Kamis, 08 Agustus 2019

China condemns Australian MP's Nazi Germany parallel - BBC News

China has sharply rebuked an Australian government MP for comparing the West's approach to China to what he called the "catastrophic" failure to hold back Nazi Germany.

Andrew Hastie, the head of a parliamentary security committee, said on Thursday that Australia was failing to recognise threats posed by China.

Beijing said it deplored Mr Hastie's comments and his "Cold War mentality".

Australian PM Scott Morrison said Mr Hastie was entitled to his own views.

Opposition lawmakers said Mr Hastie's "extreme" comments would exacerbate recent strains with China.

Australia has struggled in recent times to balance its traditional security alliance with the US with its economic reliance on China.

What was said?

In a newspaper opinion piece, Mr Hastie wrote that China was aiming to replace the US as the dominant power in the Pacific region, and that this threatened Australia's sovereignty and democracy.

He argued that Australia has failed to sufficiently prepare, comparing the situation to France's military defences during World War Two.

"Like the French, Australia has failed to see how mobile our authoritarian neighbour has become," he wrote in the piece published by The Sydney Morning Herald.

"Our next step in safeguarding Australia's future is accepting and adapting to the reality of the geopolitical struggle before us - its origins, its ideas and its implications for the Indo-Pacific region."

China's embassy in Australia denounced Mr Hastie's views as "detrimental" to the nations' relationship.

"We strongly deplore the Australian federal MP Andrew Hastie's rhetoric on 'China threat' which lays bare his Cold-War mentality and ideological bias," the embassy said.

"History has proven and will continue to prove that China's peaceful development is an opportunity, not a threat to the world."

A former army special forces captain, Mr Hastie chairs Australia's parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security.

Mr Morrison did not support or criticise Mr Hastie's views but noted he was "not a minister" and was free express opinions as a backbench MP.

Media playback is unsupported on your device

"We seek to work closely with [China], in the same way we do everyone in the region," Mr Morrison told reporters on Thursday.

Australia passed new espionage and foreign interference laws last year which were widely interpreted as in part aimed at China.

Tensions have also flared over human rights issues and the exclusion of Chinese tech firm Huawei from Australia's 5G network.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49273989

2019-08-08 06:49:30Z
CBMiMWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC1hdXN0cmFsaWEtNDkyNzM5ODnSATVodHRwczovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvYW1wL3dvcmxkLWF1c3RyYWxpYS00OTI3Mzk4OQ
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:

Rabu, 07 Agustus 2019

Australian governing body responds to alcohol breach claims - Motorsport.com

It's been claimed that a driver failed a routine pre-race alcohol test last Sunday morning, and was unable to compete in two TCR races at Queensland Raceway.

CAMS has now responded to those claims, however only confirming that alcohol testing took place, not if there was any breach.

“CAMS can confirm alcohol testing was conducted at Queensland Raceway on the weekend, but is unable to disclose any information about any results, positive or negative," read a statement.

TCR Australia declined to comment.

According to CAMS regulations, a first offence would have resulted in exclusion from that particular day of the event.

"On first occasion that a participant returns a positive reading following a confirmation test, that participant will: (i) Be excluded from that particular day of event; and (ii) Issued an official warning letter, noting the participant’s first official breach of this Policy," reads CAMS' alcohol policy.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://www.motorsport.com/tcr-australia/news/cams-response-alcohol-breach-claim/4509621/

2019-08-07 04:06:23Z
CAIiECR0mh5L8lkILlR-zDLZy0UqGAgEKg8IACoHCAow9cOCAjDPwhcwg6avBg
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:

Senin, 05 Agustus 2019

Prime minister says US won't deploy missiles in Australia | TheHill - The Hill

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday that the U.S. will not deploy intermediate-range missiles in Australia, Reuters reported.

“It’s not been asked to us, not being considered, not been put to us. I think I rule a line under that,” Morrison told reporters in Brisbane.

