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Former AG's Daughter 'May Lose An Eye' After Pro-Palestine Protest Incident
Former AG's Daughter 'May Lose An Eye' After Pro-Palestine Protest Incident

Rakyat Post

time30-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Rakyat Post

Former AG's Daughter 'May Lose An Eye' After Pro-Palestine Protest Incident

Subscribe to our FREE The daughter of former Malaysian Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas was recently charged with hindering or resisting police during a pro-Palestinian protest on 27 June in Sydney, Australia. Hannah Thomas was issued a 'Future Court Attendance Notice' for allegedly refusing to comply with a direction by the police to disperse, ABC News The 35-year-old political candidate sustained serious facial injuries while being arrested and is now being treated in hospital. Her lawyer, Peter O'Brien, said the incident might cost her sight in one eye. 'My understanding is that the injury to her eye is very serious and there is a real chance, regrettably and gravely, that she is going to lose an eye,' O'Brien said. Hannah and others were protesting outside a Hannah is scheduled to appear at Bankstown Local Court on Aug 12. Hannah speaks on arrest experience She shared a video on her Instagram account on Sunday (29 June) thanking those who have shared their support for her while she receives treatment at Bankstown hospital. 'I don't want to get into too much detail about the traumatic events on Friday, but I'm 5'1', I weigh about 45 kilos. 'I was engaged in peaceful protests, and my interactions with NSW Police have left me potentially without vision in my right eye permanently,' she said, adding that what she was going through was 'obviously nothing compared to what people in Gaza are going through because of Israel'. Greens members call for investigation According to ABC News, New South Wales (NSW) Police Assistant Commissioner Bret McFadden said NSW police had not used the state government's anti-protest laws at the protest Hannah was involved in. The law was introduced in February this year and established criminal offences against protesting outside places of worship while further expanding police powers. Meanwhile, Federal and NSW Greens members called for an investigation into the incident, including NSW Greens MP Sue Higginson, who called for it to be declared a critical incident. A critical incident would require police to investigate an incident involving a NSW police officer that has resulted in the death or serious injury of a person. NSW Police said it is not formally investigating the matter as a critical incident. 'I've had a preliminary review of the body worn video with a number of commanders and one of our operations experts,' McFadden said. Hannah contested Australian Prime Minister's seat in elections In the 2025 Australian Federal Election held in May, Hannah stood as the The Greens' candidate for the seat of Grayndler – a bold move challenging sitting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Unfortunately, she lost at the elections. Her core campaign included solidarity with Palestine. She was moved by the 'live-streamed genocide in Gaza' and held Albanese – Grayndler's member of parliament – accountable for The Australian Hannah Thomas moved to Australia in 2009 as an international student to pursue her studies. Originally from Malaysia, she chose to further her education in Australia, which eventually led to her settling there and becoming deeply involved in activism and politics. Share your thoughts with us via TRP's . Get more stories like this to your inbox by signing up for our newsletter.

Aussie comedian brutally roasts Clementine Ford and Abbie Chatfield amid their bitter online 'feminist feud'
Aussie comedian brutally roasts Clementine Ford and Abbie Chatfield amid their bitter online 'feminist feud'

Daily Mail​

time24-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Daily Mail​

Aussie comedian brutally roasts Clementine Ford and Abbie Chatfield amid their bitter online 'feminist feud'

