Canberra Dr
Nasthem Al-Naser has been deregistered for two years after allegedly telling a
female patient that 'your boyfriend is very lucky' during a breast examination
and for inappropriate physical contact'
with another female patient.......
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Canberra doctor deregistered
US and China discuss fentanyl - the worse drug crisis in US history
American and Chinese officials had “frank and honest discussions” about stemming the flow of fentanyl into the US but Beijing could do much more to help stem what has been called the worst drug crisis in US history. Fentanyl is one of the strongest opioids available in Australia.....
Rafah, Gaza Strip
Palestinians bury the bodies of people killed in
fighting and returned to Gaza by the Israeli military, during a mass funeral in
Rafah, Gaza Strip. AP
Rafah, Gaza
Children play in the area near the border wall between Egypt and Gaza as Palestinians who fled attacks and took refuge in Rafah continue their daily lives.
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Jenin, West Bank
Palestinian gunman march with the bodies of
militants, draped in the flags of Palestinian Islamic Jihad who were killed in
a raid on ibn Sina hospital.
Photograph:
Majdi Mohammed/AP
Jenin, West Bank
Palestinian gunman march with the bodies of
militants, draped in the flags of Palestinian Islamic Jihad who were killed in
a raid on ibn Sina hospital.
Photograph:
Majdi Mohammed/AP
Ice cream, fresh fruit and cheese sent to the moon
SpaceX launched its third flight in less than three days yesterday,
firing off a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida carrying more than four tons of
science gear, equipment and crew supplies, including ice cream, fresh fruit and
cheese, on a two-day flight to the International Space Station…..
Aboriginal cultural adviser denies wrongdoing
A senior Transport for
NSW executive says she was left fearing for her safety after a cultural adviser
made a death threat against her but was allowed to stay on the project “because
he was Aboriginal and a cultural knowledge holder”.........
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Sana’a, Yemen
Armed
supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels attend a rally in the capital in solidarity
with Palestinian Hamas. Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images
French farmers still causing havoc in France
Nimes,
France
France’s main farmers’ unions use their tractors to continue their protest on the A9 autoroute in southern France. Photograph: Sylvain Thomas/AFP/Getty Images
Shark attack in Sydney Harbour
A woman in her twenties has been hospitalised after suffering a serious leg injury in what is believed to be a shark attack in Sydney Harbour.
The incident occurred near Billyard Avenue, an upmarket area of Elizabeth Bay around 8pm on Monday.
E Jean Carroll's revenge
“I’d like to give the money to
something Donald Trump hates" Carroll said. "If it'll cause him pain for me to give money to certain things, that's my intent."
An 18th century British painting returned to owner's son
An 18th-century British painting stolen by New Jersey
mobsters in 1969 has been returned to the family that bought it for $7,500
during the Great Depression……
Phony ad for yoga instructor captures killer
Federal US police planted a phony
advertisement, seeking a yoga instructor, to capture the Texas woman later
convicted of murdering an elite cyclist and perceived romantic rival, officials
said…..
Monday, January 29, 2024
Child marriages in Afghanistan
An 11 year old girl in Ghor Province, Afghanistan,
sits beside her fiancé, estimated to be in his late 40s at their engagement
ceremony before the couple’s marriage in 2005
PM Albanese booed at the tennis last night
“Because well,
we’ve got a heap of rich people over there watching the tennis finals and
they’ve had a bit of their tax taken off them to pay it forward, to give to
those who are less fortunate. For God’s sake, I don’t have a problem with that”
Senator Lambie said.
German AfD narrowly beaten
The far-right populist AfD
party has been narrowly beaten in its first electoral test since revelations
came to light of its involvement in a plan for the mass deportation of
foreigners that has sparked huge protests across Germany........
$4.20 an hour and it's legal
Larry Simpson of East Devonport in Tasmania was paid $4.20 an hour – a total of $63 a week – a rate that’s only legal for one reason: because he has an intellectual disability…….……The Guardian
Palestinians on the move
Palestinians carry bags of flour they grabbed from
an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint in Gaza City, 27 January 2024. Reuters
Icon of the Seas maiden voyage
Florida, US
Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas billed as the
world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami on its maiden cruise.
Photograph:
Marco Bello/AFP/Getty Images
After a quick calculation, I don’t think there are enough life boats for everyone.
Mona Lisa vandals
Two environmental activists
from "Riposte Alimentaire" (Food Retaliation) hurling soup at
Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa, at the Louvre museum in Paris, on January
28, 2024.
Sunday, January 28, 2024
This man is not a friend of Israel
The UN chief had repeatedly ignored “evidence”
presented to him regarding UNRWA’s involvement in “incitement and terrorism”.
We need to know who are the 12 members of staff who allegedly took part in the 7 October attack led by Hamas that killed 1140 people and what you personally knew about it.
AI being used in US election
It’s not about if it’s real or not. It’s about wanting it to be true. That’s why US presidential hopeful Donald Trump shared a picture of himself in a church. Praying. Devoutly. With six-fingered hands.
An unfortunate mutation he's been hiding from the public all along?
Or evidence the image was artificially generated by a machine that doesn't understand human anatomy?
The alarming truth about AI in the US election.
Western Sydney's new 'Pondi Beach'
Swamp or iconic swimming hole?
How Sydney’s new ‘Pondi Beach’ stacks up.
Penrith is often 10C hotter than the city, so it’s a great idea, but next to the only kiosk, bright blue Portaloos are a big turnoff.
