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☆ Thousands in Australia Rally for Struggling Indigenous Referendum
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands rallied in Australia on Sunday to support recognising the country's Indigenous people in the constitution, a proposal that is struggling ahead of a referendum next month. Indigenous Australians, who account for 3.8% of the population, face disadvantages including discrimination, poor health and education outcomes and high incarceration rates. To change the constitution, the referendum, backed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor government, would require a national majority in favour and majorities in at least four of Australia's six states. Most Indigenous people favour the referendum, but some, like prominent No campaigner Warren Mundine, say it is a distraction from achieving practical and positive outcomes and would not fully resolve the issues affecting them. "If we can do just three things - accountability, jobs and education - then we'll resolve most of the problems we've got," Mundine told ABC.

Persons: Anthony Albanese's, Warren Mundine, we've, Mundine, Sam McKeith, William Mallard Organizations: SYDNEY, Aboriginal, Torres Strait, Australian Broadcasting Corp, Anthony Albanese's Labor, ABC Locations: Australia, Brisbane, Sydney , Melbourne, Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Darwin, Newcastle, Sydney

☆ FAI did not make formal contract offer to Pauw, says chief exec
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Following its review, the FAI said it would not renew her contract, which expired at the end of last month. Pauw said on Aug. 31 that she had begun talks with the FAI over a new contract in March and that it had "committed to issuing an offer" before reconsidering their position. "At no point was a contract offer ever presented to Vera," chief executive Hill told reporters on Thursday. "Conversations did not progress to a point where a formal offer was made to Vera ... and in advance of the World Cup, we decided to pause discussions." "We believed it was not appropriate to offer a new contract at this point."

Persons: Vera Pauw, Dan Peled, Jonathan Hill, Vera Pauw's, Pauw, Vera, Hill, Houston Dash, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Brisbane Football, REUTERS, Ireland FA, FAI, Athletic, Houston, U.S ., Thomson Locations: New Zealand, of Ireland, Nigeria, Brisbane, Australia, Republic, Ireland, U.S, Hyderabad

☆ Chris Dawson: Australian teacher who killed wife sentenced for abusing 16-year-old student
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —An Australian teacher who killed his wife so he could start a new life with a teenage student has been sentenced to an extra year in prison for a crime committed when the girl was 16 years old. Their relationship continued despite intense speculation about the whereabouts of Dawson’s wife Lynette, who Dawson had claimed walked out on their family when their children were just two and four years old. Nathan PattersonNo trace of Lynette Dawson has ever been found despite multiple police investigations and searches, which included digging up the backyard of the couple’s former home on Sydney’s northern beaches in 2018. Dawson has continued to maintain his innocence, even after being found guilty in 2022 of murdering Lynette sometime around 1982. During the judge-only trial, multiple witnesses claimed to have seen Lynette Dawson in the years after, but Judge Ian Harrison dismissed those as false or mistaken.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Chris Dawson, Sarah Huggett, Dawson, Huggett, ” Dawson, ’, ” Huggett, Lynette, Nathan Patterson, Lynette Dawson, Ian Harrison, Harrison Organizations: Australia CNN, Police Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Australian, Long, Sydney, Bayview , NSW

☆ Brisbane International to return as Australian Open tune-up event
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 15 (Reuters) - The Brisbane International will return to the calendar for the first time since 2020 as part of the build-up to next year's Australian Open, Tennis Australia said on Friday. It was dropped from the men's tour when the ATP Cup was introduced in 2019 and last contested as a women's event in 2020. The women's singles field has been expanded to 48 players, while the men's singles draw will feature 32. "The players love to come here, they love the atmosphere," Barty told Australian media. The Canberra International starts alongside the Brisbane event two days later, with tournaments in Adelaide and Hobart beginning on Jan. 8.

