A court is set to deliver a decision in a health and safety case against the operator of a jumping castle over a tragedy that killed six children at a primary school.

Students Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died after the incident at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, Tasmania, in December 2021.

Three other children were seriously injured in the accident, which made worldwide headlines.

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They were enjoying end-of-year celebrations on the oval of the school in north-west Tasmania when a wind gust lifted the castle and several inflatable balls into the air.

Rosemary Gamble, the owner of Taz-Zorb, pleaded not guilty to failing to comply with health and safety duties.

She faced a 10-day hearing in Devonport Magistrates Court in November and Magistrate Robert Webster is expected to deliver his decision today.

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According to court documents, seven students were on the castle when a significant weather event dislodged it.

They fell from the castle, while a blower attached to the castle to keep it inflated struck a nearby student.

One witness said the castle was tossed 75 metres by the mini-tornado, while one student recalled seeing her friend fall and another heard screams.

Engineering and weather experts, as well as the castle's Chinese manufacturers gave evidence at the hearing.

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Gamble, who was charged in November 2023, is accused of failing to ensure the anchorage system was sufficient to prevent the castle from lifting.

It is alleged the castle was tethered at four of its eight anchorage points, not in line with the manufacturer's instructions, which required a peg at each point.

It has also been alleged Gamble didn't follow the manufacturer's instructions and failed to properly train Taz-Zorb staff and take all reasonable steps to ensure children weren't exposed to risk.

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A head-on crash involving a ride-share car in Perth has left a young woman dead, a man fighting for life and another man injured.

The 24-year-old woman was killed about 10pm yesterday, just metres from her destination on Birdwood Parade in Dalkeith.

It's understood the collision occurred when a 45-year-old man lost control of his Jaguar and mounted the curb, crossing onto the wrong side of the road and slamming into a Honda head-first.

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The woman was left unconscious in the passenger seat of the Honda.

"It was just a massive crash, it was just an awful thing to hear," resident Ellen told 9News.

Neighbours rushed to help the woman.

"Someone from just the public were giving CPR until ambulance arrived quite a bit later," Ellen said.

Despite efforts from paramedics, the passenger died from her injuries.

The driver of the Honda, a man in his 20s working as a ride-share driver, was left trapped in the car and had to be cut out by the jaws of life.

He was fighting for life in the Royal Perth Hospital tonight.

The man in the Jaguar suffered serious injuries.

He is helping police with their investigation.

Australian residents will no longer compete with foreign investors at auction or when buying an existing home, regardless of who wins the next election. 

The Albanese government announced the new rules today, mirroring a Coalition pledge.

Labor is set to freeze out foreign buyers from purchasing already built homes for two years, beginning on April 1.

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Housing Minister Clare O'Neil said the policy would "free up thousands of properties for Australians".

"We're in the midst of a housing crisis because for 30 years governments around the country haven't built enough homes for the Australians who need it," she said.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton first proposed the policy in his budget reply last year.

"They absolutely bucketed this policy for the last 12 months and now five minutes before the election they copy it," opposition housing spokesman Michael Sukkar said.

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather also said Labor was copying the Coalition.

"It will not touch the sides of the housing crisis," she said.

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The Coalition is pushing on with its plan to allow first home buyers to access $50,000 from their superannuation.

"I want to see Australians first into housing and that includes first generation Australian citizens," Dutton said.

The Greens criticised the policy.

"Are they seriously suggesting the new deal for young people is you might get to buy a home but you have to drain your retirement savings to do it," Chandler-Mather said.

The Coalition leads Labor in new polling out today.

A YouGov poll of 40,000 voters has the coalition ahead 51.1 per cent to 48.9 per cent on a two-party preferred basis and winning 73 of the 150 seats in the house of representatives.

But Dutton would still have to negotiate with the crossbench if those figures translated into election results.

Some of them want to see larger changes to the way the parliament runs.

"[It's] not just about the day of forming government but also about how we make decisions in the parliament," teal independent Allegra Spender told the ABC's Insiders today.

Jewish leaders have warned Australia could be sleepwalking into a Nazi nightmare after video emerged of white supremacists holding a bootcamp at a Melbourne beach.

The group, which included children, ran military-style drills on Elwood Beach in an exercise that caused anger and outrage.

"These losers came and did a workout in the park and then tried to play tough by putting up a racist symbol," Labor MP Josh Burns told 9News.

Jacob Hersant, the man jailed last year for performing the now-illegal Nazi salute, was among the group, as was a male child.

They performed boxing drills before being joined by female supporters for a chat.

"These evil men are trying to build a Hitler Youth in the heart of Melbourne. It should frighten and concern every Australian," Dr Dvir Abramovich from the Anti-Defamation Commission said.

The group's actions were not illegal. There appeared to be no swastikas on display and no Nazi salutes being performed.

Even so, some Jewish leaders say the mere existence of the group itself should be outlawed.

"We introduced laws to outlaw the Nazi salute and if we need to increase the number of symbols that are outlawed so that they can get the clearest of message that that silly flag that they tried to hold up in the middle of our beautiful suburb isn't acceptable, then so be it," Burns said.

The state government was scathing.

"It's a blatant, outrageous display publicly to gain attention," Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio said.

But Abramovich warns this could be more than that.

"If Australia doesn't wake up to this ticking time bomb. We will wake up and realise that something terrible has happened," he said.

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The fate of Victoria's top cop is about to be revealed, days after police officers made a damning vote of no confidence in Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton.

Premier Jacinta Allan and Police Minister Anthony Carbines will front cameras tomorrow about an announcement on the role.

Patton has so far refused to resign but members of Victoria's Police Association want him gone.

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"They sent us and the force and the government a very strong message on Friday and they're calling for change," Wayne Gatt from the Police Association of Victoria said.

"It's not a personal attack. it's just a reality."

The government has made no comment since the vote on Friday.

"The premier and the minister are receiving briefings from their department secretaries this weekend. They will have more to say tomorrow," Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio said when asked today.

Opposition police spokesperson David Southwick described the days of relative silence as "a government missing in action".

Opposition MPs led a crowd of more than 100 through the suburb of Hampton today, demanding a tougher stance on youth crime and bail laws.

"We've been burgled three times in the last five years," protester Darryl Burnett told 9News in Hampton.

"It's quite scary."

Since taking over as police chief in 2020, Patton has overseen a surge in youth crime and resignations and has also failed to finalise a new pay deal for the past two years.

In that time, Victoria's equivalent number of full time police has stagnated, increasing by just 0.85 per cent, from 15,923 officers in June 2020 to 16,059 officers in June 2024, while hundreds of those are off sick and injured.

Patton's contract expires in June.

The premier does not have the power to force him to resign, while police chief commissioners have survived votes of no confidence before.

NZTA said the road was expected to be closed for several hours.

A 16-year-old girl attending a sports event was assaulted during the vicious melee.

The crash happened at Tutira about 4.35pm.