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Senate motion condemning Bettina Arndt a ‘complete freedom of speech violation’

Outsiders host Rowan Dean says while he was "deeply disturbed" by Bettina Ardnt's comments on Hannah Clarke, he thinks the Senate motion to condemn her was a "complete violation" of freedom of speech. Mr Dean said there was no “justification or excuse for the horrific terrifying murders committed by Rowan Baxter" and he did not support Ms Ardnt's comments but would defend her right to express her views. "I don't support Bettina Arndt's comments, but I do defend her right to express them and for anyone else to express their opposition to them," he said. Mr Dean said because the Senate decided to pass a motion condemning Ms Arndt for the controversial comments, it was “using the overwhelming power of government to crush one individual's reputation for expressing a point of view”. “Only two senators were brave enough to vote against the motion - One Nation senators Pauline Hanson and Malcolm Roberts. Image: News Corp Australia from

The deranged left is ‘blaming Trump’ for coronavirus

The radical left in America are hoping for a “mass coronavirus catastrophe” in order to prove President Donald Trump is not fit for office, according to Sky News host James Morrow. President Trump has defended his handling of the virus and accused the Democrats of politicising the crisis. According to the World Health Organisation, worldwide there have been 83,652 confirmed cases of coronavirus that has resulted in 2,800 deaths. On Sunday, a man in his 50s from Seattle became the first US victim of the virus. Mr Morrow said ever since he was elected, parts of the far left have blamed “every hang nail and stubbed toe on the orange man in the White House”. from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3acsLBW

Trump Moves to Calm Fears as First U.S. Death From Coronavirus Is Reported

By BY MICHAEL CROWLEY, MIKE BAKER AND NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38cDQ4P

Clyburn says the Biden campaign needs ‘retooling.’

By BY THOMAS KAPLAN AND KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Tuf4rg

The Islanders Are Saying Goodbye to Brooklyn

By BY ALLAN KREDA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/399PJK8

‘You cannot be woke enough’ for the left

LGBT activist Arielle Scarcella says the manipulation of LGBTQI terms, largely by the left, is done for “validation” and “moral superiority point-scoring”. Ms Scarcella, who has a YouTube following of more than 600,000 worldwide, was invited to speak at this year’s Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras but was de-platformed after being accused of transphobia on her channel. Ms Scarcella told Sky News she has “always gotten more hate from the super-progressive woke left” and they are “very manipulative with the language”. “You cannot be woke enough”. In a recent YouTube video, she embraced her "conservative label" and announced she was "officially leaving the left". “Every day the words people are using to define themselves are changing, we cannot keep up,” she said. “More women are coming out as queer and leaving the word lesbian behind”. “It is not ok to take away a word and a definition that has meant something for some people and still means something for a lot of

At CPAC, Trump Takes Aim at Rivals

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2wkvvhX

After 12 hours, the polls in South Carolina have closed.

By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/388KTeQ

Looking to Super Tuesday, Buttigieg campaigns in Nashville.

By BY DANIEL JACKSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32FTaWd

At CPAC, It’s Now an All-Trump Show

By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uFQ5cr

Klobuchar kicks off a Southern swing without South Carolina.

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38djaJH

Amid Protests, Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France’s Oscars

By BY ALEX MARSHALL from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/2uIxWuw

Classmates Surprise 16-Year-Old With Birthday Swag Bag

Students at Thunder Ridge High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho surprised their 16-year-old classmate with a swag bag full of new clothes for his birthday. Porter Harris, a coach at the school, took this video of the student, Dylan, being surprised by his classmates. He fell to his knees and eagerly opened his bag as onlookers commented on the gifts. According to reports, Dylan’s mother died a few years ago and since then, his family has struggled financially. He has been wearing the same clothes for a year, according to Harris and the report. Credit: Porter Harris via Storyful from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/387PKNj

Our own NBL team

THERE’S a buzz in grassroots basketball as supporters and players across local leagues embrace the inclusion of a Tasmanian team in the national competition. from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2I5zXUC

Photo: Bernie Sanders high fives tiny supporter.

