A polio vaccine campaign underway in Gaza; Australia's human rights commission seeks a meeting with the West Australian premier, after another Indigenous teenager died in custody; and in sport, Australia has won two gold medals on day three of the Paralympics.
A polio vaccine campaign underway in Gaza; Australia's human rights commission seeks a meeting with the West Australian premier, after another Indigenous teenager died in custody; and in sport, Australia has won two gold medals on day three of the Paralympics.A polio vaccine campaign underway in Gaza
Custodial staff found the 17-year-old unresponsive in his cell at the Banksia Hill youth detention centre in Perth about 10pm on Thursday.The Australian Human Rights Commission says it has written to WA Premier Roger Cook seeking an urgent meeting to discuss youth justice policy and the operation of Banksia Hill.
SES Executive Director in Tasmania, Mick Lowe, has urged people to be prepared for worsening conditions later today, as yet another cold front crosses the state. It marks an escalation in the months-long feud over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.18-year old student Ana Júlia Alves de Oliveira says she fears the impacts of losing access to the platform, which she says helped her stay across global news.In sports, Australia has won two gold medals on day three of the Paralympics in Paris - sitting in the number five position in the overall medal tally.
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