Here is a look at what is making news around the country today.
Today’s national news includes Prime Minister Albanese discussing regional security with Fiji, eastern Australia’s electricity rates rising by at least 20 per cent, Samsung has launched new Galaxy phone editions in Australia, Aussies consuming 14 tonnes of illegal drugs in the past 12 months, and where can you buy Sony’s latest PSVR 2 in Australia.
Nation
Prime Minister Albanese to visit Fiji to discuss regional security
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet his Fiji counterpart in Suva on Wednesday to press Canberra’s message that its $245 billion nuclear-powered submarine programme does not violate its nuclear non-proliferation commitments, Reuters has reported. Australia is buying possibly up to five Virginia-class submarines under the AUKUS partnership at a time when China is rapidly building up its military.
Business and Economy
Power bills to rise at least 20 per cent in eastern Australia
Electricity prices in eastern Australia are likely to increase at least 20 per cent starting July, Reuters reported. The Australian Energy Regulator sees a 20 to 22 per cent increase in prices for most residential customers and 15 to 25 per cent for small businesses. Power bills could have risen by 40 to 50 per cent if there was no intervention by the federal government to cap energy prices.
Technology
New Samsung Galaxy phones launched in Australia
Samsung has released an Enterprise Edition of the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S23 Ultra in Australia, GSM Arena has reported. The phone models have the same hardware as the regular S23 models but feature more advanced enterprise tools built in. Samsung will keep the two Enterprise Edition phones available for two years after launch and will supply critical OS updates and security patches for up to five years.
Health
Australians consumed 14 tonnes of illegal drugs in the last 12 months
The National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program revealed that Australians consumed more than 14 tonnes of methylamphetamine, cocaine, MDMA, and heroin (with an estimated street value of $10 billion) during the past 12 months. Sydney recorded the most cocaine use and the second-highest MDMA use in all the Australian capital cities. Melbourne came in as the capital city with the highest MDMA use, with regional South Australians using the highest amount of MDMA use in the country. Regional Queensland has the highest amount of ketamine use.
Adelaide was the capital city with the highest amount of methylamphetamine use, while Hobart was the capital city with the highest oxycodone use. The Northern Territory came in as having the highest levels of alcohol consumption in all of Australia, 9 News has reported.
VR Gaming
Buying a PS VR2 in Australia
Sony’s PS VR 2 which made its debut in Australia last February 22 are now available at a variety of places, manofmany.com reported. The first standalone bundle comprises the PS VR2 headset, PS VR2 Sense controllers and stereo headphones, while the second bundle dubbed “PlayStation VR2 Call Of The Mountain Bundle” packs in a PlayStation Store voucher code for Horizon Call of the Mountain and carries overall the other things from the previous bundle. For now, you can get yours at Sony Store, Amazon, JB Hi-Fi, EB Games, The Gamesmen, Harvey Norman, and Big W.
https://manofmany.com/entertainment/gaming/buy-psvr-2-australia
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