Persons: Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, Ash Barty, Barty, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Brisbane International, Tennis Australia, ATP, WTA, Queensland Tennis Centre, United, Canberra International, Hobart, Thomson Locations: Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hyderabad

☆ Arsenal sign Matildas' Cooney-Cross from Hammarby
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - FIFA Women's World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Third Place Playoff - Sweden v Australia - Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia - August 19, 2023 Australia's Kyra Cooney-Cross during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 15 (Reuters) - Arsenal have signed Matildas midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross from Swedish club Hammarby, the Women's Super League (WSL) side said on Friday. The 21-year-old, who has signed a two-year deal, was a standout performer at the recent Women's World Cup, starting all seven of Australia's games as the co-hosts reached the semi-finals before finishing fourth. "I can't wait to get started and help us achieve something big together," said Cooney-Cross, who will join fellow Matildas Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord at Arsenal. Cooney-Cross joined Hammarby from Melbourne Victory in 2022 and made 30 appearances for the club, helping them win the Swedish Cup in the 2022-23 season. "Kyra is one of the best young players in world football and we are delighted to have brought her to Arsenal," Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall said.

Persons: Kyra Cooney, Amanda Perobelli, Cooney, Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord, Cross, Kyra, Jonas Eidevall, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Brisbane, Arsenal, Hammarby, Super League, Melbourne Victory, Swedish, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sweden, Brisbane, Australia, Swedish, Hyderabad

☆ Sharks on a Golf Course Made a Watery Grave Unlike Any Other
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Annie Roth | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For nearly two decades, the Carbrook Golf Club near Brisbane, Australia, had the ultimate water hazard: a lake teeming with bull sharks. It all started in 1996 when raging floods swept six young bull sharks from a nearby river into a 51-acre lake near the golf course’s 14th hole. When the floodwaters receded, the sharks found themselves stuck, surrounded by grassy hills and curious golfers. The sharks, according to a new study, are more than just a fluke along the fairway. In research published last month in the journal Marine and Fisheries Science, Peter Gausmann, a shark scientist and lecturer at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, said that the cartilaginous club members of Carbrook bull sharks demonstrate that bull sharks can live indefinitely in low-salinity aquatic environments.

Persons: Peter Gausmann Organizations: Marine, Fisheries Science, Ruhr University Bochum Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Germany

☆ ‘MeToo’ for mothers: Australian inquiry hears troubling accounts of birth trauma
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

NSWParliament/YouTubeWhat is birth trauma? Amy Dawes founded the Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) after sustaining life-altering injuries during the forceps delivery of her first child in 2015. Amy Dawes, founder of the Australasian Birth Trauma Association, with her two children ages 9 and 6. In fact, we are breaking mothers.”Fiona Reid, a clinical midwife with decades of experience, said birth trauma was not only affecting others but also midwives. Reid said birth trauma will never be eliminated – “it’s an impossible request.”But she said attention should focus on eliminating preventable birth trauma and raising standards so the measure of success isn’t merely survival.

Persons: Naomi Bowden, Stella’s stillbirth, ”, ‘, Bowden, ” Hannah Dahlen, Dahlen, ” Dahlen, Dr Hannan Dahlen, “, ” “, Jared Watts, Carly Griffin, New South Wales Carly Griffin, I’m, ’ ”, Jessica Holliday, New South Wales Jessica Holliday, ” Holliday, ” Amanda Macaulay's, Amanda Macaulay, she’d, Emma Hurst, Amy Dawes, there’s, ” Dawes, Fiona Reid, –, Reid, ” Reid, ” Fiona Reid, “ I’ve, they’re, I’ve, isn’t Organizations: Australia CNN, “, Western Sydney University, Royal Australian, New Zealand College of Obstetricians, OB, BMI, CNN, NSW, Trauma, Organization for Economic Co, Development, World Health Organization, WHO, Australian Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Australian, New South Wales, Americas, Europe, Asia, NSW

☆ Cookiecutter sharks sink inflatable catamaran in Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The attacks left their inflatable boat partly sunken – prompting them to issue a distress call to nearby vessels in the early hours of Wednesday. Shark attacks damaged the catamaran's inflatable hull, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. Unlike great whites or hammerheads, cookiecutter sharks are not usually associated with attacks in the open ocean. Cookiecutter sharks have only been involved in four confirmed, unprovoked bites, which all happened in Hawaii, it said, citing the International Shark Attack File. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said in a statement Wednesday that “a large section” of the inflatable vessel’s hull was missing when it was found.

