Emergency services say there have been several injuries, including facial burns to a six-month-old and burns to the groin region of a 37-year-old man, during the annual night when people can legally let off fireworks in the Northern Territory.
> - In short: The Northern Territory's annual firework night has seen at least four people injured, including a six-month-old with facial burns and a 37-year-old with burns to the groin region. > - It is legal to set off fireworks in the NT each year on July 1 during a five-hour window. > - What's next? Police have urged people not to continue letting off fireworks after Monday night's 11pm cut-off and have reminded the public doing so could incur a $1,800 fine.
There's no place in the Labor caucus for someone who acts in accordance with their principles!
Health authorities are investigating claims two Perth sisters were served insect repellent instead of juice at a western suburbs restaurant.
> - In short: Sisters Olivia and Hannah Lemin were treated for "burning" and "tingling" sensations after they were allegedly served insect repellent instead of juice at a Perth restaurant. > - The family says they have made a complaint to the Department of Health. > - What's next? The restaurant said it was investigating the incident, but declined to comment further.
🎵 ... is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? 🎵
'You must leave': brave [Newcastle] museum worker stands up to armed alleged terrorist [FULL TEXT IN POST]
A teenager has now been charged with a terrorism offence.
> # 'You must leave': brave museum worker stands up to armed alleged terrorist > > By Jessica Brown > > Updated June 27 2024 - 10:42am, first published 8:00am > > ! > > 📷 The incident was livestreamed online and what has come to light has painted a terrifying picture of what could have been. > > A BRAVE museum worker could have made the difference between an armed assailant choosing to carry out a pre-planned alleged terrorist attack in Newcastle on Wednesday and deciding to walk away. Police, including the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, are investigating after emergency services were called to Newcastle Museum in Honeysuckle about 12.30pm to reports a man was dressed in tactical equipment and was brandishing a knife. > > The incident was livestreamed online and what has come to light has painted a terrifying picture of what could have been. > > A man can be seen in a bathroom toilet cubicle at the Civic Theatre preparing for his attack. It is understood he had circulated a manifesto detailing the reasons behind his plans. > > ! > > 📷 The man livestreamed his attempted attack online. Picture is a screenshot from that video. > > He can then be seen walking across the road, in front of the light rail, before entering the office of Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp. > > He quickly vacates the building and heads towards the museum. When he enters wearing the tactical equipment alerts were raised and one brave museum worker verbally confronts him saying "you can't walk around like that". > > As the assailant decides on his next move, museum-goers including children can be seen entering the main lobby then jumping in shock and fear. > > Again the museum worker addresses the man, "back to outside...you must leave" and a second worker can be heard saying "no knives in public spaces". > > ! > > 📷 An image from the feed that was distributing the live video of the alleged assailant. > > In the end the man chooses to leave the museum and puts down his knife as the workers lock the doors and police are called. > > Newcastle Police District officers went to the premises on Workshop Way where they arrested a 19-year-old male. > > A subsequent search saw police find a number of items which have now been seized. > > The man was taken to Newcastle police station and has now been charged with one count of other acts done in preparation for, or planning, for terrorist act, contrary to Section 101.6 of the Criminal Code Act (CTH). > > Following further inquiries, police have confirmed the existence of the document that had been circulated to a number of public figures and media outlets. > > The man, from Raymond Terrace, has been refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Thursday June 27. > > There is no ongoing threat to the community relation to this investigation. > > Inquiries are continuing. > > The Joint Counter Terrorism Team Sydney is comprised of members from the NSW Police Force, Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and NSW Crime Commission. > > Anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to the community should come forward, no matter how small or insignificant you think the information may be. The National Security Hotline is 1800 123 400.
'You must leave': brave [Newcastle] museum worker stands up to armed alleged terrorist [FULL TEXT IN POST]
A teenager has now been charged with a terrorism offence.
