Weekly Top Post Roundup from Australian Communities

Here's your weekly roundup of top posts from across Aussie Zone

Top 5 from Australia:

• Weekly Random Thread #36 05-09-2023
• Hundreds of Aboriginal children likely buried in unmarked graves at three WA missions
• Rise of draconian anti-protest laws in Australia is highlighted by UN Special Rapporteur
• Australia’s export of fossil fuels like selling drugs to ‘maintain’ lifestyle, former top fire chief says
• Alan Joyce to leave Qantas after tumultuous week to make room for 'renewal'

Top 5 from Aussie Enviro:

• Australia has highest per capita CO2 emissions from coal in G20, analysis finds
• Northern Land Council slams "outrageously low" fine for illegal land clearing
• 4WD owner and towing company fined after treating wetlands as 'playground'
• The illegal killing of 265 trees on Sydney's North Shore is not just vandalism. It's theft on a grand scale
• Unveiling the enigmatic world of moths: from ancient pollinators to whistling wonders

Top 5 from Australian News:

• Claude the leaf thief devours $6k worth of seedlings intended for koala habitat
• Gig economy workers to get $400m wage boost under Labor’s closing loopholes bill
• Australia is pockmarked with small dams. With a little tweak, many could be turned into 'batteries'
• [satire] ‘Blocking other airlines was in the national interest’ says PM from Qantas Chairman’s Lounge
• Alan Joyce and Qantas in crisis! | Media Watch

Top 5 from Australian Politics:

• Mark McGowan pressured EPA boss to drop tough emissions guidelines in 'extraordinary' phone call
• Senate inquiry to investigate federal government's decision to block additional Qatar Airways flights
• Scott Morrison says Anthony Albanese shouldn't rush to visit Bejiing this year
• Just 11 seconds of answers preceded the third question on Qatar saga — and then all hell broke lose
• What's fuelling speculation about Annastacia Palaszczuk's leadership?

Top 5 from Melbourne:

• One killed, five hospitalised after man drives into pedestrians and crashes into two cars in Melbourne’s CBD
• Once upon a time Melbourne had freight trams!
• The Tote officially sold to new owners vowing to protect its live music future - Double J
• Daily Discussion Thread: Sat 09 Sep 2023
• Coroner again pushes for pill testing after ‘Blue Punisher’ death

Top 5 from Brisbane:

• Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Sep 11 2023
• Chain store staff ‘underpaid with no payslips’ walk out
• Police will not be called on users seeking illicit drug testing in Queensland
• Mint My Desk staff walk off job for second time over alleged underpayment
• Brisbane motorists given almost 170,000 parking fines totalling $30 million in past financial year

Top 5 from Sydney:

• Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Sep 11 2023
• Daily Discussion Thread - Fri Sep 08 2023
• Daily Discussion Thread - Tue Sep 05 2023
• Daily Discussion Thread - Thu Sep 07 2023
• Daily Discussion Thread - Wed Sep 06 2023

Top 5 from Perth:

• Huge class action set to be launched against Perth builder that left customers waiting years for new homes
• Bit bored of your old pine tree air freshener? Maybe it's time for an Arctic Ice Galati in your car!
• What should we do about WA’s prescribed burning program?
• McGowan Pressured EPA boss
• long weekend in 2 weeks and instead of being at home alone I'm looking for a social adventure. What are you all upto?

Top 5 from Canberra:

• Daily Discussion Thread - Mon Sep 11 2023
• Can we have a daily chat thread?
• Daily Discussion Thread - Sun Sep 10 2023
• The Lifeline book fair is on again this weekend at EPIC

Top 5 from Adelaide: