Operating Engineers Local 501 Commends Australian Gaming Regulator’s Action on Junkets – Business Wire

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 (https://local501.org/) commends the government of New South Wales, Australia and its Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority for their recent regulatory and enforcement actions against VIP-junket activity in the gambling industry. The modern VIP-junket model, in which junket agents recruit and often issue credit to high…

UN chief urges debt relief extension for Caribbean middle-income countries – Jamaica Gleaner

UNITED NATIONS, CMC United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has called for debt relief extension forCaribbean and other middle-income countries. Guterres says that innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic. In addressing a high-level UN General Assembly meeting on…

It was riddled with asbestos and the size of the MCG — and new ‘waste crime’ laws could stop it happening again – ABC News

A waste dump that became so choked withrubbish it was declared a “catastrophic fire risk”is now halfway to being cleared as tough new “waste crime” laws give authoritiesextra powers. Key points: The site inGeelong has frustrated authorities and prompted emergency plans for a nearby school Too much asbestos was found in the waste for any…

National Health Co-op goes into voluntary administration – The Canberra Times

The National Health Co-op, which runs eight not-for-profit clinics in Canberra, has gone into voluntary administration. In a message to staff on Monday, administrators Slaven Torline said the end of JobKeeper and “recent staff changes” had left an “insurmountable” forecast deficit. “The board and management have looked at further ways to address the NHC’s financial…