Pauline Hanson’s daughter employed in taxpayer-funded job with NSW One Nation senator pred 2 urama in 49 minutami Exclusive: Tasmanian Lee Hanson employed as senior adviser to Sean Bell in role worth as much as $180,000Australian Politics podcast: One Nation woos progressive votersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne 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. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
An oil refinery defined life in this quaint California city. What happens when it’s gone? pred 2 urama in 49 minutami For decades, the Valero refinery shaped Benicia’s economy, politics and health. Now the city has become a reluctant test case of whether an oil town can reinvent itselfLess than 40 miles north of San Francisco, the city of Benicia has the quaint ambience of an American small town, where a white gazebo and sign for a community crab bake mark the approach to a vibrant downtown stretch of restaurants, cafes and antique shops.From many vantage points, it’s easy to forget the city is home to a massive 900-acre oil refinery, its imposing sprawl of stacks, holding tanks and billowing steam hidden from view. But for nearly 60 years, the refinery has loomed over every aspect of life in Benicia, exerting outsized influence on its economy and politics, while posing serious risks to public health. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Albanese should demand reparations from Israel, say families of Australian soldiers whose graves were bulldozed pred 2 urama in 49 minutami A third family says the Australian government must do more to hold Israel and the Israeli Defence Force to account, including demanding an apologyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe 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. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies pred 2 urama in 49 minutami Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of casesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChatGPT 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 ChatGPTto 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. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘A gift that falls from the sky’: why farmers are using Etna’s ash as fertiliser pred 2 urama in 49 minutami Falling volcanic ash has for years been viewed as a nuisance. But a Sicilian project has discovered its agricultural potential and wants to spread the wordIn the Sicilian town of Giarre overlooking Mount Etna, Andrea Passanisi, a tropical and citrus fruits producer, uses an unusual fertiliser on his 100-hectare (247-acre) stretch of land: volcano ash.Like hundreds of farmers and citizens of rural towns perched on the slopes of Europe’s highest and most active volcano, the 41-year-old’s family has had to deal with the nuisance of falling volcanic ash for generations. But it is only in recent years that the quantity of ash has become so excessive that it required an alternative approach. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hundreds of film-makers back Berlinale director in row over winners’ Gaza comments pred 3 urami in 41 minutami Tilda Swinton among those to sign petition supporting Tricia Tuttle, who reportedly faces sack after pro-Palestine speeches at galaProminent directors and actors have rallied in support of the American head of the Berlin film festival in response to reports she could be sacked over comments by award-winners criticising the war in Gaza and the German government’s support for Israel.Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media, Wolfram Weimer, convened a crisis meeting on Thursday on the “future direction of the Berlinale”, which is among Europe’s top three cinema showcases with Cannes and Venice. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Number of young people in UK not in work or education rises closer to 1m pred 3 urami in 47 minutami Number of Neets climbs to 957,000, up 11,000 on previous quarter, ONS says, driven by rise among young womenThe number of young people in the UK not working or in education has risen closer to a million, figures show, as a government adviser warned that society’s expectation of each generation doing better than the next was “now being broken”.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of people aged 16 to 24 who were not in education, employment or training (Neet) rose to 957,000 in the final three months of last year, equating to 12.8% of this age group. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Far-right Base group claims murders in Ukraine amid questions over Russia ties pred 3 urami in 48 minutami Leaked information obtained by Guardian paints disturbing picture of violence waged by terror group’s Ukrainian cellThe Ukrainian wing of an internationally proscribed terrorist organization with suspected links to Russia is continuing to claim multiple murders in Ukraine, which comes after it was linked to the brazen assassination of an intelligence officer in Kyiv over the summer.In a Telegram post, the Ukrainian cell of the Base – born in the US, but with a web of cells all over the world – claimed “a successful operation to eliminate an enemy agent in Odesa” in a car bombing, which was later reported on in local Ukrainian media. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Disabled activist and guest of Ilhan Omar says she did not intend to disrupt State of the Union pred 3 urami in 48 minutami Before arrest at US House chamber Tuesday, Aliya Rahman had only a month earlier been dragged from her car by ICEWhen Aliya Rahman accepted Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar’s invitation to attend the State of the Union address, she said she had no intention of disrupting Donald Trump’s high-profile speech.“It is a locus of people gathering and an opportunity to talk to legislators and to be in DC and try to understand – for someone like me, that doesn’t work in politics, who is not involved in policy work and organizing – what is the texture of this stuff here?” Rahman told the Guardian. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Corbyn to be Your Party parliamentary leader as Sultana joins leadership committee pred 4 urami in 13 minutami Former Labour leader says time for ‘real work’ to begin as his candidates take 14 of 24 available places on executive committeeUK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Corbyn is to become the parliamentary leader of Your Party, after an election in which his rival Zarah Sultana was also voted on to the party’s leadership committee.Corbyn’s allies declared victory immediately after the vote in which Corbyn-backed candidates took 14 of the 24 available places on the party’s central executive committee (CEC). Sultana-backed candidates took seven of the seats, while three went to independents. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