By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2VDbXQu

Why Bernie Scares Me

By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/399yGrj

Gerald Krone, a Negro Ensemble Company Founder, Dies at 86

By BY NEIL GENZLINGER from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3aeeJjh

Who Will Care For Society’s Forgotten?

By BY THERESA BROWN AND LEAH NASH from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2weKSc1

Joe Biden Needs a Win in South Carolina. Will He Get It?

By BY NU WEXLER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2weKQAV

We Don’t Really Know How Many People Have Coronavirus

By BY ELISABETH ROSENTHAL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Tcnghj

Tom Steyer showered South Carolina in political spending. Will it pay off?

By BY STEPHANIE SAUL AND KIM BARKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2TcmYHf

ASX plunges more than three per cent at open, enters sixth day of losses

The ASX 200 has opened down 3.3 per cent marking the sixth day of consecutive losses as it enters correction territory. A correction describes the period in which stocks fall more than 10 per cent from their previous highs. The ASX closed on 7,000 points last week but sat at almost 6,400 points on Friday morning - a 10.3 per cent drop. Investors are panicked over the coronavirus and the impact it’s had on global markets. Overnight the Dow Jones in the US dropped 4.4 per cent - its biggest one day fall in history - with the S&P falling at a similar figure. The US' Nasdaq fell 4.6 per cent. Image: Getty from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2uBUCfP

Lightning Storm Cracks Over Perth as Storm Rolls Across City

A lightning storm illuminated the skies above Perth in Western Australia early on February 28. An upper-level low pressure system had brought a number of storms to the state capital in previous days, including a severe storm on February 25 that brought down trees. Elsewhere in the state, former tropical cyclone Esther brought strong winds and widespread rain to the Kimberley. Credit: pinapplelamph via Storyful from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/397xapU

Intelligence committee deputy chair lashes at Home Affairs over metadata

Supplied video obtained February 28, 2020 of the Intelligence and Security committee sitting in Canberra questioning the Department of Home Affairs and the mandatory data retention regime. Deputy Chair, Anthony Byrne becomes annoyed and delivers a rebuke to the Home Affairs representative, Hamish Hansford who is testifying before the committee. "Your role is to make sure that the agencies, I haven't finished and you listen and I talk, this is the way this goes, and when I ask you questions you respond, that's what you do," Mr Byrne says. (AAP Video/Supplied/Parlview) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2wftELj

Coming weeks crucial to informing whether ‘global control’ over COVID-19 is possible

ANU Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake believes the "next couple of weeks" will inform medical professionals whether "any global control" can be attained over the increasing saturation of regions infected with COVID-19. "I'm more pessimistic now than I was a week ago," Mr Senanayake said. "Even though Europe has a lot of wealthy countries, it's one big landmass with fairly porous borders." Image: AP from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3af3qaS

California Police Officer Breaks Down Door of Burning Home to Rescue Unconscious Man

First responders saved an unconscious man from a house fire in the Northern California city of Grass Valley on February 18, with video showing a police officer kicking in a door to reach the victim, who was burned and exposed to smoke, police said. A Facebook video released by the Grass Valley Police Department on February 25 shows two officers attempt to enter the house through a front door, but decide against it due to “blinding smoke.” People outside the home tell police that a man named Cory is still inside the house. One officer then goes around the side of the house, where flames are leaping from a window. He kicks in the door and discovers Cory, who is then dragged to the doorway. Police said the officer and a neighbor carried the man to the lawn, where he was cared for by medics. The police department said the incident was an example of their team at work. “Our officers were able to demonstrate their dedication to protect and preserve life when they responded to a burning home

Greenacre

Supplied video obtained Friday, February 28, 2020 showing the arrest of a 29-year-old woman at home in Greenacre just after 8:30am on Thursday, February 27. The woman was then taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with supply prohibited drug (commercial quantity), supply prohibited drug (between indictable and commercial quantity x2), supply prohibited drug (between small and indictable quantity), supply prohibited drugs on an ongoing basis, and knowingly/recklessly direct criminal group assist crime. Police will allege in court that the woman coordinated a drug delivery service across Sydney and supplied more than 300g of cocaine between September 2019 and February 2020. (AAP VIDEO/Supplied/NSW Police) from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2VrBzQs

