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Sydney Morning Herald
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Australia news LIVE: King's Birthday Honours list revealed; unrest in LA; bank sued for fraud protection failures
Latest posts Latest posts 6.55am The latest on unrest in the US By Amber Schultz United States National Guard troops have been deployed in Los Angeles, the first time in six decades a state's National Guard has been activated without a request from its governor. US President Donald Trump ordered the US Northern Command to assume control of the National Guard and dispatch 2000 soldiers to the area 'for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defence'. The troops arrived following protests against immigration raids that swept through the city from late on Friday, as part of Trump's promise of mass deportations. Rocks and chunks of cement were thrown at Border Patrol vehicles, and riot police used tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls to disperse the crowd. On Sunday morning, the city remained quiet with no further major protests. 6.54am Scott Morrison honoured By Amber Schultz Former prime minister Scott Morrison has been honoured in the King's Birthday Honours. He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia – the highest honour – for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his key role in the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal with Britain and the United States. All former prime ministers, except Paul Keating, have accepted being made a Companion since the inception of the honour. Morrison called the award 'humbling' and called for the Coalition to continue focusing on economic security for Australians. More than 800 people were recognised in the King's Birthday Honours: you can explore the full list via the interactive here. Loading 6.52am This morning's headlines at a glance By Amber Schultz Good morning, readers, and happy King's Day. I'm Amber Schultz, and I'll be keeping you up to date with the latest on today's blog. The full list of the 830 Australians recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list has been revealed, including costume and production designer Catherine Martin and director Baz Luhrmann, former Federal Court justice and the special investigator into alleged war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan Mark Weinberg, and former prime minister Scott Morrison among those honoured. United States National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles after protests erupted following federal immigration raids late last week. The raids are part of the Trump administration's push to fulfil promises of mass deportations. The Women in Media Industry Insight Report has found financial pressure, stalled growth and a lack of progress on equity are driving women out of the workforce. Meanwhile, TV newsrooms are set to cut the salaries of TV's highest earners ahead of cutbacks across the industry in the new financial year. Also in the US, a New York Times investigation delved into the life of Thomas Crooks, the man who almost killed Trump. Crooks, a 20-year-old college student, fired eight shots at Trump, grazing his ear. Crooks also killed a bystander and wounded two others before being shot dead by the Secret Service. The investigation found Crooks was intelligent and ambitious, but had declining mental health. Unsafe conditions at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital have been laid bare by the ABC, with whistleblowers saying warnings about patient safety at Northern Beaches Hospital were ignored, with 'dangerously low staffing.' HSBC banking customers have lost millions in scams, with warnings about the risk no heeded by the bank's own fraud experts. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing the local subsidiary of HSBC for 'widespread and systemic' failures to protect its customers.
The Age
8 hours ago
- Politics
- The Age
Australia news LIVE: King's Birthday Honours list revealed; unrest in LA; bank sued for fraud protection failures
Latest posts Latest posts 6.55am The latest on unrest in the US By Amber Schultz United States National Guard troops have been deployed in Los Angeles, the first time in six decades a state's National Guard has been activated without a request from its governor. US President Donald Trump ordered the US Northern Command to assume control of the National Guard and dispatch 2000 soldiers to the area 'for 60 days or at the discretion of the Secretary of Defence'. The troops arrived following protests against immigration raids that swept through the city from late on Friday, as part of Trump's promise of mass deportations. Rocks and chunks of cement were thrown at Border Patrol vehicles, and riot police used tear gas, flash-bang grenades and pepper balls to disperse the crowd. On Sunday morning, the city remained quiet with no further major protests. 