Persons: it’s, –, “, Evgeny Kovalevskiy, Kovalevskiy, ”, Joe Zeller Organizations: CNN, Nine, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Maritime Safety, Florida Museum Locations: Australian, Cairns, Vanuatu, Brisbane, Hawaii

☆ Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum faces misinformation linked to COVID influencers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Byron Kaye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

Dozens of campaigners who built substantial audiences during the COVID era by opposing Australia's pandemic response have turned their focus to undermining the Oct. 14 referendum, analysis of social media posts by independent fact-checkers shows. The direct link between COVID agitators and misinformation about the Voice has not been previously reported in detail. Polls show support for the Voice has slumped from about two-thirds in April to less than 40% this month. Not one X post containing electoral misinformation was marked or taken down in the monitoring period, before or after being reported, Reset.Tech said. "Many of the accounts pushing electoral misinformation narratives turned to a style of anti-lockdown politics during the pandemic," said Reset.Tech Australia executive director Alice Dawkins.

Persons: William Bay, Hitler, Bay, Reset.Tech, Elon Musk, Alice Dawkins, Ella Woods, Joyce, Evan Ekin, Smyth, Donald Trump, Luke Howarth, Covid, David Heilpern, Graham Hood, Pauline Hanson, Tristan Van Rye, Hood, Hanson, Van Rye, Ed Coper, Rosita Diaz, Diaz, BILL Australia's, Michelle Rowland, we're, Elise Thomas, Byron Kaye, Praveen Menon, Daniel Flynn, David Crawshaw Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Facebook, COVID, Meta, Reset.Tech, U.S, Southern Cross University, Qantas, Aboriginal, Labor, Communications, Advance Australia, Institute for Strategic, Thomson Locations: Brisbane, Australia, BRISBANE, Brisbane's, Reset.Tech Australia, Northern Territory, Canada, U.S, New Zealand, Melbourne

☆ Three men rescued from waters off Australia after sharks attack inflatable catamaran
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Chris Lau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Three men on board an inflatable catamaran were pulled from the sea in the early hours of Wednesday after “several shark attacks” left their vessel partially sunken off the Australian northeastern coast. The 9-meter (30-foot) Russian-registered vessel appeared to run into trouble when sharks attacked its inflatable hulls. “Both hulls of the vessel have been damaged following several shark attacks,” AMSA said in the statement. AMSA duty manager Joe Zeller said “a large section” of the vessel’s hull was missing when it was found. “The three males were very happy to be rescued and they are all healthy and well,” Zeller said.

Persons: ”, ” AMSA, AMSA, Joe Zeller, “, Zeller, ” Zeller Organizations: CNN, Australian Maritime Safety Authority Locations: Vanuatu, Cairns, Panama, Brisbane

☆ Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Vincent Thomas Etienne, Evgeny Kovalevsky and Stanislav Berezkin, the three people rescued after sharks attacked a yacht off the Australian coast, pose for a photo in Vanua Levu Island, Fiji July 31, 2023. Satellite photos and a video on the AMSA website showed a large part of the stern of the yacht torn away. Rescue crews responded to an emergency positioning beacon registered to the Tion, a nine-metre inflatable catamaran on a round-the-world expedition, early on Wednesday morning. "The only thing is that the balloons of the inflatable catamaran were blown away." The crew continued the expedition on an inflatable catamaran by the same manufacturer that had been stored on the island for several years.

Persons: Vincent Thomas Etienne, Evgeny Kovalevsky, Stanislav Berezkin, AMSA, Anna Kosikhina, Kosikhina, Renju Jose, Wang Jiawei, Mahezabin Sayed, Alasdair Pal, Michael Perry Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Thomson Locations: Vanua Levu, Fiji, Australia, Vanuatu, Cairns, Panama, Brisbane, Russia, Siberia, Chile, Easter, Sydney

☆ Australia: Mute Iranian asylum seeker detained for 10 years takes his case to High Court -- but even victory won't free him
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Emeralds was in court to seek a protection order against an immigration detention center supervisor who he accused of bullying. “Ned’s case is kind of like an exploration of all of the Kafkaesque aspects of Australia’s immigration detention and asylum regimes,” Verma said. Escape from IranThe man who adopted the name Ned Kelly Emeralds, in homage to the famous Australian bushranger, fled Iran in July 2013. Iranian asylum seeker Ned Kelly Emeralds has been mute for almost a decade and writes or texts to communicate. Gemma Baseley is among a group of supporters who regularly visit Ned Kelly Emeralds in detention.

