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In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York prosecutor.

The court's action is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once before.

Trump's tax records are not supposed to become public as part of prosecutor's criminal investigation, but the high court's action is a blow to Trump because he has for so long fought on so many fronts to keep his tax records shielded from view.

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The ongoing investigation could also become an issue for Trump in his life after the presidency. Trump has called it "a fishing expedition" and "a continuation of the witch hunt — the greatest witch hunt in history".

The Supreme Court waited months to act in the case. The last of the written briefs in the case was filed October 19. But a court that includes three Trump appointees waited through the election, Trump's challenge to his defeat and a month after Trump left office before issuing its order.

The court offered no explanation for the delay, and the legal issue before the justices did not involve whether Trump was due any special deference because he was president.

The court's order is a win for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, who has been seeking Trump's tax records since 2019 as part of an investigation. Vance, a Democrat, had subpoenaed the records from the Mazars accounting firm that has long done work for Trump and his businesses. Mazars has said it would comply with the subpoena, but Trump, a Republican, sued to block the records' release.

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Vance's office had said it would be free to enforce the subpoena and obtain the records in the event the Supreme Court declined to step in and halt the records' turnover, but it was unclear when that might happen.

The case the high court ruled in involves a grand jury subpoena for more than eight years of Trump's personal and corporate tax records. Vance has disclosed little about what prompted him to request the records. In one court filing last year, however, prosecutors said they were justified in demanding the records because of public reports of "possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organisation".

Part of the probe involves payments to two women — porn actress Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal — to keep them quiet during the 2016 presidential campaign about alleged extramarital affairs with Trump. Trump has denied the affairs.

In July, the justices in a 7-2 ruling rejected Trump's argument that the president is immune from investigation while he holds office or that a prosecutor must show a greater need than normal to obtain the tax records.

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Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, whom Trump nominated to the high court, joined that decision. It was issued before Trump's third nominee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, replaced the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the court.

As part of its July decision, the high court returned the Vance case and a similar case involving records sought by Congress to lower courts. And the court prevented the records from being turned over while the cases proceeded.

Since the high court's ruling, in the Vance case, Trump's attorneys made additional arguments that his tax records should not be turned over, but they lost again in federal court in New York and on appeal. It was those rulings that Trump had sought to put on hold.

A DJ's Adelaide Fringe gig was shut down after some people got up and danced – an activity still banned in bars and pubs in South Australia.

Security guards at the Garden of Unearthly Delights moved in to cut off the music on Saturday after some enthusiastic attendees got up and boogied to the tunes.

Dancing is permitted at ticketed events and private functions like weddings, prompting almost 10,000 people to sign a petition to bring it back at all events and venues in South Austtralia.

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Dancing in venues was banned in March last year, and the ban is still in force despite no cases of community COVID-19 transmission in South Australia since November 2020.

"People are confused and frustrated at the moment," Scott Maidment of the Garden of Unearthly Delights said.

"It's this time of year that people are used to celebrating and partying, and they feel like the rest of their life is normal."

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Business owners say the ban is outdated, and they want clarity on when restrictions will be lifted.

"Obviously people are out, they're now able to stand up and drink, really, dancing has got to be the next move forward," Andrew Wallace of the West End Traders Association said.

But SA Health maintains the combination of dancing and drinking alcohol remains a high-risk activity.

Tributes are flowing for a teenager who was stabbed to death in Morwell in Victoria's south-east at the weekend.

Nicholas Henry was remembered for his laugh and cheeky smile, his mother saying he had a heart of gold.

Tributes filled a makeshift memorial today, paying respect to Nicholas Henry.

Friend Dianne Shaw remembered young Nicholas "walking in the door, with a cheeky grin on his face, twinkle in his eye, angelic face".

"He was just the most delightful young man," she said.

Another friend, Michele Campbell, paid tribute describing a kind, happy person.

"Nicholas was always on the go, always happy, always cheeky.

"He was a really nice little kid and I don't know what's happened," she said.

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The 18-year-old was allegedly stabbed 14 times in Morwell early on Saturday morning and left to die on the road. The teenager later died in hospital.

His parents paid tribute to their son.

"He had a heart of gold, the heart was too big for his chest sometimes," Nicholas' mother Karen Henry said.

"I'm angry. I'm upset. He was a good kid," his father Ian Pope said.

Friends gathered on the weekend to hold a vigil, celebrating his life.

A crowdfunding page has been set up to help pay for funeral costs.

Ms Shaw said the loss was extremely difficult.

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"It's really hard to lose someone like that and the bonds we build as resi-workers."

"People don't realise how close we become with them and how hard it is to lose them like this. He didn't deserve this."

Morwell man Brayden Smart has been charged with murder over the alleged incident.

It's the 20-year-old's first time in custody.

Mr Smart has been remanded in custody.

