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Perth Now
4 days ago
- Health
- Perth Now
Urgent alert after rare virus case detected
An urgent health alert has been issued after a strain of monkeypox - confirmed to be a strain known to cause a widespread 'pox-like' rash - was detected in a returned Australian travelled. Queensland Health confirmed the case of monkeypox (Mpox) was detected in the state's Metro South region. Testing revealed it to be the Clade 1 strain of the virus - marking the second time in history the more serious strain has ever been detected in Australia. The case was acquired overseas but authorities say the risk to the wider community is very low. Queensland Health confirmed exposure to the public had been limited and contact tracing was underway after the detection. According to the Australian Immunisation Handbook, the symptoms of Mpox can include fever, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, headache and muscle aches, followed by a rash within 2-4 days of infection. It spreads primarily through close or intimate contact. Complications of the virus can range from bacterial infections to enciphalitus and pneumonia. The Clade 1 strain of the virus is known cause higher numbers of severe illnesses. Queensland Health said public exposure has been limited. NewsWire/Glenn Campbell Credit: News Corp Australia Free Mpox vaccines are available to high-risk groups through sexual health clinics and GPs. 'Vaccination is available for post-exposure prophylaxis as well as primary preventive vaccination. High risk groups, including all sexually active gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men and their partners, are eligible for free vaccines through sexual health clinics and general practitioners,' Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls said. Minister for Health Tim Nicholls said Queensland health was monitoring the situation. NewsWire/Tertius Pickard Credit: News Corp Australia Two doses are recommended for optimal protection. Those travelling to areas with Clade 1 transmission are encouraged to get vaccinated before departure. Queensland Health is monitoring the situation.
Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Telstra to slash 550 jobs, ‘reset' business
Telstra is set to cut hundreds of jobs, with Australia's largest telco looking to 'reset' its enterprise business. The telco announced the proposed 2 per cent reduction to its 31,000 staff this week. Telstra said the expected 550 job losses were not in relation to the adoption of artificial intelligence. Telstra says job cuts are not AI related. NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers Credit: News Corp Australia 'These changes are largely driven by the ongoing reset of our Telstra Enterprise business, as well as improvements to the structure and processes of other teams across our organisation, to reduce complexity, create efficiencies, and respond to changing customer needs,' a Telstra spokesperson said. The telco also said it would work with staff who were impacted by the changes. 'If the changes go ahead, we'll work with the people in the roles that are no longer required to seek to help them find another role at Telstra,' the spokesperson said. 'If that's not possible and they end up leaving Telstra, they'll have access to our redundancy package and a range of support services.' Telstra says it will work with staff impacted by the redundancies. NewsWire / Glenn Campbell Credit: News Corp Australia Telstra had previously announced a review of its business after disappointing revenue announcements to the market. In May 2024, Telstra announced it would cut 2800 jobs by the end of the year as it looked to reduce its headcount by 9 per cent. In the end, Telstra reduced its headcount by 1900 workers. At the time, chief executive Vicki Brady said the job cuts would save the company about $350m and help improve productivity. 'Some of the proposed measures, which require consultation with employees and unions would result in up to 2800 job reductions from Telstra's direct workforce,' the company said in a statement on the ASX at the time. In an investment note put out at the end of June, UBS is projecting Telstra could generate $23.9bn in revenue and $2.28bn in net profits for the 2025 financial year.
CTV News
08-07-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Sunshine and summer heat for Calgary on Tuesday; daily highs drop again starting Wednesday
Summer heat moves into the city on Tuesday! But it's just one day in the 30s, then the weather pattern will adjust and the clouds will creep in. Summer heat moves into the city on Tuesday! Sunshine and a high of at least 30 C. The winds will pick up in the afternoon, which may help ease the heat a little. danielle weather / july 7, 2025 It's just one day in the 30s in Calgary, then the weather pattern will adjust and the clouds will creep in on Wednesday. Wednesday and Thursday come with a few showers, and check out the daytime high for Thursday—chilly. The heat will start to build in again by Friday. danielle weather / july 7, 2025 Our own Glenn Campbell sent us a beautiful rainbow from the golf course!
