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☆ Iran's aerial attack on Israel was based on Russian tactics in Ukraine, war experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Iran's aerial attack on Israel mirrored Russian tactics in Ukraine, according to analysts. Another analyst disagreed, saying Iran used similar tactics long before Russia's full-scale invasion. AdvertisementSome military analysts are comparing Iran's attempt to bombard Israel over the weekend with Russian tactics in Ukraine. The IDF estimated that the attack used 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 120 ballistic missiles. He pointed to Iran's 2019 attack on two major Saudi oil refineries, which also reportedly used drones combined with cruise missiles.

Persons: —, Brian Carter, Frederick W, Kagan, Fabian Hinz, Hinz, Carter, Rodger Shanahan, it's, Israel, Shanahan Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, American Enterprise, IDF, London's International, for Strategic Studies, CBS, Lowy Institute, ABC News Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Iran, ABC News Australia, Damascus, Syria

☆ King Charles' nephew says the monarch is 'hugely frustrated' amid his cancer treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Peter Phillips gave an update on King Charles' cancer during an interview with Sky News Australia. Phillips said his uncle was "frustrated" that his cancer and treatment were preventing him from working. Buckingham Palace announced the king was undergoing treatment for cancer in February. AdvertisementKing Charles is impatient to get back to work amid his cancer treatment, a royal family member has said. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Peter Phillips, King Charles ', Phillips, —, Charles, Princess Anne, Mark Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip's Organizations: Sky News Australia, Buckingham Palace, Service, Sky News, Handa, Business Locations: Buckingham

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

☆ A baggage handler lost their job after a passenger found an obscenity written on the luggage tag of his heavy bag
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Qantas passenger found an offensive word written on his bag in marker. Qantas apologized and said the baggage handler will no longer work for them. AdvertisementA baggage handler will no longer work for the Australian airline Qantas after writing an offensive word on a passenger's bag, 7News Australia reported. "Clearly the Qantas baggage handler at Perth Airport wasn't happy lifting my bag," Tilbury said in the post. The offensive word was written on a label that identified the bag as heavy, noting that "assisted lift may be required."

Persons: —, Sonny Tilbury, Tilbury, 7News, Menzies, Mr Tilbury Organizations: Qantas, Service, Australian, Perth Airport, Qantas Group, Business Locations: Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Karratha, Tilbury

☆ Australia walks a tight rope on trade with China as security concerns mount
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Clement Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 6, 2023. While trade compulsions have forced the Asia-Pacific nation to reach out to China, security concerns over Beijing's South China Sea claims have prevented a reset in ties. Trade talksPart of Beijing's calculus is rooted in Australia economic dependence on China. According to the Australian government, China is its largest trading partner, accounting for nearly a third of the country's total trade with the world. Australia is already closely watching potential flashpoints in the South China Sea, and in regard to Taiwan," Economist Intelligence Unit analysts said in a note.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Anthony Albanese, Ding Haitao, coronavirus, Darren Lim, Lee McLean, McLean, we've, Albanese, We've Organizations: Australian, of, People, Getty Images, Xinhua, Agency, Xinhua News Agency, Getty, Australian National University, Labor, Australia, U.S ., China Hub . Trade, CNBC, Sky News Australia, Economist Intelligence, U.S Locations: Beijing, China, Xinhua, Australia, Asia, Pacific, Canberra, U.S, South China, Taiwan, The Hague, Philippines

☆ Australian police officer charged with manslaughter over death of 95-year-old woman tasered in nursing home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —An Australian police officer has been charged with manslaughter after he tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia in a nursing home. Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother, died in hospital a week after she was tasered at the home in May. A 33-year-old senior constable, Kristian White, is alleged to have tasered Nowland at the home after asking her to drop a steak knife she was holding. The other officer attempted to grab the knife, but Nowland is said to have moved towards them with her walker. Family friend Andrew Thaler said at the time that before the incident Nowland was frail and unable to stand unaided.

Persons: Clare Nowland, Kristian White, White, Nowland, “ Clare, Andrew Thaler Organizations: CNN, Police, New South Wales Police, Public Prosecutions, Monaro Police, Sky News Australia Locations: Cooma , New South Wales, New, ”

☆ Australia PM says Chinese navy incident that injured diver was 'dangerous'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese warship acted in a dangerous and unprofessional manner during an incident with an Australian navy vessel that injured a military diver, his first comments on the matter which he said had damaged ties. In an interview on Monday with Sky News Australia, Albanese said the incident caused injury to one person and shows the need for "communication guardrails" between militaries. "This was dangerous, it was unsafe and unprofessional from the Chinese warship," he said. A People's Liberation Army Navy destroyer closed towards HMAS Toowoomba, despite the Australian vessel notifying the Chinese warship of a diving operation, and operated its hull-mounted sonar in a manner that posed a safety risk, Marles previously said. The Chinese embassy in Australia did not respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Anthony Albanese, Loren Elliott, Richard Marles, Albanese, Xi, we've, Marles, Kirsty Needham, Lincoln Organizations: Australia's, Economic Cooperation, REUTERS, Rights, HMAS, Defence, Sky News Australia, APEC, Liberation Army Navy, Thomson Locations: Asia, San Francisco , California, U.S, Australian, HMAS Toowoomba, San Francisco, China, Australia

CNN —Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to her family, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on opaque espionage charges. “We are pleased to confirm that Australian citizen Ms Cheng Lei has arrived safely home in Australia and has been reunited with her family,” Albanese said in a statement. Cheng had been on her way to work on the morning of August 13, 2020, when she was taken by China’s Ministry of State Security, according to her partner Nick Coyle. Her release follows the completion of legal process in China, according to the Australian statement. Shortly afterwards, China’s Ministry of State Security said in a statement that Cheng was deported Wednesday after completing her sentence.

