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11 hours ago
- News.com.au
Man takes own life outside Queensland childcare centre
A community is reeling after a man took his own life outside a Queensland childcare centre, where six children were awaiting pickup by their parents. Emergency services were called to a disturbance at Habitat Early Learning centre in Peregian Springs on the Sunshine Coast around 6pm on Monday. On arrival, police said they had located a 28-year-old man who had forced entry to the premises, was self-harming, and sustained serious injuries as a result. 'Officers attempted to negotiate with the man before taking him into custody,' a police spokesman said. 'The man became unresponsive soon after. 'Attending police rendered first aid before other emergency services arrived, however he was declared dead a short time later.' The man's death is currently being investigated by the Ethical Standards Command on behalf of the State Coroner, and could be looked into by the Crime and Corruption Commission. A spokesman for the childcare centre told the Courier Mail six children were inside the premises at the time, alongside five staff. 'The offender was unable to gain immediate access to the centre due to security measures including fingerprint scanners, and this allowed our staff the time to follow their safety protocols and hide everyone in a secure location,' they said. 'The offender was not known to any staff or our families. 'None of the children witnessed the offender after his initial attempts to enter the building.' Queensland Education minister John Paul Langbroek, when asked about the event at an unrelated press conference shortly after, declared it was 'a horrendous issue that I've only just been advised of'. 'I'm sure that for many of those students and teachers, it's a particularly traumatic experience they've gone through,' he said. 'I think those early childhood teachers and educators are heroes, and any counselling service that is needed will be provided, but the safety of our children is paramount.' For help, members of the public are encouraged to contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 or at
SBS Australia
16 hours ago
- SBS Australia
Police reveal baby found in drain was newborn boy, mother urged to come forward
Homicide detectives have pleaded for a mother to come forward amid concerns for her health after a newborn baby boy was found dead in a stormwater drain in Perth. A newborn baby boy found dead in a suburban stormwater drain was placed there in recent days before being discovered, police say. Two workers carrying out routine maintenance made the confronting discovery in Perth's northern suburbs on Monday afternoon. "The baby down the stormwater drain is, in fact, a little baby boy," detective senior sergeant Stephen Cleal told reporters on Tuesday. "Evidence suggests it is a newborn child ... [and] that the little boy came to be in that location only in recent days." There was no evidence to suggest the boy was washed through the drain, detective senior sergeant Stephen Cleal said. Source: AAP / ABC "What we believe is the child was placed in that drain at that location on La Salle Road in Alexander Heights," Cleal said. 'Priority' to help the mother Homicide detectives made an urgent plea for the baby's mother to come forward amid concerns for her health. "We want to help that mother. That is our priority," Cleal said. Investigators are working with hospitals and medical centres in a bid to find the mother. "This is a highly distressing and confronting situation for the community ... in that I include the two workmen that come across this shocking and confronting scene," Cleal said. "We are working with them and my heart goes out to those two." Workers were clearing the drain of debris and checking for blockages when the "chance discovery" was made. Police have urged people with information about the incident or CCTV recorded in the area to come forward. Readers seeking support can ring Lifeline crisis support on 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14, Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467 and Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 (for young people aged 5 to 25). More information is available at and .
News.com.au
17 hours ago
- News.com.au
Irish novelist Sally Rooney risks being ‘arrested' in UK over support for Palestine Action
Beloved Irish author Sally Rooney risks being 'arrested without a warrant as a 'terrorist'' by the UK if she donates proceeds from her work to Palestine Action, a legal expert has warned. In an Irish Times op-ed over the weekend, Rooney vowed to give royalties generated by two BBC adaptations of her books, Normal People and Conversations with Friends, to the UK-based direct-action network. Founded in 2020, Palestine Action takes part in 'nonviolent but disruptive' protests. Last month, the group was proscribed a terrorist organisation and banned in the UK under its 2000 Terrorism Act. A government spokesperson warned anyone flouting the law risked prosecution – a fact Rooney acknowledged in her Times piece, writing that she had chosen the Dublin-based newspaper to publicise her intention rather than a UK one as doing so 'would now be illegal'. 'My books, at least for now, are still published in Britain, and are widely available in bookshops and even supermarkets,' the novelist wrote. 'The UK's state broadcaster (the BBC) has also televised two fine adaptations of my novels, and therefore regularly pays me residual fees. 'I want to be clear that I intend to use these proceeds of my work, as well as my public platform generally, to go on supporting Palestine Action and direct action against genocide in whatever way I can.' More than 700 people have been arrested, mostly at demonstrations, since the group was outlawed. 'I feel obliged to state once more that like the hundreds of protesters arrested last weekend, I too support Palestine Action,' Rooney continued. 'If this makes me a 'supporter of terror' under UK law, so be it.' Lawyer and writer Sadakat Kadri told The Guardian that 'receiving money with the intention of using it to support terrorism is an offence under section 15 of the 2000 act'. 'That means Rooney could be arrested without a warrant as a 'terrorist',' he said. UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's decision to designate Palestine Action a terrorist organisation, Mr Kadri explained, meant the BBC could also be criminally liable if it continued to pay Rooney royalties in light of her stated intentions. Asked if the author could face legal repercussions if she were to speak at a literary festival in the UK, Mr Kadri said that if she used such an opportunity to express 'her views in terms of condemning the war crimes being committed in Gaza, an arguable case for prosecution could be made out'. Head of the public inquiry team at the legal firm Hodge Jones & Allen, Mike Schwarz, said 'anyone providing money which might, in the state's eyes fund 'terrorism' and, separately, anyone supporting an organisation proscribed under terrorism legislation runs a very real risk of serious police interest and prosecution for grave offences in the UK'. According to the Press Association, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not address Rooney's pledge directly, but said that there was 'a difference between showing support for a proscribed organisation, which is an offence under the Terrorism Act, and legitimate protest in support of a cause'. Asked what message No 10 would give to people considering giving money to the group, the spokesperson said: 'Support for a proscribed organisation is an offence under the Terrorism Act and obviously the police will, as they have set out, they will obviously implement the law within the law as you'd expect.' The decision regarding Palestine Action was 'based on security advice following serious attacks the group has committed, following an assessment made by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre', they said. The ban came into force on July 5, days after the organisation took responsibility for a break-in at an air force base in southern England that caused an estimated £7 million ($14.5m) of damage to two aircraft. Palestine Action said its activists were responding to Britain's indirect military support for Israel during its war in Gaza. Being a member of Palestine Action or supporting the group is now a criminal offence in Britain, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, the ambassador of the state of Palestine in Ireland, praised Rooney for 'using her voice to call out international law and human rights violations in Palestine'. 'I hope these calls result in practical actions that will stop the horrors we're witnessing carried out by Israel in Palestine; to stop the genocide and forced displacement and end the Israeli occupation,' she said.
