Multimillion dollar yacht destroyed in Sydney
Police and fire investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze that sank a $30m super yacht owned by Australian British businessman Michael Hintze in Sydney on Saturday night.
Police said emergency crews were called to a dock fire on Clarke Road at Woolwich on Sydney’s lower north shore just after eight pm on Saturday night to find the 195-foot vessel, the Andiamo fully engulfed.
Crews worked to extinguish the fire but the vessel was destroyed, with only debris left floating on the surface of the water on Saturday morning.
An investigation has been launched by the Marine Area Command into the cause of the fire.
The Andiamo was a luxury super yacht built in 2009 in Italy, that could accommodate a dozen guests, with a 15-member crew.
– AAP
Key events
Tony Burke the guest on Insiders this morning
Minister for employment and workplace relations Tony Burke is speaking to ABC Insiders this morning about his proposed changes to Australia’s workplace laws.
We’ll bring you all the latest as it happens.
Parliament to debate cost of living and workplace reforms
The cost of living and workplace reforms are expected to dominate federal parliament this week.
Politicians will return on Monday for a fortnight-long sitting, after a three-week break from Canberra.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be away for a sizeable chunk of the sitting as he travels through Asia and attends the G20 summit in New Delhi.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will introduce a raft of changes to industrial laws on Monday.
The “closing loopholes” bill will define casual employment, set minimum standards for independent contractors in the gig economy, and safeguard workers from discrimination if they have been affected by domestic violence.
But manager of opposition business in the house Paul Fletcher said has branded this next round of changes as “draconian” and “radical”, and claims parliament will have less than 24 hours to consider the bill before debate begins.
This bill imposes new barriers to casual employment – even though many Australians prefer this mode of work – and aims to force all workers in a given role at a given workplace to be paid exactly the same, regardless of experience or performance.
Independent South Australian MP Rebekha Sharkie will seek to progress the debate on the real-time disclosure of political donations and a lowering of the donation threshold to improve transparency.
Fellow NSW Independent MP Allegra Spender will lead a debate on the housing crisis, calling for fresh ways to boost supply and make more land available, as well as support young people and renters.
The federal opposition will pursue the government over the decision to knock back Qatar Airways from securing extra flights – a decision that’s been labelled a “protection racket” for Australia’s national carrier Qantas.
Nationals Senate leader Bridget McKenzie has lodged an order to produce documents relating to Transport Minister Catherine King’s decision.
There is also a push to disallow a government move to make medicines cheaper through 60-day prescriptions, which the coalition and pharmacists argue will force businesses to the wall.
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is expected on Wednesday to introduce reforms to the Murray Darling Basin Plan and water market changes.
– AAP
Multimillion dollar yacht destroyed in Sydney
Police and fire investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze that sank a $30m super yacht owned by Australian British businessman Michael Hintze in Sydney on Saturday night.
Police said emergency crews were called to a dock fire on Clarke Road at Woolwich on Sydney’s lower north shore just after eight pm on Saturday night to find the 195-foot vessel, the Andiamo fully engulfed.
Crews worked to extinguish the fire but the vessel was destroyed, with only debris left floating on the surface of the water on Saturday morning.
An investigation has been launched by the Marine Area Command into the cause of the fire.
The Andiamo was a luxury super yacht built in 2009 in Italy, that could accommodate a dozen guests, with a 15-member crew.
– AAP
Good morning
And welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog.
Australian music legend John Farnharm has given permission to the yes campaign to use his career-defining song You’re the Voice in the referendum campaign. Farnham has also released a statement in support of the Indigenous voice yes campaign, saying the song changed his life and he hopes it will now help change the lives of First Nations people.
A 20-year-old New South Wales man charged with killing a young woman and her teenage brother in a horror car collision will face court for a bail hearing on Sunday. Emergency services responded to the incident on Friday night to find the pair trapped in their car after it was hit head-on by a Mercedes allegedly travelling at high speed on the wrong side of the road.
Meanwhile, a multimillion dollar yacht has sunk in Sydney and workplace reforms are tipped to dominate when parliament resumes this week.
I’m Royce Kurmelovs, taking the blog through the day.
With that, let’s get started …
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