No, Not Sanders, Not Ever

By BY DAVID BROOKS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2I3EIy0

With a Rebel Yell, New York Revs Up Its War on Idling Vehicles

By BY JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3cby1HY

Virus forces closure of Japanese schools

Japan will close schools nationwide in a bid to control the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has asked for all schools to remain shut until school holidays begin in March saying it is to prioritise the health and safety of children and to avoid the risk of possible large scale infections. The closure will affect more than 12 million students. Image: AP from World | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3988pKf

Multiple fatalities in US office shooting

As many as seven people are dead - including a gunman - after a shooting at an office headquarters in the US state of Wisconsin. Multiple fatalities were confirmed at the brewing company Molson Coors in the city of Milwaukee. Employees were reportedly warned via email of an active shooter on the premises. The local police department confirmed there was no longer an active threat but advised people to avoid the area. Image: AP from World | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3a6IGBW

RFG reveals shock profit result

HOMEGROWN franchising giant Retail Food Group has swung to a net profit for the first time since allegations of widespread mistreatment of franchisees emerged in 2017 and devastated its share price. from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3a6IP8s

‘It’s a Car Wash’: Streets Flood Following Storms in Newcastle, New South Wales

Streets in Newcastle, New South Wales, were flooded after severe thunderstorms swept the region on February 26. The Bureau of Meteorology and state emergency services warned of heavy rain, flooding, hail and damaging winds that impacted communities in the state’s north and west on the Wednesday. Trees were uprooted in several communities and thousands of people were left without power. This footage shows a fire truck navigating a flooded section of King Street in Newcastle. Credit: Fire and Rescue NSW Station 446 Stockton via Storyful from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2TiSW3d

Tessa Majors’s Murder: Police Bluff Led to Teen's Confession

By BY EDGAR SANDOVAL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2Vo19Wm

Center Stage at Disney After a Career Out of the Spotlight

By BY BROOKS BARNES from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3a9JiH2

Coronavirus, Joe Biden, Carnival: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

By BY REMY TUMIN AND MARCUS PAYADUE from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/32uRw9W

Gilead to Expand Coronavirus Drug Trials to Other Countries

By BY DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2T2QvCY

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Meets an Arena Full of Students

By BY JULIA JACOBS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/37XCkDq

Justice Dept. Establishes Office to Denaturalize Immigrants

By BY KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/382YT9Z

Burney and Aly say domestic violence is everybody’s business

February 26, 2020. Labor MP's Linda Burney and Anne Aly speak to the media in Canberra about domestic violence in the community. Burney who is the shadow minister for families and social services says "domestic violence has to be on the agenda all of the time and it is everybody's business". Dr Anne Aly urges the public to reach out if they know about anyone who is experiencing domestic violence and seek help. "Domestic violence comes in many forms," Ms Burney says "This is a pervasive issue.. that affects all Australians and no one can look away". (AAP Video/Marc Tewksbury) from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/32pRkbW

Govt’s budget surplus in doubt amid coronavirus fallout

The Federal Government is continuing to prepare the ground for its much-anticipated budget surplus to disappear following the coronavirus outbreak. The government has been retreating from previous predictions that it would deliver a budget surplus in May with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg revealing the financial impact of the coronavirus would be worse than the bushfires. He also argued no one could have predicted the virus would emerge when figures were being calculated last year, standing firm that no extreme fiscal measures would be taken. “The virus continues to evolve and depending on how long the travel restrictions are in place, and how the virus evolves globally will obviously impact that final number,” Mr Frydenberg told Sky News. The coronavirus has spread across the European continent overnight with more countries recording their first cases. Image: Getty from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/32taoGr

