School staff shortages are set to continue well into the new term despite growing calls from experts to dump vaccine mandates. Labor is upping the stakes in Parramatta, pledging millions of dollars in hyper-local election commitments. Australian security experts agree with Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s assessment that the nation must “prepare for war” to protect peace. Multi-million dollar bounties have been put on the heads of key figures in Sydney’s underworld.
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