His comments came two days after newly-appointed Defense Secretary Mark EsperMark EsperPrime minister says US won't deploy missiles in Australia New Pentagon chief says China's 'destabilizing behavior' is 'disturbing' Why Dave Norquist is the perfect choice for DOD's deputy secretary MORE said he hoped to soon place ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia.

ADVERTISEMENT

Esper made the suggestion the day after the U.S. pulled itself from a Cold War-era arms control pact governing the use of those weapons.

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty had banned nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 300 and 3,400 miles. The original ban between Moscow and Washington resulted in 2,692 missiles being destroyed.

The U.S. has blamed Russia for violating the now-defunct treaty since 2014, a claim Moscow denies.

Esper did not give any information on where in Asia the missiles would be placed.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://thehill.com/policy/defense/456150-prime-minister-says-us-wont-deploy-missiles-in-australia

2019-08-05 12:33:58Z
CBMiYmh0dHBzOi8vdGhlaGlsbC5jb20vcG9saWN5L2RlZmVuc2UvNDU2MTUwLXByaW1lLW1pbmlzdGVyLXNheXMtdXMtd29udC1kZXBsb3ktbWlzc2lsZXMtaW4tYXVzdHJhbGlh0gFmaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9wb2xpY3kvZGVmZW5zZS80NTYxNTAtcHJpbWUtbWluaXN0ZXItc2F5cy11cy13b250LWRlcGxveS1taXNzaWxlcy1pbi1hdXN0cmFsaWE_YW1w
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:

Assisted dying: Australian cancer patient first to use new law - BBC News

An Australian woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to end their life under new assisted dying laws, a charity says.

Kerry Robertson, 61, died at a nursing home in the state of Victoria in July.

She was granted permission to use the controversial legislation - which exists only in Victoria but is being considered in other states - after a 26-day approval process.

Her family said she was able to have "the empowered death that she wanted".

Ms Robertson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and it later spread to her bones, lungs, brain and liver.

She decided to stop chemotherapy and radiation treatment in March after the side effects and pain became "intolerable", her family said.

Victoria's legislation, which came into effect in June, allows terminally ill patients who meet certain requirements the right to access lethal drugs.

"We were beside her, David Bowie playing in the background, surrounded by love, with final words spoken, simple and dignified," said her daughter, Nicole Robertson, in a statement released by charity Go Gentle Australia.

"To me that is the greatest part: the knowledge that we did everything we could to make her happy in life and comfortable in death."

Who is eligible?

The state's law has 68 safeguards and is designed for people who are in severe pain.

It requires the person to make three requests to end their life to specially trained doctors. The person must be aged at least 18 and have less than six months to live.

The bill was passed in 2017 after more than 100 hours of parliamentary debate that deeply divided state lawmakers.

Ms Robertson's family said she had applied to utilise the legislation on the day it came into effect in June.

Western Australia and Queensland are considering similar laws.

In 1995, Australia's Northern Territory introduced the world's first voluntary euthanasia law, but it was overturned by federal authorities in Canberra eight months later. The federal government does not have the same power over states.

Media playback is unsupported on your device

Laws allowing terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision have been passed in countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49230903

2019-08-05 07:44:16Z
CBMiMWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC1hdXN0cmFsaWEtNDkyMzA5MDPSATVodHRwczovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvYW1wL3dvcmxkLWF1c3RyYWxpYS00OTIzMDkwMw
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:

Assisted dying: Australian cancer patient first to use new law - BBC News

An Australian woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to end their life under new assisted dying laws, a charity says.

Kerry Robertson, 61, died at a nursing home in the state of Victoria in July.

She was granted permission to use the controversial legislation - which exists only in Victoria but is being considered in other states - after a 26-day approval process.

Her family said she was able to have "the empowered death that she wanted".

Ms Robertson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and it later spread to her bones, lungs, brain and liver.

She decided to stop chemotherapy and radiation treatment in March after the side effects and pain became "intolerable", her family said.

Victoria's legislation, which came into effect in June, allows terminally ill patients who meet certain requirements the right to access lethal drugs.

