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☆ Sydney: Stabbed bishop delivers first message from hospital as malicious disinformation spreads
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The rapid spread of disinformation fomented an already volatile situation and days later authorities, faith groups and the bishop are still trying to calm community tension. But regulators are finding it much harder to act against social media platforms for the disinformation that spread online after the attacks – especially after the mass stabbing in the eastern suburb of Bondi. After the church attack, unconfirmed speculation also swirled about the faith of the alleged attacker and his motive. A 16-year-old boy has been charged with terrorism over the alleged stabbing of the bishop, police said Thursday. Video Ad Feedback Police: Australia church stabbing was 'terrorist incident' 04:31 - Source: CNNSystem of self-regulationBut stamping out some of the hateful comments that spread online has not been so easy.

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☆ Bondi Junction: Five dead in mass stabbing at Sydney shopping center
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Sandi Sidhu | Sophie Tanno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Five people have been killed in a mass stabbing at a busy shopping center in Sydney, Australian police said. Police were called to Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon local time following reports of multiple people stabbed. Videos shared on social media show shoppers running from multiple exits of the shopping center, while police helicopters can be heard overhead. “The baby got stabbed and the mum got stabbed.”“We were holding the baby and trying to compress the baby. At least four people were killed and one injured in a mass shooting in Darwin, northern Australia in 2019.

Persons: Anthony Cooke, ”, Cooke, Anthony Albenese, Tragically, – Organizations: CNN, Police, New, New South Wales Police’s, NSW Ambulance, News Sydney Locations: Sydney, Westfield, New South, Bondi, Australia, Darwin, Arthur, Tasmania

☆ Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges for alleged paparazzi assault, Australian police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Heather Chen | Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Taylor Swift’s father will not face charges for allegedly assaulting a paparazzi photographer in Sydney last month, Australian police have confirmed. “No further police action” would be taken, the spokesperson said of the case involving Swift’s 71-year-old father Scott, dubbed “Papa Swift” by many of the megastar’s fans. Sharing his account with CNN, McDonald said one of Swift’s security guards had forced an umbrella into his face and camera. Scott Swift punched him after that, he said. In response to McDonald’s claims, a spokesperson for Swift told CNN that threats had been made against a member of her staff.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift’s, “, ”, Scott, “ Papa Swift, Ben McDonald, Scott Swift, McDonald, Swift’s, ” McDonald, Swift, Taylor Organizations: CNN, New, Police Force, NSW Locations: Sydney, New South Wales, NSW, Sydney Harbor, Australia

☆ Marion Barter mystery: The conman, his lovers and the mother who vanished
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

At the time, Australian police dismissed her concerns, insisting that her mother, Marion Barter, had disappeared by choice, and wanted nothing to do with her family. Ric Blum told the NSW Coroner's court that he last saw Barter in June 1997, just before she left Australia. Blum told the court Cornelius had lied about their relationship, which was platonic, he said. Several years later, Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois met Blum in 2006 through an advertisement she posted in a newspaper seeking companionship. O’Sullivan concluded by reading Leydon’s own words about her mother, Marion Barter, read from her submission.

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☆ Alleged murder of Sydney couple by police officer reopens old wounds in LGBTQ+ community
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sydney, Australia CNN —The alleged murder of a young Sydney couple by a serving police officer has opened a tragic new chapter in the troubled history between the force and the city’s LGBT+ community and cast a shadow over Mardi Gras, a vibrant annual celebration of their culture. The bodies of Sydney couple Luke Davies and Jesse Baird were found a week after their alleged murder. Adding to that distress was a photo circulated widely of the alleged killer marching in police uniform at the 2020 Mardi Gras. The couple's alleged murder has cast a shadow over the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade. Recommendations to police included reinvestigating some of the suspected hate crimes murders, but also for officers to take courses in LGBT+ bias and to improve relations with the LGBT+ community.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Senior New South Wales Police Constable Beaumont Lamarre, Condon, Jesse Baird, Luke Davies, Baird, Davies, @Jesse Baird, Kate Webb, Taylor Swift, Taylor, ” Webb, Mardi, Jesse, Luke who, Webb, ”, “, Jenny Evans, ” It’s, Mardi Gras, Robert French, Tony Crandell, John Sefton, John Sackar, Sackar Organizations: Australia CNN, Mardi Gras, Senior New South Wales Police, Baird’s Paddington, revelers, Gay, Instagram Police, NSW Police, NSW police, Sydney Gay, 78er, ‘, Oxford, International, Sunday Locations: Sydney, Australia, Mardi, Senior, Baird’s, Sydney’s, Mardi Gras, NSW, Newspix, Police

