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When Jocelin Ta-Bi arrived at Sunderland during the January 2026 transfer window, he arrived amid a fanfare involving rival clubs and the political allegiances of his parent side, Maccabi Netanya, and their ties to current world events. Celtic had reportedly agreed a fee for the young Ivory Coast winger on the recommendation of Martin O'Neill, only to see the club stall over supposed issues with his medical, alongside fan backlash over the recipient of the transfer funds.
Column | Put your own lifejacket on first Original
When life throws something unexpected at you, you’re far more able to support the people you love if you’re not running on empty. Photo by AleksandarGeorgiev For years, whenever I heard the instruction on a plane to “put your own lifejacket on before helping others”, something in me resisted it. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content It felt backwards. Surely the right thing, the responsible thing, was to help your kids or your family first.
Viewpoint | Has this year asked more of you than you expected?
As we head towards the end of the year, I’ve been hearing a familiar tone in people’s voices. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Not always in their words — but in what sits underneath. A quiet kind of tiredness. A sense that this year has asked more of us than we expected. For some, it’s been a year of change; for others, a year of simply holding on. Work pressures, financial strain, parenting, health issues, relationships stretched thin.
Viewpoint | Has this year asked more of you than you expected?
As we head towards the end of the year, I’ve been hearing a familiar tone in people’s voices. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content Not always in their words — but in what sits underneath. A quiet kind of tiredness. A sense that this year has asked more of us than we expected. For some, it’s been a year of change; for others, a year of simply holding on. Work pressures, financial strain, parenting, health issues, relationships stretched thin.
The US has bombed Iran's Fordow nuclear bunker. This is what we know about Iran's uranium enrichment facility
US President Donald Trump has announced American bombers have attacked Iran's heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility, as well as two other nuclear sites in Iran. "The US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan," he said in a televised address from the White House. "I can report to the world the strikes were a spectacular military success.
Australian police have used the Mr Big technique to put killers behind bars - but some say the method is 'inherently dangerous'
Australian police have used an elaborate undercover sting where they pose as gangsters to catch killers more than 20 times since importing a controversial technique from Canada more than two decades ago. In the so-called "Mr Big" technique, covert police recruit the suspect to a fake gang and pay them to take part in an escalating series of simulated criminal activities which culminate in a meeting with the boss or "Mr Big" of the gang.
Para-cyclist David Berling says he's raced against many cheats. Now he's taking action to give athletes a voice
A para-cyclist has filed a lawsuit against the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in a bid to stamp out what he claims are widespread classification issues across para sports.
Paralympic athletes and officials call for action on cheating and intentional misrepresentation
Paralympic athletes and high-ranking officials have expressed alarm at what they say is widespread and growing cheating, calling for urgent action to salvage the credibility of the Games – one of the world's most-watched sporting events.
'We are floating sideways in huge sea': Inside the terrifying final journey of Gulf Livestock 1
An ABC investigation can reveal the owner of a ship that sank in a typhoon two years ago, killing 41 people, had repeated safety concerns flagged by maritime authorities and may have been operating while insolvent, according to auditors. It is August 28, 2020, four days before the storm will hit. In the Philippine Sea, stockman William Mainprize, 27, is on an old container ship that has been converted into a livestock vessel.
Case of former youth worker who raped teen exposes 'serious flaws' in Victoria’s working with children checks, ombudsman finds
Victoria's working with children checks are the worst in the nation, an investigation by the state's ombudsman has found, and must be changed to protect children from predators.
Dan the Man: All Aboard Starmer's Submarine – The Oxford Student
Starmer’s Labour Party resembles a submarine. The party is stealthily gliding towards electoral competitiveness. It is quietly, but self-assuredly crawling back to relevance. Without fuss or fortune, it is moving closer to electoral victory. Victory does not require a Labour majority, but a repeat of the 2010 general election result; when the Conservative Party deprived Labour of a majority, so Labour must seek to at least deprive the Conservative Party of their majority.
Russia-Ukraine war updates: US says it has credible reports of Russia attacking civilians
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington is documenting the reports to make sure relevant organisations can investigate whether war crimes have been committed. Live updates 12m ago12 minutes agoSun 6 Mar 2022 at 4:05pm By Michael Doyle That is all for the blog We are closing the blog for this evening. Thank-you to everyone who read the blog today. You can stay up to date with the latest online with ABC News and on the app. Goodnight.
Insomnia at home, falling asleep at the wheel: Former Coles managers tell of overwork and impossible demands
When the demands on Erika Macdonald were at their most punishing, the former Coles manager says she was sleeping just one or two hours a night.
