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'One lecture': patchy abuse response training exposed
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (374+ words) The system combating domestic violence and supporting its victims is full of professionals ill-equipped to handle an issue some consider to be their core business, an inquiry has heard. A string of witnesses has revealed judges, psychiatrists, GPs, nurses, midwives,…...
Norwegian crown princess' son found guilty of rape
1+ week, 2+ day ago (372+ words) The stepson "of Norway's Crown Prince Haakon "has been found "guilty of two counts of rape and other crimes and "will be sentenced "to "four years "in prison, an Oslo court ruled. Marius Borg Hoiby, "29, who "joined "the royal family…...
China's game-changing EV charger is here
1+ week, 2+ day ago (410+ words) China is taking the electric vehicle charging conundrum head-on, and it could change EVs in Australia forever. Popular Chinese carmaker Xiaomi is prepping a ground-breaking new battery charging technology expected to arrive this year. The brand's home charging robotic arm…...
How robotic surgery is changing the lives and recovery of Ballarat women
1+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) Just days after Ashley Ovcak had a hysterectomy earlier this year, she was walking her daughters into school and out for breakfast and coffee with her husband. Rather than the weeks-long recovery process most women go through after a traditional…...
This Holden is the right car for today
1+ week, 5+ day ago (810+ words) There's no worse feeling than showing up to the party just as it's winding down and everyone else is leaving. Well, perhaps showing up a day too early and missing all the fun entirely. I imagine that must be what…...
David Hockney, star of 20th-century art, dies at age 88
1+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) Artist David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, has died at age 88. Hockney was born in the north of England but lived much of his life in southern California, making…...
World must not turn its back on migrant deaths: Pope
1+ week, 6+ day ago (451+ words) Pope Leo has appealed to world leaders to treat migrants more humanely, warning in a visit to Spain's Canary Islands that history will condemn those who allowed people fleeing "war or poverty to suffer. In what he called an "appeal…...
UK defence minister Healey quits over defence spending
1+ week, 6+ day ago (277+ words) The Advocate - Hepburn UK defence minister Healey quits over defence spending British defence minister John Healey has quit in a dispute over military spending, accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer of failing to commit the government resources that are needed to…...
This languid Italian film lingers long after the credits roll
1+ week, 6+ day ago (612+ words) That the world is changing and it's a heartbreaking thing is the premise of this sweet and sad Italian film about an old truffle farmer and the granddaughter sent to spend some time with him. Now, I'm a fan of…...
ICC prosecutor suspended over misconduct allegations
2+ week, 1+ day ago (383+ words) The "International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan "has been suspended pending a vote "by member states following a probe into "accusations of "sexual harassment "made against him. The court's governing body's executive bureau ruled Khan had committed serious misconduct…...