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Telegraph
10-08-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Arrest at Palestine Action protest was a privilege, boasts ex-Blair adviser
In 2002, Mr Begg was held by the authorities in Pakistan and handed over to the US after he was accused of being a member of al-Qaeda. He spent a year at the Bagram air base in Afghanistan before being sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2003. The 57-year-old, who has never been found guilty of any terror-related offence, is now a senior director at Cage International, the protest group. On Sunday, a Metropolitan Police spokesman, confirmed 532 people had been arrested for showing support for Palestine Action and a further eight arrests were carried out for other offences, including five assaults on officers. They said: 'The overwhelming majority of arrests – 522 – were for displaying an item (in this case a placard) in support of a proscribed organisation (in this case Palestine Action) contrary to Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. 'Ten others were arrested for other reasons – including six for assaults on officers, one on obstructing a constable in the execution of their duty, two for breaching public order act conditions and one for a racially aggravated public order offence.'
News.com.au
11-06-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Converted shed attracts young family to East Geelong home
There's nothing humble about the converted shed in the back of an East Geelong property. The backyard domain proved a key attraction for the four-bedroom property which sold for $851,000 after being passed in at auction. The red brick house at 48 Humble St is near Geelong's Eastern Cemetery is close to the suburb's coffee shops, gardens and schools and presents with plenty of original character including its baltic pine floorboards, decorative cornices and timber windows. 'The seller had converted a portion of the shed into a separate or a secondary living domain that had a self-contained kitchen and a bathroom in there. It was pretty cool,' Mr Begg said. 'The people that bought it are young family from Melbourne. 'And they can see themselves growing into the house and then using the shed space when the little one grows up.' Mr Begg said it was a busy campaign, though only the purchasers ultimately bid at Saturday's auction. 'We passed it in to the buyer, and they came inside and negotiated out the result inside the house,' he said. The kitchen, which has timber benchtops and stainless steel appliances, has been updated and is part of an open-plan living zone comprising lounge and dining areas. A cathedral ceiling and subway tiles are key features of the kitchen, which has a breakfast bar and plenty of storage and preparation space. There are three bedrooms and an updated bathroom in the main house. Outside, the garage is at the end of a side driveway, while the main shed offers an additional bathroom and laundry facilities. A separate bungalow could become a fourth bedroom. East Geelong's median house price is $765,000, has climbed 1.6 per cent in the past 12 months, PropTrack data shows.
