News Update: Sunday, 14 January 2024
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Federal Court releases' highly confidential' emails from Brittany Higgins' financè David Sharaz
David Sharaz, the partner of Brittany Higgins, was found to have discussed going after the 'Liberal Party machine' in his initial pitch to journalist Lisa Wilkinson. This is part of over 100 files containing emails and text exchanges between the Network Ten star, executives, and producers released by the court, pulling back the curtain on how the 2021 report about Higgins was put together.
Aussies warned of surge in AI-driven scams this year
Experts raised warning that artificial intelligence (AI) will fuel more scams this 2024 despite the already huge 3,000 percent rise in scams in Australia over the past ten years. According to the National Australia Bank (NAB), the top scams to watch out for are AI voice impersonation scams, term deposit investment scams, remote access scams using chat, romance scams, ticket scams, and QR code phishing scams.
MORE VIRUS FEARMONGERING? Health authorities warn of increasing number of child respiratory illness from China
Australian health authorities raised the alarm over an increase in the number of diagnosed infections of mycoplasma pneumoniae, a bacterial infection that causes respiratory illness and was listed among various pathogens affecting children in China in the last months of 2023. Michael Bonning, the president of the New South Wales’ branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), said they're seeing "more cases that are ending up in hospital." He added: "The main thing for parents is if a child isn't reacting in the normal way to a respiratory illness, if kids are not getting back up after a few days we want those kids to be seen by a GP."
Australia backs US, UK airstrikes in Yemen
Australia has expressed support for the United States and the United Kingdom's launching of air strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The strikes were launched in hopes of deterring the Yemen-based militant group's attacks on commercial ships traversing the Red Sea, a major thoroughfare for global trade, which has escalated in recent months.
Australia's public sectors infiltrated by wokeism
Australia's state and federal public sector and critical governing bodies have become infiltrated by divisive and insidious identity politics and wokeism, according to Institute of Public Affairs deputy executive director Daniel Wild. He said: "Rather than to promote our differences and to remind us of how we're separate, we should be celebrating days that unite us around our shared values."
Melbourne war memorial fails to mention Australia
A peace memorial that has just gone up in Melbourne's Endeavour Hills does not even mention Australia. This has sparked rage from Australians, with Sky News host Andrew Bolt describing it as "vague and unspecific." Bolt said: "It could be talking about Palestine, for all you know. That's so vague and unspecific that this memorial could be about anyone on Earth."
Australian researchers find promising findings for those with Type 1 diabetes
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Researchers from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have found a new way cells that produce insulin could be regenerated in the pancreas, a promising finding for individuals with Type 1 diabetes. According to the researchers, newly made insulin cells can respond to glucose and produce more insulin in as little as 48 hours after being stimulated by GSK126 and tazemetostat.
Australian censorship czar claims X created online hate by not censoring people
Australia's eSafety commissioner claimed social media platform X for fueling "online hate" because the social meda platform, formerly Twitter, reduced the number of censorious ‘moderators’ it employs by more than half.
Hertz selling off 20,000 EVs to buy more fossil-fuel cars
Hertz is reportedly selling off 20,000 EVs, one-third of their fleet, in order to buy some more fossil fuel cars. Customers reportedly didn't want to rent electric vehicles, and when they did, they scratched them, and they cost too much to fix.
Report: COVID jabs causally linked to increased mortality
A new report found that the COVID-19 vaccines were causally linked to a significant increase in all-cause mortality in 17 countries, resulting in 17 million deaths. The report, published by the Correlation Research in the Public Interest, found that the mean of all-ages fatal toxicity by injection of the vDFR was one death per 800 injections across all ages and countries.
Woolworths, Big W, Aldi not selling any Australia Day-themed items ahead of holiday
Woolworths, Big W and Aldi have all said they will not be selling any Australia Day-themed items ahead of the national holiday, sparking outrage from different officials. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton chided the decision and called for a boycott of Woolworths.
Powerful group of super funds becoming a dominant force in Australian economy
An influential group of superannuation funds dominate the Australian economy and are seen to have a significant impact on the country's retail investors, according to Australian Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg. Australia's biggest super funds include AustralianSuper, Cbus, Hostplus, Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, UniSuper, REST, and HESTA.
Number of available homes in Australia now record-low
New data released by PropTrack showed the number of homes available has hit near-record lows. In October, for example, the rental vacancy rate fell to just 1.02 percent over the month, with Adelaide having the lowest rental vacancy rate.
NSW labels Australia Day as 'Survival Day'
The "Diversity and Inclusion" team behind the NSW government released a two-page calendar labelling Australia's national holiday as "Survival Day." The calendar was released to supposedly "guide and support departments and their teams in planning employee events."