☆ Australian police find bodies in search for missing couple
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Alex | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Australian police have found two bodies in the search for a missing couple allegedly killed by a police officer. New South Wales Senior Constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, 28, was charged last week with the murders of his former boyfriend Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29. “We’re very confident that we have located Luke and Jesse,” NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb told a news conference on Tuesday. Lamarre-Condon had provided information to help locate the bodies, Webb added. Police previously said that a search of Baird’s home found blood, a “projectile” and a fired cartridge case that was matched to Lamarre-Condon’s firearm.

Persons: New South Wales Senior Constable Beaumont Lamarre, Condon, Jesse Baird, Luke Davies, “, Jesse, Karen Webb, Lamarre, Webb, Daniel Doherty, ”, Davies, Baird Organizations: CNN, Australian, New South Wales Senior, ” NSW Police, Police Locations: NSW, Bungonia, Sydney, Paddington, Cronulla

☆ Australian police officer charged with murdering missing couple
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An Australian police officer is facing two murder charges after allegedly killing his former boyfriend and his new partner and disposing of their bodies, which are yet to be found. New South Wales police officer Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, 28, appeared in court on Friday afternoon charged with the murders of Jesse Baird, 26, and Luke Davies, 29. “This has now been ballistically matched to a New South Wales Police firearm … and that firearm belongs to the 28-year-old man who was charged today,” Doherty said. Police said in a statement that the off-duty officer charged was a senior constable attached to a specialist command. An NSW Court spokesperson confirmed Lamarre-Condon had appeared in Waverley court Friday charged with two counts of murder.

Persons: Beaumont Lamarre, Condon, Jesse Baird, Luke Davies, Daniel Doherty, ” Doherty, Baird, Davies, Lamarre, Doherty, van, “, “ They’re Organizations: CNN, Cronulla, . NSW Police, New South Wales Police, Police, Bondi Police Locations: New South Wales, Sydney, Paddington, New, NSW, Waverley

☆ Opinion: A Sydney ‘copshop’ with a dark history. And the gay community reclaiming it
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Opinion Gary Nunn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Police arrest a protester during a gay rights demonstration, which would become known as the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, June 1978. A permanent place to learn and healThere’s never been a more crucial time to record and display the stories and history of my LGBTQI community. LGBTQ+ activists demonstrate in what would evolve into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, 1978. Many arrested gay men were sent to Cooma — the world’s only known jail for gay men — also in New South Wales. My gay community finally gets to tell their own history in a venue that imprisoned and beat us for simply being ourselves.

Persons: Gary Nunn, Read, Gary Nunn Qtopia, Sydney’s, Anthony Albanese, “ ‘, ”, Darlo copshop, Steve Warren, Peter Murphy, Murphy, Qtopia, They’ve, videographers, There’s, —, David Polson, wasn’t, “, Cooma, David hasn’t, He’s Organizations: Sydney CNN, Darlinghurst Police, “ ‘ 78ers, ‘ 78ers, 78ers, Police, Sydney Gay, Mardi Gras, Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media, Getty, Warren, Mardi, South Wales, Gay, NSW police, Goliath Locations: Sydney, Australia, Darlinghurst, San Francisco, London, South, Qtopia, New South Wales, Uganda, Malaysia, Guyana, Dominica, Nigeria, Pakistan

CNN —A sixteen-year-old Taylor Swift fan was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-trailer while on her way to see the pop star in concert in Melbourne on Thursday. Her 10-year-old sister, who was in the backseat, is in critical condition at a local hospital, 7 News Australia reported. “The rear passenger, a 10-year-old girl, was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition,” the police statement added. Swift is in Melbourne for the Australia leg of her global “Eras Tour.”The tragedy follows the death in November of a Taylor Swift fan before a concert in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. That death came amid a record heatwave that had prompted Swift to postpone an earlier show.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Mieka Pokarier, Mieka, ”, Swift, Benevides Machado, ” Swift, I’m, “ Organizations: CNN, Australia, News Australia, Melbourne police, Dubbo Hospital, ” New South Wales police, Westmead Hospital, ” Locations: Melbourne, Dubbo, NSW, New South Wales, ” New South Wales, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Australia

☆ Tyagarah, New South Wales: Australian nude beach faces possible closure
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Tyagarah Beach, a secluded 800-meter (875-yard) stretch of beachfront north of Byron Bay, has been the topic of heated debate in recent weeks. The beach, long loved by naturists from Australia and around the world, is part of the Tyagarah Nature Reserve and maintained by the New South Wales state government. “Nude recreation is a legitimate way of life,” Benham wrote. In 2018, a similar measure was rejected by the Shire Council and CCTV cameras were installed as a compromise. “I’ve been nude bathing on Byron Shire beaches since I was a child in the 70s and 80s,” Benham told 9 News.