"We were beside her, David Bowie playing in the background, surrounded by love, with final words spoken, simple and dignified," said her daughter, Nicole Robertson, in a statement released by charity Go Gentle Australia.

"To me that is the greatest part: the knowledge that we did everything we could to make her happy in life and comfortable in death."

Who is eligible?

The state's law has 68 safeguards and is designed for people who are in severe pain.

It requires the person to make three requests to end their life to specially trained doctors. The person must be aged at least 18 and have less than six months to live.

The bill was passed in 2017 after more than 100 hours of parliamentary debate that deeply divided state lawmakers.

Ms Robertson's family said she had applied to utilise the legislation on the day it came into effect in June.

Western Australia and Queensland are considering similar laws.

In 1995, Australia's Northern Territory introduced the world's first voluntary euthanasia law, but it was overturned by federal authorities in Canberra eight months later. The federal government does not have the same power over states.

Media playback is unsupported on your device

Laws allowing terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision have been passed in countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49230903

2019-08-05 03:09:40Z
CBMiMWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC1hdXN0cmFsaWEtNDkyMzA5MDPSATVodHRwczovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvYW1wL3dvcmxkLWF1c3RyYWxpYS00OTIzMDkwMw
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:

Assisted dying: Australian cancer patient first to use new law - BBC News

An Australian woman with terminal cancer has become the first person to end their life under new assisted dying laws, a charity says.

Kerry Robertson, 61, died at a nursing home in the state of Victoria in July.

She was granted permission to use the controversial legislation - which exists only in Victoria but is being considered in other states - after a 26-day approval process.

Her family said she was able to have "the empowered death that she wanted".

Ms Robertson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, and it later spread to her bones, lungs, brain and liver.

She decided to stop chemotherapy and radiation treatment in March after the side effects and pain became "intolerable", her family said.

Victoria's legislation, which came into effect in June, allows terminally ill patients who meet certain requirements the right to access lethal drugs.

"We were beside her, David Bowie playing in the background, surrounded by love, with final words spoken, simple and dignified," said her daughter, Nicole Robertson, in a statement released by charity Go Gentle Australia.

"To me that is the greatest part: the knowledge that we did everything we could to make her happy in life and comfortable in death."

Who is eligible?

The state's law has 68 safeguards and is designed for people who are in severe pain.

It requires the person to make three requests to end their life to specially trained doctors. The person must be aged at least 18 and have less than six months to live.

The bill was passed in 2017 after more than 100 hours of parliamentary debate that deeply divided state lawmakers.

Ms Robertson's family said she had applied to utilise the legislation on the day it came into effect in June.

Western Australia and Queensland are considering similar laws.

In 1995, Australia's Northern Territory introduced the world's first voluntary euthanasia law, but it was overturned by federal authorities in Canberra eight months later. The federal government does not have the same power over states.

Media playback is unsupported on your device

Laws allowing terminally ill patients to legally end their lives with a doctor's supervision have been passed in countries including Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-49230903

2019-08-05 02:39:30Z
CBMiMWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmJiYy5jb20vbmV3cy93b3JsZC1hdXN0cmFsaWEtNDkyMzA5MDPSATVodHRwczovL3d3dy5iYmMuY29tL25ld3MvYW1wL3dvcmxkLWF1c3RyYWxpYS00OTIzMDkwMw
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:

Jumat, 02 Agustus 2019

4 Australian Podcasts for Your Commute - The New York Times

Letter 118

4 Australian Podcasts for Your Commute

Image
CreditKeith Negley
Isabella Kwai

The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Isabella Kwai, a reporter with the Australia bureau.

______

I’ll admit it: I’m an anxious driver. When I’m on those seemingly never-ending stretches of road that connect towns to cities and cities to suburbs, a soothing voice goes a long way to quell the worries. So when I’m driving alone, whether to report or to play, podcasts are the perfect way to wile away the hours until the next pit stop.