> # 'You must leave': brave museum worker stands up to armed alleged terrorist > > By Jessica Brown > > Updated June 27 2024 - 10:42am, first published 8:00am > > ! > > 📷 The incident was livestreamed online and what has come to light has painted a terrifying picture of what could have been. > > A BRAVE museum worker could have made the difference between an armed assailant choosing to carry out a pre-planned alleged terrorist attack in Newcastle on Wednesday and deciding to walk away. Police, including the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, are investigating after emergency services were called to Newcastle Museum in Honeysuckle about 12.30pm to reports a man was dressed in tactical equipment and was brandishing a knife. > > The incident was livestreamed online and what has come to light has painted a terrifying picture of what could have been. > > A man can be seen in a bathroom toilet cubicle at the Civic Theatre preparing for his attack. It is understood he had circulated a manifesto detailing the reasons behind his plans. > > ! > > 📷 The man livestreamed his attempted attack online. Picture is a screenshot from that video. > > He can then be seen walking across the road, in front of the light rail, before entering the office of Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp. > > He quickly vacates the building and heads towards the museum. When he enters wearing the tactical equipment alerts were raised and one brave museum worker verbally confronts him saying "you can't walk around like that". > > As the assailant decides on his next move, museum-goers including children can be seen entering the main lobby then jumping in shock and fear. > > Again the museum worker addresses the man, "back to outside...you must leave" and a second worker can be heard saying "no knives in public spaces". > > ! > > 📷 An image from the feed that was distributing the live video of the alleged assailant. > > In the end the man chooses to leave the museum and puts down his knife as the workers lock the doors and police are called. > > Newcastle Police District officers went to the premises on Workshop Way where they arrested a 19-year-old male. > > A subsequent search saw police find a number of items which have now been seized. > > The man was taken to Newcastle police station and has now been charged with one count of other acts done in preparation for, or planning, for terrorist act, contrary to Section 101.6 of the Criminal Code Act (CTH). > > Following further inquiries, police have confirmed the existence of the document that had been circulated to a number of public figures and media outlets. > > The man, from Raymond Terrace, has been refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Thursday June 27. > > There is no ongoing threat to the community relation to this investigation. > > Inquiries are continuing. > > The Joint Counter Terrorism Team Sydney is comprised of members from the NSW Police Force, Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and NSW Crime Commission. > > Anyone with information about extremist activity or possible threats to the community should come forward, no matter how small or insignificant you think the information may be. The National Security Hotline is 1800 123 400.
The Greens have always been against prohibition more broadly, but they can articulate their reasoning better than I can: https://greens.org.au/news/media-release/greens-secure-amendments-vaping-legislation-and-will-support-passage-through
The WikiLeaks founder and once-fugitive Julian Assange lands in Canberra after a plea deal gives him "time-served" on a conspiracy charge for leaking US intelligence 15 years ago.
Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition.
> Labor senator Fatima Payman has crossed the floor to vote against her party on a motion related to Palestinian recognition.
> It is the first time a Labor politician has crossed the floor while Labor is in government since 1986. > > Labor party rules state that all members must vote in line with the position taken by the Labor caucus. It is then up to the caucus to decide on the penalty, which can include suspension from the caucus. > > Expulsion from the Labor Party itself is a matter for the party's national executive.
Yeah, I don't see why they shouldn't be treated exactly like cigarettes.
From October that'll pretty much be the case, except only purchasable at a pharmacy. I can't see why they shouldn't be sold at servos, etc., but I don't think it's a massive problem in terms of personal freedoms. It'll give pharmacies a cash boost, and maybe even cause expansion of their opening hours in some cases, which could be helpful.
In any case, I think that the deal the Greens got is probably the best one Labor were ever going to give.
Multiple artworks by Pablo Picasso have been relocated to a female toilet at Hobart's Mona, following an adverse court ruling which found a man was discriminated against when he was turned away from the women-only 'Ladies Lounge'.
> - In short: Tasmanian art gallery Mona has hung artworks by Pablo Picasso in a female toilet cubicle in response to a failed court bid to exclude men from a women-only art installation. > - In April, a court ruling found Mona discriminated when it refused a New South Wales man entry to its Ladies Lounge. > - What's next? Mona curator Kirsha Kaechele is appealing the discrimination ruling in the Supreme Court.
The Baking Association of Australia have once again honoured local treat tycoons, DoughHeads at the National Donut Competition. The Junction-based
Government waters down vaping ban to win support of Greens
Vapes will be banned from sale outside pharmacies, but adults will not need a prescription to buy them, as the federal government agrees to water down its proposed ban to win over the Greens.
> - In short: Australia will restrict the sale of vapes to pharmacies from next week, as the Greens agree to pass a proposed ban. > - The government has agreed however to water down restrictions that would have required adults to obtain a prescription. > - What's next? The laws will be debated and put to a vote in parliament later this week.
The Herald keeping us up to date on 'loud bang' news
> 3 HRS AGO > > A STRANGE boom and rattle has been reported across Lake Macquarie from as far as Edgeworth to Gwandalan. > > Four 'felt' reports have been lodged with Geoscience Australia, despite no earthquakes currently showing for the area. > > A NSW Fire and Rescue spokesman told the Newcastle Herald firefighters had not received any reports of a possible earthquake and that none of their alarms had been triggered. > > Locals have taken to social media, reporting windows rattling at Charlestown, Toronto and Cameron Park as well as other suburbs. > > More to come.
> 1 HR AGO > > A SENIOR seismologist with Geoscience Australia has been unable to identify a seismic event in the Lake Macquarie area after residents reported a strange rattle and boom. > > The seismologist has confirmed the event was not an earthquake, despite several 'felt' reports being lodged with the organisation on Thursday. > > Almost 20 felt reports have been submitted from Thornton down to Gwandalan after residents experienced a 'boom' or rumbling sound followed by rattling windows and walls around midday. > > The Newcastle Herald contacted Subsidence Advisory NSW which confirmed there have been no mine subsidence events in the area.
Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8391323/no-earthquake-questions-remain-over-strange-boom-and-rattle-live/
Here's a good article of 'panda diplomacy' for anyone interested: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-09/what-is-china-panda-diplomacy/103185260
This is definitely a step in the right direction.