An Australian comedian has weighed in on the bitter online war of words brewing between Clementine Ford and Abbie Chatfield. The pair of media personalities have been exchanging barbs since online Clementine accused Abbie of profiting from the 'performance of being politically engaged' in the run-up to the Australian Federal Election. Now comedian Lisa Jane Spencer has served a savage takedown of the feminist content creators and it is sending her fans wild. The satirical video, dubbed The Feminist Feud, begins with Lisa, dressed as Clementine, typing her thoughts into her diary. 'Dear Clementine,' she says. 'Today, I'm the best and realest feminist activist in the world, unlike Abbie Chatfield, who thrives on performative activism and prioritises personal gain over actual systemic change.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Jane Spencer (@lisajanespencer) The clip then cuts to parody Clementine deciding what to post to social media to engender the most anger. Lisa then brings out her best Abbie Chatfield, who is seen breaking down in tears and struggling to get her words out. 'Please stop with the character assassination,' parody Abbie says. 'This is so f***ing stop defaming me.' Lisa then appears as a TV news anchor delivering a live bulletin where she says: 'And now a word from everyone that Abbie Chatfield has done the same thing to.' She then says to a producer off camera: 'We don't have enough time? There's too many people that she's done that to?' Parody Clementine is back diarising where she adds: 'Furthermore, if you disagree with her, you're either a troll, unintelligent or jealous,' with a cheeky laugh. Back to parody Abbie, still on the verge of tears, who adds: 'I guess she's just obsessed with me.' 'Obviously, I've got an amazing boyfriend. She's probably just jealous.' The hilarious clip was met with a flurry of comments from fans and those who had been following the online stoush. 'I'm hooked! This is so good!' one excited viewer offered, while another jumped in with: 'The bestest ever battle of the worst binfluencers. Comedic gold.' A third suggested: 'You didn't even have to make any of it up! Great job, but satire may be dead.' The latest development in the online saga came when Clementine wrote on her Dear Clementine blog on Substack that some influencers like Abbie profit from the 'performance of being politically engaged' while criticising anyone who disagrees with them. Abbie responded with a video post on Instagram in which she called out Clementine. 'She's literally writing a burn book about me and doing insults like "She thinks she's so hot",' she said. 'What a weirdo - Oh my God.' Abbie finished off the clip with a plea to the writer. 'Clementine, take a step back from the internet. Take a step back from Reddit please.' Abbie later returned to the platform in tears as the social media war of words took a dark turn. She accused Clementine of 'trolling' her, and said it was affecting her mental health and made her feel unsafe. 'I get it enough from people on the right and trolls and men that hate me and want to threaten me and want me dead. Please stop dehumanising me,' she wept. 'Please, you can criticise my content, you can criticise my work, just - I'm begging you - stop lying about my intentions. 'Stop saying that I have a personality disorder. You don't know me. This is so f****ing triggering I just want her to stop.' 'It isn't working, you're discouraging others... Please, I'm just trying to do what I can to help. 'I just don't understand why she's so adamant on proving that I'm awful. I don't get it. This is so incredibly stressful and awful what she is doing.' 'I'm scared of her. Please stop, Clementine. I am begging you to stop,' she sobbed. 'You don't know me at all, you're a stranger. I deal with so much, every single day. I deal with insults every single day, I do not need it from you because you know that when you say it you validate it for people on the left. 'You are f**ing my mental health. Please f***ing stop.' She then posted screenshots of comments made by the writer, calling Chatfield an 'idiotic narcissist', 'completely shallow' and a 'deeply basic thinker'.

Australians choose batteries over nuclear after election fought on energy
Australians choose batteries over nuclear after election fought on energy

