The Indonesian government is pondering a potential "tourist tax" on visitors to Bali as the number of arrivals continues to swell.

Tourists would pay up to $150 to enter the popular holiday destination, the Australian Financial Review has reported.

Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno told media this week that the proposal was under discussion by the government and President Joko Widodo.

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Bali Tourism Board chairman Ida Bagus Agung Partha Adnyana said the tax would stop Bali being seen as a "cheap" destination.

But critics of the proposal say what's needed is better enforcement of existing laws in order to keep rule-breaking tourists under control.

International visitors on tourist visas aren't allowed to try to make money in Indonesia, but some act as impromptu tour guides or motorbike renters to their co-nationals, according to Indonesian Hotel General Manager Association vice-chairman Komang Artana.

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The proposal comes as Indonesia continues to crack down on poorly behaved tourists.

As of mid-April, the Indonesian government had deported 93 foreigners from Bali, mostly due to visa or permit violations.

Russians formed the biggest contingent, with 24 visitors sent home, followed by Nigeria with seven, and then the US and Australia with six.

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The AFR has reported that the number of deportees for 2023 so far has by now risen to 101, still with just six Australians among them.

Visitor numbers to Bali have also been swelled by people fleeing the ongoing war in Europe.

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The search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at a popular fishing spot on the New South Wales South Coast has been suspended for today but will resume in the morning.

NSW Marine rescue has spent the day searching up and down the coast in an effort to find the man, who is believed to be in his 70s.

Emergency services went to the Kiama blowhole, about half an hour south of Wollongong, after the man "failed to resurface" at about 6.45pm yesterday.

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"Marine Rescue NSW vessels Shellharbour 30 and Port Kembla 31 have been stood down for the day as part of the multi-agency search for a missing fisherman off Kiama," Marine Rescue NSW said in a statement.

"Both vessels conducted parallel line tracking off the coast of Kiama from 8:30am until 3pm today."

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Emergency services worked together to search for the man last night, with a helicopter also scanning the coast.

The search will resume at 8am on Thursday morning.

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Working Australians have experienced the highest yearly jump in the cost of living on record, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Living Cost Indexes figures released today show all households saw increases in annual living costs in the March 2023 quarter.

Increases ranged from 7.1 to 9.6 per cent, all higher than the 7.0 per cent annual increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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"Living costs for employee households recorded the largest annual rise of all household types, at 9.6 per cent; the largest increase since this series started in 1999," Michelle Marquardt, ABS head of prices statistics, said.

"The last time the CPI recorded an annual increase of 9.6 per cent was in 1986."

The Living Cost Indexes include the impact of mortgage interest charges, but the CPI does not as it includes the cost of building a new dwelling instead, Marquardt added.

"As a result, living costs for all household types rose more than the CPI," she said.

These figures come a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates to 3.85 per cent, a move that shocked many.

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Today Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews criticised the RBA and accused the board of "smashing families".

"I want to assure you the board is very focused on understanding these pressures on family budgets," RBA boss Philip Lowe said.

"(We) talk about them a lot at our meetings and we do take them into account in our decisions."

A parliamentary committee passed on its verdict on the cost of living crisis today too, with an interim report confirming wages are not growing fast enough to keep up with inflation as the cost of energy, housing and groceries rise.

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An Apple Airtag can help you keep track of your keys and other valuable items.  

But they have also been used to stalk women around the world. 

Today, the company joined forces with Google to establish protections for anyone who may be being illegally tracked.

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The tech titans have proposed new industry specifications which will allow iOS and Android users to receive a notification when an unknown tracking device is travelling with them. 

Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, Eufy security and Pebblebee have expressed support for the draft specification, which offers best practices and instructions for manufacturers, should they choose to build these capabilities into their products.

Ron Huang, Apple's vice president of sensing and connectivity, says improvements must be made to ensure the technology is only being used "as intended".

"This new industry specification builds upon the AirTag protections, and through collaboration with Google, results in a critical step forward to help combat unwanted tracking across iOS and Android."

Google's vice president of engineering for Android, Dave Burke reaffirmed Android's "unwavering commitment" to protecting users.

"Bluetooth trackers have created tremendous user benefits, but they also bring the potential of unwanted tracking, which requires industry-wide action to solve," Burke said.

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Safety and advocacy groups like the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) in the US have contributed to the proposal. 

Erica Olsen, Safety Net senior director, says "the NNEDV is encouraged by this progress". 

"These new standards will minimise opportunities for abuse of this technology and decrease the burden on survivors in detecting unwanted trackers," she said.

The specification has been submitted as a draft via the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), a leading standards development organisation. 

Interested parties are invited and encouraged to review and comment over the next three months. 

Following the comment period, Apple and Google will partner to address feedback and will release a production implementation of the specification for unwanted tracking alerts by the end of 2023 that will then be supported in future versions of iOS and Android.

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Two police officers stabbed and seriously injured by a man who was then shot dead in rural South Australia had been following up on a "minor disturbance" from the day before.

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said the man stabbed Brevet Sergeant Ian Todd, 53, and Brevet Sergeant Jordan Allely, 32, multiple times before he was shot dead.

The officers were attending the man's home on Symons Street in Crystal Brook, about 200km north of Adelaide, about 10.15am today when they were attacked.

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Stevens said Todd, who was the officer in charge in nearby Port Germein, suffered "life-threatening, critical injuries" after being stabbed the neck, arm and hands.

Todd was airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Allely, the officer in charge in Crystal Brook, suffered stab wounds to his right leg and arm.

He was taken to Port Pirie Hospital to be airlifted to Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

It is understood the officers were wearing stab-proof vests and body cameras.

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Stevens said the officers were following up in relation to a disturbance at a local supermarket yesterday.

He would "not elaborate on the specifics" of the incident which led to the call-out.

Stevens said the incident was "very traumatic" for those involved, including a neighbour, who was the first on the scene.

"He took it upon himself after potentially hearing gunshots to help, I can't convey how grateful (we are)," he said.

"The officers who were first on scene are doing an excellent job and they are maintaining perspective.

"The sad reality is that police officers are injured quite frequently while on duty and we're very hopeful that both of these police officers come through the injuries they have received.

"Our position as police officers who attend work have every right to expect to go home safe at the end of their shift."

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A coronial inquiry will be undertaken into the man's death and the stabbing of the officers, Stevens said.

SA Police Association president and chief executive Mark Carroll earlier said one officer was in "a very bad way" after the attack.

"It's a tragedy for everybody," Carroll said.

"We are very concerned for our members and the serious injuries they have received today."

Carroll said the association was providing support to the officers and their families.

"This is a horrifying reminder of the levels of extreme violence frontline police officers face in the line of duty," he said.

Premier Peter Malinauskas said he had been briefed on the incident by the police commissioner.

"My thoughts are with the two injured officers and their families," he said.

"Our police put their lives on the line every day to keeping us safe, for that we are forever grateful."

Major Crime detectives, forensic teams and the Internal Investigation Section remain at the scene of the incident.

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