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Liberal MP Andrew Laming will be investigated by the Australian Electoral Commission after allegations emerged he operated about around 30 Facebook pages without authorisation. (Supplied Nine)
After those allegations were aired on 9News, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had asked Mr Laming to complete an awareness course to build his understanding and awareness about his actions .
In a statement to 9News, an AEC spokesperson confirmed it would be investigating the claims in the article and the requirements for electoral authorisation . The AEC looks at information either referred to us or available in the public domain - including through media coverage, the spokesperson said.
I won t be lectured : Littleproud hits back at Miles in vaccine stoush
Federal Minister David Littleproud has hit back at comments made by Queensland s Deputy Premier Dr Steven Miles amid a growing stoush between the Commonwealth and state governments over the nation s COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
Dr Miles had suggested that Mr Littleproud s earlier criticism of the Queensland Government s COVID-19 rollout was an attempt to distract from the controversey surrounding embattled MP Andrew Laming.
Mr Miles also said particularly offensive remarks aimed at state governments over a slower than expected COVID vaccine rollout weren t needed, adding that Mr Littleproud should give the Federal Government an uppercut for not doing better.
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Bailey Drewry, 16, caught a bus from Port Fairy early on March 5.
When he didn t return home that afternoon, his family contacted police.
Sergeant Tom Morris from Warrnambool Police Station said that was the last time his family had contact with him.
Bailey boarded a bus but never made it to school.(Supplied Nine)
The teenager has been missing for nearly a week.(Supplied Nine) That s quite concerning and we want to make sure that he s okay, he said. We followed up with the school, and he unfortunately didn t attend school that day so he wasn t reported as attending school.
Police are investigating whether Bailey s disappearance is connected to 16-year-old Breeana Knowles who went missing from her Warrnambool address just a day after Bailey.
Melbourne s air has been infused by the smell of smoke over the past few days, with many wondering why.
According to VicEmergency, residents in metropolitan Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula may see or smell smoke due to a number of planned burns taking place across Victoria.
The health message was issued yesterday at 12.24pm, reassuring people there was no immediate threat to the community and no action required.
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A planned burn covering more than 604 hectares occurred yesterday afternoon, about 4km east of Glenburn, near Kinglake.
Other burns, one 14km north of Noojee and another 5km east of Neerim South in the state s east, are still in progress.