Persons: Bradley Benham, Byron Naturists, Penny Sharpe, ” Benham, “ I’ve, CNN’s Angus Watson Organizations: CNN, naturists, New, 9News, Council, Nature, ” Local, Shire Council Locations: Tyagarah, Byron Bay, Australia, New South Wales, NSW, Shire, Byron Shire

☆ Sydney Harbour shark attack puts Australian swimmers on edge
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Monday night’s attack was the first in Sydney Harbour since 2009, when a bull shark tore off the arm of an Australian Navy diver near Green Island. “Sydney residents do love swimming in Sydney Harbour. Dan Himbrechts/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockWarmer waters mean more sharksAustralia is second only to the United States when it comes to “unprovoked” shark attacks, according to the International Shark Attack File. January and February are peak months for bull sharks in Sydney Harbour, which go there to feed and breed during the warmer months. Despite the frequency of visits by bull sharks to Sydney Harbour, there’s no separate system to monitor them.

Persons: Lauren O’Neill, Elizabeth Bay, Linda Scott, ”, “, Gerard Soury, Michael Porter, ” Porter, Fiona Crago, ” Crago, Dan Himbrechts, Amy Smoothey, Smoothey, ” Smoothey, Scott Organizations: Australia CNN, Sydney Harbour, Opera, Sydney, Australian Navy, CNN, Bank, Sky News, Local, Tweed Heads, NSW Department of Primary Industries, East Australian Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Sydney, Elizabeth, Sydney Harbour, Green Island, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, United States, New South Wales, Bega, Tweed, Queensland, there’s, NSW, ”

As he went under, Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Blake Chaney, commander of Naval Special Warfare Group 1, which oversees SEAL Team 3. They loaded onto small special operations combat craft driven by naval special warfare crew to get to the boat. Chambers, 37, of Maryland, enlisted in the Navy in 2012, and graduated from SEAL training in 2014. Ingram, 27, of Texas, enlisted in 2019, and graduated from SEAL training in 2021.

Persons: Nathan Gage Ingram, Christopher J, Chambers, Chris, Gage selflessly, ”, Blake Chaney, Joe Biden, “ Jill, USS Lewis B, Puller, Ingram, Chaney Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Navy's, Navy, Special Warfare, NSW, White, — Navy, ”, USS, Central Command, U.S . Navy, Warfare, Marine Locations: Somalia, Yemen, Gulf of Aden, Gaza, East Africa, Iran, West Coast, Maryland, Texas

☆ US identifies 2 Navy SEALs declared dead after operation off Somali coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The two Navy SEALs who the US Navy declared dead after they went missing while conducting an operation on January 11 off the coast of Somalia have been identified as Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher Chambers who was 37 and Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram who was 27, the US Navy announced Monday. Blake Chaney, commander of Naval Special Warfare Group 1, said in a statement that Chambers and Ingram “were exceptional warriors, cherished teammates, and dear friends to many.”“Chris and Gage selflessly served their country with unwavering professionalism and exceptional capabilities,” Chaney said. According to biographies provided by Naval Special Warfare Command, Chambers, from Maryland, enlisted in the Navy in May 2012 and had served with SEAL units on the West Coast since 2014. Ingram, from Texas, enlisted in September 2019, immediately going into pre-special warfare training after completing boot camp at Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Illinois. “During this expansive search operation, airborne and naval platforms from the US, Japan, and Spain continuously searched more than 21,000 square miles to locate our missing teammates.