Persons: Australia CNN —, cuffed, Ned Kelly Emeralds, he’s, Emeralds, ”, Sanmati Verma, Verma, “, ” Verma, Ned, he’d, Hilary Whiteman, mutism, ” Emeralds, “ Ned, Darryl Rangiah, Annette, Miguel Castillo, ” Annette Castillo, Annette Castillo, wouldn’t, Karen Andrews, didn’t, Andrews, ” Weeks, Perth Annette Castillo, doesn’t, Dawn Barrington, ” Barrington, Fran Hamilton, they’re, ” Hamilton, Gemma Baseley, Rev, –, Guy Coffey, Coffey, who’s Organizations: Australia CNN, Federal Court, Human Rights Law, Home Affairs, CNN, Australia’s Home Affairs, ”, Authority, IAA, Perth Immigration Detention, Perth, ” CNN, Federal, of, Emeralds, Immigration Detention, Labor, – Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Western Australia, Iran, Darwin, Christmas, Nauru, Perth, St, Paul’s, Paul's, ”

☆ Nestle divests peanut allergy business Palforzia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Capsules of Palforzia are shown containing pharmaceutical grade peanut powder, for use in oral immunotherapy among patients with peanut allergies, manufactured by Aimmune Therapeutics, based in Brisbane, California, in this handout obtained by Reuters on February 5, 2020. Aimmune Therapeutics/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsZURICH, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Nestle (NESN.S) has divested its peanut allergy treatment business Palforzia, the Swiss food company said on Monday, following its strategic review of the division. Nestle said it has offloaded Palforzia to Stallergenes Greer, a biopharmaceutical company which specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies. Nestle will receive milestone payments and ongoing royalties from Stallergenes Greer, it said. Reporting by John Revill, Editing by Friederike HeineOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nestle, Stallergenes Greer, John Revill, Friederike Heine Our Organizations: Aimmune Therapeutics, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Nestle, Thomson Locations: Brisbane , California, Swiss

☆ Aussie home price downturn over, to rise this year and next
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Devayani Sathyan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Aug. 14-29 Reuters survey of 14 analysts forecast home prices will rise 4.4% this calendar year, a significant upgrade from the flat-lining predicted in a poll published in June. In 2024, average house prices were forecast to drift up another 5%, in line with the latest New Zealand home price poll forecast and a slight increase from 4.5% in the previous poll. With many aspiring homebuyers kept away from ownership and remaining in the rental market, average lease prices were also expected to rise sharply. "Unfortunately, most indicators suggest the squeeze has longer to run with additional supply unlikely to come onto the rental market anytime soon." Home prices in Sydney were forecast to rise 6.9% this year and 5.0% next, while prices in Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth were expected to rise between 3% and 6% in 2023 and 2024.

Persons: Michelle Ciesielski, Knight Frank, Ciesielski, homebuyers, Matthew Hassan, Devayani Sathyan, Susobhan Sarkar, Hari Kishan, David Holmes Organizations: Reserve Bank of Australia, Westpac, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.'s chief executive Makiko Ono speaks during an interview with Reuters at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food (2587.T) sees Australia as a model for integrating canned alcoholic drinks into offerings in other global markets, Chief Executive Makiko Ono said. As Japan's second-biggest domestic maker of soft drinks, Suntory Beverage has traditionally focused on non-alcohol offerings under the umbrella of global spirits maker Suntory Group. In taking the top job at Suntory Beverage in April, Ono became the first woman to head a Japanese listed company valued at more than 1 trillion yen ($6.83 billion). But the record was soon broken when Yumiko Takano became chief executive of Oriental Land (4661.T), the operator of Tokyo Disneyland, in June.