Persons: Cheng Lei, Anthony Albanese, Ms Cheng Lei, ” Albanese, “, Cheng, CGTN, Nick Coyle, –, Wang Wenbin, Wang, ” Wang, Coyle, Cheng “, ”, ” “ Organizations: CNN, China’s Ministry of State Security, ”, China’s Foreign, Tullamarine, of Foreign Affairs, Trade Australian, Canberra, Observers, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Sky News Locations: China, Australia, Beijing, Melbourne, Australian, Sky News Australia, FreeChengLei

☆ Rupert Murdoch's exit ends chapter for polarising figure in his native Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Even at a time when media consumption is splintering from traditional routes, particularly among younger people, Murdoch's influence is embedded in the country's information ecosystem because of its massive reach, media experts said. His local properties include Sky News Australia, a cable TV channel fashioned on the partisan style of U.S. network Fox News. "The Murdoch papers still have that key reach with working-class demographics that can still be influential," he said. "He has been in lots of ways a controversial figure, but an influential figure too, and this is an end of an era at News." Murdoch's exit cuts a native tie between News Corp and Fox Corp and Australia, where Murdoch was born.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Jonathan Ernst, Rupert Murdoch's, Stephen Mayne, Murdoch, Mayne, Shane Homan, Honan, Jim Chalmers, Chalmers, Penny Wong, Malcolm Turnbull, it's, Turnbull, Lachlan Murdoch, James Murdoch, Byron Kaye, Jamie Freed Organizations: USS, Air, Space Museum, REUTERS, Rights, Fox Corp, News Corp, Sky News Australia, Fox, Sky, Monash, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Labor, Labor Party, News, America, ABC, Google, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Adelaide, Australia, Britain, Australian, Sydney, Canada

☆ The CEO of airline Qantas is stepping down with a $24 million golden handshake, with one politician calling it the 'swindle of the century'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Qantas' CEO is stepping down from his role two months early and will receive a $24 million bonus. AdvertisementAdvertisementAlan Joyce, CEO of Australian national airline Qantas, is facing criticism for the $24 million golden goodbye he will receive after announcing that he is stepping down from his role early on Monday. "If the Board allows Mr Joyce to walk away with $24 million after illegally sacking 1,700 people, gouging customers and while subject to an ACCC prosecution, it will be the swindle of the century," Sheldon said. If Mr Joyce walks away with his $24 million, he will make their annual salary in less than 6 hours." AdvertisementAdvertisementJoyce earned $125 million over the 15 years he spent as Qantas' CEO and was even ranked the highest-paid CEO in Australia in 2018, Sky News Australia reported.

Persons: Alan Joyce, Joyce, Vanessa Hudson, Joyce's, Tony Sheldon, Mr Joyce, Sheldon, Michael Kaine Organizations: Qantas, Australian, Australian Competition, Consumer Commission, Australian Labor Party, Transport Worker's Union of Australia, Australian Aviation, Sky News Australia, Transport Workers Union, ABC, Australia's Federal Locations: Australia

☆ Ukraine is fielding new $3,500 'cardboard' drones against Russia — they're flat-packed and could prove deadly
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Ukraine has received hundreds of so-called "cardboard drones" from Australia. The Corvo PPDS is cheap, comes flat-packed, and can be built in an hour, its maker says. SYPAQ's Corvo PPDS drone. Although it's known as the "cardboard drone," there's conflicting information as to what its main framework is actually made of. Per the pro-Russian Telegram channel @fighter_bomber, Ukraine used a swarm-like formation of several unarmed Corvo PPDSs amidst drones packed with bombs, helping the swarm evade radar.

Persons: It's, SYPAQ, Michael Partridge, Australia's, Partridge, it's, coyly, Jamey Jacob, Jacob, Corvo, Mick Ryan, Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko Organizations: Service, IKEA, Oklahoma State University, Popular Mechanics, Russian Telegram, News Australia Locations: Ukraine, Australia, Wall, Silicon, Russian, Australian

☆ U.S. military personnel in Australia air crash, no deaths reported
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A V-22 Osprey from Marine Rotational Force Darwin comes into land to conduct a troop insertion as part of Exercise "Talisman Sabre 21" on July 27, 2021 in Townsville, Australia. An aircraft incident involving U.S. military personnel occurred mid-morning on Sunday during an exercise in Australia's Northern Territory, Australia's Defence Ministry said, while a broadcaster said there were no reports of deaths. Sky News Australia reported a v-22 Osprey helicopter with about 20 U.S. Marines on board had crashed off the coast of Darwin. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said multiple military personnel had been rescued from an aircraft crash on the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, and that there were no reports of fatalities. "Initial reports suggest the incident involves United States defence personnel and that Australian Defence Force members were not involved," the ministry said in an emailed statement.