Rishi's Riddle: The Budget Unpacked – The Oxford Student
Image Description: Rishi Sunak holds up the Budget in the air The budget that Rishi Sunak delivered was unsurprising in one sense. It fitted neatly into the government’s pattern of thought, which is to think non-conservative thoughts and to act in a non-conservative way. Critics of the government often argue that Johnson’s administration has no strategy, no vision—but perhaps this is a mistaken assumption, which muddles our thinking.
Debate - Afghanistan Withdrawal - The Oxford Student
Image Description: A group of American soldiers facing a mountain. Proposition – Dan Harrison Withdrawing from Afghanistan feels like a shattering setback, but this should not be confused with defeat. Although the West must reflect on its failings, there has been patient and painful accomplishments. As the NGO, Human Rights Watch has outlined, in 2001 only 3% of Afghan girls attended school. In 2020 that figure was 33%. A freer press and a more independent judiciary have been introduced.
Germany and Merkel: too good to beat? – The Oxford Student
Image description: caricature showing Angela Merkel The current German election campaign is not proceeding in a very Germanic way. There is a fluidity, an unpredictability, a volatility to this election campaign, where neither Armin Laschet (CDU), Annalena Baerbock (Alliance 90/The Greens), or Olaf Scholz (SPD) are inspiring much confidence or certainty in Germans.
OPINION EXCHANGE | Minnesota Legislature, don't pull the plug on e-pulltabs
In 2012, Gov. Mark Dayton signed into law a bill allowing electronic pulltab games to help finance U.S. Bank Stadium, the home of the Minnesota Vikings. Since then, e-pulltabs have helped strengthen numerous local Minnesota charities such as veterans' organizations, civic clubs and youth groups, providing millions of dollars in needed support. By 2020, e-pulltab and linked bingo games accounted for 50% of all lawful gaming sales in the state.
Starmer: Prime-Minister in waiting? – The Oxford Student
Image Description: A picture of Starmer sat alone on the front benches of the House of Commons. Whilst the right vilifies Keir Starmer as ‘captain hindsight,’ perpetually vacillating as the government vaccinates and the left lambasts him for the absence of a vision, it is easy to forget that Starmer has made a promising start. He has made Labour competitive again. He has not been leader for a year, but the Starmer story must begin with his inheritance.
Column: Freedom to Tweet? – The Oxford Student
Image Description: Social Media logos on a purple and blue background. This week our columnists discuss the pitfalls and triumphs of social media, and whether it should be more strongly regulated… Clara Morrissey is a second year Theology student at Keble, and our On the Right columnist. Image credit: Matthew Kurnia A dialogue taken from George Orwell’s 1984 between Winston Smith and a member of the Party: “You are a slow learner, Winston.” “How can I help it?
Column: are lockdowns effective? – The Oxford Student
Image Description: an Oxford skyline with cartoon images of the vaccine and the virus. Our Comment Columnists, Clara Morrissey and Dan Harrison, discuss the implications of national lockdowns, and whether they should be imposed. Dan Harrison is our On the Left columnist. He is a first year History and Politics student at Worcester. Image credit: Tian Chen Uncertainty is everywhere.
Victorian Budget spends billions to reinvigorate economy, including stamp duty discounts
The Victorian Government will offer stamp duty discounts and spend close to $50 billion on other concessions, subsidies and projects in a bid to get hundreds of thousands of people back to work and breathe new life into a state economy battered and bruised by the coronavirus pandemic.
Victorian Budget spends billions to reinvigorate economy, including stamp duty discounts
The Victorian Government will offer stamp duty discounts and spend close to $50 billion on other concessions, subsidies and projects in a bid to get hundreds of thousands of people back to work and breathe new life into a state economy battered and bruised by the coronavirus pandemic.
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas is delivering his sixth budget. Here's where some of the money will be spent
Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas will hand down his sixth state budget today. Here's what we know so far. There will be more than $5 billion for public housing The Government has already announced a $5.3 billion commitment to build more than 12,000 public housing homes over the next four years. It says 1,000 of the new dwellings will be set aside for Indigenous Victorians, another 1,000 will be reserved for victims of domestic violence and 2,000 will be provided to people with a mental illness.
Coronavirus Australia live news: Queensland giving New South Wales 24 hours to trace COVID-19 cases before resetting border reopening clock
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has given New South Wales health authorities 24 hours to trace the most recent COVID-19 cases in the state before she will consider resetting the clock on reopening the border. Stay up-to-date on the coronavirus outbreak Download the ABC News app and subscribe to our range of news alerts for the latest on how the pandemic is impacting the world Follow the latest coronavirus updates below.