Persons: Makiko Ono, Issei Kato, Japan's, Ono, Yumiko Takano, Rocky Swift, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd, Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Japan's Suntory Beverage & Food, Suntory Beverage, Suntory Group, Suntory Oceania, Suntory, Oriental, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Australia's, Brisbane, Europe, Japanese

☆ Voice referendum: Australia sets date for historic referendum on its First Nations people
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Brisbane, Australia CNN —Australia has set the date for its first referendum in 24 years as polls suggest the government is on course for failure unless it can reverse declining support. As soon as the date was announced, the no campaign sent a text message calling for tax deductible donations that read: “It’s on! Votes in the territories – the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory will only be included in the national total. The Voice, if approved, would enshrine a body in the constitution made up of Indigenous people to advise the government on laws that relate to them. Tamati Smith/Getty ImagesNo vote strengthening in the pollsBut recent polling suggests if a vote was cast now, it would likely fail.

Persons: ”, Anthony Albanese, –, Richard Wainwright, Peter Dutton, they’d, ” Dutton, “, Anna Clark, Clark, ” Cedric Marika, Tamati Smith, Oscar, ” Oscar, she’s, Albanese, “ Don’t, don’t Organizations: Australia CNN —, Peoples of Australia, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Australian, Territory, Nations, WA Liberals, Reuters, Labor, Liberal Party, National Party, Australian Electoral Commission, Liberal, AEC, Sky News, Australian Centre for Public, University of Technology, Garma, Torres, Torres Strait Islander Social, Australian Human Rights, ”, Torres Strait Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Australia CNN — Australia, Nations, Northern Territory, Perth, University of Technology Sydney, East Arnhem, Torres Strait

CNN —Three US Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia have been identified by their unit. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys take off from Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, for a training mission. April 8, 2010: US Air Force Osprey crashes in southern Afghanistan, killing three US service members and one civilian employee. August 5, 2017: An MV-22B Osprey crashes off the coast of Australia, leaving three Marines dead. June 8, 2022: Five US Marines die after an MV-22 Osprey crashes during a training mission Wednesday near Glamis, California.

Persons: Corporal Spencer R, Captain Eleanor V, Major Tobin J, Lewis, Collart, LeBeau, “, ”, Brendan Sullivan, Lloyd Austin, Michael Murphy, Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Markus Maier, Samuel King An, Barack Obama, Zachary Dyer, Laura Yahemiak Sailors, George Washington, Supertyphoon Haiyan, Trevor Welsh, stow, Smith, drogue, Christopher Carranza An, Todd F, Lance Cpl, Christopher Mendoza Sailors, Richard, Kevin V, Jonathan Snyder, Cedric Leighton, Bellows Organizations: CNN, Marines, Osprey, Royal Darwin Hospital, AP US, USMC, Twitter, Marine Osprey, Darwin, Northern Territory Police, Australian Defence Force, Northern, Northern Territory Government, CareFlight Air, Mobile Services, NT Health, Care, Tiwi, Government, Air Force, Ospreys, Kirtland Air Force Base, . Air Force, Staff, Air, Special Operations Squadron, Munitions, Systems, Eglin Air Force Base, Tech, Refueler, Squadron, Marine Helicopter Squadron, KC, 130J, Marine Forces Pacific, Greenland . U.S . Air Force, 3d Marine Expeditionary, U.S . Marine Corps, Tiltrotor, Supertyphoon Haiyan . U.S . Navy, Trevor Welsh Sailors, U.S . Navy, Shannon, Travis Air Force Base, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, . Marine Corps, Michalek, Moron Air Base, Cunningham, Tactics Squadron, of, U.S . Air Force, US Air Force, “ CNN, US Defense Department, An Air Force, Corps Locations: Australia, Melville, Northern Territory, New Mexico, Florida, Philippines, VMM, Okinawa, Japan, Brisbane, Greenland . U.S, U.S, Supertyphoon Haiyan ., San Francisco, New York, Michalek U.S, Africa, Spain, Sigonella, Italy, Field, Hamilton Island, United States, Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina, Afghanistan, Morocco, Navarre , Florida, Oahu, Hawaii, Syria, Norway, Glamis , California

☆ Baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“It’s been a hell of a journey.”Kaius holds onto Chad Staples as they walk around the zoo. Eventually, Kisane put down the baby and zoo staff rushed in to grab him. Chad Staples/Mogo Wildlife ParkA fight to stay aliveKaius, then still just a day old, was diagnosed with sepsis pneumonia. Kaius moved from Staples’ house – which is inside the zoo – to the gorilla enclosure, in a pen neighboring G-Anne, his new adoptive mom. But resettling a baby gorilla comes with tremendous risk.

