What happened in Australia, 14 August: Qantas backs voice yes vote; illegal vapes seized
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The Australian federal police responded to an “emergency incident” at Sydney airport after reports an international flight was turned back due to concerns over a passenger’s behaviour.
Mark Latham has been dumped as the One Nation leader in NSW after the party’s federal leader, Pauline Hanson, staged an extraordinary intervention in the state branch to remove him.
The woman at the centre of a suspected mushroom poisoning in Victoria has told police she also went to hospital after eating the meal and that she had bought the fungi from two stores.
More than 300,000 illegal vapes with a street value of $10m have been found in a warehouse in Perth, the largest seizure of the products in Western Australia.
The health minister, Mark Butler, said a national crackdown on vapes has not been delayed, but talks between the states and territories may prolong the process as they work to nationalise an approach to the ban.
Tributes have been flowing for epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws, who has passed away at the age of 70 after a long battle with illness.
Qantas has confirmed its support for the Indigenous voice to parliament with Yes23 logos unveiled on three planes.
And the NSW Independent Education Union has given the green light to protected industrial action if an ongoing teacher’s pay dispute in the state isn’t resolved by Friday.