6.54am Scott Morrison honoured By Amber Schultz Former prime minister Scott Morrison has been honoured in the King's Birthday Honours. He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia – the highest honour – for his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his key role in the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal with Britain and the United States. All former prime ministers, except Paul Keating, have accepted being made a Companion since the inception of the honour. Morrison called the award 'humbling' and called for the Coalition to continue focusing on economic security for Australians. More than 800 people were recognised in the King's Birthday Honours: you can explore the full list via the interactive here. Loading 6.52am This morning's headlines at a glance By Amber Schultz Good morning, readers, and happy King's Day. I'm Amber Schultz, and I'll be keeping you up to date with the latest on today's blog. The full list of the 830 Australians recognised in the King's Birthday Honours list has been revealed, including costume and production designer Catherine Martin and director Baz Luhrmann, former Federal Court justice and the special investigator into alleged war crimes committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan Mark Weinberg, and former prime minister Scott Morrison among those honoured. United States National Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles after protests erupted following federal immigration raids late last week. The raids are part of the Trump administration's push to fulfil promises of mass deportations. The Women in Media Industry Insight Report has found financial pressure, stalled growth and a lack of progress on equity are driving women out of the workforce. Meanwhile, TV newsrooms are set to cut the salaries of TV's highest earners ahead of cutbacks across the industry in the new financial year. Also in the US, a New York Times investigation delved into the life of Thomas Crooks, the man who almost killed Trump. Crooks, a 20-year-old college student, fired eight shots at Trump, grazing his ear. Crooks also killed a bystander and wounded two others before being shot dead by the Secret Service. The investigation found Crooks was intelligent and ambitious, but had declining mental health. Unsafe conditions at Sydney's Northern Beaches Hospital have been laid bare by the ABC, with whistleblowers saying warnings about patient safety at Northern Beaches Hospital were ignored, with 'dangerously low staffing.' HSBC banking customers have lost millions in scams, with warnings about the risk no heeded by the bank's own fraud experts. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing the local subsidiary of HSBC for 'widespread and systemic' failures to protect its customers.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-05-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Abuse and neglect of children in daycare centres shames us all
Many parents harbour deep-seated and unspoken fears about leaving children in care, and the continuing allegations of neglect and abuse at childcare centres must rekindle their worst nightmares. In a heartbreaking article, the Herald 's Amber Schultz reports that a three-year-old girl in daycare allegedly left in soiled clothing all day will probably need a kidney transplant after medical notes showed that, along with her medication and congenital factors, recurrent urinary tract infections contributed to the disease. She attended Spring Farm daycare centre in south-west Sydney between 2020 and 2023. In 2022, Affinity Education Group took over the business. Since then, the centre has been issued several serious non-compliance orders, released as part of a cache of internal regulatory documents following a parliamentary order obtained by NSW Greens MP Abigail Boyd. On May 5, the NSW Department of Education's Early Childhood and Care Regulatory Authority suspended Spring Farm's licence for three months. The latest revelations came after an investigation by ABC's 7.30, which included footage of a worker at another Sydney Affinity Education centre repeatedly slapping a baby. A spokesman for the Affinity Education Group said the suspension was 'disappointing', given the centre's work with the regulator to improve compliance, which included improving its National Quality Standards rating and reducing staff turnover. Loading However, such allegations undermine faith in the sector and follow a spate of men being prosecuted for abusing children in childcare. Last year, three childcare workers were arrested in three days for child abuse in NSW, involving at least 10 victims, a former childcare worker pleaded guilty to 307 offences in Brisbane and Italy and in Canberra, another childcare worker was convicted of an act of indecency on a four-year-old boy. The federal government recognised changes to the Australian workforce and introduced the Child Care Act in 1972, providing capital and recurrent funding for not-for-profit long day care services. But the Howard government stopped operational subsidies for community-based centres, and with profit the driving force, privateers such as Eddy Groves' ABC Learning rushed into the new market: staff professionalism took second place to cheaper wages, planning controls were scrapped and standards tumbled across the sector. The government also introduced needs-based funding to ensure resources were allocated where they were most needed. Since then, the industry has grown exponentially with 9200 childcare centres across the country and some 400 opening annually. As of early 2024, 1,498,220 children from 1,069,650 families attended a Child Care Subsidy-approved child care service in Australia.