Persons: Australia CNN —, Chad Staples, ” Staples, Kaius, you’ve, ”, “, Staples, Anne, “ It’s, ” Kaius, Kipensi, Kisane, Kriba –, “ We’re, ” “ He’d, Hilary Whiteman, she’s, “ I’m, it’s, I’m, It’d Organizations: Australia CNN, CNN, Kaius, ” Zoo Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Staples, New South Wales

☆ Sweden top women's rankings, world champions Spain second
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Spain climbed from sixth to second, demoting the U.S. to third, while runners-up England and quarter-finalists France remained fourth and fifth in the latest rankings published on Friday. Sweden, who were third before the World Cup, joined Germany as the only other team to have led the rankings after beating tournament co-hosts Australia to win bronze. They recorded their worst performance at a World Cup after being knocked out by Sweden in a shootout in the last 16. Australia dropped one place to 11th despite finishing fourth at the World Cup, with Japan (eighth) returning to the top 10 following a run to the quarter-finals. World Cup debutants Morocco were the biggest movers, jumping 14 places to 58th.

Persons: Amanda Perobelli, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Brisbane, France, Japan, New Zealand, Olympic, Canada, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sweden, Brisbane, Australia, United States, Spain, U.S, England, Germany, Morocco, Hyderabad

☆ A top realtor got fired after trash-talking tenants on social media, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Aimee Marsh had worked for Ray White Aspley in Brisbane, Daily Mail Australia reported. The Facebook posts have since been deleted, but screenshots were reported by both news.com.au and Daily Mail Australia . "We respect and value each and every one within our community, and we have a big community of people who rent," the Ray White representative said. According to news.com.au, Marsh was once named agent of the month by Ray White Aspley after selling properties worth 3.7 million Australian dollars. Marsh and Ray White Aspley didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, made outside normal working hours.

Persons: Aimee Marsh, Ray White Aspley, Marsh, Ray White, I've, Ray White Aspley didn't Organizations: Facebook, Daily Mail Australia, Service, Daily Mail, Courier Mail, realtors, SQM Research Locations: Australian, Brisbane, Wall, Silicon, Australia, news.com.au

☆ Australia’s fairytale home Women’s World Cup ends in defeat to Sweden in third-place playoff
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —It has been a history-making, game-changing Women’s World Cup for Australia, but the Matildas’ participation in the tournament ended in a 2-0 defeat to Sweden in the third-place playoff on Saturday. Still, this match marked new frontiers for women’s soccer in Australia following a World Cup which has seen soccer mania grip the nation as the Matildas achieved its best ever result in the tournament. For Sweden, finishing third is a familiar way to end the World Cup, having done so in 1991, 1995 and 2019, and it marks a brighter end to the tournament after a heartbreaking loss to Spain in their semifinal’s dying moments. Sweden dominatesSweden had the better of the early exchanges, forcing the Matildas off the ball and dominating possession. Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesRolfö stepped up and coolly prodded the ball into the side netting, inches beyond Arnold’s outstretched fingertips, and gave Sweden a 1-0 lead.

Persons: Fridolina, Kosovare Asllani, Blackstenius, Mackenzie Arnold, Fridolina Rolfö, Justin Setterfield, Rolfö, Filippa Angeldal, Arnold, Zećira, Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt, Australia's Hayley Raso, Amanda Perobelli, halve, Claire Polkinghorne’s, Sam Kerr – Organizations: CNN, Australia, Sweden Locations: Sweden, Australia, Brisbane, Spain, Asllani

☆ Michael Jackson: Sexual abuse cases against star’s estate can be revived, court docs show
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Keith Allen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Safechuck, at age eight, appeared with Jackson in a 1986 Pepsi commercial; and Robson, at age five, after winning a dance-alike contest when Jackson performed in Brisbane, Australia. (“Leaving Neverland” was an HBO documentary. Jackson died in 2009, but the plaintiffs are seeking damages from two entertainment companies that, over much of their existence, were solely owned and operated by Jackson. The cases, which were consolidated in the appeals court, will now go back to trial. We eagerly look forward to a trial on the merits.”CNN has reached out to attorneys for the estate of Michael Jackson.