ABC News

time05-05-2025

  • Business
  • ABC News

Australians choose batteries over nuclear after election fought on energy

When Peter Dutton unveiled his party's nuclear energy plan last year, it opened up a seismic difference between the two major parties. It offered a real choice for Australian voters over the future of the country's energy policy. "I'm very happy for the election to be a referendum on energy, on nuclear, on power prices, on lights going out, on who has a sustainable pathway for our country going forward," he said. Taken on those terms, Saturday's election outcome was an endorsement of renewable energy over nuclear. "It's clearly a referendum on energy policy, given the prominence of energy throughout the entire election campaign," the Clean Energy Council's CEO Kane Thornton said. " I think it's an emphatic victory for Australia's transition to clean energy. " Australia's energy market operator estimates nearly 80 per cent of homes will be powered by rooftop solar by 2050. ( ABC News: Briana Shepherd ) At a household level, Labor offered a significant discount on home batteries to accompany the booming solar on rooftops all across the country, aiming to get 1 million batteries installed under the scheme by 2030. The last election saw a new generation of independents join the parliament, riding a wave of climate concern. Any expectation that the "teals" were a single-election trend has been dispelled, with most of them set to be returned, and new ones joining their ranks. Photo shows An illustration of climate change for the Australian Federal Election 2025. While Labor policies have made some progress to decarbonise, the Coalition threatens to scrap or weaken them. While the Greens have an anxious wait ahead to see how many lower seats they'll win, they recorded their highest-ever primary vote and will hold the balance of power in the Senate with 11 senators. After losing Liberal heartland to the teals last election, the Coalition decided to pitch instead to the outer suburbs. But the decision to campaign against renewables, and scrap climate policies such as the EV tax breaks, seems to mismatch the views of middle Australia. Outer suburbs embrace solar Dutton set out to make up gains in the outer suburbs by offering a discount on the fuel excise. But the data for solar uptake and electric cars paints a very different picture to the caricature of solar and batteries as a plaything for the inner-city. While energy may not have been a top concern for voters, it's the outer suburbs where our love for rooftop solar is at its highest, especially in Queensland and Western Australia. In Dutton's former electorate of Dickson, some 60 per cent of households have a solar system, double the national average, according to data from the Clean Energy Regulator. It's these same areas where the uptake of household batteries is likely to be highest, with one-third of new household solar installations now including a battery, according to data from the Clean Energy Council. Photo shows A man leaning on a car. Nanda, who lives about 60km from Melbourne's CBD, says he's saved up to $6,000 a year thanks to switching to an electric car. Labor offered these households, and others looking to invest in solar, a discount of 30 per cent for home batteries. Despite the data on solar uptake, Dutton characterised Labor's battery plan as a subsidy for wealthy households. Similarly, the Coalition's attacks on support for electric cars could have hurt them more in the outer suburbs, where EV uptake is the highest as drivers look to pocket savings on their commute. Anti-renewables rhetoric didn't flip seats Beyond the suburbs, the Coalition also swung behind anti-renewables campaigners in an attempt to pick up regional seats where offshore wind farms are being proposed But this tactic also appears to have fallen flat. The issue doesn't look to have flipped any seats, with the majority of electorates with offshore wind proposals actually seeing a swing away from Liberal and National Party candidates opposing projects. Along the New South Wales coast, those seats included Newcastle, Paterson and the ultra-marginal seat of Gilmore. The swing wasn't uniform — Liberal MP Dan Tehan held off a strong independent to hold onto his seat of Wannon in south-west Victoria, with both candidates expressing concerns over community consultation of an offshore wind project. And in the seat of Whitlam, which takes in the coastal city of Wollongong, Labor saw a swing of about 3 per cent against it, not enough to make a dent in the safe seat, and possibly due to long-serving MP Stephen Jones retiring. Despite years of mis- and disinformation in these areas, Thornton says voters saw through these campaigns. "Clearly there was some pretty ferocious, anti-renewables campaigning in different parts of the country. "A lot of that was built on some really dodgy misinformation and disinformation campaigns. Protesters gathered at Parliament House in