Coroner says she’s considering adopting recommendations from Victoria’s cults inquiry as investigation into Elizabeth Struh’s death continues

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The coroner investigating the death of Elizabeth Struhs is considering adopting recommendations from Victoria’s cults inquiry, warning a “lack of curiosity” about her family’s religious beliefs was a “missed opportunity”.

Elizabeth, an eight-year-old, died on 7 January 2022 of diabetic ketoacidosis after her father ceased providing insulin to treat type 1 diabetes.

Canberra, 20 oct (Prensa Latina) El ministro de Salud y Envejecimiento de Australia, Mark Butler, destacó hoy el impacto del servicio gratuito 1800Medicare en la atención médica nacional, tras permitir atenderse a más de un millón de ciudadanos.

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Singer ‘mortified’ about wearing diamonds from Argyle mine at centre of environmental concerns about Indigenous land

The singer Ellie Goulding has admitted her error at having promoted diamonds at the centre of environmental concerns about Indigenous land in Australia, despite having spent years campaigning on environmental issues – including the effects of mining on ancestral lands.

She appeared at a event in London earlier this month for the jewellery brand Boodles, modelling some of its newly acquired pink diamonds, some of which came from a controversial mine in Western Australia.

SUV investe la parlamentare Helen Haines in Victoria, il premier Albanese: “Un attacco mirato”

La parlamentare federale indipendente Helen Haines è rimasta ferita in un incidente stradale davanti al suo ufficio nello stato di Victoria. Il premier Anthony Albanese parla di “un attacco mirato”, secondo quanto riferito dai giornali locali. Un SUV ha travolto Haines, provocandole gravi lesioni alla gamba.

Il giornalista di Melbourne Edward Godfrey ha spiegato che il dipendente di un salone da barba lì vicino ha raccontato al telefono che alcuni passanti avevano bloccato il guidatore del fuoristrada subito dopo l’impatto, scoprendo che l’uomo aveva un coltello a serramanico in tasca.

I familiari della donna confermano che l’episodio è avvenuto all’esterno della sua sede elettorale a Wangaratta, sempre nella regione di Victoria. La deputata, di 65 anni, è stata investita da una Toyota Landcruiser bianca verso le 15:35 ora locale.

Le forze dell’ordine hanno fatto sapere di essere al lavoro per capire se “si sia trattato di un atto intenzionale”, pur precisando di escludere una “minaccia in corso per la comunità”. Dal canto suo, Albanese ribadisce che “non si è trattato di un incidente” e che “sembra esserci stato un atto deliberato”, aggiungendo che le indagini vedono già il coinvolgimento della polizia antiterrorismo.

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L'articolo Australia, la deputata Helen Haines travolta da un suv davanti al suo ufficio: è grave proviene da Affaritaliani.it.

Successive Australian governments have reacted with alarm at China’s influence-building activities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. They have passed foreign interference laws, tightened foreign investment regulations, and regulated university collaborations with institutions overseas. They have executed a Pacific Step-Up and a plan for greater trade and investment with Southeast Asia. And they have tightened […]

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Immaginate un corpo cilindrico da cui si dipana una massa intricata e fluttuante di tentacoli sottili, simili a una matassa di pasta. È proprio da questa peculiare anatomia che i “vermi spaghetto” prendono il loro nome comune. Appartenenti alla famiglia dei Terebellidi (Terebellidae), questi invertebrati si adagiano sui fondali marini e utilizzano i loro lunghi tentacoli vermiformi per catturare le particelle di cibo in sospensione. Sebbene il loro corpo segmentato e dotato di appendici (i parapodi) possa ricordare visivamente quello di centopiedi e millepiedi, si tratta a tutti gli effetti di anellidi, rendendoli di fatto parenti stretti dei comuni lombrichi terrestri. Ora, questo affascinante gruppo animale si arricchisce di un capitolo inedito, grazie all’individuazione di un genere completamente nuovo.

La scoperta affonda le sue radici tra il 2021 e il 2022, quando, in piena pandemia, un team di ricerca internazionale ha condotto una serie di spedizioni a bordo della nave oceanografica Investigator (gestita dall’agenzia australiana CSIRO). I biologi, coordinati dalla professoressa Elena Kupriyanova dell’Australian Museum Research Institute di Sydney, hanno concentrato le perlustrazioni sulle acque profonde che circondano i monti sottomarini dell’Isola di Natale e delle Isole Cocos (Keeling), nell’Oceano Indiano australiano.

La collaborazione, che ha coinvolto istituti di spicco come l’Università Macquarie, il CNRS francese dell’Università di Bordeaux e l’Università norvegese di Bergen, ha permesso di recuperare oltre 400 esemplari di vermi marini. Dalle complesse analisi di questo campionamento sono emerse sette specie mai descritte prima. Tra queste figurano predatori tubicoli della famiglia Onuphidae (Anchinothria pettibonea e Nothria multisetosa) e i cosiddetti vermi squama della famiglia Polynoidae (Admetella longilamella, Gorgoniapolynoe unidentata e Harmothoe robinwilsoni). Ma a catturare l’attenzione degli scienziati sono state le restanti due specie, rivelatesi tanto anomale da richiedere la creazione di una classe tassonomica superiore.

