The first-term parliamentarian has flown to Azerbaijan chasing the historic feat, and will tomorrow seek qualification in the men’s 10-metre air pistol shooting event for the Paris Games in August.
The MP has already competed at Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2020. You can read the entire piece below:
Dan Repacholi trains to qualify in the men’s 10-metre air pistol shooting event for the Paris Olympic Games in August. Photograph: Office of Hunter MP Dan Repacholi
‘We won’t be signing up to a dud deal’: NSW health minister says commonwealth hospital offer not good enough
The New South Wales health minister says an offer from the commonwealth to increase public hospital spending from 40% to 45% over the next decade isn’t good enough.
Speaking to reporters today, Ryan Park was asked about the offer and said nothing had been finalised yet:
We are still in discussions and I’ve said from the very beginning of these discussions, NSW has to get a better deal. There is no other health system under the pressure in the country that this one is and we’ve made it very clear – I’ve made it very clear to minister [Mark] Butler, the treasurer and the premier have made it clear – we need to get a better deal from the commonwealth…
NSW minister for health Ryan Park. Photograph: Adam Yip/AAP
Park said NSW’s primary care system is “stretched” and the federal government needs to “really lean in and listen and understand the pressures that are uniquely on NSW hospitals and health services”, due to the growing population and increased demand.
We can’t have people using emergency departments as medical centres…
We will continue those discussions but I’ve been very clear: we won’t be signing up to a dud deal. We’ll be getting a good deal for the people of NSW because this inter-government agreement is absolutely critical in the way in which we deliver health services over the next five years or so.
Australian cybersecurity expert Troy Hunt said it was not clear if photos and signatures captured by the system upon sign-in were exposed in every case. But he posted on X:
Driver’s licenses, however, is Optus redux: they all need replacing now.
Signatures and photos are obviously immutable (by any practical measure) and combined with the other personal identities (name, phone, address), are *very* useful for criminals.
Drivers licenses, however, is Optus redux: they’ll all need replacing now. Signatures and photos are obviously immutable (by any practical measure) and combined with the other personal identities (name, phone, address), are *very* useful for criminals.
One club caught up in the breach told members it was deeply concerned about the security of the data.
“We have met with ClubsNSW and they are providing whatever support they can, noting again that the incident relates to an external provider,” Club Terrigal said.
The state’s gaming and racing minister David Harris also said:
We’re really concerned about the potential impact on individuals and we will encourage clubs and hospitality venues to notify patrons whose information might be affected.
Australian red meat industry recorded 78% reduction in emissions since 2005, report shows
The Australian red meat industry has recorded a 78% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions since 2005 due to reduced rates of land clearing and increased forest regrowth, a CSIRO report commissioned by Meat and Livestock Australia has found.
The report, released today, found that net greenhouse gas emissions from the red meat industry were equivalent to 31m tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2021.
The report said high rainfall in 2020-21 resulted in a large increase in carbon sequestration due to increased vegetation growth on land managed by the red meat sector, an area equivalent to about half Australia’s landmass.
The net carbon emissions from the Australian cattle industry in 2021 were equivalent to 31m tonnes of carbon dioxide, according to the report. Photograph: Aston Brown/The Guardian
Former Liberal MP Nicolle Flint hoping to return to seat of Boothby
Tory Shepherd
Former Liberal MP Nicolle Flint is hoping to make a comeback in the marginal South Australian seat of Boothby.
Flint was first elected to Boothby in 2016, but decided not to recontest the seat at the 2022 election because of sexist abuse and health issues. Labor’s Louise Miller-Frost won the seat and sits on a 3.3% margin.
Flint said she had a “major health breakthrough” with her stage four endometriosis:
I finally found medication that has literally changed my life. So I’m running again because my health is on track, but the nation isn’t.
She also said there had been “a lot of work” undertaken to make the public space and politics safer and more respectful.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton said Flint had been subjected to “disgraceful” and “misogynistic” attacks. He also announced that Amy Grantham would run in Adelaide and Irena Zagladov would run in Makin – both safe Labor seats.
Nicolle Flint during question time in 2021. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
Parents warned of child abuse risk in sharing photos on social media
Josh Butler
A shocking new federal government report has warned about parents receiving requests for child sexual exploitation after sharing photos of their kids on social media.
The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, says parents should limit what they’re posting online, after the Australian Institute of Criminology report found child predators are seeking to groom parents posting photos of their kids.
Dreyfus’s office said in a statement:
The report by the AIC, in collaboration with the eSafety Commissioner, finds 2.8% of the 4,011 Australians it surveyed reported receiving a request for facilitated child sexual exploitation in the past year
This includes requests for sexual images and questions of a sexual nature about children they knew or offers to pay for sexual images of children.
