Paramedics treated 40 people, of whom 26 were taken to hospital, seven in a serious condition
More than 25 people have been taken to hospital, with several in a critical condition, after running the Sydney Marathon in unusually warm weather for early spring.
More than 17,000 runners took part in the 42km race, with NSW Ambulance paramedics providing treatment to 40 people.
Continue reading...Akbar Al Baker says request for more flights into Australia was ‘legitimate’ at a time the airline was ‘so supportive of Australia’
Qatar Airways says the Australian government’s decision to block its request for extra flights was “very unfair” given the airline’s support for Australians during the pandemic.
The airline’s bid to fly an extra 21 services into Australia’s major airports was rejected with ministers citing a range of reasons including it being contrary to the national interest.
Continue reading...Mundine says win for no vote more likely to lead to treaties; Walk for Yes events held around Australia
Asked about the Indigenous Advisory Council, Mundine says the body was “just a committee” that advised the Prime Minister and Cabinet “in ways that we could improve things”. He says this body was different to the proposal for the voice which will create unnecessary bureaucracy.
Well, the difference between us and the voice, as I said, we weren’t a representative body, we were made up of all different races. And we were experts in these areas of what needed to be done … and also we weren’t in the constitution. We were totally outside that.
This is one of the problems I had, and this is one of the [reasons] why I stepped away from the Uphold & Recognise movement, was because I didn’t see – why did we have to have it in the [constitution]? Because that creates a position that [Indigenous Australians] are always going to need help and are always victims, and I didn’t agree with that.
I say treaties in the plural sense because we have to recognise Aboriginal culture. Aboriginal culture is our First Nations, and the first thing we learn about life is that one nation cannot talk about another nation’s country, only those traditional owners of those countries can talk about those countries, and therefore when you talk about like a state treaty or a national-type treaty, it doesn’t make sense in our culture.
If it is a “no” vote, that’s when the real work starts. As Jacinta said, the senator, she said we have to have accountability. We are spending billions of dollars every year and according to Closing the Gap we are still not going places. We have to deal with that.
Continue reading...Warren Mundine, a leading anti-voice campaigner, made the comments despite his no campaign warning against such ‘radical’ changes
Leading no vote spokesperson Warren Mundine has called for the date of Australia Day to be changed, and for multiple treaties with Australia’s First Nations, despite his own campaign raising these as potential “radical” consequences of voting for an Indigenous voice to parliament.
Mundine, who founded the Recognise a Better Way group opposing the voice, also hinted on Sunday that fellow no vote advocate Gary Johns had been told to keep quiet, after a backlash over Johns’ comments suggesting blood tests for access to welfare, and that some people in Indigenous communities lived in a “stupor”.
Continue reading...Breach, discovered by Guardian Australia, resulted in information being used to allegedly threaten some in detention
The Australian government may be liable for tens of millions of dollars in compensation to asylum seekers after it posted their personal details online while they were in immigration detention.
The mass data breach, discovered by Guardian Australia in 2014, resulted in information being used, in some cases, to allegedly threaten asylum seekers, or persecute and even jail their family members.
Continue reading...Bureau of Meteorology forecasts warm weather to remain over coming days, with Sydney set to reach 30C and Melbourne 24C
Marathon runners are expected to swelter on Sunday, with temperatures again set to hit 30C in Sydney on an unseasonably warm weekend across the east coast.
More than 17,000 runners has registered for the Sydney Marathon, the most runners it has ever hosted and making it the largest marathon in the country. But the event coincides with a surge of heat that is expected to see temperatures between 10C and 12C above average in Sydney until Tuesday night.
Continue reading...Premier Chris Minns also defends ending existing electric vehicle rebates ahead of Tuesday’s state budget
The New South Wales government will explore using modular homes to boost housing supply as part of a $224m package.
Ahead of Tuesday’s state budget, the government said the new package would target housing insecurity, which could then help reduce the social housing waitlist.
Continue reading...‘De Koning’s in the air, everywhere I look around,’ Williams sang to tune of Love Is In The Air
Lying in bed, Robbie Williams expressed shock after Carlton’s last-gasp victory over Melbourne in their AFL semi-final on Friday night.
“Wow! Is it like this every year?” asked the singer in a video he posted on social media.
Continue reading...Match between the Giants and Richmond pushed back by about 30 minutes due to red-bellied black snake
An AFLW match between Greater Western Sydney and Richmond in Blacktown was delayed after a snake was spotted sunning itself in the grass.
The red-bellied black snake appeared to be taking advantage of the hot weather that parts of Australia’s south-east have been experiencing.
Continue reading...A man has been charged over the Blacktown incident that has left a 15-year-old in a serious condition
A teenager has been placed in an induced coma after allegedly being dragged 2km through the streets in Sydney’s west before falling from a car.
