokesman confirmed the "heartbreaking" death of the 11-year-old after catching influenza.

"We would like to extend our sincere sympathies to the family during this extremely difficult time," the spokesman said.

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It is believed the child died at Sunshine Coast University Hospital.

It is the second death of a young person from flu to be confirmed this week.

A teenage school student died after contracting influenza on the New South Wales Central Coast

A Central Coast Local Health District spokesperson confirmed the death of a local student in the region with influenza B.

Last week, doctors called for parents to get their children vaccinated against flu after a spike in the number of youngsters being taken to hospital with flu-like illnesses.

In the week before, there was a 37 per cent increase in NSW emergency department presentations with influenza-like illness in the state, the health department said.

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One person is believed to be unaccounted for after an explosion in a gated community north of Brisbane this afternoon.

Residents reported hearing a "huge bang" on Nambucca Close in Murrumba Downs just before 1pm.

One home swiftly went up in flames with debris strewn down the street.

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"There were pieces of the house on our front lawn," one neighbour said.

"Broken glass everywhere, broken windows everywhere."

It's understood two people were living at the address.

One is believed to be safe, while the other is unaccounted for.

Firefighters have not yet been able to enter the property for a search after it took 35 of them two hours to bring the blaze under control.

"The scene, as you can imagine, was a bit chaotic when we first arrived," Matthew Draper of the QFES said.

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Police have declared an exclusion zone around the site, covering the area between Nambucca Close, Yaraki Court, Pine River Drive, and Drysdale Court, encompassing Barnard Crescent, Hastings Street, and Evans Court.

Hastings St and Evans Crt are closed.

Neighbouring properties have been evacuated.

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