It seems likely, though, that they'll end up with something like the 'Super PACs' (Political Action Committees) they use as a workaround in the US.
At his new venture, The Stovetop Sessions, hospitality veteran Paul Mathis is inviting customers to slow down and smell the coffee.
Shortly after, Mr Dreyfus spoke on the ABC's Afternoon Briefing where he directed his anger about the issue towards the Greens leader.
"I think that the Greens political party and particularly the leader of the Greens political party have got something to answer for here in the way that they have been encouraging criminal damage of MPs electorate offices, encouraging really riotous behaviour, sometimes violent behaviour, that has been occurring outside electorate offices," Mr Dreyfus said on the program.
Yeah, that does seem pretty defamatory. Maybe the meaning of 'encourage' could be weaseled about by the defence if it does go to court, but "they have been encouraging criminal damage" doesn't seem very ambiguous. If he'd said 'they have been encouraging protests resulting in criminal damage' he might have more of a leg to stand on.
COVID-19, flu cases escalate in NSW [FULL TEXT IN POST]
Some areas now have hundreds of cases. Find out where.
> # COVID-19, flu cases escalate in NSW > > COVID-19 cases have rapidly increased in NSW. > > NSW Health's respiratory surveillance report has recorded a 22 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases and a 30 per cent increase in influenza. > > There are currently 5220 COVID-19 cases in NSW for the week ending June 1, up from 4262 for the week ending May 25. In contrast, there were 2813 reported cases for the week ending May 11. > The worst affected areas in NSW are western Sydney with 805 cases and south western Sydney with 691 cases. > > Areas emerging as hot spots include south eastern Sydney (500 cases), Hunter New England (481 cases), Nepean Blue Mountains (298 cases), Sydney (300 cases) Central Coast (257 cases) and the Illawarra Shoalhaven (275 cases). > > COVID-19 cases by local government area (week ending June 1, 2024) > > ! > > The new COVID-19 strain includes the 'FLiRT' sublineages, including KP.2 and KP.3, which stem from JN.1, which dominated infections early this year. > > Infectious diseases physician Professor Peter Collignon said you would expect to see a spike of COVID-19 cases in winter. > > "I would expect the wave to last around six weeks," he said. "My expectation is that it won't go for the whole of winter." > > Prof. Collignon said as influenza and RSV spike during the colder months so would COVID-19. > > He urged people to take basic measures such as staying home if unwell, wearing a mask if you need to go out, getting some fresh air and staying up to date with recommended vaccinations.
If you want scientists to be able to do science, they need support from admin staff doing admin.
About 65% felt the job cuts would impact CSIRO’s ability to put out good research and support Australian industries.
“Less support staff means more work for an already stretched research workforce,” one anonymised respondent wrote.
Public sector union says overhaul could ‘have very real consequences for the future of science in our country’
He can't claim ignorance 😠
The eSafety commissioner will abandon its legal case against Elon Musk's X to have graphic footage of a terrorist stabbing removed from the social media platform.
Australia's secondary cities outpace capitals for property [price] growth over past five years
With Australian households spending an increasingly large chunk of their incomes on housing, it's no wonder some of us are looking for more affordable alternatives.
The high quality zingers we've come to expect from Shorten don't come cheap!
Tingle wasn't talking about that in her original remarks. The bit about The Australian's considerable coverage on supposed anti-semitism was just meant to illustrate the Murdoch papers' rank hypocrisy in their beat-up around her remarks.
Half the independents got in on a campaign that they would basically be Liberals except giving a shit about climate change, so we shouldn't really be surprised. Allegra Spender was out there the other day calling the uni encampments anti-semitic 🙄
People have already given direct answers, and the indirect answer of 'set up regular automated backups' (which everyone should set up right now if they haven't already), but for the sake of throwing another option out there, people could take a look at 'trash-cli': https://github.com/andreafrancia/trash-cli
(P.S. I know OP might not have actually deleted the files with 'rm', but this addresses a broadly similar issue.)
I think it's worth emphasising here: Don't put it off!
There are millions who can tell you from experience that good intentions count for nothing when it comes to backups.
I'd recommend going and setting up Timeshift right now: https://github.com/linuxmint/timeshift
It's easy to set up, it takes literally 10 minutes, and if you decide later you want to use something else, you can just uninstall Timeshift and delete its backups. But in the meantime you'll be protected with backups.
It's literally the first thing I install on a new system and it's saved me multiple times from having to do a complete reinstall.
UPDATE
In case anyone was wondering, students voted to move the location of the encampment so that ANU management can't use the emergency assembly point thing as an excuse to break up the encampment anymore. Post about it here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7fgCS8Ph-o/
Students are calling on community members to help defend the encampment from police at 10:30am tomorrow (Tues 28th May): https://www.instagram.com/p/C7di8UwBpyb/
Below is a list of suburbs located within the Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales, Australia. This region (officially the Newcastle statistical subdivision) comprises the local government areas (LGAs) of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suburbs_in_Greater_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales