Il giorno del suo matrimonio in Grecia, Danielle Monteleone, 24 anni, ha vissuto un momento indimenticabile che le ha tolto il respiro. Convinta che i suoi nonni, Carmel, 80 anni, e Reg Monteleone, 84 anni, residenti in Australia, non avrebbero potuto affrontare un viaggio così lungo e impegnativo, la giovane sposa non si aspettava di vederli tra gli invitati alla cerimonia.

Eppure, all’insaputa di tutti, i due anziani coniugi avevano organizzato in gran segreto il lungo viaggio intercontinentale pur di essere presenti nel giorno più importante della vita della loro nipote. Quando Danielle si è trovata davanti i suoi nonni, è rimasta letteralmente senza parole, travolta da un’ondata di stupore e commozione.

Sei mesi prima del grande giorno, Reg e Carmel avevano prenotato il viaggio in gran segreto, accordandosi con il resto della famiglia per mantenere il riserbo. Dato che in passato avevano avuto problemi di salute, Danielle dava per scontato che non sarebbero riusciti a intraprendere un tragitto tanto impegnativo.

“Sono rimasta completamente senza parole – ha raccontato a SWNS Danielle -. Mi sono subito commossa. Non riuscivo a credere che fossero venuti. Sono la prima dei sette nipoti a sposarmi, quindi per loro essere presenti e far parte di questo importante evento familiare ha significato moltissimo”.

E infine: “L’ultima volta che ho visto i miei nonni è stato a Natale del 2025; quindi, non solo è stato meraviglioso che fossero presenti al mio matrimonio, ma ero anche felicissima di rivederli! Sono rimasti in Grecia con noi per un paio di giorni dopo le nozze, così abbiamo potuto trascorrere un po’ di tempo di qualità insieme a loro”.

L'articolo Sposa scoppia in lacrime quando i nonni le fanno una sorpresa al matrimonio, dopo un viaggio di 30 ore: “L’ultima volta che li ho visti è stato a Natale 2025” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

David Shoebridge says 47-page document not ‘made by, used by, or seen by’ his office as matter referred to parliamentary standards commission

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Greens leader David Shoebridge has denied knowledge of the existence of an alleged crisis management document on how to deal with allegations against Jordon Steele-John being made public.

The Nine newspapers reported on Friday afternoon the existence of a “secret dossier”, first drafted in 2016, which contained misconduct allegations against the Western Australian Greens senator and how to suppress their media coverage.

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Three teenage boys were charged after a 15-year-old boy with autism was beaten and robbed near a train station in Australia in a violent attack captured on video as other teenagers watched.

The assault happened Oct. 5 in Stawell, a town in the Australian state of Victoria, after the victim was reportedly lured to the area through a Snapchat meetup arranged with two girls, according to Australian news outlet news.com.au.

Video of the attack shows several teenagers punching and kicking the boy, knocking him to the ground and repeatedly striking him as he attempts to get away. One attacker demands the victim hand over his shoes before the group allows him to leave.

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Victoria Police announced Tuesday that detectives had charged one 14-year-old boy and two 15-year-old boys after an investigation.

Detectives from the Northern Grampians Crime Investigation Unit executed four search warrants in the region before arresting the teenagers, police said.

All three face charges of affray, robbery, recklessly causing injury and theft. They are expected to appear in a children's court at a later date.

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Police said a fourth boy who was not present when the search warrants were served would be interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.

The victim, who also has epilepsy, suffered soft tissue injuries and possible head injuries, according to news.com.au. His mother told the outlet doctors were conducting additional scans to determine whether he had bleeding in his brain.

"I’m just lucky to have him alive. … He’s having nightmares," she said.

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The boy has since returned home but is afraid to go outside, his mother told the outlet.

Superintendent Dan Davison acknowledged the concern the attack had caused in the Stawell community and said police had been working to identify those responsible.

"Since last Monday, local uniform police and detectives have been working tirelessly to identify those involved and hold them to account, and this important work will continue," Davison said in a news release.

"There is never any excuse for violence in our community, and we will not accept it in any form.

"Detectives are continuing to investigate the matter, and while we are treating it as an isolated incident, additional patrols will take place across Stawell to ensure our community not only is safe but feels safe."

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Police said additional patrols would be deployed throughout Stawell as detectives continued investigating the assault.

Passageiros queixaram-se de picadas durante a viagem. A companhia disse apenas haver "problema num pequeno número de assentos".

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Australia has no need to buy fuel from Russia, despite US President Donald Trump’s move to bring Russian diesel back to world markets. Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says that imports from Russia will remain banned to ensure the country does not benefit from its invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports.