Melbourne coronavirus restrictions to ease under second step of Victorian COVID-19 roadmap
Melbourne's curfew will be scrapped and all primary school students will return to the classroom from October 12 as part of Victoria's second step out of coronavirus lockdown. The citywide curfew, which has been in place in some form for eight weeks, will be lifted from 5:00am on Monday. More to come.
What we know, don't know and may never know about 'patient zero' of Victoria's second wave
The Age newspaper has reported that "patient zero" in Victoria's second wave of coronavirus was a night duty manager at Melbourne's Rydges on Swanston hotel, which was being used as a quarantine hotel for returned overseas travellers. In June, Premier Daniel Andrews said a "genomic sequencing" briefing he had received connected a "significant number" of cases in the north of Melbourne to hotel quarantine.
What is load shedding and who decides whose power is cut when there's not enough electricity?
Posted December 06, 2019 05:48:49 When the demand for electricity exceeds supply, sometimes people need to be cut off from power to prevent the whole system from collapsing. This is called load shedding. Here's how it works. What is load shedding? Load shedding is when power companies reduce electricity consumption by switching off the power supply to groups of customers because the entire system is at risk.
Melbourne is set for some wild weather, but the forecast for the Melbourne Cup is good
Posted November 01, 2019 14:49:42 Victoria should brace itself for extreme weather over the next few days, with the bureau forecasting dust storms, damaging winds, flooding rains and snow before conditions clear up for Melbourne Cup Day.
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Could female concussion be a whole new ball game? Early data suggest that's so Posted October 02, 2019 04:39:03 | Updated October 02, 2019 10:09:42 Australia's first digital platform that helps assess sports injuries is only in its infancy, but already its data is highlighting significant differences between male and female concussions.
Melbourne Victory Footscray Park football academy plan rejected by Maribyrnong Council
Posted August 27, 2019 21:58:15 A Melbourne council has rejected a controversial plan to turn part of Footscray Park into a football academy, instead voting to set up a community advisory panel to consider the proposal.
Melbourne Victory Footscray Park football academy plan rejected by Maribyrnong Council
© Provided by Australian Broadcasting Corporation An artist's impression of the Melbourne Victory Football Academy proposed for Footscray Park. (Supplied) A Melbourne council has rejected a controversial plan to turn part of Footscray Park into a football academy, instead voting to set up a community advisory panel to consider the proposal.
Victoria's mental health royal commission must lead to reform for 'lottery' system, chair says
Posted July 02, 2019 12:32:41 The Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System must build "a new road", rather than filling the potholes in a failing system, its chair says.
Victorian Budget 2019 hits foreign investors, car buyers and public service as stamp duty slumps
Updated May 27, 2019 14:14:04 Foreign property investors, luxury car buyers and public servants will bear the brunt of a steep decline in stamp duty revenue amid the sharpest 12-month fall in housing prices in Victorian history. What's in the Budget?
Victorian Budget sees property investors bear brunt of drop in stamp duty revenue
Posted May 27, 2019 13:12:16 Property investors, luxury car buyers and public servants will bear the brunt of a steep decline in stamp duty revenue amid the sharpest 12-month fall in housing prices in Victorian history. More to come. Topics: budget, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, parliament-house-3002, vic, melbourne-3000
Fire officer says shiver went down his spine when he heard location of Campbellfield fire
Posted April 06, 2019 19:52:15 A senior Metropolitan Fire Brigade officer said a shiver went down his spine when he received a call on Friday morning telling him fire had broken out at a waste storage and disposal facility in Melbourne's north.
Teenager who egged Fraser Anning won't be making police complaints
The teen who egged Fraser Anning will not be making a complaint against the far-right senator for striking him twice in the head, or against bystanders The teen who egged Fraser Anning will not be making a complaint against the far-right senator for striking him twice in the head, or against bystanders who tackled him to the ground and restrained him in a chokehold, his lawyer says.
Teenager who egged Fraser Anning won't be making police complaints
Posted March 19, 2019 16:04:23 The teen who egged Fraser Anning will not be making a complaint against the far-right senator for striking him twice in the head, or against bystanders who tackled him to the ground and restrained him in a chokehold, his lawyer says.
Should we be wary of turning the teen who egged Fraser Anning into a hero?
