zero_gravitas

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Six United Nations workers and several others were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school compound sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians in central Gaza.

The Gaza Government Press office reports the total to be 18, while officials from Awda and al-Aqsa Martyrs hospitals said at least 14 people were killed.

People were seen collecting body parts in plastic bags. Local media reported at least 22 people were also injured.

At least 220 UNRWA staff have been killed so far in the conflict, according to the UN.

Mr Deere said the IDF knows the GPS locations of every UNRWA facility, which are updated daily, and all movements are coordinated with them.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, I've noticed images dissappearing too. Here's an example: https://aussie.zone/post/12678226

 

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Surfers say they feared they were about to "witness something pretty horrible" as the door from a plane fell towards South Broulee Beach last week.

The door landed in coastal scrub 20 metres from a fisherman, with the pilot telling airport staff its "latch was not secured properly".

What's next?

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau says it will not conduct an investigation as it would be "unlikely to yield any new safety lessons".

 

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At least 40 people have died after a tent camp in Khan Younis was struck by Israeli fire, leaving craters as deep as 9 metres, according to the Gazan civil emergency service.

The camp is in the designated humanitarian "safe zone" for Palestinians to evacuate to during Israel's invasion of the territory.

What's next?

The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hamas command centre, with women and children among those injured.

 
 

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A 26-year-old woman, a dual citizen of the US and Türkiye, was shot and killed by Israeli forces during a demonstration in the West Bank, witnesses say.

News of her death came as the IDF seemingly withdrew from the West Bank city of Jenin after its deadliest operation there since October 7.

What's next?

The US has requested more information from Israel, whose military says it is looking into the report of the woman's death.

 
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He has a neurological condition, spasmodic dysphonia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spasmodic_dysphonia)

 

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Three of the four protesters who pleaded guilty to trespassing on Commonwealth property as part of a pro-Gaza protest at Parliament House in June have escaped criminal convictions.

The fourth was given a 12-month good-behaviour bond after the group scaled the roof of the building and unfurled protest signs.

A full review of Parliament House security was ordered after the actions of the protesters, who the Prime Minister said at the time should "feel the full force of the law".

 

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Former CFMEU leaders have launched a legal challenge to laws forcing the union into administration.

The federal government says a High Court challenge was expected and it will defend the matter.

What's next?

The former union leaders have launched a crowdfunding effort to support the challenge.

 

In short:

Laura Davy was sentenced to three months in jail for her involvement in coal protests that blocked trains from reaching the Port of Newcastle.

She lodged an appeal and was granted bail.

What's next?

The appeal was upheld on the condition Davy does not re-offend.

 

Summary

  • UK suspension follows over concern over Gaza conflict
  • Decision will not impact Israeli security-Lammy
  • Israel says move is disappointing
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Brilliant, thanks!

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm thinking it's probably just that the Privacy Commission is under-resourced, so they figured they may as well let regulators in other countries do some of the work for now.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not that I'm inclined to defend the Coalition, but I suspected that the ratio was due to them being in opposition, and the historical record would seem to indicate that's a large factor: https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1617/DisorderlyConduct#_Toc468869261

Non-government members, including crossbenchers, account for 92.8 per cent of all instances of disciplinary actions from 1901 to the end of the 44th Parliament in 2016—irrespective of whether Labor or the Coalition has been in Opposition (see Table 11).

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago

That's great news!

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

'Multi-Account Containers': https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers

With it, you can open tabs in different 'containers', which have their own set of cookies, etc.. So, for example, you can be logged into two accounts for the same website, just in different containers, or keep all your shopping accounts in one container (and set those sites to always open in that container) to reduce tracking and targeting.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
  • Tab-organisation features (e.g. stacking, trees)
  • Synchronised history - so you can find something you were looking at on your phone on your desktop or vice-versa
  • Containers (Firefox) are great
  • Full-page screenshot (Firefox) is very handy
[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 6 points 1 month ago

Australia: The Lackey Country

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that is very silly. The usual convention when you have a tie for a ranking is to skip the appropriate number of rankings afterwards. Probably deliberate so that more countries' media picks up the story because their country has a high ranking.

Also, hats off to Henley & Partners for somehow convincing the media that a very straightforward ranking needs to be a brand-named 'index'. They don't even compile the data! They just take it from IATA.

Full rankings and more info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henley_Passport_Index

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