CTV News
03-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Glenn's Golf Tips: Swing with a little intuition
Calgary Watch For this week's golf tip, Glenn Campbell and resident pro Scott Orban look at how to play that downhill lye when you're close to the green.
UPI
02-07-2025
- Politics
- UPI
British settlers guilty of genocide against indigenous Australians
British colonists in what is now the Australian state of Victoria committed genocide, crimes and humanity against the indigenous population from the moment they arrived in 1834, according to a landmark commission which reported its findings on Tuesday. File photo by Glenn Campbell/EPA-EFE July 2 (UPI) -- Genocide by 19th-century British colonists in what is now the Australian state of Victoria saw 75% of the indigenous population wiped out by violence and diseases to which they had no resistance within 20 years of the arrival of the first settlers, according to a royal commission. The final report of the four-year Yoorrook Justice Commission, which was presented to the Victorian Parliament on Tuesday, documented massacres, mass abduction of children, the erasing of Aboriginal culture and economic discrimination, the consequences of which were still impacting the First Peoples of Victoria. "Yoorrook found that the decimation of the First Peoples population in Victoria was the result of a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups," the commission said. "This was genocide." The commission also found that the "decimation" of the First Peoples -- the group's population collapsed by 45,000 to under 15,000 in just 17 years -- was the result of a "coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups." "First Peoples in Victoria have been consistently excluded from opportunities to generate wealth. Colonial systems prevented First Peoples from participating in economic life and wealth creation, including through education, employment opportunities and owning property," the report said. It added that the economic inequality suffered by First Peoples could be traced straight back to past "colonial practices and state-sanctioned exclusion." The truth-telling commission, providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a platform to tell their stories and experiences for the first time, makes more than 100 recommendations to compensate for past harms and the resulting "systemic injustices." The primary focus is on a treaty-type architecture to deliver redress as well as major structural reforms. These included urging the state government to overhaul education, building in Aboriginal content to the curriculum and anti-racism training to educators, as well as making disciplinary policies fairer so that Aboriginal students were not discriminated against. On health, the report found a system in which racism was deeply ingrained and called for more funding for targeted services for indigenous Australians. It recommended investing in tailored, dedicated mental health provision -- removing that responsibility from the police -- and switching responsibility for the health of incarcerated First Peoples from the Justice Ministry to the Health Department. The commission also urged greater inclusion of First Peoples in professional and leadership positions across the education and health care systems. Recommendations regarding land were also high up the list. The commission demanded an official apology and redress for a veterans' scheme under which all troops returning from fighting in the two world wars were granted plots of land, but not First Nations soldiers. It also said land now owned by institutions such as the church and universities "acquired for little or no consideration" or expropriated by the Crown should be returned to the original owners. Yoorrook also urged better political representation for First Peoples to be able to hold government to account, saying virtually all of the issues flagged up in the report could be traced back to a lack of accountability and broken trust. Specifically, it called for a permanent First Peoples' assembly with the authority to make decisions when it came to policies affecting them. However, the commission was split over the recommendations, with three of the five commissioners arguing against them being in the final report. Victoria Premier Jacinta Allen initially welcomed the publication of the report, but on Tuesday said the government needed time to digest its recommendations and urged all Victorians to read the report Earlier, she had pledged to back strengthening the First People's assembly but stopped short of granting it decision-making powers. "When you listen to people, you get better outcomes, and that's what treaty is all about. I reckon we're up for that as a state. Thank you to the commission for these historic reports -- they shine a light on hard truths and lay the foundations for a better future for all Victorians, she said. Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization CEO Jill Gallagher said the finding of genocide was beyond question. "We don't blame anyone alive today for these atrocities, but it is the responsibility of those of us alive today to accept that truth -- and all Victorians today must accept, recognise and reconcile with these factual findings."
