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The TDA team is on a high today, after we had Cody Simpson AND Emma McKeon come into the office yesterday.
Cody is the ambassador of a partnership between Uber and Red Cross, who, full transparency, are doing some paid work with TDA.
I actually think it’s very cool what they’re doing: This Saturday, you can organise an Uber to come pick up pre-loved, high-quality clothes for free (yep, free!) if you’re in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Those clothes will then be donated to Australian Red Cross.
This shoutout is not paid for! I just think it’s such a great initiative that more people should know about!
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Quote of the day
"Time Magazine wrote a relatively good story about me, but the picture may be the Worst of All Time. They ‘disappeared’ my hair, and then had something floating on top of my head that looked like a floating crown, but an extremely small one. Really weird! I never liked taking pictures from underneath angles, but this is a super bad picture, and deserves to be called out. What are they doing, and why?"
U.S. President Donald Trump in a post to Truth Social criticising Time Magazine's cover this week.
Stat of the day
2,125
The number of children a group of Brisbane homelessness services helped in the 2024/25 financial year, compared to 734 children the year before, according to local NGO Micah Projects.
TDA reader’s comment of the week
"I appreciate the journalism but don’t want to like this post 😭"
A comment on our post about a survey revealing a quarter of Aussie men do not wash their hands after peeing.
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Some headlines from this morning:
A power outage in Victoria is being blamed for disruptions to the state’s triple-zero service. Tuesday night’s blackout led to a software shutdown at an emergency call centre in Melbourne. The facility could still receive calls from the public, but dispatch software was impacted for several hours. The computer system allows dispatchers to review and allocate available ambulance, fire and police vehicles in the area. Staff at the centre resorted to writing with pen and paper during the outage instead. According to Victorian Emergency Services Minister Vicky Ward, a backup system should have been activated during the disruption. “We don't know why it didn't [activate]”, she said in an update on Wednesday. State Premier Jacinta Allan thanked the “hard-working” and “highly trained” staff at Triple Zero, and has promised a thorough investigation.
The High Court has upheld a decision to ban far-right U.S. commentator Candace Owens from entering the country. Owens was planning a multi-city speaking tour when her visa was blocked by the Home Affairs Minister last year. At the time, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke claimed Owens had the power to “incite discord in almost every direction,” and that her tour would not be in Australia’s best interest. Owens, who has a combined social media following of around 20 million, has been accused of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and of promoting harmful conspiracy theories and anti-trans comments. Owens launched a legal challenge to appeal the decision to block her visa in Australia’s highest court. Her lawyers argued Burke didn't properly consider all relevant factors, and that his actions went against national freedom of expression commitments. However, all seven judges agreed that the decision to refuse Owens' visa was lawful and her appeal was rejected.
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The Victorian Government wants to allow tenants to transfer bonds to a new rental
The Victorian Government has introduced a bill to let renters transfer their existing bond directly to a new property.
The Government said the bill is aimed at ensuring renters aren’t “stuck paying two bonds at once”.
If passed, the bill would also require more documentation from landlords filing bond claims.
Bill
Under the proposed bill, renters would be able to apply online to transfer their existing bond to a new property.
The Government would guarantee the bond amount held by the previous rental provider the claim is processed.
If a landlord successfully lodged a claim, the tenant would then be required to re-pay the Government.
The new law would also require landlords to provide tenants with “documentary evidence” at least three days before lodging a bond claim.
Landlords would also be banned from charging tenants “extra fees” when paying rent, including through property management apps.
The bill also requires landlords to maintain records showing they are meeting minimum standards.
Comments
Premier Jacinta Allan said the bill is about “giving renters one less thing to worry about”
Shadow Consumer Affairs Minister Tim McCurdy told TDA that while he hasn’t seen a draft of the bill, the Opposition is inclined to support legislation that “assists renters during the cost-of-living crisis”.
The Greens expressed support for the bill, saying the “no-brainer” reform would help address the “power imbalance between landlords and renters”.
Reporting by Achol Arok.
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First Nations deaths in custody have reached record high levels in NSW this year
12 First Nations people have died in custody in NSW this year.
It is the highest number of Indigenous deaths in custody the state has ever recorded in a single year, with two and a half months left to go.
The statistic was revealed in an open letter from State Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan, who called it a “distressing milestone.”
First Nations advocates said “punitive laws and policing practices” caused the “preventable” deaths.
Custody
According to recent data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), First Nations Australians make up 33% of the state’s total adult prison population.
As of June this year, more than 4,300 First Nations adults were in custody, an 18.9% increase since 2020.
Nearly half (46%) were in custody while awaiting trial. The number of First Nations people in pre-trial custody has grown by 63% over the past five years.
O’Sullivan said the rising number of deaths highlights the “entrenched over-representation” of First Nations people in custody.
She said the Coroner’s Court is committed to investigating these deaths, which are “felt deeply” by communities.
“These are not mere statistics. They are individuals whose deaths demand independent and careful scrutiny, respect, and accountability,” O’Sullivan said.
Advocates
The Aboriginal Legal Service (ALS) called the deaths a “preventable tragedy” caused by state laws and policing strategies that “guarantee increased imprisonment”.
ALS CEO Karly Warner said the Government is failing to act on community-led solutions that have been “sitting on the shelf, gathering dust”.
“The NSW Government continues to double down on laws and policing... instead of preventing people from entering prison in the first place by meeting their needs,” Warner said.
Govt
A NSW Government spokesperson told TDA that ”each one of these deaths is a tragedy,” and that it remains committed to reducing “all preventable deaths in custody”.
The spokesperson said a review of First Nations deaths in custody in the state since 2010 is underway, led by “many Aboriginal experts“.
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Reporting by Achol Arok.
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A 90-year-old woman in Northern Ireland has graduated with her degree in literature, decades after dropping out to get married.
Maryette McFarland told the BBC she paused her studies in the 1960s when she married and started a family. While recovering from a car accident recently, she decided to re-start her degree.
"I had a bit of time to spare and I thought I'd like to do something," she said.
McFarland told the BBC: “If I can do it, anybody can do it. It's never too late.”
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Pop singer Anne-Marie has named her newborn after the gestational diabetes she developed while pregnant.
In an interview with UK breakfast show This Morning, Anne-Marie revealed she has named her child ‘Forever Sugar’.
She said: “I had the diabetes thing that you get when you’re pregnant, so I thought, ‘What a perfect middle name.’”
Reporting by Rosa Bowden.
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The highest court in Australia has upheld a decision preventing far-right U.S. commentator Candace Owens from entering the country. Owens was planning a multi-city speaking tour when her visa was blocked by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke last year.
At the time, Burke said Owens has the power to “incite discord in almost every direction,” and that her tour would not be in Australia’s best interest. She launched a legal challenge, but Owens’ visa appeal was dismissed in a judgment handed down on Wednesday.
Today, we're unpacking who Owens is, why the Government blocked her entry, and what this week’s High Court decision means.
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