There are more than a few podcasts out there these days, which led one of my colleagues to wonder if we’ve reached peak podcast. But the podcast will always have a special place in my heart and commute, and recently I’ve been making an effort to explore more Australian ones. Thanks to our readers who sent in recommendations. Here are four we rate, for whatever mood you’re in.

Did I miss your favorite? Write to me at nytaustralia@nytimes.com and let me know, or drop into our NYT Australia Facebook group.

If you’re into true crime try …

“Wrong Skin”

On the face of it, “Wrong Skin” is about an unsolved death and a missing persons case in the Kimberley, a stunning region in Australia’s northwestern corner. But it’s also a look into a forbidden relationship and the cultural values of Aboriginal Australians in a less populated part of the country. Richard Baker, an investigative reporter with The Age, goes back to the wet season of 1994, when Richard Milgin and Julie Buck, two young lovers, disappeared from the community of Looma. Only Ms. Buck’s body was found, months later.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned that the podcast contains names, images and audio of people who have passed away.

Where to start: Episode 1: Richard and Julie

If you’re a news junkie try …

“7am”

If you’re enjoying the New York Times podcast “The Daily,” “7am,” which follows a similar format but for Australian news of the day, is a perfect complement. Created by Schwartz Media, which publishes The Monthly and The Saturday Paper, the show is hosted by Elizabeth Kulas, an Australian journalist who talks to some of the country’s leading reporters to explain the day’s news from Australia and around the world. I’d recommend this one for your morning commute.

Where to start: Anywhere!

If you’re into pop culture try …

“Shameless”

Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrew are two Melbourne journalists who go deep on the ‘stupid stuff,’ with plenty of banter along the way. It’s a fun one for pop aficionados, its feels like chiming into a conversation between two very up-to-date friends. But as with all great pop culture discussion, “Shameless” taps into bigger themes that hide beneath and how a zeitgeist can change the way we think.

Where to start: Complicated celebrity comebacks

If you want a deep dive try …

“Wilosophy”

Who are you? What do you believe in? Do you live your life by a philosophy? Every week, the writer and comedian Wil Anderson spends an hour or so in the company of an interesting person with a simple objective: to uncover how that person lives their life. If you’re incessantly curious about the things that govern people’s decisions, this is a podcast for you. The answers are often intimate, funny and might just prompt some reflection.

Where to start: Andy Lee

______

Image
CreditWilliam West/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

_____

Image
CreditSusan Wright for The New York Times

______

Last week, Tacey Rychter wrote about the late, beloved cookbook author Margaret Fulton, and the cultural impact she made on Australian cooking. She asked for your memories of home cooking in the 1960s and ’70s. Thanks to everyone who wrote in — there was a fascinating mix of horror and nostalgia in your responses. Here are a few choice ones:

“I recall my mother being partial to a most revolting dessert called “Jellywhip” — a mixture of jelly crystals and custard. It always seemed to be pineapple which made it even more revolting in both taste and color.”

— Jan Aminoff

“As a young adult I didn’t believe vegetables could taste nice. The worst cooking was for cabbage. It was boiled with vinegar and heavily salted for about an hour."

— James Moore

“Prior to The Margaret Fulton Cookbook, all our vegetables were cooked in a pressure cooker, which rendered them all gray in colour, texture and taste. For my brother and I, it was a bridge too far. But we were not allowed to leave the table until we’d eaten everything on our plates. So the contrast between the pre and post-Margaret Fulton eras could not have been more dramatic.”

— Judy Charlton

Are you enjoying our Australia bureau dispatches?

Tell us what you think at NYTAustralia@nytimes.com.

Need help?

Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance.

Liking the Australia Letter? Sign up here or forward to a friend.

Let's block ads! (Why?)


https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/world/australia/4-australian-podcasts.html

2019-08-02 05:19:17Z
CAIiEEV_LDGCP1xnENwmvwszwgkqFwgEKg8IACoHCAowjuuKAzCWrzww5oEY
Diposting oleh di Tidak ada komentar:
Langganan: Postingan (Atom)