Persons: Christopher Chambers, Nathan Gage Ingram, Capt, Blake Chaney, Chambers, Ingram “, ” “ Chris, Gage selflessly, ” Chaney, Ingram, CENTCOM, ” CNN’s Natasha Bertrand Organizations: CNN, Navy, US Navy, Special Warfare, NSW, Warfare, Central Command, US, Special Warfare Command, Marine, Recruit Training Command, Terrorism, Medal, National Defense Service, Numerical Meteorology, Oceanography Center, U.S . Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command, University of San, Oceanography, Naval Research Locations: Somalia, West Coast, Iran, Yemen, Maryland, Texas, Lakes , Illinois, Japan, Spain, University of San Diego

☆ Deadly fire ants are forming rafts to cross Australian flood waters
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Hafsa Khalil | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. Two rafts of fire ants are seen floating on water in this screengrab taken from video released by Australia's Invasive Species Council in January 2024. Invasive Species CouncilQueensland has seen brutal weather and heavy flooding in recent weeks. Modeling by the ISC suggests fire ants will spread to “every corner of Australia” if the outbreak in Queensland isn’t curbed. Red ants can spread quickly on their own, but an infestation is typically accelerated by human activity, such as in cargo containers or shipments of potted plants or soil.

Persons: ” Reece Pianta, ” Pianta, ‘, ”, Pianta, Murray, Tara Moriarty, “ Organizations: CNN, Species Council, ISC, Council, invicta, Agriculture Locations: Australian, Queensland, Species Council Queensland, Cairns, Cyclone Jasper, Australia, Victoria, South America, United States, Mexico, Caribbean, China, Europe, Brisbane, New South Wales, NSW, Darling

☆ With job cuts and drug tests, the Pentagon hopes to prepare its special-ops forces for a new era of warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

US Navy/MCS 1st Class Anthony W. WalkerNaval Special Warfare Command announced in September that it would start testing its personnel, including Navy SEALs and Naval Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewmen, for performance-enhancing drugs. The initiative comes after several drug-related incidents in the Naval Special Warfare community and is designed to protect the force's health and readiness. Special Forces Assessment and Selection candidates carry a telephone pole during a ruck march at Camp Mackall in North Carolina in March 2020. The Navy Special Warfare Community has swelled to about 4,000 SEALS — 10 times as many as at the height of the Cold War. A US Special Forces soldier free falls over a drop zone in Germany in March 2015.

Persons: —, Anthony W, Keith Davids, Jason Johnston, Stavros Atlamazoglou Organizations: Pentagon, Service, US Navy, Walker, Warfare Command, Navy, Warfare, Craft, Navy SEAL, Special Forces, US Army, Special, Command, Army, 75th Ranger, Operations Command, US Special Forces, Hellenic Army, 575th Marine Battalion, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins School, International Studies, Boston College Law School Locations: Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, Beijing, Asia, Pacific, Russia, China, Coronado , California, Mackall, North Carolina, Germany

☆ Australia reform drive gets NSW backing, other states sceptical
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The reforms will push Australia closer to the centralised models of New Zealand and Ireland, where provinces answer to the national body on high performance decisions affecting test rugby. On Tuesday, RA said the New South Wales Waratahs and the NSW Rugby Union (NSWRU) had become Australia's first Super Rugby club and member union to formally commit to the integration plan. However, other member unions have pushed back on handing over commercial control. No Australian team has won a Super Rugby title since the Waratahs in 2014. RA have yet to decide who will run the integrated high performance programme or take over the Wallabies from Jones.

Persons: Phil Waugh, Waugh, Eddie Jones, Jones, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: MELBOURNE, Rugby Australia, Wallabies, New South Wales Waratahs, NSW Rugby Union, Super Rugby, Waratahs, Australian Capital Territory Rugby Union, Brumbies, Rugby, Irish Lions, Thomson Locations: New South Wales, NSW, Australia, Zealand, Ireland, Sydney, rugby, France, Melbourne

☆ 5 deaths in 10 days point to a problem Australia wants to solve
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Two days earlier, the body of 38-year-old Krystal Marshall was recovered from the charred remains of her home after a house fire in South Australia, according to SA Police. The number of women killed by violence in Australia has ranged between 43 and 84 each years since Counting Dead Women began tallying deaths in 2012. Since then, she said she’s noticed a change in the way people, including the police, respond to domestic violence. But until those lessons are learned, state authorities are strengthening their responses to domestic violence. Whitford says it takes the community to come together to prevent more women becoming victims of domestic violence.

