Satellite images reveal Israeli destruction of villages in south Lebanon
Satellite images reveal how Israeli attacks have caused extensive damage to more than a dozen villages in south Lebanon.
More than 5.4m extra doctor visits were bulk billed last year after incentives boost, health minister says
Increase follows Albanese government tripling financial rewards for GPs to bulk bill pensioners, concession card holders and children
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More than 5.4m additional visits to the doctor were bulk billed in the last year due to a boost to incentives, according to figures released by the health minister, Mark Butler.
The proportion of all doctors’ visits that are bulk billed has increased by 1.7 points from 75.6% in October last year to 77.3% this October, the data shows.
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Continue reading...Push to count ‘sleepovers’ as breaks could lead to 28-hour shifts for Australian care workers, unions warn
Fair Work Commission to hear case brought by business group asking for change to safety net for care industries
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A business push to count “sleepovers” as breaks in care industries could result in “nightmare” 28-hour shifts without penalty rates, unions have warned.
This week the Fair Work Commission will hear a case brought by the Australian Industry Group asking it to change the safety net for care industries to clarify that hours worked before or after a sleepover count as separate shifts.
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Continue reading...How donations to political parties from gambling companies linked to horse racing have surged
A total of $2.7m has been donated to the major parties in the past decade from eight companies
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Political donations made to the major parties by gambling lobby groups have surged more than 600% in the past decade, new analysis shows, as the debate over whether to implement a total ban on gambling advertising rages on in Canberra.
The figures, reported to the Australian Electoral Commission and analysed by the Parliamentary Library, show donations from the biggest gambling companies involved in horse betting to the major parties have increased from $66,650 in 2013-14 to $488,000 in 2022-23, representing a 632% growth.
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Continue reading...What to know about flash floods that killed over 200 people in Spain – Al Jazeera English
- What to know about flash floods that killed over 200 people in Spain Al Jazeera English
- Horrific details emerge of how victims died in Spain’s flash floods CNN
- Flooding in Spain: 'Risk-sharing schemes must be based on solidarity and responsibility as part of a sustainable approach' Le Monde
- How a Year of Rain Fell on Parts of Spain in Eight Hours The New York Times
- Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain’s floods The Associated Press
Over 50 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Jabalia in 2 days: UN – Al Jazeera English
- Over 50 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Jabalia in 2 days: UN Al Jazeera English
- More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says POLITICO Europe
- Over 50 children reportedly killed in Gaza in last 48 hours Euronews
- GAZA: MASSACRE REPORTEDLY KILLS 50 CHILDREN UNDERSCORING URGENT NEED FOR GLOBAL INTERVENTION - SAVE THE CHILDREN Save the Children International
- 'This Is What We're Funding': At Least 50 Children Killed in Israeli Strikes on Jabalia Common Dreams
Ukrainian intelligence details the weapons and equipment it says Moscow is arming North Korean troops with, from ‘Dragunov’ sniper rifles to thermal imagers – Business Insider
- Ukrainian intelligence details the weapons and equipment it says Moscow is arming North Korean troops with, from 'Dragunov' sniper rifles to thermal imagers Business Insider
- A Russian Officer Ordered 16 Scouts To Attack Ukrainian Machine Guns Forbes
- Kim Jong Un has sent North Korean troops to Russia. What’s in it for him? The Washington Post
- U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia The New York Times
- Zelenskyy proposes preemptive strikes on North Korean troops in Russia: 'It depends on our partners' Yahoo! Voices
Outrage over Israeli warship passing through the Suez Canal
Video showing an Israeli warship passing through the Suez Canal sparked outrage online.
Over 50 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Jabalia in 2 days: UN
UNICEF says 'horrific level of child deaths' occurring in northern Gaza as Israel's month-long violent siege continues.
U.S flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan after North Korea missile test – CBS News
- U.S flies long-range bomber in drill with South Korea, Japan after North Korea missile test CBS News
- North Korea is hoping bigger is better with its new intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts are skeptical. Business Insider
- See North Korea launch its ‘perfected’ ballistic missile CNN
- North Korea vows to continue what it calls self-defense efforts, KCNA says Reuters
- US long-range bomber joins air drill with South Korea, Japan DW (English)
India vs New Zealand – talking points: Rohit, Kohli, Ravindra, Patel, Gill
From misfiring Indian stars Rohit and Kohli, to New Zealand's players using 'home' advantage, here's how India lost.
Why is an Ecuador forest petitioning for the rights to a song?
The law in some countries is evolving to grant nature spots legal rights. What does it all mean?
A Gaza child’s last will
My 10-year-old niece was killed by an Israeli bomb. Before she died, she decided to write a will.
Watch as crowd chant ‘murderer’ and throw objects at Spanish king
Spain's King Felipe VI is visiting the Valencia region, which has been hit by unprecedented floods.
What to know about flash floods that killed over 200 people in Spain
Rescue and search operations are under way in the wake of Spain's deadliest disaster in living memory.
How one survivor of Canada’s residential schools reclaimed her identity
Martha Cardinal endured years of abuse. In order to heal, she says, she had to learn how to forgive her abusers.
French pupil’s father on trial for spreading lies that led to teacher’s Islamist beheading
Eight charged in connection with murder of Samuel Paty in Paris suburbs in 2020
It was a killing that started with a lie. In October 2020, an Islamist terrorist tracked down and decapitated professor Samuel Paty as he left school on the last day before half-term holidays.
In the days preceding his murder, Paty, 47, who taught geography and history, had been the subject of an intense campaign of online harassment sparked when a 13-year-old student claimed he had discriminated against his Muslim pupils during a class on moral and civic education.
Continue reading...Lightning strike kills 14 at prayer service in Uganda refugee camp, police say – CNN
- Lightning strike kills 14 at prayer service in Uganda refugee camp, police say CNN
- 14 people killed when lightning hits a church in a remote refugee camp in Uganda ABC News
- 14 dead, 34 injured as lightning strikes Lamwo church Monitor
- Lightning strike kills 14 in refugee camp in Uganda Sky News
- Lightning strike kills 14 people in Uganda, police say The Jerusalem Post
More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says – POLITICO Europe
- More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF says POLITICO Europe
- Over 50 children killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza’s Jabalia in 2 days: UN Al Jazeera English
- Over 50 children reportedly killed in Gaza in last 48 hours Euronews
- Back to school for some of the 625,000 Gazan kids who had lost access to education FRANCE 24 English
- CAIR Predicts Biden will Remain Silent as Israel Slaughters 50 Palestinian Children with U.S. Weapons Council on American-Islamic Relations
Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs – The Guardian
- Cop16 ends in disarray and indecision despite biodiversity breakthroughs The Guardian
- Your medicine comes from unexpected places. Why those sources are now at risk. The Washington Post
- ‘Two sides of the same coin’: governments stress links between climate and nature collapse The Guardian
- At U.N. summit, historic agreement to give Indigenous groups voice on nature conservation decisions The Associated Press
- Deal reached on proceeds from DNA data-sharing Axios