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“It’s been five years of thousands of kids all over New Zealand playing with it.”

Another teacher was caught sniffing white powder from a classroom desk.

New details have emerged about a teacher who is accused of stabbing a principal at a secondary school in Melbourne.

Police swarmed Keysborough Secondary College in the city's south-east about 3pm yesterday after principal Aaron Sykes, 43, was allegedly slashed in the arm and lip with a kitchen knife by Kim Ramchen.

The court heard today that the IT teacher, 37, allegedly snapped after learning his contract would not be renewed.

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Sykes was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.

Ramchen was pulled away from staff who heard the commotion, the court heard.

Staff managed to pin him down after he allegedly returned to the office with a second knife.

The school went into lockdown following the incident.

"Me and my friends, we quickly ran into the food tech room and then we just hid there," one student told 9News.

Ramchen was arrested at the scene and was taken to hospital with a minor injury, where he remained under police guard.

He has since been charged with two counts of unlawful assault, one count of intentionally causing injury, recklessly engaging in conduct placing a person in danger of serious injury and assault with a weapon.

He appeared before Dandenong Magistrates' Court today.

Ramchen's brother told the court his brother is a quiet person and that he was shocked to hear about the alleged stabbing.

Ramchen was refused bail and will return to court on January 6.

In a letter sent to parents, the school said Sykes was "recovering well and is in good spirits".

The school also assured parents that no student was involved in the incident.

"Any form of violence within our school is entirely unacceptable. We are proud of the safe and supportive culture that is the norm at our school," the note read.

"We want to assure you that the health and safety of our students and staff is always our highest priority."

The school has reopened today.

An investigation into the incident remains ongoing. 

Anyone who witnessed the incident, has footage or any information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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The total compares with more than 12,000 financial sanctions in half that time.

Food Safety concluded the mouldy meals likely sat unrefrigerated at the school for days.

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The deep-sea search for the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which has been missing for more than 11.5 years, will resume in a matter of weeks.

The Malaysian government confirmed a 55-day seabed search of "target areas" will restart on December 30.

US robotics company Ocean Infinity will lead the search in areas deemed to have the "highest probability of locating the aircraft", Malaysia's Ministry of Transport confirmed in a statement.

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"Ocean Infinity has confirmed with the Government of Malaysia that it will recommence seabed search operations for a total of 55 days, to be conducted intermittently," the statement said.

"The latest development underscores the Government of Malaysia's commitment in providing closure to the families affected by this tragedy."

Ocean Infinity and Malaysia's government reached a "no find, no fee" agreement in March this year to resume the search for the missing flight.

The company will be paid A$110 million only if wreckage is discovered.

A private search in 2018 by Ocean Infinity also found nothing.

The Boeing 777 plane vanished from radar shortly after taking off on March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, including six Australians, on a flight from Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing.

Satellite data showed the plane turned from its flight path and headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.

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Double demerits will soon come into effect for the Christmas holidays, but not all Australian states and territories enforce them equally.

Some impose double demerits year-round, while others opt out entirely – though drivers from some states can still cop double demerit penalties across borders.

Here's when and where double demerits will be enforced over the 2025 Christmas holidays.

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NSW, the ACT and WA

NSW, the ACT and WA impose double demerits over most holiday periods and long weekends, including:

• the Christmas and New Year period
• Australia Day
• Easter
• Anzac Day
• King's Birthday
• Labour Day
• state-specific public holidays (e.g. WA Day)

Double demerits only apply to specific road offences.

In NSW, they are: speeding, using a mobile phone while driving, riding without a helmet, not wearing or incorrectly wearing a seatbelt (drivers and passengers).

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The same rules apply in the ACT, and a few additional offences are subject to double demerits in WA.

They are: drink or drug driving, running a red light, driving a vehicle fitted with a device designed to evade detection by a speed camera, and driving in a manner to evade detection by a speed camera.

Double demerits will be enforced on the following dates over the Christmas holidays:

• NSW: December 24 to January 4
• ACT: December 24 to January 4
• WA: December 19 to January 4

Queensland

Queensland also imposes double demerits, though in a slightly different way.

Instead of limiting double demerits to holiday periods, they are enforced year-round and apply to motorists who repeatedly commit specific offences.

These offences include:

• speeding more than 20km/h over the speed limit
• mobile phone offences
• driver seatbelt offences
• seatbelt offences for passengers under 16
• motorcycle helmet offences

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Drivers will have double demerits applied if they're caught repeating an offence from the same offence group two or more times within a year.

For example, a driver caught on their phone will receive double demerits if they are caught using it a second or subsequent time within 12 months.

Victoria, SA, NT and Tasmania

Unlike the other states, Victoria, SA, NT and Tasmania don't impose double demerits at all.

But that doesn't mean drivers are totally in the clear.

Motorists who hold a Queensland licence could still cop double demerits if they're caught committing an eligible offence in another state or territory.

That's because Queensland drivers who commit demerit-point offences interstate are subject to the demerit points that apply in their home state for the same offence.

The same goes for drivers from NSW, who are also subject to double demerits in their home state if they're caught breaking the rules across state lines.

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Donald Trump says his administration is "very seriously" considering a move to replicate Australia's superannuation system in the US.

Speaking at the White House during the announcement of a $US6.25 billion ($9.5 billion) donation towards the "Trump Accounts" program for American children, the president singled out Australia for its $4.1 trillion retirement savings pool.

"There's a certain Australian plan that people are liking and they're talking about … not for children, necessarily, but it's for people, working people," Trump said.

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"We're looking at it very seriously. It has worked out very well, it's a good plan."

It is not clear how the US would adopt superannuation alongisde its longstanding 401K pension fund system, where workers make voluntary payments into a retirement account or request their employer to make them.

But it is also not the first time Australian superannuation has been mentioned in Washington this year.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported in February comments from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who at the time said he was amazed at the reliable growth of superannuation.

Trump's praise of superannuation today was made alongside tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell, the couple who made the massive "Trump Accounts" donation.

Michael Dell, the founder of $US91 billion tech company Dell, said their donation would provide $US250 for every child aged under 11 who qualified for the program.

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Under the scheme, the US Department of the Treasury will deposit $US1000 into investment accounts it sets up for American children born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028.

The Dells' gift will use the "Trump Accounts" infrastructure to give $250 to each qualified child under 11.

"Trump Accounts" are available to any American child under 18 with a Social Security number.

Account contributions must be invested in an index fund that tracks the overall stock market. When the children turn 18, they can withdraw the funds to put toward their education, to buy a home or to start a business.

– Reported with Associated Press