L'articolo “Sono così interessanti e unici, sembrano una matassa di pasta”: ecco i “vermi spaghetto” con le ventose, l’incredibile scoperta fatta negli abissi dell’Australia proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

• My family of five moved from a small country town to a city earlier this year.
• I wanted to spend more time with my parents, and there is plenty to love about the city.
• However, I miss the slower pace of life and the close-knit community.

I've always been a city mouse, so when we decided to move from Melbourne, Australia, to Bright in country Victoria in 2021, I wasn't sure how long I'd last. Our family ended up falling in love with the slower pace of life and the people, and spent four years in the small alpine town at the foothills of the Victorian Alps.

But in January, we moved from Bright to the Gold Coast, where I grew up. My parents' health was declining, and I wanted to spend quality time with them before it was too late.

Moving from a small regional town of fewer than 3,000 people to a city of almost 700,000 was a profound lifestyle shift for our family of five. We had to make new friends, learn how to navigate a traffic light again (joking!), and get used to the buzzing city life.

Overall, we've gained a lot from moving to the city, and I feel it's been especially beneficial to our kids, as it's helped build resilience. But there are definitely things about country life that I do miss, if I'm being honest.

Life is full of trade-offs, and we've definitely made a few.

We've gained convenience and accessibility

In country Victoria, our nearest major retailer was an hour's drive away. If the kids needed new shoes or I needed new underwear, off we'd drive to the nearest major town. It often felt like a mission just to access simple amenities.

Nowadays, everything we need is at our fingertips. If we want to eat Italian one night and Nepalese the next, we can. The Gold Coast has all the amenities we need, and a good mix of beaches, hinterland hikes, nightlife, festivals, and an up-and-coming food scene.

There are more career and education opportunities

Cities generally offer better career and education opportunities, without a doubt. In our family, my husband has probably benefited the most in that regard.

When we moved here in January, he expanded his Muscle Freedom remedial massage and myotherapy business and started a clinic on the Gold Coast. Since then, the opportunities have been incredible, and he's treated some of Australia's biggest sporting identities. That would likely never have happened in country Victoria (unless they were holidaying there).

Likewise, our kids seem to be thriving at school and in their extra-curricular activities, many of which were unavailable where we used to live.

I enjoy the anonymity, and the diversity here is also a big plus

When I was having a bad mental health day in Bright, there was no escaping friends and family (bless them). Once, at the supermarket, I was weeping in the bread aisle, only to be greeted by my husband's cheerful colleague, who was keen to chat about the weather. I wanted to scream and run away.

In the city, I quite enjoy the anonymity and being a number in the crowd, especially on harder days.

I also love having access to a diverse range of art, music, entertainment, and food on the Gold Coast. After four years living in the country, I began to feel a bit starved of culture.

My kids are also mingling with children from different backgrounds and walks of life, which I am really happy about.

However, we miss having nature at our doorstep, and wide open spaces

Bright is surrounded by mountains, forests, rivers, and cycling trails, with gorgeous national parks a short drive away. It really is a smorgasbord of activities for outdoor enthusiasts.

The Gold Coast has plenty of sunshine and offers some spectacular natural scenery, but you do have to drive to access it. I've actually put on a few kilos living in the city, and I think it's mainly because I'm not walking or cycling as much.

When we recently returned to Bright for a family holiday, I realized how much I've missed those wide open spaces. The air seems to feel fresher there.

Living in suburbia on the Gold Coast, the blocks are tighter, and some areas feel like the properties are on top of each other. Even as I write this, I can overhear the next-door neighbor arguing with her husband about his messy household habits.

I also miss the close-knit community and slower pace

I've been lucky enough to make some wonderful friends on the Gold Coast. The kind who check in on us when we're sick or offer to babysit if my husband and I need a night out. But it also seems that people are busier in the city, and get-togethers happen less often.

In a small town like Bright, it's easier to catch up with people because everyone lives close by. I found that living in the country helped me form deeper connections with friends. That brought a sense of security, knowing that someone always has your back.

Since moving to the city, life has felt frantic. For the first six months, every weekend was jam-packed with catch-ups with family and new and old friends.

In a small country town, the pace of life was much slower. Recently, while we were holidaying in Bright, I felt my shoulders relax, and my stress levels decrease. There's something to be said for a simple life.

What our next chapter holds

We'd intended to give the Gold Coast 12 months and then make a call about where to base ourselves long-term. But now that we're almost at that mark, we've realized it's too soon to make a decision.

And so, we'll be spending 2027 here, then reassessing our options late next year. Part of me craves the open skies, fresh mountain air, and the stillness I took for granted in the country, but I'm also enjoying having Aldi a kilometer away and more choices overall.

I suppose at the end of the day, there's no perfect place to live, just places that suit you at different life stages. For now, the Gold Coast is giving us convenience, variety, and time with my folks, and I intend to enjoy the best of what city life has to offer.

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.