Anne Aly reveals she has received 19 death threats in the last week alone

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After an opposition MP says she should be ‘shamed and stoned’, the federal minister hits back at ‘racist and misogynistic’ language

Anne Aly has condemned as “racist” and “misogynistic” comments in parliament calling for her to be “stoned in the square” – while revealing she has received 19 death threats in the last week alone.

The Gold Coast Liberal National MP Angie Bell, the member for Moncrieff, told the House of Representatives that Aly, the small business minister, and the prime minister should be “shamed and stoned in the square” over a decision made by the tax office.

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Guatemala teen wakes up in coffin at her own funeral, shocking mourners – New York Post

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  1. Guatemala teen wakes up in coffin at her own funeral, shocking mourners  New York Post
  2. Shock moment teen wakes up at her funeral  News.com.au
  3. Man declares daughter dead in Guatemala, video shows her waking up in coffin 8 hrs later | 'Her father did not take her to a hospital' | Inshorts  Inshorts
  4. Who is Yuleidy Ixcotoyac? The young woman from Guatemala who wakes up inside the coffin at her own wake  MARCA
  5. Questions Raised Over Viral ‘Girl Wakes In Coffin’ Video  Tech Business News
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The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics – The New York Times

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  1. The Oct. 7 Attack Changed Israel, but Not Its Politics  The New York Times
  2. How Will Israelis—and History—Judge Benjamin Netanyahu?  The Free Press
  3. Analysis • Chaos is eating away at Netanyahu's electoral bloc. Can Eisenkot seize the win?  Haaretz
  4. Unless the opposition steps up its game, Netanyahu, the PM of Oct. 7, could yet survive this election  The Times of Israel
  5. Latest poll puts Eisenkot ahead of Netanyahu in Israel PM race  Daily Sabah
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Farage denies Reform would let troops shoot small boats after Jenrick’s ‘lethal force’ claim

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Party leader says Jenrick’s comments ‘misconstrued’, after MP said Royal Marines would be allowed to fire at those on boats

Nigel Farage has denied that a Reform UK government would authorise lethal force against migrant crossings in the Channel, hours after one of his MPs said the Royal Marines should be permitted to fire on the boats.

Robert Jenrick, a Reform UK MP who defected from the Conservatives, had told TalkTV that the party would deploy the Royal Marines to take boats back to France.

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Child safety staff determined to send Elizabeth Struhs home with parents despite doctors’ concerns, inquest hears

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Queensland coronial inquest into death of eight-year-old girl continues after 14 members of religious sect were convicted of her manslaughter

It was impossible to change the mind of child safety staff after they had decided to send Elizabeth Struhs home with her parents despite some of her doctors’ concerns, a police officer has told a coronial inquest into the young girl’s death.

Child safety staff decided in 2019 that it would be “more detrimental” to not return Elizabeth, aged six at the time, to her Toowoomba home upon her discharge from hospital after suffering a coma due to diabetic ketoacidosis, a Queensland coroner heard.

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Hurricane Simon hitting western Mexico after tropical systems kill 5 – CBS News

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  1. Hurricane Simon hitting western Mexico after tropical systems kill 5  CBS News
  2. Hurricane Simon hitting western Mexico after tropical systems kill 6  CBS News
  3. Tropical Storm Trudy has formed in the Pacific Ocean  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern US  AP News
  5. Hurricane Simon crawls along Mexico's Pacific coast, bringing floods and evacuations  Reuters
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The return of the prodigal son? Why speculation is rising over Josh Frydenberg’s future

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The spectre of a leadership alternative is hardly helpful for Angus Taylor. But would Frydenberg do a better job?

A reasonable query for Liberals at this point is: if Josh Frydenberg is the answer, what is the question?

There was a whiff of weariness in some corners of parliament this week, as the former treasurer and deputy Liberal leader happily stoked another round of “Josh for Canberra” speculation. With more rumoured comebacks than Oasis, Frydenberg’s latest foray into the national political arena saw him bouncing around TV, radio and podcast interviews to promote his new book, and pointedly refuse to rule out trying to rejoin the parliament.

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Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Adelaide motel

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South Australia police say infant was aged between six and seven months old and had been ‘deceased for a period of time’

A man and a woman have been charged after a baby boy was found dead in a motel.

Benjamin Nicholas Houghton, 40, and Yue Ning Lieu, 42, are in custody after police discovered the child during a welfare check at a Glen Osmond motel in Adelaide’s south on Saturday.

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As ‘Cockroach’ protests grow over alleged voter fraud, Modi defends India as ‘mother of democracy’ – CNBC

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  1. As 'Cockroach' protests grow over alleged voter fraud, Modi defends India as ‘mother of democracy’  CNBC
  2. Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?  The New Yorker
  3. India’s Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power as youth mobilize  The Washington Post
  4. Despite lockdowns and thousands detained, India's youth-led protests grow  Reuters
  5. India’s government fails to crush Gen Z protests  The Economist
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Eight people hurt in supermarket stabbing in South Korea’s Incheon, police say – Reuters

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  1. Eight people hurt in supermarket stabbing in South Korea's Incheon, police say  Reuters
  2. Man stabs at least 8 people in South Korean mall  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  3. Eight injured in South Korea supermarket stabbing attack  BBC
  4. Incheon Electronically Monitored Suspect Stabs 8 in Knife Rampage  조선일보
  5. At Least 6 Injured in Stabbing in South Korea  The New York Times
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Rent surges in Georgia and Armenia as Russians flee fearing mobilisation – Euronews.com

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  1. Rent surges in Georgia and Armenia as Russians flee fearing mobilisation  Euronews.com
  2. Russian men are fleeing before the army can grab them  The Economist
  3. After the Vote, the Bill  Russian Life magazine
  4. Rent spikes in Georgia and Armenia as Russians flee fearing mobilisation  Inbox.eu
  5. Russians’ Post-Election Fears Partially Materialize  The Jamestown Foundation
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NATO warns Russia: ‘We will break’ forces, destroy ‘anything and everything’ if you attack – New York Post

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  1. NATO warns Russia: ‘We will break’ forces, destroy ‘anything and everything’ if you attack  New York Post
  2. NATO warns Russia: 'We will break' forces, destroy 'anything and everything' if you attack  Fox News
  3. U.S. and NATO commander vows to thwart Moscow, warns Kyiv over refinery strikes  The Washington Post
  4. NATO’s Top Commander Lays Out Plan to Thwart a Russian Attack on the Alliance  WSJ
  5. NATO general sets out tough military response to any 'foolish' Russian attack  Reuters
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Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel kill five people on Mexico’s Pacific coast

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Security forces use helicopters to rescue dozens of people as the two storms damage infrastructure and cause flash flooding

At least five people have died after Hurricane Simon and Tropical Storm Rachel pummelled Mexico’s Pacific coast, causing flooding that downed trees and electricity poles, blocked roads and inundated homes.

Simon claimed the life of a 71-year-old man who died when a wall collapsed in Chilpancingo in the southern state of Guerrero, governor Evelyn Salgado said at a press conference.

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