‘A lot of careful analysis’ behind ASIO’s right-wing terror warning

Counter-terror expert Greg Barton says “when the director-general of ASIO specifically identifies right wing extremism as a threat, we have got to recognise that there is a lot of careful analysis and thought behind that”. In a rare speech, ASIO boss Mike Burgess sounded the alarm over the rise of right-wing extremism in Australia. Mr Barton told Sky News ASIO was “dealing with twice the level of terror cases as they were a year ago” and “part of that is probably right-wing extremism”. “They were paying attention to this years before” the Christchurch massacre which involved an Australian terrorist, but the attack “really brought home the immediate nature of the threat” he said. “We need to get ahead of the problem and work upstream and try to prevent the recruitment process. “We need to be there in the lives of mainly young people who are being targeted by recruiters.” Image: Getty from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3c1zAbk

Live Tracking Each Candidate’s Speaking Time in the Democratic Debate

By BY WEIYI CAI, KEITH COLLINS AND LAUREN LEATHERBY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2I882DH

Live Stream of the Democratic Debate With Real-Time Analysis

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New Intelligence Chief Asks Election Czar to Remain in Post

By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/381sW1s

Major LACMA Donor Suspends Longtime Acquisition Program

By BY JORI FINKEL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/38Y1qU8

The Basics of ‘Medicare for All’

By BY MARGOT SANGER-KATZ from NYT The Upshot https://ift.tt/2HU7L73

Cinco puntos clave del veredicto de Harvey Weinstein

By BY ALAN FEUER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2T1oYBT

Why Religion Is the Best Hope Against Trump

By BY JON MEACHAM from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/381rpZr

Coronavirus spreads across Europe, killing 11 in Italy

Four more people have been confirmed dead in Italy as the coronavirus continues to spread across Europe. Angelo Borrelli, the chief of Italy's Civil Protection agency, said the number of virus cases in the country increased 45 per cent in the last day and there have now been 11 deaths. The four latest deaths to be reported in Italy were all elderly people with three over the age of 80 from Lombardy, the worst impacted region, and a 76-year-old woman in Veneto. Switzerland, Austria and Croatia have also confirmed their first cases of the virus in their countries. Image: AP from World | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2HXm0I8

Weinstein trial is ‘getting closer to the reality’ of sexual harassment

UTS Discrimination Law Expert Dr Karen O’Connell says the results of Harvey Weinstein’s trial are “really exciting because we know what sexual assault and sexual harassment really look like and these cases are getting closer to the reality”. Weinstein was found guilty of a criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape for assaulting Jessica Mann in 2013. Ms O’Connell told Sky News “One of the really interesting aspects of this case was these women were not what is sometimes called an ideal victim in that they had complicated stories”. “In the past those cases would not have run,” she said. “In Australia is this message to women in particular that if you speak up it is going to turn into something that is going to be out of anyone’s control and damage everybody. “It becomes a salacious, scandalous story about a man behaving badly instead of focusing on what it is really about which is whether people at work are being trea

Woman ‘Leans Into the Wind’ During Frigid Day in Denver

A resident of Parker, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, was lucky to have new prescription snow goggles at the ready on February 25, as wind gusts and snow squalls blew through the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a band of snow moved through the area east of Denver, creating “very poor” travel conditions. Several snow squalls were reported throughout Colorado on Tuesday. Shelly Steig wrote: “Bday gift from hubby (prescription goggle inserts) arrived in the nick of time. It was 9 degrees F w/35 mph gusts this AM. A day to lean into the wind!” The NWS later said light snow and wind gusts up to 35 mph were continuing to impact the Denver region. Credit: Shelly Steig via Storyful from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2PszlfY

Así fue que el Barça perdió el rumbo

By BY RORY SMITH from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/396gJu4

Part 2: Dreamworld inquest findings

Supplied video obtained Tuesday, February 25, 2020 of coroner James McDougall delivering his finding from the Dreamworld inquest on February 24. Queensland's industrial regulator is now considering whether the park's owner Ardent Leisure should face criminal charges that could result in fines of up to $3 million and expose individual executives to hefty fines or even jail time. (AAP Video/Supplied) (AAP Video/Supplied) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2SY9VJk

El nuevo intento de legalizar el aborto en Argentina tiene el respaldo presidencial