Canberra last year for the Reckless Renewables rally. ( ABC News: Jessica Davis ) ANU associate professor Rebecca Colvin says the election results backed a growing body of research that shows support for renewable energy is high in both regional and metro areas. But she said that many Australians believed support in regional parts of the country was much lower than the reality. "There is heaps of evidence that most people in Australia, whether they're in the city or the country areas, want to see action on climate change and are supportive of renewable energy," she says. "And that, in general, most people also underestimate those levels of support." Many of the 30,000 Your Say respondents highlighted nuclear power and the Coalition's anti-renewables stance as a vote changer. Despite the overwhelming support for renewables the election results seems to indicate, Colvin said concerns from communities impacted shouldn't be dismissed. "There is potentially rhetoric that emerges, in spaces of public commentary or amongst advocates that say this election is a mandate for renewables, that's probably reasonable," she said. "But to not allow that to become, dismissive … we still need to grapple with how to do this the right way and how to work respectfully with the people who are needing to host the infrastructure." Community concerns about renewable energy projects should not be dismissed. ( ABC News: Jessica Davis ) Colvin says the more constructive debate now is how to get the transition to renewables right and support communities impacted. " If we're no longer debating is it renewables or is it nuclear, for instance, it might open up the basis for a debate about how to do renewables well. " Transition to renewables locked in The debate over Australia's energy future hasn't just confused voters, it also threatened to dampen investor confidence in the renewables sector. Photo shows A chart shows the breakdown of energy generation over the course of a day, including coal, gas and renewables Our energy system is evolving at breakneck speed. Here we look at how our power grid works, what more renewables mean for energy prices, how nuclear fits into the picture, and how we might build a grid fit for the future. Whereas the Labor Party had introduced a number of policies intended to bolster renewables investment, the Coalition's nuclear pathway would have cut that support and effectively limited the overall amount of renewable energy required in the grid. "It provides a lot of certainty for investors … what it means is continuity of policies that the government put in place over the past three years," Thornton said. " I think that gives investors some longer-term confidence that some of the policy wars and the silly politics we've had on clean energy over many years, that hopefully we're putting that behind us. " The Clean Energy Council's Kane Thornton. Labor has set the target of 82 per cent renewable energy by 2030, compared to the current rate of 40 per cent. The challenge will now be for the government to ensure those targets are met and capacity is added as the country's coal-fired power stations are decommissioned. More ambitious policy going forward Frank Jotzo, the director of the ANU's Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, believes Labor's overwhelming majority could pave the way for more ambitious policies. "With Labor having won this election in a landslide, there is every opportunity and arguably also a mandate for comprehensive and ambitious climate change policy in in this period of government," Jotzo says. By not locking in a 2035 emissions target before the election, Jotzo says the government has given itself wriggle room to embrace stronger policy settings. ANU's Centre for Climate and Energy Policy Professor Frank Jotzo. "The Climate Change Authority has indicatively suggested a range of 65 to 75 per cent emissions reduction by 2035," he says. "That would be a very significant ramp up from the rates of reduction inherent in the existing 43 per cent target for 2030." Now that the election is over, Jotzo expects a "minor flood of climate related documents" to be released by various federal government departments, including a much-anticipated national climate risk assessment. While the federal government's focus in its first term was on transitioning the electricity sector, Jotzo says it's important it starts targeting other industries as well. "More needs to be done to accelerate the building of public transport and electrification of transport," he said. "Meaningful action will need to be taken in agriculture, there is tremendous opportunity for Australia to build up clean green low emissions agriculture production." With a record majority, a large climate-focused crossbench and the Greens holding the balance of power in the Senate, there'll likely be no shortage of scrutiny on the government's climate agenda. The election may pave the way for more ambitious climate targets. ( Reuters: Jason Lee )