Trump has agreed with Russia's President Vladimir Putin to release Russian diesel onto global markets, a move Ukraine says funds a war that has killed more than 80 Ukrainian civilians in two days.

“We don’t need or want Russian fuel in Australia. We do not want Vladimir Putin to benefit from this war in the Middle East. What the United States does is a matter for them, but we won’t be changing our approach,” Bowen said.

The deal Australia is turning down

Trump announced on 9 October a series of cargoes beginning this month totaling about 13.5 million barrels of Russian diesel. The release upends years of sanctions, as the White House looks for ways to tame soaring fuel prices before the US midterm elections.

Bowen draws a clear line between that approach and Australia’s. What the US does is its own affair, he stresses, but Canberra will maintain its arrangements with trading partners to keep Russian fuel out of the market.

Enough fuel to hold the line

Australia can hold out without Russian supply, Bowen argues. The country has 43 days’ worth of petrol, two days more than a week earlier, and 31 days’ worth of diesel, one day less, he notes.

He adds that Australia stays in close contact with domestic refiners to keep them running at full capacity. The stance lets Canberra wait out high prices rather than buy fuel that would send money to Moscow.

Australia’s fuel costs have stayed high since the war between the US and Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the route that normally carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas.

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The EU welcomes Cambodia’s decision to join the Multi-party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) for WTO members, contributing to efforts to uphold a rules-based multilateral trading system. 

With Cambodia’s participation, the MPIA now covers 62 World Trade Organization (WTO) members and 60.4% of world trade.  

The MPIA brings together participants from all continents and at different levels of development, united by a shared commitment to upholding the rules-based trading system. 

The MPIA preserves the right to appeal in trade disputes among participating WTO members, at a time when the WTO’s Appellate Body remains non-functioning. It helps ensure that disputes can continue to be resolved in an orderly and binding manner, avoiding appeals 'into the void'. 

“I welcome Cambodia to the MPIA. The arrangement plays an important role in upholding the rules-based trading system. Each new participant helps reinforce the predictability, stability and credibility of global trade rules. I encourage other WTO members to join the MPIA,” said EU Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. 

Background 

The MPIA was established in 2020 and has proven its effectiveness in many WTO disputes.  

Under the MPIA, appeals are heard by arbitrators randomly selected from a pool of 10 standing appeal arbitrators set up by the participating WTO members. These arbitrators are persons of recognised authority, with demonstrated expertise in law, international trade and WTO agreements.  

The MPIA is open to all WTO members as a practical tool for appeal arbitration, pending the restoration of a reformed and fully functioning WTO dispute settlement system. 

As of 1 June 2025, the MPIA has an updated pool of appeal arbitrators to ensure that appeals continue to be heard by independent arbitrators of the highest calibre. 

At the WTO Ministerial Conference that took place earlier this year, MPIA ministers stressed the importance of the MPIA for the security and predictability of the multilateral trading system.  

The current MPIA participants are Australia, Barbados, Benin, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, the European Union (and its Member States), Guatemala, Hong Kong (China), Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Macao (China), Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and Vietnam.

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Police in Australia have charged a man after they found around 3.5 grams of methamphetamine hidden between the bacon and egg of a McDonald's McMuffin meal during a vehicle search.

Police in Australia have charged a man after they found around 3.5 grams of methamphetamine hidden between the bacon and egg of a McDonald's McMuffin meal during a vehicle search.

Not all forms of communication are based on speech or writing. Just as the Inca encoded information in strings and knots known as quipus, and the inhabitants of the Marshall Islands created intricate navigational charts from sticks and seashells, the Aboriginal peoples of Australia developed their own sophisticated means of transmitting information across vast distances. Known as message sticks, these small carved pieces of wood, rich in symbolism, served as important tools of communication between different communities.

An early 20th century Aboriginal message stick, almost a meter in length, made of extremely dense hardwood, and with ochre coating message on both sides. Credit: Carter's

On 9 October 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres, a battalion of Australian soldiers entered a place known as Celtic Wood, near Passchendaele in West Flanders, Belgium, to attack German positions. Most were never seen again. Of the 85 men to raid Celtic Wood, just 14 made it back to their lines. The rest vanished without a trace. The fate of the lost battalion has remained one of the greatest enigmas of Australia's Great War.

The battlefield in Poelcapelle, Belgium. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Australians rejected the idea of creating the Indigenous Voice to Parliament advisory body in October 2023. Two years after this stinging defeat, the state of Victoria signed a treaty with its First Peoples.

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