Venice Biennale pavilion could be empty, Creative Australia chief tells senators

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Adrian Collette admits decision to drop Khaled Sabsabi risks having nothing on show but he and chair won’t quit

Creative Australia has conceded the Australian Pavilion at next year’s Venice Biennale may remain empty following its decision to rescind the contracts of the artist and curator it chose to represent the country at the prestigious event.

“We will be doing everything we can…to think about how we use what is a public pavilion to mount something of that is worthy in terms of its representation of Australia,” Creative Australia’s chief executive, Adrian Collette, told a Senate estimates hearing on Tuesday night.

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American woman traveling through Mass. group in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window – Boston 25 News

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  1. American woman traveling through Mass. group in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window  Boston 25 News
  2. American Teen Accused of Throwing Infant Out of Paris Hotel Window Was on ‘Gap Year’ Trip  PEOPLE
  3. American tourist accused of fatally throwing newborn out Paris hotel window is identified as student on gap year: report  New York Post
  4. US woman in custody after allegedly throwing newborn out of Paris hotel window  The Guardian US
  5. American suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window in Paris  CBS News
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Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs

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Government accepts advice of commission that also says children under 13 should not have their own smartphone

Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission that also found that children under 13 should not have their own smartphone or tablet.

The government said it would change existing legislation to force all folkeskole – comprehensive primary and lower secondary schools – to become phone-free, meaning that almost all children aged between seven and 16-17 will be required by law not to bring their phones into school.

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How’s Pope Francis doing? His condition remains critical but stable, the Vatican says – NPR

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  1. How's Pope Francis doing? His condition remains critical but stable, the Vatican says  NPR
  2. Video: Dr. Gupta breaks down the big concern with Pope Francis’ health  CNN
  3. Pope Francis in critical but stable condition, has CT scan, Vatican says  Fox News
  4. Pope Francis’ friends around Rome pray for him as he fights pneumonia  The Associated Press
  5. Pope Francis' health stays critical but stable as Vatican starts nightly prayers in St. Peter's Square  CBS News
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US woman in custody after allegedly throwing newborn out Paris hotel window – The Guardian US

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  1. US woman in custody after allegedly throwing newborn out Paris hotel window  The Guardian US
  2. Newborn Baby Dies After American Tourist, 18, Allegedly Throws Infant Out of Hotel Window in Paris: Police  PEOPLE
  3. American teen arrested in Paris after newborn fatally thrown from hotel window  Yahoo
  4. American suspected of throwing her newborn baby out of a third-floor hotel window in Paris  CBS News
  5. American tourist arrested in Paris after allegedly throwing newborn baby out of hotel window: reports  Fox News
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More than 230,000 Canadians want Musk’s citizenship revoked – Axios

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  1. More than 230,000 Canadians want Musk's citizenship revoked  Axios
  2. Canadians to Elon Musk: You’re not one of us  POLITICO
  3. More than 200,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship | Elon Musk  The Guardian
  4. Over 230,000 Canadians Want Elon Musk’s Citizenship Revoked  The New York Times
  5. Should Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship be revoked? Viral petition says ‘Yes’  The Times of India
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Ex-US security officials urge funding for science research to keep up with China

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Appeal from officials, including two senior figures from Trump’s first term, comes amid reports National Science Foundation’s budget will be slashed

Chuck Hagel, the former US defense secretary, and other former US national security officials, including two senior figures from Donald Trump’s first term, on Tuesday warned that China was outpacing the US in critical technology fields and urged Congress to increase funding for federal scientific research.

The appeal comes a week after the National Science Foundation (NSF), which funds science research, fired 170 people in response to Donald Trump’s order to reduce the federal workforce. An NSF spokesman declined comment on reports that hundreds more layoffs were possible and that the agency’s budget could be slashed by billions.

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