Persons: Manuela Whitford, We’ve, I’ve, ”, ’ I’m, ” Whitford, you’re, you’ve, It’s, They’re, Alice McShera, Geoff DeSanges, Lilie James, Krystal Marshall, Analyn, Whitford, she’s, “, Julia Gillard, Gillard, Andrew Tate, Andrew Lines, Lines, –, haven’t, Hilary Whiteman Organizations: Australia CNN, Friends, Facebook, WA, Victoria Police, New South Wales Police, ACT Policing, Police, SA Police, Dignity, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Women Survey, Women, United Nations, Global Institute, Women’s, NSW Police, CNN Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Australian, Perth, Western Australia, Sydney, New, Canberra, South Australia, Romania, New Zealand

SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Residents in three areas in Australia's northern Queensland state were ordered to evacuate their homes on Wednesday, as bushfires burned out of control. People in two adjacent areas, near the town of Dalveen, were on Wednesday ordered to evacuate immediately. AAP Image/Darren England via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights"Every Australian's heart goes out to the people... who are being impacted once again by these bushfires," Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers, whose electorate is in the state, told a news conference on Wednesday. "It was a pretty horrifying experience," NSW resident Michelle Balint told state broadcaster ABC on Wednesday, recounting a wall of flames racing across the family's land. Authorities on Wednesday imposed a third evacuation warning in the far north of the state, near Watsonville.

Persons: Darren England, Jim Chalmers, Michelle Balint, Alasdair Pal, Gerry Doyle Organizations: SYDNEY, Firefighters, REUTERS Acquire, NSW, ABC, Authorities, Stefica Bikes, Thomson Locations: Australia's, Queensland, Australia, New Zealand, Dalveen, Wallangarra, New South Wales, NSW, Watsonville, Sydney

☆ Qantas scraps plan to buy Alliance Aviation amid regulatory hurdle
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Rishav Chatterjee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Qantas Airways QF100 flight, which marks the airline's 100th birthday, departs from Sydney Airport to fly over Sydney Harbour in Australia, November 16, 2020. Qantas shares fell 2.7% to A$4.7 in early trade, whereas Alliance shed around 1%. He added that Qantas is dealing with a brand crisis, a part of which is tied to perceptions that the company acts anti-competitively. Qantas is not the only airline that is aiming to expand charter service offerings with smaller peer Regional Express Holdings (REX.AX) buying charter operator National Jet Express in July 2022. ($1 = 1.5785 Australian dollars)Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gregg Porteous, Tim Waterer, Kyle Rodda, Rishav Chatterjee, Shailesh Organizations: Qantas Airways QF100, Sydney Airport, Sydney Harbour, Handout, REUTERS, Qantas, Qantas Airways, Aviation Services, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Alliance, KCM Trade, Capital.com, Regional Express Holdings, National Jet Express, Thomson Locations: Australia, Bengaluru

☆ Qantas overhaul gets stuck on tarmac
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Qantas Airways QF100 flight, which marks the airline's 100th birthday, departs from Sydney Airport to fly over Sydney Harbour in Australia, November 16, 2020. Gregg Porteous/Destination NSW/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMELBOURNE, Oct 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Qantas Airways (QAN.AX) customers are already used to interminable waits due to postponed or cancelled flights and lost luggage. Now the $5.4 billion airline has shunted its much-needed governance overhaul into an unnecessary holding pattern. On Wednesday Qantas said Richard Goyder is stepping down after five years as chair along with two other directors who have been on the board for a decade. And Goyder intends to remain in the cockpit until just before the company’s annual meeting in over a year’s time.

Persons: Gregg Porteous, –, Richard Goyder, Alan Joyce, Jaqueline Hey, Maxine Brenner, Goyder, Antony Currie, Una Galani, Thomas Shum Organizations: Qantas Airways QF100, Sydney Airport, Sydney Harbour, Handout, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Reuters, Qantas Airways, Wednesday Qantas, Qantas, X, Alstom, Thomson Locations: Australia, Brussels

☆ US military is to start randomly testing Navy SEALs and special forces for performance-enhancing steroids
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Navy will begin testing its special operations forces for doping from November this year. It's the first time any military special operations unit has initiated force-wide regular testing. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe US Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids annd performance-enhancing drugs from November this year, the Naval Special Warfare Command said Friday. It is the first time any military special operations unit has initiated force-wide regular drug testing, according to The New York Times. The US Army and Navy's famed special operations forces include the Navy SEALs and Army's Delta Force, Green Berets, and Ranger Regiment.