Saturday, January 27, 2024
Apollo Bay - part time paradise
Apollo Bay, the holiday town where locals can’t
afford to live.
The picturesque, yet relatively isolated, tourist hotspot is nestled along the twists and turns of the Great Ocean Road, about a three-hour drive from Melbourne.
UN employees suspected of involvement in 7 October attack
The United States is troubled by allegations
that 12 UNRWA employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas attack on
Israel and has temporarily paused funding while they investigate.
CIA Director William Burns is set to meet with Qatar's prime minister and the director of Mossad this weekend. http://tinyurl.com/mrx97p9b
French farmers keep the pressure on government
French farmers refuse to give up as they block the A1 highway in Chamant, near Paris, France. Reuters
Palestinians flee to safer areas
Palestinians
flee Khan Younis to safer areas farther south in the southern Gaza Strip
through the city’s western exit on the outskirts of its refugee camp. AFP
Los Angeles, US
Cars heading east during rush hour.
Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
Eat
your heart out Sydney, 6 beautiful one-way lanes
Donetsk region, Ukraine
Military medics give first aid to wounded Ukrainian soldiers at a medical stabilisation point near Bakhmut.
Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
Sydney, Australia
Demonstrators shout slogans as they march towards Victoria Park during an Invasion Day protest. Many indigenous Australians refer to Australia Day held on 26 January, as Invasion Day and want to change the date.
Photograph:
Roni Bintang/Getty Images
The Hague, Netherlands
Joan Donoghue, president of the International
Court of Justice and other judges ruling on a request by South Africa for
emergency measures for Gaza.
Photograph:
Remko de Waal/EPA
New Stolen Generations burial site discovered
The NSW government is funding investigations into possible clandestine burials at the Stolen Generations institutions the Kinchela boys’ home, Cootamundra girls’ home and Bomaderry infants’ home.
Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian
Homeless living in caves in California
Another shanty town community has been
found in central California, where homeless people have dug into a riverbank
and live out of caves......
Donald Trump to pay $83 million
A federal jury decided
former President Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in
damages after he denied allegations he raped her in the 1990s.
The
jury decided Trump must pay $18.3 million in compensatory damages, and $65
million in punitive damages........
Christopher Stultz faked need for wheelchair
US Veteran Christopher Stultz 49, admits he faked need for a wheelchair for 20 years to get $660,000 in benefits.
He used the wheelchair while inside a Department of Veterans
Affairs medical centre in Boston but when he left, he stood up and lifted the
wheelchair into his car…..http://tinyurl.com/56744mxa
The Hague, the Netherlands
Joan Donoghue, president of the International
Court of Justice and other judges ruling on a request by South Africa for
emergency measures for Gaza.
Photograph:
Remko de Waal/EPA
Friday, January 26, 2024
Novak Djokovic loses to Italian Jannik Sinner
Novak Djokovic gives scathing assessment of Australian Open loss to Jannik Sinner………http://tinyurl.com/rvv5w3r6
Businesses are allowed to set their own prices, as the ACCC website points out:
"When it comes to fresh produce, we understand that many
farmers are concerned about weak correlation between the price they receive for
their produce and the price consumers pay at the check-out," ACCC chair
Gina Cass-Gottlieb says……….http://tinyurl.com/5n83knw7
Palestinians flee Khan Yunis
25
January 2024
Palestinian families fleeing Khan Yunis on the coastal road leading to Rafah further south drive along the sea with their belongings on their cars.
Israel
pressed on with its blistering assault on the Gazan city of Khan Yunis. AFP
Taichung, Taiwan
A new recruit has his head
shaved before beginning a year of compulsory military service.
Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters
The Moon
Stones are given names in
a mosaic of images of the lunar surface captured by Japan’s Moon Sniper craft.
Photograph: Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency/Ritsumeikan University/University of Aizu/AFP/Getty
Queen Victoria statue defaced
Melbourne, Australia
A statue of Queen Victoria
monument is defaced with red paint as part of protests to mark the anniversary
of British settlement – Australia Day.
Photograph: Diego Fedele/AP
Trump adviser Peter Navarro jailed
Trump adviser Peter Navarro sentenced to 4 months
in prison for defying January 6 committee subpoena.
The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of
one month.
US District Judge Amit P Mehta handed the sentence
yesterday and also ordered Navarro to pay a fine of $9,500.
Marcus Stewart seeks support for Aboriginal Voice
Marcus Stewart, a Nira illim bulluk man of the
Taungurung nation, was a former co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of
Victoria and gave advice to the government in the lead-up to the failed referendum on 14 October.
“We’re not asking you to carry any blame or shame. We’re asking you to roll up your sleeves and be part of the solution with us,” Stewart said.
Australians of the Year 2024
Prof Georgina Long and Prof Richard Scolyer have been
announced as the 2024 Australians of the Year by Prime Minister Anthony
Albanese at a ceremony in Canberra.
Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
New restaurant opens in Jordan
A new restaurant in Jordan is named “October
7,” celebrating Palestinian terror group Hamas’s massacre of 1,200 people in a
brutal rampage through southern Israel on that day.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Nikki Haley in Manchester
January
23, 2024:
Republican
presidential candidate Nikki Haley shakes hands with Georgette Georgi Hebert
from Bedford, NH, at Chez Vachon diner in Manchester, N.H., during the New
Hampshire presidential primary.
Photograph: Jasper
Colt, USA today network.
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