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The celebrations never last long in swimming. Given a night off to party hard in Japan after dominating the world championships, Australia’s swimmers were also given a reminder that the hard work will start all over again once they get home. After finishing the championships as the number one team in the world – winning 13 gold medals and a record 25 in total – the Dolphins deserved their chance to let their hair down. And they sure did that, spotted kicking up their heels at some of the hottest night clubs in Fukuoka on Sunday. They had every reason to kick up their heels after eight days of intense competition because their performances – which included five world records – were exceptional.

Australia’s most successful swim team has closed out the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, in style to finish top of the medals table with a record haul that may never be beaten. After eight days of intense competition, the Dolphins proved themselves to be the best swim team on the planet – collecting 13 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals for a staggering total of 25As far as Australia’s head coach Rohan Taylor was concerned, the Aussies were the best.

“We (Australia) have always looked at, and I was brought up by the Don Talbot era, that gold medals were the most important. So from our perspective , we were the best performed team on the gold medal count. “And when you look at the website and you look at the medal tally, we sit on top of that. That is how I feel. But I’m not taking anything away from the US and they won the award based on the criteria that was there.”

Farmers are worried they could go bankrupt or be sent to jail for falling foul of contentious new Aboriginal cultural heritage laws, a fiery South West community forum has heard. Another issue that emerged as a flashpoint for Waroona landholders at the packed-out Monday town hall meeting is the high cost of commissioning surveys and a 20-fold increase in the maximum penalty for breaking the rules — as well as the additional prospect of jail.
“What I would like to know is why our property rights are being eroded? And I would like to know why, if this is so important to the country or the State, the State Government is not paying?”

“We wake up in the morning and decide if something needs to get done, and then we get it done,” he said. “If we need to build a fence, we build the fence, but this sort of thing could delay us for months even on a simple thing like that. “There wouldn’t be a farmer around here who doesn’t want to see Aboriginal people in the area get ahead, but these rules are the sort of thing made by bureaucrats and environmentalists who have never spent time on the land.” -Jamie Warden, a fifth-generation farmer

Former Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce has put out a call for farmers and others to protest against the “onslaught” of wind, solar and transmission lines when prime minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the Bush Summit that is sponsored by Murdoch Media and Gina Rinehart next month. The call was put out by Joyce to farming groups this week. “I call on everyone concerned about the onslaught of wind, solar, transmission lines and high power prices to make their way to the Bush Summit in Tamworth next month to have your say,” he wrote in a post.

Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart has made an eye-catching appearance on a day when the Aussie swimming team went berserk Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart has made an eye-catching appearance on a day when the Aussie swimming team went berserk. Australia’s richest woman Gina Rinehart picked a bloody good time to make a surprise poolside appearance at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships. The mining mogul on Saturday watched on as the Dolphins continued to show their class with another series of gold medals. Australia has blown the American team out of the pool with 13 gold medals in Fukuoka. Heading into the final day of competition in Japan, Australia has an overwhelming lead on the medal tally with China (five gold) and the United States (four) nowhere near it.

Mollie O’Callaghan has lit up the world championships again – capturing Australia’s 10th gold medal and her fourth in Japan, with another mind-blowing performance. If she keeps this up – and there’s no reason to suggest she won’t – the 19-year-old will head to next Paris Olympics as one the headline attractions. But right now, any thoughts about France are a million miles away because she’s having a ball in Fukuoka, riding the crest of a wave that never looks like breaking.

On day 5 of the championships Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Brianna Throssell, and Ariarne Titmus set a new world record of 7:37.50 in the 4x200m freestyle relay. In addition to their blistering pace, the team brought Australia’s gold medal tally to nine, the nation’s highest at a world title competition since 2007.

Kyle Chalmers won the admiration of his countryman when he claimed the Olympic gold medal at Rio in 2016 while still a schoolboy. Now he is the world champion after his stunning victory in the men’s 100m freestyle at Fukuoka on Thursday. It was the one major title to have eluded him during his incredible career but now he has the full set: Olympic gold, Commonwealth Games gold, world shortcourse gold and now world championship gold.

Premier Roger Cook is prepared “to make changes where (Aboriginal heritage laws) need to change” in the clearest sign yet momentum is building for an overhaul of the controversial legislation. The statement — delivered by the Premier in Port Hedland on Wednesday — was echoed by Finance Minister Sue Ellery, who said the Government was open to modifying regulations governing the Act “immediately” if major issues were identified. “The minister has come out this week and said if changes need to take place they will take place,” Ms Chappel said. “Well, I think what would be really encouraging is if it’s acknowledged that a change has to take place, that those changes take place sooner rather than later. We don’t want to wait 12 months to go ‘That didn’t work’. “Let’s change it now. Let’s acknowledge that some of these things may not be working as they should and change them immediately.”

“Job number one for Premier Cook is to fix Western Australia’s worst-in-the-nation worker shortage levels, which is stifling business performance and punishing customers,” Mr Davidson said. “We are calling on Premier Cook to lead the charge in National Cabinet to have discriminatory tax and red tape barriers that are preventing our pensioners, veterans, and students removed to alleviate this crisis and he deserves bipartisan support,” said Mr Davidson. “Removing unfair barriers on pensioners, veterans, and students is a no-regrets policy which will get more Australians who want to into work, more money into local economies, while increasing tax revenue, and providing a critical source of dignity and self-esteem to our most experienced Australians,” said Mr Davidson.