A Japanese tourist who died after being struck by a car during a four-hour ferry crossing has been charged with manslaughter.
A spokeswoman for Port Macquarie Local District Council said a 19-year-old Taiwanese national was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
She said no bond had been set.
The driver of the Hyundai Veloster lost control of the boat at Port Macquarie's dock, and hit and killed the 18-year-old Taiwanese tourist from Auckland.
The Japanese tourist was taken to hospital, and died on Monday morning, the ABC's Steve Wilson reported.
The 18-year-old was not seriously injured, police said, while the driver had suffered minor injuries.
The Japanese consulate said on Tuesday it was sending a consular representative to Australia to provide consular assistance, the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation reported.
The vessel that was being used in the accident, the Chugin, is owned by private Australian firm Kiwibank Holdings Limited.
Tampa Bay — Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday asked Florida to develop a comprehensive health care system modeled on Obamacare — something Democrats have said they do not support.
"I would like to be able to work with your staff to develop such a system," Scott told the state GOP convention here. "It's my hope that we can bring together our allies to work on a plan that can ensure quality and affordability to all Florida families. So let's work on that together."
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, who has championed a single-payer health care system, said he would oppose any GOP plan that doesn't have the support of all Democrats.
"For the first time since Obamacare came into effect, we're facing a serious and severe health care crisis in our state," he said. "Our nation has fallen behind other advanced nations in its ability to create, sustain, and maintain a health care system that provides health care for its residents, the disabled, and the elderly. Florida is behind on health care. Our insurance, our insurance system, is broken."
Republicans in Florida have largely held up an ambitious bill — which includes several key components from Obamacare — as a chance to get their legislative priorities passed this session but acknowledge that it has failed to gain any traction in their chamber of power.
Republicans last year rejected a two-year Medicaid freeze for the state; the Democrats have since followed suit. Republicans now control only 51 of Florida's 85 state Senate districts.
Democrats last year blocked an extension of a law that expanded insurance to millions of Floridians earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level through Medicaid expansion.
And a state Democratic Party report this week said Republicans would take away protections afforded to millions of low-income Floridians through the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
In an interview, Scott said he could not guarantee that Democrats would join him in holding up a bill with a provision that would limit cost sharing for state workers — but that he wanted to work with other groups within his party to find ways to achieve their goals.
"I'm open to having conversations to make sure we're working with the Republican Party and working with the Democratic Party to get the policies passed," Scott said.
Uk tourist charged over fatal near port macquarie
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A Japanese tourist who died after being struck by a car during a four-hour ferry crossing has been charged with manslaughter.
A spokeswoman for Port Macquarie Local District Council said a 19-year-old Taiwanese national was charged with causing death by dangerous driving.
She said no bond had been set.
The driver of the Hyundai Veloster lost control of the boat at Port Macquarie's dock, and hit and killed the 18-year-old Taiwanese tourist from Auckland.
The Japanese tourist was taken to hospital, and died on Monday morning, the ABC's Steve Wilson reported.
The 18-year-old was not seriously injured, police said, while the driver had suffered minor injuries.
The Japanese consulate said on Tuesday it was sending a consular representative to Australia to provide consular assistance, the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation reported.
The vessel that was being used in the accident, the Chugin, is owned by private Australian firm Kiwibank Holdings Limited.
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Tampa Bay — Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday asked Florida to develop a comprehensive health care system modeled on Obamacare — something Democrats have said they do not support.
"I would like to be able to work with your staff to develop such a system," Scott told the state GOP convention here. "It's my hope that we can bring together our allies to work on a plan that can ensure quality and affordability to all Florida families. So let's work on that together."
Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, who has championed a single-payer health care system, said he would oppose any GOP plan that doesn't have the support of all Democrats.
"For the first time since Obamacare came into effect, we're facing a serious and severe health care crisis in our state," he said. "Our nation has fallen behind other advanced nations in its ability to create, sustain, and maintain a health care system that provides health care for its residents, the disabled, and the elderly. Florida is behind on health care. Our insurance, our insurance system, is broken."
Republicans in Florida have largely held up an ambitious bill — which includes several key components from Obamacare — as a chance to get their legislative priorities passed this session but acknowledge that it has failed to gain any traction in their chamber of power.
Republicans last year rejected a two-year Medicaid freeze for the state; the Democrats have since followed suit. Republicans now control only 51 of Florida's 85 state Senate districts.
Democrats last year blocked an extension of a law that expanded insurance to millions of Floridians earning up to 400 percent of the poverty level through Medicaid expansion.
And a state Democratic Party report this week said Republicans would take away protections afforded to millions of low-income Floridians through the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
In an interview, Scott said he could not guarantee that Democrats would join him in holding up a bill with a provision that would limit cost sharing for state workers — but that he wanted to work with other groups within his party to find ways to achieve their goals.
"I'm open to having conversations to make sure we're working with the Republican Party and working with the Democratic Party to get the policies passed," Scott said.
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