Persons: CNN — Wade Robson, James Safechuck –, Michael Jackson, ” Robson, Safechuck, Jackson, Robson, Vince William Finaldi, ” Organizations: CNN, California’s, Pepsi, HBO, Warner Bros ., ” CNN Locations: Jackson, Brisbane, Australia, California

☆ The unlikely love affair between Australia and Bollywood
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —It is the kind of unlikely love story that would make the scriptwriters of Asia’s biggest movie business proud. Film & Casting TempleHarman Baweja starred alongside Priyanka Chopra in “Love Story 2050,” shot in South Australia and released in 2008. “Australia realized that after ‘servicing’ Bollywood for over 13 years it was time to shift gears and move to collaboration with Indian cinema,” said Sharma. Salim MerchantChanging global appetiteOf no little importance is the growing audience for Bollywood productions in Australia. Anupam Sharma films for Australia's first ethnic reality show, "Bollywood Star," on SBS TV by WTFN.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, Narendra Modi, Tony Burke, “, ”, Anupam Sharma, Sharma, Feroz Khan –, “ Bollywood’s Clint Eastwood ” –, I’m, ’, “ Prem Aggan, Khan, Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra, Mike Rann, Baweja, Harry Baweja, Ajay Devgan, ” Sharma, Garth Davis, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Weinstein, ” Brothers Salim, Sulaiman Merchant, “ UnIndian, Salim Merchant, Salim, Sulaiman, Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Bhowmick Lange “, ” Bhowmick Lange, Bhowmick Lange, La Trobe, Anupam, “ Everyone’s Organizations: CNN, Asia’s, Australian, Indian Film, of Melbourne, Sydney Opera House, Baweja Studios, “, Mumbai, –, ”, Co, “ Salaam, La Trobe University, La, SBS, WTFN Locations: Australia, Delhi, Brisbane, Sydney, Australian, Melbourne, India, Lake Gairdner, South Australia, Western Australia, “ Australia, ” Australia, Canada, China, Mumbai, Victoria, China Town

☆ Clinical Sweden beat Australia to clinch third place at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We wanted to bring home a medal for this team, for the fans, for family and friends, for this country," Australia coach Tony Gustavsson said. Both teams were unchanged from the sides that started the semi-finals, where Australia were beaten 3-1 by England and Sweden lost 2-1 to Spain. We deserve this medal," Rolfo said. "I hope that this tournament can raise the standard for players in Australia and also that clubs get better and more professional. I think this tournament has been great for Australia in general."

Persons: Kosovare Asllani, Amanda Perobelli, Fridolina, Clare Hunt, Rolfo, Asllani, Mackenzie Arnold, Tony Gustavsson, Blackstenius, Arnold, Ellie Carpenter, Hayley Raso, Raso, Zecira Musovic, Gustavsson, Kerr, Hritika Sharma, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Brisbane, Rights, Sweden, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Sweden, Brisbane, Australia, Lang, England, Spain, Sydney, Hyderabad

☆ I flew 20 hours from Australia to the US in United Airline's Polaris business class. The flight was a game changer and I'll definitely be flying it again — here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Rachel Dube | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rachel Dube took a 20-hour flight with United Polaris business class. Dube says the flight went very quickly and she would fly United's Polaris business class again. A Polaris Business class seat. I found that it was a game-changer during the twenty hours spent flyingThis wasn't my first time flying United Polaris business class, but I found it helped me combat jet lag. Overall, I loved the space, comfort, and service onboard United's Polaris business class and I will definitely be flying it again.

Persons: Rachel Dube, Dube, I've, I'm, I, I'd, Sunday Riley, Riley toiletries, Rachel Organizations: United Polaris, Polaris, Morning, Newark Liberty International, United Airlines, United, Boeing, Brisbane International Airport, Air New Zealand, Star Alliance, Saks, Sunday, luxe, tote Locations: New Jersey, Brisbane, Australia, Europe, BNE, San Francisco, Newark

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