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A man has died after a ute reversed into him at a shopping centre in Melbourne's north-east.

The incident occurred in the carpark of Dan Murphy's at Jackson's Court Shopping Centre in Doncaster East about 1.20pm.

The man, aged in his 80s, died at the scene.

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It is understood the man was dragged about 100m by the ute, which was being driven by an 81-year-old man.

The exact circumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and investigations are ongoing.

The driver is speaking with police.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam footage or any other information has been urged to contact police.

Sydney is set to host a renowned tech and culture festival on its first jaunt out of North America.

South By South West (SXSW) will come to the NSW capital in October next year with thousands of music, technology, art and gaming events.

Billing it as an "event for creative discovery", the organisers promise "the convergence of innovation, music, screen, tech, gaming and culture".

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SXSW is known for its headline music appearances like Dolly Parton, Billie Eilish, and Lizzo.

It also features "culture-defining sessions" with conversations from influential figures in the past like Barack Obama and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The festival began in Austin, Texas, in 1987 and is pegged as the "global destination for creative people to connect, collaborate and achieve their goals".

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The festival will take place at the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour.

It is expected to cost $150 million however the cost on the state government is not clear.

Minister for Tourism Stuart Ayres said Sydney was the "ideal choice" for the futuristic festival.

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"SXSW Sydney is the biggest event to come to Australia since Vivid," Ayres said.

"SXSW Sydney will provide significant benefits for the NSW visitor economy, with unparalleled networking opportunities to advance our tech and creative industries.

"The very best of the creative and tech industries in the Asia Pacific will be on display during SXSW Sydney, while also drawing thousands of people from around the world to enjoy our spectacular Harbour City."

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The event producer for SXSW Sydney Geoff Jones called it the "Olympics of events" for creatives.

"The city will come alive with over 1000 experiences including keynote speakers, inspiring panels and summits, live gaming sessions, screenings, product demonstrations, artists performances and countless opportunities to network at parties and dedicated events," he said.

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has responded to findings her government has a bullying problem, including a culture of belittling, fear and pressure on employees to alter unfavourable reports and information.

The premier was notably absent yesterday- a day after Peter Coaldrake's findings were released, due to a dental surgery appointment.

"I just had to get it done, I'm sorry," Palaszczuk said this morning.

"I couldn't speak."

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Palaszczuk reiterated the state government would implement all of Coaldrake's 14 recommendations.

"We accept the recommendations," the premier said.

"I'm accepting this lock, stock and barrel.

"The government embraces this, it is absolutely healthy for the government to have a health check from time to time."

Palaszczuk said the recommendation to release all cabinet papers publicly within 30 days was 'ground breaking' and 'revolutionary'.

She said recommendations to change the use of lobbyists will be considered by cabinet on Monday.

The Coaldrake report highlighted an improper and disproportionate influence of lobbyists on politicians and Palaszczuk accepted the view they should not be working on election campaigns.

"Let me make this clear to everyone in the business community- you do not need a lobbyist to have a meeting with my government," Palaszczuk said.

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The premier didn't confirm whether senior officials would be investigated and possibly stood down for allegations reported by Coaldrake which included "bullying and belittling" of staff and "bullying from above, moderating advice to suit a perceived preferred outcome".

"Some things I was shocked by ….. we will do better," Palaszczuk said.

"We all need to take responsibility and get this fixed."

Opposition leader David Crisafulli said calling the review a "health check" downplayed the seriousness of the allegations.

"To call this a health check undermines the issues that have been raised. This is not a health check. It is a crisis in governance," he said.

"The decay in transparency in this state doesn't need a clean and polish, it needs a root canal.

"It is a culture that has rotted from the top."

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He said Palaszczuk had failed to directly address concerns regarding lobbyists and with members of her staff.

"What a leader would do today is to reflect on it and outline the things that would change immediately to prove good governance and transparency in this state," Crisafulli said.

"A leader would step up and say that bullying and intimidation isn't on and would say 'I'm accepting responsibility' for it and apologise for all the people they employ who are directly accountable."

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A Melbourne burger shop inspired by Kanye West has been forced to undergo a thorough redesign after the rapper threatened to take legal action against it.

College Dropout Burgers, which opened in on Upper Heidelberg Road in Heidelberg in Melbourne's north-east in May 2021, is named after West's debut album and sells burgers named after West's songs.

West's album artwork is the shop's logo and a mural of West was painted inside the store.

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However, owner Mark Elkhouri received a cease and desist letter from the rapper's lawyers earlier this month.

He has since announced on the shop's Instagram page that "all references to Ye (FKA Kanye West)" will be removed from the store "following the instructions and concerns from Ye, Mascotte Holdings Inc. along with his legal representatives".

Elkhouri said the store's management team was withdrawing its crowned bear logo, change the burger names and remove all artwork in the store.

"We will continue to be inspired by and support Ye, just not publicly," he wrote on Instagram.

Elkhouri has told 3AW he is disappointed by West's actions.

"The whole idea or the whole concept was to kind of celebrate Kanye West and show a different side of his music, and artwork and fashion line," he said.

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"This is the guy that I kind of get my creative inspiration from."

"Anyone that is a fan of Kanye West and his music would kind of understand he actually does seek inspiration from other artists.

"So I was kind of like 'OK, well I don't sing, I don't rap, what I do is kind of like another form of art, and I believe it's modern-day art, which is food'."

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The federal government will review the supply contracts for COVID-19 vaccine and oral treatments in Australia.

The new Minister for Health Mark Butler said the review will look at the contracts signed by the former government with vaccine companies and evaluate whether they're suitable going forward.

Butler said the review will not investigate the success or failures of the country's pandemic response, which should be left to a formal inquiry or royal commission.

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"There will be a time for a proper inquiry into the country's response to the pandemic, I don't want this review to go to that," he said.

"I want this review to go to some good independent advice to the government about our existing arrangements and the contracts we've inherited from the former government both in relation to vaccine delivery over the next 12 to 18 months and treatments.

"What supply we currently have in-country whether they're adequate to our needs or even surplus.

"It's not about looking back and examining the rights and wrongs of the former government's approach to negotiating the contracts in the first place."

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Jane Halton, the former secretary for the department of finance, will lead the review.

Butler said the review will look at three key elements of the current COVID-19 vaccine deals including the current contracts and supply of vaccines and treatments.

It will also investigate whether the number of vaccines and oral treatments procured in the contracts will be sufficient or too many for the rest of 2022 and into 2023.

Finally, it will look at whether changes need to be made to the contracts about the supply for the next 12 to 18 months.

"We are determined as a government to stay on the front foot in the fight against this virus and ensure that the Australian community has priority access to the best possible vaccine protection against this virus and all of its variants," Butler said.

"And the best possible cutting-edge treatments to prevent severe illness and death for vulnerable Australians."

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Butler said that he doesn't think there are any issues with the contracts but the review ensures the contracts are "fit for purpose" in the current spread of the virus.

"This is a fast-moving landscape, we need to be agile," he said.

"We need to make sure arrangements that might have been fantastic three months ago are fit for purpose for the rest of this year."

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