According to New South Wales police, shortly before 7pm on Friday a 19-year-old man sitting in a car and a 15-year-old boy began arguing on a street in Blacktown.
Continue reading...Launch of ad promoting the yes vote ahead of the voice referendum coincides with Walk for Yes events in major cities
The yes campaign has stepped up its efforts ahead of the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum, launching a $20m advertising blitz as it holds ‘Walk for Yes’ rallies around the country.
The ad, which launches on Saturday across TV, digital, radio and print, features a young Indigenous boy who asks if he will “grow up in a country that hears my voice”.
Continue reading...Exclusive: The premier says state with largest First Nations population should not be the only one without a truth and treaty process
New South Wales could implement a voice to parliament similar to the South Australian model regardless of the outcome of the federal referendum in October.
The premier, Chris Minns, told Guardian Australia he was open to a state voice to parliament or one of the other models being implemented as part of truth-telling and treaty processes under way in other Australian jurisdictions.
Continue reading...Swimming great describes ‘scary time’ after chance discovery during MRI scan for hip injury
Australian swimming champion Ariarne Titmus has had surgery to remove benign tumours from an ovary.
The women’s 400 metres freestyle world record holder discovered the tumours by chance when having an MRI scan on a sore hip.
Continue reading...Residents cautioned to minimise heat exposure as the mercury in eastern states forecast to reach up to 12C above average
Australians can expect a hit of summer-like weather over the weekend, with temperatures expected to reach above the mid-20s in Melbourne and 30C in Sydney, prompting NSW Health to issue a heat alert.
Inland Australia will crack the mid to high 30s while the south-east corner of Western Australia will be the only region to hover below 20C.
Continue reading...The AFP is the latest organisation revealed to have been caught up in the HWL Ebsworth hack, perpetrated by a Russian ransomware group in April
The personal details of Australian federal police officers have been leaked on the dark web, according to the police association, as part of a wide-ranging data breach that could threaten other high-profile agencies.
The AFP is a client of the law firm HWL Ebsworth, which was hacked by a Russian-linked ransomware group in April, sparking fears that highly sensitive information would be widely distributed.
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Burney says Price’s comments ‘simply wrong’
Indigenous Australians minister Linda Burney also described Jacinta Price’s comments as “simply wrong”.
It’s a real betrayal to the many families that have experienced things like Stolen Generations.
The idea that colonisation in any country ... doesn’t have long and far-reaching effects is simply wrong.
There are many people I’ve spoken to last night, this morning, that are very distressed and quite frankly, pretty disgusted. But I am going to focus on the goal here and that is a successful referendum.
Continue reading...Police claim the woman, 47, threatened officers with an axe in Stockton before barricading herself inside an apartment where she was shot with ‘less than lethal options’
A woman has died after New South Wales police officers allegedly shot her with a Taser and bean bag-style rounds during a standoff after the 47-year-old reportedly threatened officers with an axe.
The woman’s death in hospital on Thursday night will be examined by the force’s watchdog, authorities said on Friday.
Continue reading...Exclusive: transparency advocates condemn arrangement as ‘appalling’ while health department refuses to say how much consultancy was paid
The Victorian government paid a consultancy firm that has spent decades working for big tobacco to lead the state’s consultation on changes to tobacco and vaping laws, before the process was abandoned.
The state’s health department has repeatedly declined to say how much KPMG was paid for the work this year and did not answer questions about whether the international firm’s long association with big tobacco and its ongoing work for the industry were declared.
Continue reading...Memberships of the heads of the Reserve Bank and the Productivity Commission further evidence of airline’s soft power among political decision-makers
The incoming Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock, and outgoing chair of the Productivity Commission, Michael Brennan, are members of Qantas’s high-end Chairman’s Lounge – an invitation-only perk a top public integrity expert says officials should turn down.
The memberships, contained in the gifts and benefits registers of the agencies, show how the airline has used its soft diplomacy to build relationships in Australia’s most important institutions, including the competition and corporate regulators and aviation safety authority.
Continue reading...Fair Australia field director tells volunteers ticks and crosses issue could affect large proportion of vote despite fewer than 1% of votes in 1999 referendum being informal
Anti-voice campaigners are making unfounded claims about the impact ticks and crosses on ballot papers could have on the outcome of the referendum, with one campaigner claiming to volunteers that the issue could account for “5% of the vote” being discounted.
The Australian Electoral Commission has repeatedly rebuffed concerns about a decades-old rule that papers marked with a tick may be counted, but papers marked with a cross would likely be discounted due to the ambiguity of crosses. The no campaign has seized on the issue, claiming that allowing ticks to be counted in some cases would favour the yes campaign, despite the AEC pushing voters to write either “yes” or “no”.
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