Australia news live: Jacinta Allan was subjected to ‘vile sexism’ as premier, Julia Gillard says

Former PM says ousted Victorian premier was ‘courageous in combating misogyny’ and was a trailblazer for other women. Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former Victoria premier says Ben Carroll will move to market himself as a ‘new’ type of Labor leader Steve Bracks, a former Labor premier of Victoria, said he believes Jacinta Allan had “no option” but to resign after losing the confidence of her colleagues. Look, Jacinta Allen has been a great contributor to public life in Victoria over a long period of time. She was first elected in 1999. … She’s achieved so much over such a long period of time, and she’ll go down as one of the great contributors to public life in Victoria. He’ll market himself as not a fourth-term Labor leader, but as a new Labor leader, a new Labor leader in a new term with a new set of policies and programs. And that’s really what he’s going to set out to do. I know it’s a very short time between now and November to get that across, but he’ll do everything he can to do that. He’d have a lot on his mind and the briefing would be really intensive so it’s good of him to make time. Our first conversation augurs well for a really beneficial working relationship. I’ve been fortunate with the chancellors I’ve worked with on both sides of politics. Continue reading...

'A narcissist' - victim's family blasts Kohberger for challenging Idaho murder conviction

The man accused of killing four students in Idaho is taking back his plea, which was made to avoid the death penalty.

US diplomats stage UN walkout after France criticizes human rights record under Trump

France had also intervened after Trump administration had opposed the reappointment of UN human rights chief US diplomats walked out of a United Nations meeting after France criticized the country’s human rights record under Donald Trump. The staged walkout, which occurred on Monday during a UN security council meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war, came days after the Trump administration cited “forced labor” allegations as it imposed sweeping tariffs on dozens of countries. Continue reading...

Florida executes man in first of two lethal injections planned in single day

Governor Ron DeSantis has made the state’s death chamber the nation’s busiest at the end of his final term A former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape and murder of a young girl was put to death on Tuesday, the first of two lethal injections planned for a single day in Florida, hours before an 80-year-old man was to become the second-oldest inmate executed in modern US history. It has been nearly a decade since any state carried out two executions in one day, when Arkansas had back-to-back executions in 2017. Continue reading...

1년간 수영복 차림 여성 75번 촬영한 30대 벌금…“초범 고려”

1년 동안 수영복 차림을 한 여성의 신체를 70번 넘게 촬영한 혐의로 재판에 넘겨진 30대 남성이 벌금형을 선고받았다. 29일 법조계에 따르면 춘천지방법원 원주지원 형사2단독 재판부(박소연 부장판사)는 최근 성폭력범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 위반(카메라 등 이용촬영) 혐의로 불구속 기소된 A 씨(30)에게 벌금 1000만 원을 선고했다. 40시간의 성폭력 치료프로그램 이수도 명했다.A 씨는 2024년 8월 3일쯤 강원 홍천군 모처에서 휴대전화 카메라로 수영복 차림을 한 여성의 하체를 부각시켜 동영상으로 촬영하는 등 이때부터 1년간 75회에 걸쳐 수영복을 입은 여성의 신체를 동영상으로 촬영한 혐의를 받아 재판에 넘겨졌다.박 부장판사는 “범행 횟수가 적지 않다”면서도 “피고인이 범행을 인정하는 점, 초범인 점, 인적사항이 특정된 피해자와 합의해 피해자가 피고인의 처벌을 원하지 않는 점 등 여러 양형요소를 종합해 형을 정했다”고 양형 이유를 밝혔다.(원주=뉴스1)

“지진에 무너진 쇼핑몰 여러명 갇혀”… 구마모토 TSMC 직원도 대피

일본 남서부 규슈 구마모토(熊本)현에서 규모 7.1의 강진이 발생해 인명 피해도 속속 집계되고 있다. 아직 정확한 사망자 수는 확인되지 않은 가운데 수십 명의 부상자가 확인됐다. 하지만 현지 대형 쇼핑몰이 지진에 이은 폭발로 일부 붕괴됐고, 다수가 내부에 갇힌 것으로 파악돼 피해가 늘어날 가능성이 있다.● 대형 쇼핑몰 붕괴, TSMC 직원들도 대피 NHK 등 일본 주요 언론들에 따르면 28일 오후 6시경 구마모토시 가시마정(町)에 있는 대형 쇼핑몰인 ‘이온몰 구마모토’에서 폭발음이 발생하며 건물 지붕과 벽면 등 일부가 무너지는 사고가 났다. 소당 당국은 지진 발생 후 폭발이 발생한 만큼 지진과의 연관성을 조사 중이다. 일본 소방청 재해대책본부에 따르면 건물 2층 부분이 붕괴돼 많은 사람이 갇혀 있다는 신고가 접수됐다. 폭발로 인한 강한 충격으로 건물 외벽이 떨어져 나가 철골 구조물이 드러났고, 지붕 일부가 무너져 내렸다. 이온몰 구마모토 인근의 음식점 직원은 NHK에 “가게