Posted March 18, 2019 19:12:51 With the crack of an egg he became an internet sensation, earning global plaudits for humiliating far-right senator Fraser Anning after the Queensland MP issued a widely denounced statement linking the Christchurch terror attack to immigration. Since images of the incident were beamed around the world, social media admirers of the Melbourne teenager have offered him a Ferrari and a 5-star holiday in Turkey.
What caused the blackouts in Melbourne, and do Victorians need to get used to power cuts?
Posted January 26, 2019 08:27:55 More than 200,000 Victorians lost power on Friday as the state's electricity supply buckled under extreme heat. So what happened, and do we need to get used to this kind of thing? Why did the lights go out? A perfect storm of events placed the energy system under unusual strain on Friday, causing demand for power to outstrip supply. Temperatures reached the 40s in much of the state, and high humidity made it feel even hotter, driving demand for air conditioning.
Bushfire threatens homes and lives near Rosedale as Victoria sweats through hot, windy weather
By Dan Harrison and Danny Tran Updated January 04, 2019 18:39:18 Residents are being urged to take shelter indoors as a bushfire threatens homes and lives south of Rosedale, in Victoria's Gippsland region.
Victoria braces for hot, windy weather and extreme fire risk as total fire ban declared
Posted January 04, 2019 06:22:25 Victorians have been warned to brace themselves for a scorching Friday, with temperatures in the mid-40s forecast for much of the state before a cool change causes a drop of up to 20 degrees.
Bairnsdale man who died after swimming at Paynesville remembered as 'great man'
By Dan Harrison and Danny Tran Posted January 02, 2019 19:57:06 A man who suffered heart failure while swimming at Paynesville in Victoria's east yesterday has been remembered as a man who brought joy to everyone he came into contact with.
Independent MP Cathy McGowan's successor sought via job ads in newspapers
Independent MP Cathy McGowan's successor sought via job ads in newspapers Posted November 30, 2018 12:58:38 Supporters of independent MP Cathy McGowan have launched an unorthodox hunt for her successor, calling for expressions of interest for candidates to take over her federal seat in north-east Victoria.
Victorian Labor promises baby bundles for new parents, tax breaks to encourage paternity leave
Victorian Labor promises baby bundles for new parents, tax breaks to encourage paternity leave Posted November 19, 2018 10:49:13 Victorian Labor is promising to provide all first-time parents with a bundle of baby products, and expand tax exemptions to encourage more employers to offer parental leave to new fathers.
Meralyn Klein quits as Liberal candidate for Yan Yean in Victorian election after anti-Muslim video
Meralyn Klein quits as Liberal candidate for Yan Yean in Victorian election after anti-Muslim video Updated November 15, 2018 10:25:42 The Liberal Party candidate for a marginal seat in Melbourne's north has withdrawn from the election race after featuring in an anti-Muslim video for a rival political party. Meralyn Klein resigned as the Liberal candidate for Yan Yean after appearing in an online video calling for an end to Muslim immigration.
Victorian Coalition pledges 'terrorism restriction orders', more police for Melbourne CBD
Victorian Coalition pledges 'terrorism restriction orders', more police for Melbourne CBD Posted November 14, 2018 11:52:20 Victorians deemed as possible terror threats could be banned from areas like Melbourne's CBD or forced to wear electronic monitoring devices under a plan the State Opposition is promising to fast-track.
Victorian Government releases agreement with China on Belt and Road Initiative
The Victorian Government has released an agreement it signed with China over its controversial global infrastructure initiative, after several days of pressure from the Opposition and the Federal Government.
Car crashes into house in Seaford in Melbourne's south-east
A Melbourne couple has had a lucky escape after a driver crashed his car into the living room of their home while they were in bed upstairs. A 25-year-old man is expected to be charged with drink-driving and other offences over the crash, which left the house extensively damaged. Police said the man had been seen driving erratically on Wells Road in Seaford in Melbourne's south-east, before crashing into the house about 1:30am on Sunday morning.
Mother and son dead, three others fighting for life after head-on crash
A mother and her son have been killed, and three other members of the same family are fighting for their lives, after the car they were travelling in was involved in a head-on crash with a truck in Victoria's north-east. Police said the truck was travelling on the wrong side of the Murray Valley Highway at Brimin, near Rutherglen, about 300 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, when it collided with the car carrying the family about 10:30pm on Friday.
Former ambulance union boss Steve McGhie to replace Labor candidate for Melton
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has given his backing to a former union leader to run for a seat in Melbourne's west after Labor's original candidate pulled out of the election, citing family reasons. Justin Mammarella is a former mayor of Melton, and was running as Labor's candidate for the state seat of Melton for the November 24 election until the party announced his withdrawal in a statement on Thursday.
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