Persons: —, Seaman Kyle Mullen, Navy's, Keith Davids, Davids Organizations: Navy, Service, US Navy, Warfare Command, The New York Times, New York Times, NSW, Army Special, Command, AP, US Army, Army's Delta Force, Green Berets, Ranger Regiment, Department of Defense, Special Warfare Command, Associated Press Locations: NSW

☆ Pilots at Australia's Qantas demand chair quit over scandals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Qantas Airways QF100 flight, which marks the airline's 100th birthday, departs from Sydney Airport to fly over Sydney Harbour in Australia, November 16, 2020. "We have totally lost confidence in Goyder and his board," AIPA President Captain Tony Lucas said in a statement. "Qantas desperately needs a culture reset but how can this happen with Richard Goyder as chairman?" Qantas declined to comment, referring Reuters to previous public comments from Goyder where he refused to quit. Goyder, who has been the airline's chairman since 2018, is not up for reelection at its annual meeting in November.

Persons: Gregg Porteous, Vanessa Hudson, Richard Goyder, Captain Tony Lucas, Goyder, Alan Joyce, Albanese, Byron Kaye, Jamie Freed Organizations: Qantas Airways QF100, Sydney Airport, Sydney Harbour, Handout, REUTERS, Rights, Australia's Qantas Airways, Australian, International Pilots Association, Qantas, Reuters, Qatar Airways, Thomson Locations: Australia, Goyder

☆ Australia's Byron Bay limits Airbnb-like rentals amid housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Popular Australian tourist destination Byron Bay will limit the availability of some properties for short-term holiday rentals, as authorities try to free up homes for residents amid a nationwide housing crisis. Byron Bay is a beachside destination popular with tourists and celebrities, and was featured in a Netflix reality TV series. "It's well known there has been an undersupply of housing, particularly affordable and diverse housing across the Byron Shire for many years," NSW planning minister Paul Scully said in a statement announcing the policy. "In the current housing crisis, it's important every available means to boost housing stock for the community is utilised." Parts of Byron Bay and nearby Brunswick Heads with "high tourism appeal" will continue without caps.

Persons: Byron Shire, Byron Bay, Chris Hemsworth, Paul Scully, Lewis Jackson, Miral Organizations: Popular, Melbourne, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Popular Australian, Byron, New South Wales, Victoria, NSW, Byron Bay, Brunswick, Australia, Berlin, Barcelona

☆ Australia braces for severe bushfires as Sydney swelters under record September heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The threat of intense bushfires looms over New South Wales as record spring temperatures and high winds fan the flames of more than 60 blazes already burning in Australia’s most populous state, authorities have warned. Several cities along the east coast saw record spring temperatures Tuesday, according to Australia’s Bureau of Meterology (BOM). Sydney, the NSW capital, was expected to record its hottest September day ever Wednesday, with BOM forecasting a high of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). “The climate influences driving increased risk of bushfire this season are widespread,” said AFAC CEO Rob Webb. On Tuesday, BOM declared an El Niño weather event was underway, which typically results in a warmer, drier spring and summer and an increased risk for bushfires.

Persons: Miriam Bradbury, “, we’ve, ”, Rob Rogers, Rob Webb, climatologist Zhi, Weng Chua, BOM, Karl Braganza Organizations: CNN, Bureau, NSW, Fire Service, Facebook, ABC, Australasian Fire Authorities Council, ”, 9News Locations: New South Wales, Australia’s, Sydney, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, Australia, Tennant, Northern Territory, New Zealand, ” Australia, El, BOM

☆ Strong winds fan bushfires as Australia battles spring heatwave
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Strong winds and a rare, intense heatwave in early spring fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia's southeast, prompting extreme fire danger warnings on Wednesday for the greater Sydney region, home to more than 5 million people. Parts of Australia are sweltering in an unusual five-day burst of spring heat, forecast to last until Wednesday, pushing temperatures well above the September average. After three years of heavy rains and frequent flooding, Australia is bracing for a warm and dry southern hemisphere spring and summer in 2023. On Tuesday, Australia's Bureau of Meteorology declared an El Nino weather pattern, typically associated with wildfires and droughts, was underway. Reporting by Renju Jose in Sydney; Editing by Sonali PaulOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Renju Jose, Sonali Paul Organizations: NSW Rural Fire Services, Greater, Sydney, Meteorology, El, Fire, Thomson Locations: Australia's, Sydney, New South Wales, NSW, Greater Sydney Region, Australia, Tasmania, El Nino, Sydney's, Turkey

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