“민주당도 가입”… 합수본, 5개월전 신천지 진술 확보

정교 유착 비리 의혹을 수사하는 검경 합동수사본부가 신천지를 탈퇴한 신도로부터 “(신천지 간부가) 더불어민주당에 가입하라고 했다”는 진술을 올해 2, 3월경 확보했던 것으로 나타났다. 28일 합수본은 수사 과정에서 신천지를 탈퇴한 일부 신도가 “2022년 말경 지파(지역본부) 간부가 신도들에게 국민의힘에 (당원으로) 가입하라고 했고, 거부감을 표시하면 민주당에도 가입하라고 했다”는 취지로 진술했다고 밝혔다. 다만 관련자 조사와 압수물 분석 등을 통해 수사를 진행한 결과 총회 차원에서 조직적으로 민주당에 당원 가입을 강요한 사실은 확인되지 않았다는 게 합수본의 설명이다. 반면 국민의힘에 대해선 신천지 총회 차원에서 지시를 내리고 지파별 가입 인원을 할당하는 등 조직적으로 당원 가입을 강요한 사실이 확인돼 수사가 확대됐다. 이를 놓고 합수본 안팎에선 여당과 관련된 진술을 확보하고도 ‘늑장 수사’를 한 게 아니냐는 지적이 나왔다. 이에 대해 합수본은 최근 다른 신천지 관계자들을 조사

5명중 1명이 노인, 유소년 인구의 2배… ‘초고령사회’ 공식 진입

지난해 국내 65세 이상 고령인구가 1072만 명을 넘어서며 14세 이하 유소년인구의 배를 넘어섰다. 전체 인구에서 고령층이 차지하는 비중도 20%를 돌파하면서 한국은 공식적으로 ‘초고령사회’에 진입했다. 생산연령인구 비중은 처음 70% 아래로 내려갔고, 일반 가구 10곳 중 1곳 이상은 고령자가 홀로 사는 가구였다.● 아이보다 노인이 2배로 많은 ‘초고령사회’28일 국가데이터처가 발표한 ‘2025년 인구주택총조사 결과’에 따르면 지난해 11월 1일 기준 65세 이상 고령인구는 1년 전보다 5.9% 늘어난 1072만3000명으로 집계됐다. 전체 인구에서 차지하는 비중은 20.7%로 처음 20%를 넘어섰다. 유엔은 65세 이상 인구가 전체의 20% 이상인 국가를 초고령사회로 분류한다. 한국은 2017년 ‘고령사회’가 된 지 불과 8년 만에 초고령사회로 넘어갔다. 외국인을 포함한 전체 인구를 대상으로 한 인구주택총조사에서 초고령사회 진입이 공식 확인된 건 이번이 처음이다.반면 1

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eBay agrees $56m settlement with bloggers over harassment case

Former eBay executives carried out "unprecedented" harassment over a critical newsletter.

Ariana Grande is suing the hackers whove been leaking her songs and videos for years

Ariana Grande filed a lawsuit on Monday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court against the currently unidentified hackers who allegedly stole and leaked private content. It aims to "uncover the identities of these currently unknown and unscrupulous individuals," referred to as "John Doe 1 and John Does 2 through 100." The lawsuit also says that "In 2023 alone, 45 unreleased songs" were "hacked, stolen, and leaked," adding that hundreds of similar leaks have happened since Grande's music debut in 2011. The stolen content is said to include "still-in-production, unreleased masters and demos, footage from recording sessions, music videos, … Read the full story at The Verge.

The union drive at the Wikimedia Foundation is expanding

In June, UK staff at the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia became the first to announce their intentions to form a union. Now, US-based employees at the Wikimedia Foundation are joining the union drive, but management at the nonprofit have declined to voluntarily recognize their union. "While the Wikimedia Foundation touts to the public that they plan to take a neutral stance in our organizing efforts, they have already proven that not to be the case behind the scenes," a press release sent by Communications Workers of America, with which Wiki Workers United is affiliated, reads in part. "When the Foundation rejected our request for voluntary r … Read the full story at The Verge.

eBays bizarre cyberstalking saga ends with a $56 million settlement

eBay and three former executives will pay $55.7 million as part of a settlement with a Massachusetts couple targeted with a bizarre harassment and cyberstalking campaign in 2019, as reported earlier by CNBC. The settlement will resolve a lengthy legal saga that revealed how eBay's former executives sent live insects, a bloody pig mask, a funeral wreath, and other strange items to David and Ina Steiner over their newsletter's coverage of eBay. The Steiners, who operate the EcommerceBytes newsletter, sued eBay and its former executives - including ex-CEO Devin Wenig - in 2021. The lawsuit accused the company and its executives of launching a … Read the full story at The Verge.

What is Jodrell Bank Observatory and what does it do?

When Jodrell Bank Observatory was built, the site was seen as gamechanger for radio astronomy.

Trump administration needs to stop ‘public harassment’ of Fauci and scientists, open letter says

Letter, published before Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress, accuses Republicans of ‘waging a war on individual scientists’ US politics live – latest updates More than 155 scientists, physicians and public health advocates have called for an end to what they describe as the “vilification and harassment of many American scientists” by the Trump administration and its allies. In an open letter published one day before Anthony Fauci, the former top US government science adviser, is scheduled to appear at a high-profile hearing in US Congress, after the Republican-controlled Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee compelled him to testify, the scientists and physicians dismissed allegations against the ex-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Niaid) director as “baseless”. Continue reading...

Drone footage shows Wisconsin tornado damage

No fatalities or injuries were immediately reported after an EF-2 tornado hit parts of the Midwest state.

GSK to cut jobs amid £1.9bn cost-cutting plan and bid for faster drug development

Pharmaceuticals company is investing £400m in UK life sciences and moving scientists to new Cambridge R&D site Business live – latest updates The British drugmaker GSK is to announce sweeping job cuts as part of a £1.9bn cost-cutting programme to pay for a £400m investment in UK life sciences over the next three years, including in a new research and development centre in Cambridge, as it looks to develop drugs more quickly under its new chief executive. The pharmaceuticals company announced on Tuesday it will move more than 1,000 of its scientists to its new site on the Cambridge biomedical campus. It will close its R&D site in Stevenage in Hertfordshire by 2029, while upgrading its R&D laboratories at nearby Ware and moving some employees there. Continue reading...