GE2025: PM Wong receives congratulatory calls from foreign leaders on election victory
GE2025: PM Wong receives congratulatory calls from foreign leaders on election victory

Straits Times

time05-05-2025

  • Business
  • Straits Times

GE2025: PM Wong receives congratulatory calls from foreign leaders on election victory

SINGAPORE - Leaders from Australia, Bhutan, Indonesia and Malaysia have called Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to congratulate him on his party's victory at the 2025 general election. In his first election as Prime Minister, Mr Wong and the PAP won 65.57 per cent of the vote following the May 3 polls. It was mutual congratulations for PM Wong and Australia's Anthony Albanese, who claimed a historic second term as Prime Minister on May 3 at the Australian Federal Election. In a letter sent to PM Albanese on May 5, PM Wong noted how Singapore and Australia share a strong partnership and a high level of strategic trust. 'We are like-minded partners with a common interest in upholding an open, inclusive and rules-based global order,' he wrote, in the letter shared by Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 'We work well together to promote substantive and pathfinding regional and international initiatives, including in Asean and at the WTO (World Trade Organization).' MFA on May 5 said that the two PMs 'reaffirmed the excellent state of bilateral relations' ahead of the Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting later in 2025. There, the countries will launch the next phase of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations. In his letter, PM Wong also noted that bilateral cooperation has grown in areas such as defence and security, trade and investment, arts and culture, education, science and innovation, as well as in the digital and green economies. In a Facebook post on May 5, PM Wong also said he had received calls from Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay. 'They congratulated me on the outcome of the elections, and we had good discussions on regional developments and bilateral cooperation,' wrote PM Wong. 'I look forward to catching up with them in person before too long.' In a Facebook post on May 5, Datuk Seri Anwar said he called to congratulate PM Wong on the PAP's 'resounding victory'. 'The PAP's strong mandate - securing 87 out of 97 seats - reflects the deep trust and confidence the Singaporean people have placed in PM Wong's leadership,' he said, as he reaffirmed the longstanding partnership between Singapore and Malaysia, underpinned by strong people-to-people ties and close economic cooperation. He added: 'I am confident that under his leadership, our bilateral relations will continue to grow from strength to strength, especially as Malaysia takes on the Asean Chairmanship this year.' 'You came to me and congratulated me yourself, so I would like to go to Singapore and congratulate you myself,' said Indonesia's President Prabowo, who shared footage of his call with PM Wong on his YouTube page on May 5. PM Wong was the first foreign leader to visit Jakarta after President Prabowo took office in Oct 2024. In the video, Mr Prabowo also said he would drop by Singapore soon and call on PM Wong. Bhutan's Mr Tobgay wrote on Facebook that he was 'delighted to speak with (his) schoolmate and good friend'. He had crossed paths with PM Wong at the Harvard Kennedy School. 'I congratulated him on his landslide electoral victory which is a clear reflection of the people's trust in his leadership,' wrote Mr Tobgay. 'With him at the helm, Singapore is secure in excellent hands,' he said, adding that he had invited PM Wong to Bhutan, and that he looked forward to deepening the friendship between the countries. Leaders around the world, from the United States and Europe, to Japan, Taiwan and New Zealand, have extended their congratulations to PM Wong since May 4. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.

AFL legend goes nuclear over ‘absolutely ridiculous' election issue
AFL legend goes nuclear over ‘absolutely ridiculous' election issue

News.com.au

time04-05-2025

  • Politics
  • News.com.au

AFL legend goes nuclear over ‘absolutely ridiculous' election issue

AFL legend Jason Dunstall is not happy with the Australian Federal Election. The 60-year-old icon of the game was left airing his grievances surrounding the election in a fiery spray on Friday night. As the entire country prepared for the 2025 election, Dunstall was left seeing red at the state of it all and how ridiculous the spending was from some parties. The 269-game Hawthorn great pointed to the astronomical amount of pamphlets he had received in his letterbox as one of the major issues. 'I've made it known a number of times that I'm not thrilled with the state of our political system or politics in general if I'm brutally honest,' Dunstall said on Triple M. 'Can we start with the bombardment by mail, by text and by email that just continues to come relentlessly. 'Clean out the mailbox and there's four or five envelopes or posters or folded up cards telling you how to vote and who to vote for. 'A couple of days later the same things are there again. It is absolutely ridiculous, we are spending millions of dollars on advertising. Most of the television advertising, all they do is pot the opposition. 'Could they waste any more money? 'What about telling us what you're going to do and how you're going to do it? Less sledging more sales pitch would be a nice start.' Dunstall found himself in the same position as millions of Aussies through the week who needed to get out and vote early due to commitments on Saturday. But like countless others, he found that not only were his options limited … he was greeted with queues as far as the eye could see. 'I wanted to vote earlier this week because I have to work Saturday and I didn't want to be rushing around trying to find a place to vote. 'You talk about all the money they're wasting … how about spending some on early voting centres. 'It's about a tenth of what it was last time. I'm in Southbank and the nearest place I could go to was in North Melbourne, St Kilda and Abbotsford. 'I'm also absolutely pee'd off with the number of people that shove stuff at you telling you how you should vote and asking you how you're voting. Dunstall continued: 'And here's the worst part, if I don't vote I get fined $100. Now let me ask you a question: do we want to force people to vote, should it be compulsory and I want to know why. Do you want the people that don't care and aren't invested in an election to be influencing the decision on who runs the country? 'Why make them vote?' Dunstall admitted he hadn't yet voted and would look around on Saturday morning but if his nearby voting centres were chockers he would instead be taking the fine on the chin. Anthony Albanese is in pole position to win on Saturday — with the majority of polls and the bookies marking him as the strong favourite. But Peter Dutton remains 'absolutely' confident he'll triumph, thanks to the votes of millions of 'quiet' Australians.

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