Attorney general Mark Dreyfus. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP
The AIC report found that requests for facilitated child abuse material “were significantly higher among those who had shared a photo of or information about children publicly online.” It said:
The results highlight the need for increased awareness of the potential harms of posting photos of and information about children publicly online, and place onus on platforms to warn users of these potential harms.
Dreyfus said parents should consider limiting their privacy settings online to make sure only friends and family can see their posts.
The AG’s office said anyone who receives such requests should immediately report the issue to police. There are also resources available on the website thinkuknow.org.au.
‘Just wrong’: Victorian energy minister rubbishes news report on wind delay
Victoria’s energy minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, has rubbished a report in the Australian newspaper this morning, which said the state government was considering a year-long delay to the rollout of its offshore wind industry, the centrepiece of its plans to transition to 95% renewables by 2035.
Speaking outside parliament, she said:
The claims that were made in the Australian this morning are just wrong. We are absolutely on track to deliver the nation’s first offshore wind energy industry and on time.
We said in our implementation statement that we would kick off the expression of interest process in 2024 and that’s exactly what we’ll be doing from later this year.
And next year, we’ll be going into our formal auction process to have contracts awarded by the end of 2026. We said that’s what we were going to do and we’re absolutely on track to deliver that.
Victorian energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP
She denied an auction to operate the wind farms would attract few if any bids:
Absolutely not … We’ve got a six projects that have already got feasibility license approvals with a further six awaiting approval.
University of Sydney investigating actions of protestors on campus
The University of Sydney is cooperating with police and conducting its own investigations in relation to the “completely unacceptable” actions of pro-Palestinian protestors on campus.
The vice chancellor of the university, Prof Mark Scott, wrote to colleagues yesterday evening reiterating the institution’s commitment to freedom of expression and zero tolerance for hate speech.
He said the university had made it clear it would take “firm and decisive action” if unacceptable conduct occurred, pointing to actions in recent days including slogans being graffitied on the quadrangle, protestors entering buildings and allegedly harassing staff and protestors blocking roads and allegedly endangering “health and wellbeing” of others.
I want to assure you the university considers these alleged behaviours completely unacceptable and that we take violations of our Student Charter and our Code of Conduct very seriously. We are investigating these violations of our policies in the usual way, including cooperating with police investigations where alleged unacceptable conduct might have broken the law.
From time to time, in the interests of safety, some buildings may be placed in secure mode meaning a valid student or staff card will be required to enter.
A spokesperson for New South Wales police said it was “aware” of an ongoing demonstration however no arrests had been made.
Jewish students to hold counter rally at University of Melbourne
Caitlin Cassidy
The Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) will hold a “rally against hate” at the University of Melbourne today in opposition to encampments set up at universities in support of Gaza.
A camp initially began at the University of Sydney last week in solidarity with similar movements in the US and has since spread to a string of campuses including the Australian National University and the University of Queensland.
In a statement, the AUJS said it had been in correspondence with the federal education minister, shadow education minister and vice chancellors calling for a roundtable and the requirement of student identification to ensure “external extremist actors” didn’t “hijack our campuses”.
The counter rally, to begin at 1pm, will be attended by the Zionist Federation of Australia who warned it was deeply concerned about antisemitism on campuses.
Its CEO, Alon Cassuto, said it was “crucial” for university leaders to implement and enforce policies that protected all members of the academic community.
Every student deserves to learn in a space free from fear and intimidation.
Jewish students will hold a counter rally at the University of Melbourne. Photograph: James Ross/AAP
Organisations pen letter in support of University of Sydney pro-Palestine encampment
A number of trade unions, civil groups and faith organisations have signed a letter in support of the pro-Palestine encampment established at the University of Sydney.
The letter – signed by 12 organisations including the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, NSW Greens and Young Labor Left – reads:
We will always stand together to defend the right to protest in New South Wales. Justice, peace and solidarity are our shared values …
We stand in solidarity with the activists at the [University of Sydney encampment] and are planning to send a contingent with food and supplies as a means of providing immediate and practical assistance. We are also in close contact with the activists and legal observers and are monitoring the welfare of the activists.
The pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian
The groups are calling on the federal government to “seriously consider the calls” of the protesters, which includes the end of government ties to the Jewish state.
Over 34,000 innocent Palestinian civilians, the majority of which are women and children, have died in the most horrific circumstances. Over 50% of the civilian population have been displaced. All of the University campuses in Gaza have been destroyed. Both Israel and Egypt are blocking humanitarian aid whilst civilians are starving.
The calls from the growing protest movements across Australia and internationally are united in one simple message: You must do more.
The other signatories include the Palestine Justice Movement, Maritime Union of Australia, Tzedek Collective, CFMEU, Jews Against the Occupation, the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network, Muslim Women Australia, National Imams Council and Alliance of Australian Muslims.