Persons: Force Darwin, Anthony Albanese Organizations: Force, U.S, Australia's Defence Ministry, Sky News Australia, Marines, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC, Northern Territory Police, Australian Defence Force Locations: Townsville, Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin, Melville, States

☆ Instead of calling the cops, a business owner offered a job to the teenager who tried to break into his store
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A business owner said on social media that someone tried to break into his premises. Instead of calling the police, Jeff Usher said he wanted to offer "a better way" to the culprit. "It's not that cool to use a jimmy bar on our doors," the Custom Cabinets Katherine owner said. Usher told the NT News his business employs two apprentices, four tradespeople and an office manager. "I'm not trying to save the world – I just reckon some of these kids need to be built up, not a kicking," Usher told the newspaper.

Persons: Jeff Usher, Katherine, Usher, I'm Organizations: Service, Facebook, ABC News Australia, Northern Territory, NT Locations: Wall, Silicon, Australian, Australia's Northern Territory, Northern, Darwin

☆ Melbourne rocked by largest earthquake in over 120 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Tara Subramaniam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city in over a century – swaying buildings but ultimately causing very little damage. Adam Pascale, chief scientist at the Victoria-based Seismology Research Centre, said the earthquake was the largest within 40 kilometers of Melbourne since a magnitude 4.5 quake hit in 1902. “Felt like a plane crashed next to my house or something,” one resident said, according to CNN affiliate 7News. Earthquakes are not as common in Australia though the continent does experience seismic activity due to tectonic plate movement. In 2021, Victoria experienced a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that caused some minor structural damage in Melbourne despite hitting nearly 200 kilometers away.

☆ Cheng Lei: Family urges China to release Australian TV anchor detained for 1,000 days
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Friends and family of Australian television anchor Cheng Lei on Monday renewed calls for her release from detention in China, 1,000 days after she was held by authorities on espionage charges. Australian authorities have expressed concern about her detention amid suggestions from analysts that strained ties between Canberra and Beijing may have provided impetus for the opaque case against her. While there were still some Australian journalists working in China, all are employed by non-Australian media companies. Cheng’s two children are being cared for by their grandmother in Melbourne, Australian public broadcaster ABC reported at the time of her original detention. “For a mother not to see her children for 1000 days is excruciating.

Sydney, Australia CNN —Eleven Indonesian fishermen were rescued by Australian maritime authorities from a tiny island after being stranded for six days without food or water, but there are fears nine others may have drowned. The second vessel, believed to have been carrying at least 10 others, sunk in the powerful storm, AMSA said. One survivor spent 30 hours in the water before reaching Bedwell Island. Pictures released by AMSA showed a group of stranded fishermen waving to the rescue helicopter above, silhouetted by a barren white beach. CNN affiliate Nine News Australia reported that the survivors were taken to Broome Hospital for treatment.

☆ Sky News Australia quits TikTok citing security risks posed by Chinese-owned app
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Australian broadcaster Sky News has left TikTok because of security concerns that have led several Western governments to ban the video app on devices used by officials. “We urge [media organizations] to consider this dilemma and stop trading security and integrity for a few worthless views,” he added. There is still no public evidence the Chinese government has actually spied on people through TikTok. Sky News Australia is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp (NWSA)oration, and is a separate entity to UK broadcaster Sky News, which is owned by Sky Group, a division of US conglomerate Comcast (CCZ). ByteDance said the relevant staff were investigating potential information leaks, and they were fired for misusing their authority to access TikTok user data.

☆ Lara Trump warns Ron DeSantis not to run against her father-in-law in 2024: 'Those primaries get very messy and very raw'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Lara Trump warned Ron DeSantis not to run in 2024, suggesting he would "fracture" the GOP's base. "I think that Ron DeSantis is very smart. I think he's probably waiting to see what my father-in-law does," she told Sky News Australia host Erin Molan on Sunday. Lara Trump, a Fox News contributor who is married to Trump's son Eric, suggested DeSantis run for president in 2028. DeSantis has also not announced a 2024 run but has for months been touted as a potential frontrunner for the GOP nomination.

☆ Fact Check-Recommendation for social media ID requirements in Australia is from 2021 and has not been implemented
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-05 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Australia has not implemented “social credit” to access social media platforms, contrary to claims online. Social media users making this claim misrepresent a broadcast that dates to April 2021 about a proposal made by a parliamentary committee looking to reduce “technology-facilitated abuse”. Reuters found no evidence that the recommendation, which proposed requiring a form of identification in order to open a social media account, has been implemented. The Department for Social Services and the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The circulating news video dates to April 2021 and describes a proposal by a committee of the Australian parliament looking into domestic and sexual abuse to require identification to access social media.

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