Psychiatrist body holds firm on 25% pay bid but NSW Health says shortages are ‘more nuanced’

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Both parties have made closing submissions in their wage dispute before the NSW industrial relations tribunal

Closing submissions have been heard in the long-running dispute between psychiatrists – who are pushing for a 25% pay increase – and the New South Wales department of health, bringing to a close a landmark legal action brought by the psychiatrists, who argue psychiatric care in NSW is facing “collapse” because of poor pay and conditions.

Over two days this week, the Industrial Relations Commission court in Sydney heard closing submissions from lawyers, before the full bench retired to consider their decision.

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Erdogan says Israel-Iran war near ‘point of no return,’ vows to boost missile production – The Times of Israel

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  1. Erdogan says Israel-Iran war near ‘point of no return,’ vows to boost missile production  The Times of Israel
  2. Turkey's Erdogan says Israel attacks aimed to sabotage Iran nuclear talks  Reuters
  3. Netanyahu biggest obstacle to regional peace, says Erdogan at OIC meeting  Al Jazeera
  4. Erdogan vows to boost Turkey’s missile production as Israel-Iran war escalates  AP News
  5. Live. Erdogan says he's 'optimistic victory will be Iran's' in blistering speech as strikes continue  Euronews.com
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Pope Leo XIV warns of the dangers of AI on youth – Politico

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  1. Pope Leo XIV warns of the dangers of AI on youth  Politico
  2. The Vatican Knows an ‘Industrial Revolution’ When It Sees One  The Atlantic
  3. Pope Leo urges politicians to respond to challenges posed by AI  Reuters
  4. Pope Leo XIV flags AI impact on kids' intellectual and spiritual development  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Pope Leo calls for an ethical AI framework in a message to tech execs gathering at the Vatican  CNN
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Air India Plane Crash Highlights Dangers of Crowded Airport Zones – The New York Times

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  1. Air India Plane Crash Highlights Dangers of Crowded Airport Zones  The New York Times
  2. Exclusive | Boeing 787’s Emergency-Power System Likely Active Before Air India Crash  WSJ
  3. Boeing 787 Crash: What We Know and What Comes Next  Barron's
  4. Exclusive: Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides  Reuters
  5. Air India says one engine on crashed plane was new  BBC
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Nigerian communities to take Shell to high court over oil pollution

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Residents of Bille and Ogale in Niger delta are suing Shell and subsidiary, but company denies liability

Residents of two Nigerian communities who are taking legal action against Shell over oil pollution are set to take their cases to trial at the high court in 2027.

Members of the Bille and Ogale communities in the Niger delta, which have a combined population of about 50,000, are suing Shell and a Nigerian-based subsidiary of the company, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, which is now the Renaissance Africa Energy Company.

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Israeli drone strike said to target Iranian nuclear scientist in a Tehran safehouse – The Times of Israel

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  1. Israeli drone strike said to target Iranian nuclear scientist in a Tehran safehouse  The Times of Israel
  2. Operation Narnia: Iran's nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon  The Times of Israel
  3. Israel Kills Another Scientist in Tehran  WSJ
  4. 'Killed in their sleep': Inside Operation Narnia, Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear scientists  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows  The Conversation
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‘The Hunger Games’: Inside Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans – +972 Magazine

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  1. ‘The Hunger Games’: Inside Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans  +972 Magazine
  2. A deadly race for food: Palestinians in Gaza risk harrowing journey day after day  AP News
  3. UN Warns of Water Shortage; Reports: Israeli Forces Kill 202 in Gaza in Last 48 Hours  Haaretz
  4. Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems  The Guardian
  5. Israel's Blockade Causing 'Man-Made Drought' in Gaza: UNICEF  Common Dreams
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Israel’s air defense against Iran, explained – The Washington Post

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  1. Israel’s air defense against Iran, explained  The Washington Post
  2. Live Updates: Israel Vows to Intensify Attacks After Iranian Missile Hits Hospital  The New York Times
  3. Photos of a tense week as Iranian missiles bypass air defenses in retaliatory strikes on Israel  AP News
  4. Katz says he instructed IDF to ‘destabilize’ Iranian regime with intensified strikes against it  The Times of Israel
  5. Tehran neighborhoods empty out as Israel and Iran exchange barrages  NBC News
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‘Legacy-making’ Sydney metro stations take out top prize in NSW Architecture awards

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‘Transformative’ project wins the 2025 architecture medallion as town centres, industrial restorations and residential homes collect other awards of note

Sydney’s recently opened network of city metro stations have taken out one of the top prizes at the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2025 NSW Architecture awards, announced on Friday night.

Dozens of Australian architecture firms, engineering companies, landscape designers and public art experts shared in the 2025 NSW architecture medallion for their work on the Central, Barangaroo, Gadigal, Victoria Cross, Martin Place, Waterloo, Sydenham and Crows Nest stations in what the judges hailed as a “legacy-making” and “city-shaping” cross-sector collaboration.

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