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New Straits Times
14 hours ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Tommy Thomas' daughter thanks supporters, says Gaza suffering far worse than hers
KUALA LUMPUR: Hannah Thomas, daughter of former Attorney-General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, has said her injury during a pro-Palestinian protest in Sydney was minor compared to the suffering faced by Palestinians in Gaza. Hannah sustained the injury during a pro-Palestinian protest outside a manufacturing facility in Sydney that has been accused of supplying technology to the Israeli military. The injury has left her at risk of permanently losing vision in her right eye. "What I went through was obviously nothing compared to what people in Gaza are going through because of Israel — children being amputated, undergoing surgery without anaesthetic, having to choose between starving to death or getting shot while queueing for food," she said in a video posted on Instagram today. Hannah, who previously contested Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's seat of Grayndler as a Greens federal election candidate, said she had taken part in a peaceful protest. She added that the "draconian" anti-protest laws passed by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley allowed such an incident to take place. She also expressed gratitude to her supporters, doctors, and paramedics for the care they provided. Earlier, ABC News reported that she had been charged with hindering or resisting police during the protest. She was issued a "Future Court Attendance Notice" for allegedly hindering or resisting a police officer and for failing to comply with a direction to disperse.
News.com.au
28-04-2025
- News.com.au
Sixteen killed on NSW and Victorian roads during Anzac long weekend
Sixteen people were killed and hundreds were injured on NSW and Victorian roads over the course of the Anzac Day long weekend this year. Over the weekend in NSW, 113 people were injured, and 295 major crashes occurred. Specialist police operations were run over the course of the long weekend to target dangerous driver behaviour such as drink, drug, dangerous and distracted driving, as well as speeding, not wearing seatbelts, and mobile phone use. 'During the operation across the state, police issued a total of 9,019 infringements, including 2,538 for speeding,' NSW Police said. 'Police conducted 156,260 breath tests with 249 people charged with drink-driving, and 5,232 roadside drug tests, with 547 positive detections.' Hundreds were also fined for mobile phone offences, and thousands of other traffic infringement notices were given. The total number of lives lost on NSW roads so far is 117, six more compared to this time last year. Among concerning incidents over the weekend, included a 31-year-old woman who was allegedly speeding at 90km/h and 100km/h in a 50km/h street in Taminda, with a child in her rear seat. A 31-year-old man was also charged over the weekend when he blew a BAC reading of 0.190 after he was pulled over for speeding in Lambton. Nine fatal crashes in Victoria Meanwhile, in Victoria over the Anzac long weekend there were nine fatal crashes. More than 700 drunk and drug drivers were also caught in the state across the Easter and Anzac Day period. Over 4,000 of speeding fines were issued in the state, 544 mobile phone offences, 371 drug detections and 375 drink driving offences. Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism Yasmin Catley said the weekend is 'a tragic reminder that lives can irreversibly change in an instant on the road'. 'We've seen a horror long weekend with seven lives lost on our roads. These are seven people who are not coming home and families dealing with terrible grief,' she said. 'I implore everyone to make safe, responsible choices every time you operate a motor vehicle. 'I want to thank our hardworking police who are out there 365 days a year, doing everything they can to keep the roads safe. 'While double demerits have now concluded, officers will continue to target unsafe, risky and illegal behaviours because we want everyone to arrive to their destination safely.'