He is due to reappear at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court on July 19.

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The Federal Government is set to announce a major update to its JobSeeker program, 9News can confirm.

The Expenditure Review Committee had its final discussion about a permanent increase in the JobSeeker allowance on Friday and it will be discussed by the cabinet in Parliament tonight.

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This means it could be run by the Coalition party room tomorrow and then be made public.

It could mean 1,750,000 unemployed Australians will keep some of the increased payments that came with the COVID-19 supplement.

New data has revealed a staggering fall in the number of people leaning on the JobKeeper subsidy, ahead of its cut-off next month.

About 520,000 employers and 2.13 million employees have graduated from the JobKeeper program since September last year, which means they are no longer claiming the supplement.

The new payment was introduced when the pandemic hit and many were unable to work.

The ATO is also reporting a 56 per cent drop in those relying on JobKeeper between phase one ending in September and phase 2 JobKeeper ending in December.

Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to 6.4 per cent as almost 30,000 people found work during a difficult holiday for many in the southern states.

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed for January 2021, employment increased by 29,100 people (0.2 per cent) to 12,939,900 people.

The total number of employment year-on-year was down by 0.4 per cent or 45,600 people.

JOBSEEKER CHANGES EXPLAINED

Up until September last year, the coronavirus supplement was fortnightly payment of $550 that is applicable for those receiving the JobSeeker payment, Youth Allowance, Austudy and a number of other payments.

The payment was scaled down to a rate of $250 per fortnight until December 31, 2020.

From January 1, this year, the coronavirus supplement will cease and the amount JobSeekers are receiving will revert back to their pre-pandemic levels.

How much you receive from JobSeeker depends largely on your personal situation.

Caring for a dependent child or children will raise your payment, while having a partner will slightly lower your payment.

For the sake of simplicity, let's assume you are single with no children.

Over the past few months, you were receiving $1115.70 a fortnight. Of this, $565.70 is the government's JobSeeker payment and $550 is the Coronavirus Supplement.

From now, that coronavirus supplement has been downgraded to $250.

That means the maximum fortnightly payment from September 25 for a single person with no children will scale down to $815.70.

A full explanation of the changes can be found on the Services Australia website here.

Crown director Harold Mitchell has stepped down after the Victorian government announced it will hold a royal commission into Crown Resorts to determine if it is suitable to hold a casino licence in the state.

The high-profile media buyer's resignation is effective immediately.

The decision to hold the royal commission comes after a New South Wales inquiry led by former Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin found the casino group was unfit to hold a licence at its Sydney venue at Barangaroo.

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The decision came amid allegations of poor governance and money laundering, including at Melbourne's Crown Casino.

Minister for Gaming and Liquor Regulation Melissa Horne today said there were a number of troubling issues raised in the Bergin inquiry.

"There were a number of significant issues that came out … we've gone through that inquiry line-by-line," she said.

"The most appropriate response to those findings and what will protect Victorians best is a royal commission."

Former Federal Court judge Raymond Finkelstein, QC, will be the commissioner overseeing the inquiry.

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Ms Horne flagged the government would also consider establishing an independent casino regulator.

"I think that's an appropriate response to what has occurred in NSW and some of the admissions made by Crown, so that we can have the best form of regulation and a casino operator that is working within the law in Victoria," she said.

The minister said the findings of the Bergin report were "so severe" that the royal commission into the casino giant was imperative.

Crown will continue to operate in Melbourne through the royal commission.

Ms Horne said it was a fast-tracked inquiry and flagged findings would be available by the end of the year, with the first report expected in August.

It is estimated to cost taxpayers between $5 million and $7 million.

Alliance for Gambling Reform Chief Advocate Tim Costello said he was ecstatic with the decision.

"I'm delirious with joy, for nearly 20 years I've been calling for a royal commission … and I didn't think maybe I'd ever see this in my lifetime," he said.

"We know that in Victoria both sides of politics have been captured by the power of Crown."

Crown responded to the announcement late today saying it would fully cooperate with the inquiry.

In a statement, Crown's executive chairman Helen Coonan said the casino operator welcomed the decision to hold the royal commission.

"Crown welcomes the announcement from the Victorian Government as it provides an opportunity to detail the reforms and changes to our business to deliver the highest standards of governance and compliance, and an organisational culture that meets community expectations," Ms Coonan said.

"Victorians should be assured we recognise the responsibility placed on us by the community, governments and regulators and we will fully cooperate with the royal commission."

Last week the Western Australian government announced an inquiry with the powers of a royal commission into the casino group following the Bergin report.

The heat on Crown Resorts saw chief executive Ken Barton and non-executive director Andrew Demetriou resign after after coming under fire in the Bergin inquiry.

Crown directors Michael Johnston and Guy Jalland, both appointees of former chairman and major shareholder James Packer, also resigned in the days following the report's release.

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