Pauline Hanson’s daughter employed in taxpayer-funded job with NSW One Nation senator

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Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000

One Nation has employed Pauline Hanson’s Tasmanian-based daughter as a senior adviser to a New South Wales senator, in a taxpayer-funded role worth as much as $180,000 a year.

Guardian Australia can reveal that Lee Hanson, who lives just outside Hobart, was appointed as the senior adviser to Senator Sean Bell in October last year.

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Albanese should demand reparations from Israel, say families of Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed

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A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apology

The families of dead Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed by the Israeli Defence Force in Gaza have called for reparations and urged the Albanese government to hold Israel accountable.

Earlier this month, the Guardian revealed that the IDF had bulldozed parts of the Gaza War Cemetery – the resting place of Australian, British and Canadian soldiers who served in the first and second world wars.

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‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

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Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

ChatGPT Health regularly misses the need for medical urgent care and frequently fails to detect suicidal ideation, a study of the AI platform has found, which experts worry could “feasibly lead to unnecessary harm and death”.

OpenAI launched the “Health” feature of ChatGPT to limited audiences in January, which it promotes as a way for users to “securely connect medical records and wellness apps” to generate health advice and responses. More than 40 million people reportedly ask ChatGPT for health-related advice every day.

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Donald Trump’s oil embargo reveals a solar boom in Cuba – The Economist

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  1. Donald Trump’s oil embargo reveals a solar boom in Cuba  The Economist
  2. Cubans fight blackouts with solar as US extends oil chokehold  Reuters
  3. Photovoltaic Modules Benefit Education Sector Workers in Guáimaro (+Audio and Photos)  radioguaimaro.icrt.cu
  4. Energy crisis worsens: Deficit nears 1800 MW and keeps blackouts ongoing in Cuba  CiberCuba
  5. Cuba Reorganizes to Guarantee the Vitality of its Services  radioangulo.cu
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China piles pressure on Japan after Takaichi Sanae’s triumph – The Economist

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  1. China piles pressure on Japan after Takaichi Sanae’s triumph  The Economist
  2. China restricts exports to 40 Japanese entities with ties to military  NPR
  3. China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Export Bans  The New York Times
  4. China Hits Japanese Firms With Export Bans  WSJ
  5. Tokyo protests as China blocks ‘dual-use’ exports to 20 Japanese companies  Al Jazeera
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Albanese Causes Uproar With One Word – Newser

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  1. Albanese Causes Uproar With One Word  Newser
  2. Grace Tame: Australia PM apologies for calling sexual abuse survivor 'difficult'  BBC
  3. Grace Tame says ‘spare me the condescension, old man’ after Albanese defends ‘difficult’ comment  The Guardian
  4. One word unravels Albanese's week  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. ‘Spare me the condescension, old man’: Tame rejects Albo excuse  The Australian
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Orbán proposes ‘fact-finding mission’ to damaged Druzhba pipeline – Euronews.com

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  1. Orbán proposes 'fact-finding mission' to damaged Druzhba pipeline  Euronews.com
  2. Repairs to Druzhba pipeline 'not that fast,' Zelenskiy says  Reuters
  3. Hungary is blocking Russia sanctions package over €16B in EU defense loans, diplomats say  politico.eu
  4. Could Hungary's fight over oil change course of Ukraine War?  Responsible Statecraft
  5. Trump ally Orban issues scathing letter demanding Zelenskyy change Ukraine's 'anti-Hungarian policy'  Fox News
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China removes 9 military officials ahead of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’ – South China Morning Post

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  1. China removes 9 military officials ahead of Beijing’s ‘two sessions’  South China Morning Post
  2. China Ousts Nine Military Lawmakers as Xi’s Defense Purge Widens  Bloomberg.com
  3. Xi’s purges of Chinese military run deep, raising questions of readiness, think tank says  CNN
  4. China removes five generals from national lawmaking body  CNA
  5. PLA in peril: Xi Jinping’s purge cripples China’s military, sparks fears of combat vulnerability  The Times of India
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Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine – AP News

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  1. Kenyan police arrest man accused of recruiting fighters for Russia’s war in Ukraine  AP News
  2. Kenyan charged with luring young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine  BBC
  3. More than 1,700 Africans fighting for Russia, Ukraine says  Reuters
  4. Kenyan man accused of tricking and trafficking hundreds of Kenyans to fight for Russia in Ukraine  CBS News
  5. Kenyan man charged with duping people to fight for Russia in Ukraine war  Al Jazeera
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Mette Frederiksen announces Denmark will hold snap election on March 24 – politico.eu

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  1. Mette Frederiksen announces Denmark will hold snap election on March 24  politico.eu
  2. Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage  BBC
  3. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen Calls Snap Elections in Denmark - The New York Times  The New York Times
  4. Denmark calls an early election following tense U.S.-Greenland standoff  NBC News
  5. Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen calls March election amid ‘Greenland bounce’ in polls – as it happened  The Guardian
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Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case – The Times of Israel

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  1. Israeli spyware maker sentenced to 8 years in Greece’s Predator case  The Times of Israel
  2. Greece Predator scandal: Four convicted over spyware affair that shook Greece  BBC
  3. Greek court finds four guilty of prying on private data in wiretapping scandal  Reuters
  4. Greek court finds 4 guilty in major 2022 spyware scandal  Al Jazeera
  5. 'Greek Watergate': Former senior intelligence officer sentenced to eight years in prison  Israel National News
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India, Canada to Sign ‘Immense’ Range of Deals During Carney Visit – Bloomberg

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  1. India, Canada to Sign ‘Immense’ Range of Deals During Carney Visit  Bloomberg
  2. Sikh separatist faces fresh death threats on eve of Carney visit to India  The Guardian
  3. Canada’s Carney Heads to India to Deepen Commercial Ties With Indo-Pacific Region  WSJ
  4. Canada Changes Tune On 'Indian Interference' Ahead Of PM Carney's India Visit  NDTV
  5. Prime Minister Carney to diversify Canada’s trade, attract new investment, and secure new partnerships with visits to India, Australia, and Japan  pm.gc.ca
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