By BY DANIEL POLITI from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2STcNHh

McConnell, Looking to Energize Social Conservatives, Forces Votes on Abortion

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2T9JAH3

Oregon Republicans Disappear for Another Climate Vote

By BY MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2usxW1F

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two of five charges he faced at a New York court in a landmark trial. The jury of seven men and five women found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault. Following the verdicts, Cyrus Vance, New York County District Attorney described Weinstein as a "vicious, serial sexual predator". Weinstein was charged with rape in the third degree and a criminal sexual act in the first degree. Weinstein will be sentenced on March 11. Image: AP from World | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2Tbna8n

Dutton responds to the ASIO chief’s threat assessment

February 25, 2020. Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton speaks to the media in Canberra about the threats of terrorism and spying by foreign countries in Australia. Mr Dutton says each threat is considered regardless of ideology. "If they pose a threat to human life in this country they can expect an knock on the door from ASIO or the Australian Federal Police." Mr Dutton declares. "They can expect to face the full force of the law regardless of whether they are a state actor or a sophisticated no state actor," he continues. (AAP Video/Marc Tewksbury) from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/3a2OQmB

ASIO’s foreign interference warning ‘likely to be about China’

Prime Minister Scott Morrison refused calls to name China as one of the most likely culprits behind the rise in foreign interference, saying “we deal with foreign interference in all its forms wherever it comes from”. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation revealed this week foreign interference was at an all-time high more overseas agents operating in the country than at the height of the Cold War. Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick said he had “one issue” with the government refusing to "call out the state actor". “It is likely to be China, I don’t think anyone would be surprised by that and the government should simply state that that is the case” he said. ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess also singled out the threat of right-wing extremism in Australia as “real” and “growing”. Image: Getty from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2v3HWPi

PM has faith in ASIO to combat terrorism and spy threats

February 25, 2020. The Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media in Canberra at a doorstop about the assessment of the Director-General of ASIO Mike Burgesss regarding the terrorism and hostile intelligence services threats to Australia. "Terrorism comes in many different colours and many different flavours, it's important that all of our efforts are keeping Australians safe," Mr Morrison says. Mr Morrison also speaks about domestic violence and says 'every single day women are confronted and children with horrendous family violence'. (AAP Video/Marc Tewksbury) from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/37UGITL

Senate motion moved to condemn Bettina Arndt comments

Labor will move a motion in the Senate to condemn comments made by controversial men's rights activist Bettina Arndt. Calls are growing across the aisle for Ms Arndt to be stripped of her Order of Australia after she praised comments made by Queensland Police Inspector Mark Thompson. Mr Thompson claimed a Brisbane man who killed his wife and three children may have been "driven too far" following the breakdown of his marriage. Ms Arndt took to Twitter to 'congratulate' the officer for "keeping an open mind". “Congratulations to the Queensland police for keeping an open mind and awaiting proper evidence, including the possibility that Rowan Baxter might have been “driven too far". But note the misplaced outrage. How dare police deviate from the feminist script of seeking excuses,” she said. from National | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2TdaeyD

Under Pressure From Trump, Extraditions from Mexico to U.S. Soar

By BY KIRK SEMPLE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2ur47hQ

Jeanne Evert Dubin Dies at 62; Tennis Pro in Sister’s Shadow

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2v1DvEB

Sanders Says He’ll Attract a Wave of New Voters. It Hasn’t Happened.

By BY SYDNEY EMBER AND NATE COHN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2SWpgdc

What Is the Power of Celibacy?

By BY CHRISTOPHER CALDWELL from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2ur2DnM

Harry Reid Says Nevada Should Have a Primary: ‘All Caucuses Should Be a Thing of the Past’

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3c17ltf

Mike Hughes, 64, D.I.Y. Daredevil, Is Killed in Rocket Crash

By BY AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2utVmUo

National Security Wiretap System Was Long Plagued by Risk of Errors and Omissions

By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE AND ADAM GOLDMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2HR9TMK

‘She Persisted’ Review: A Musical About Women Who Triumphed

By BY LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2uYuR9T