Adelaide’s first skyscraper criticised as ‘profound mistake’ and ‘hugely questionable’ by opponents

Critics say ‘phallic’ 38-storey commercial tower next to state parliament is ‘the wrong building in the wrong place’

Adelaide’s first skyscraper will be a “phallic” construction overshadowing the birthplace of women’s suffrage, critics say.

The Walker Corporation has begun work on a 38-storey commercial building next to Parliament House on North Terrace, which is known as the city’s cultural boulevard.

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Australian women lagging on use of IUDs due to education ‘failure’, experts say

Exclusive: A majority of females currently want to avoid pregnancy but survey reveals very few use most effective birth control method

Most Australian women don’t know that intrauterine devices (IUDs) are the most effective form of contraception.

Experts say this nationwide “failure in public education” has contributed to low uptake and caused Australia to lag behind other western countries.

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Jafar Panahi returns to Iran in triumph after Cannes Palme d’Or win

The director of It Was Just an Accident was cheered by supporters as he arrived back in his home country, where his work has previously landed him in jail

Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi was given a hero’s welcome on his return to Tehran on Monday after winning the top prize at the Cannes film festival, footage posted on social media showed.

After being banned from leaving Iran for years, forced to make films underground and enduring spells in prison, Panahi attended the film festival in person and sensationally walked away with the Palme d’Or for his latest movie It Was Just an Accident.

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India’s Kerala state on high alert as vessel with hazardous cargo sinks off its coast – AP News

  1. India’s Kerala state on high alert as vessel with hazardous cargo sinks off its coast  AP News
  2. Kerala: India state on alert after ship carrying hazardous cargo capsizes  BBC
  3. MSC Boxship Sinks off the Coast of India  The Maritime Executive
  4. Container ship carrying 'hazardous cargo' sinks off the Indian coast  Le Monde.fr
  5. Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS  The Hindu
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North Korea arrests 4th official over failed warship launch – Times of India

  1. North Korea arrests 4th official over failed warship launch  Times of India
  2. Kim Jong Un fumes as North Korea's new warship damaged due to "absolute carelessness" in launch accident  CBS News
  3. North Korea Arrests 3 Over Failed Ship Launch That Angered Kim Jong-un  The New York Times
  4. Failed Launch and Damage of the Second Guided Missile Destroyer  Beyond Parallel
  5. Why Kim Jong Un Can’t Accept Failure With His Warships  WSJ
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Scenes of horror in Gaza as Palestinian child tries to escape the flames after school attack – Middle East Eye

  1. Scenes of horror in Gaza as Palestinian child tries to escape the flames after school attack  Middle East Eye
  2. LIVE: Israel kills 81 in Gaza as ‘different messages’ emerge on truce talks  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 7 of a Doctor’s Children, Gaza Officials Say  The New York Times
  4. Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza, including rescue service official and local journalist  Reuters
  5. Israel’s latest strikes in Gaza kill 38 people including children  AP News
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