Australia

“The thing about [Uluru] is it is so sacred to them every time someone gets injured or hurt or has to be airlifted out ... it hurts them and they say that the ancestors mourn the loss of those people. They are not doing it to be nasty or protective of themselves, they are doing it to protect others.” … [Read more...] about Uluru climb ban: Today show criticised after segment featuring Pauline Hanson

'Our number one priority is the health, welfare and safety of all South Australians. At this stage we cannot lift that border (with Victoria) on the 20th July as we were hoping to do,' the premier said on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Forget about the ‘trans-Tasman travel bubble’: First flight from Australia to New Zealand is cancelled as Victoria battles a coronavirus explosion

'Before Qantas slashed thousands of workers’ jobs and takes more of its planes down to the pawn shop it should be lobbying the Federal Government for an extension to Jobkeeper and financial support to allow the airline to weather the crisis,' TWU National Secretary Michael Kaine said. … [Read more...] about Stuck in Australia: Nearly all overseas flights will be cancelled until next July, Qantas boss warns – but there’s still hope of going to New Zealand this year

Jenny McAllister, the chair of the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, told Guardian Australia “when we have national security and tech experts raising concerns about TikTok, we have to take those concerns seriously”. … [Read more...] about TikTok may be ‘data collection service disguised as social media’, Liberal senator says

Britain’s most senior police officer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, has told her force only to use the new powers, which allow them to fine or arrest those who break lockdown laws, as a last resort. … [Read more...] about Police tell breastfeeding mum to move on as they enforce coronavirus distancing