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West Australian
4 minutes ago
- Business
- West Australian
Thermomix cops massive ACCC fine after ‘misleading' NDIS approval claims
A massive kitchenware company allegedly falsely claimed its products were 'NDIS approved' to drive sales but has copped a massive fine instead. Vorwerk Australia, trading as Thermomix in Australia, has been fined nearly $80,000 for allegedly falsely suggesting two of its household appliances were endorsed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Thermomix falsely promoted the Thermomix TM6 cooking product and Kobold cordless vacuum and mop as being endorsed through the NDIS or registered by an entity administering the NDIS, the ACCC alleges. The Thermomix website in November last year and March this year allegedly described the two products as 'NDIS approved', 'NDIS-registered product', 'NDIS-consumables', 'NDIS assistive technology' and 'NDIS equipment'. However, the NDIS does not approve goods, according to ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb. 'The NDIS does not provide specific approval for any particular goods or services. Each NDIS participant has unique needs, and what's funded under their plan is determined individually, not through a list of approved products,' she said. 'There are no categories of goods or services which are automatically NDIS approved or funded for all NDIS participants. 'Misleading consumers experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage is of concern to us, and we will not hesitate to take appropriate action.' The ACCC put businesses on notice of problematic advertising targeting NDIS participants in November 2023. Just last week, bedding retailer Bedshed was fined nearly $40,000 for allegedly making similar false statements that some of its products were 'NDIS approved'.
Sky News AU
5 minutes ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Trans rights radicals surround mother holding baby at Christian group rally outside Seattle City Hall
Raving trans rights radicals surrounded a mother with three young children at a rally held by a Christian group outside Seattle City Hall Tuesday, video circulating on social media shows. The 'Rattle in Seattle' protest was organized by MayDay USA, which describes itself as a pro-life grassroots movement that defends traditional family values and units. The demonstrators descended on City Hall on Tuesday to rally against Seattle's woke mayor, Bruce Harrell, who blamed the conservative group for a weekend protest that turned violent. MayDay USA had held a demonstration on Saturday at the city's Cal Anderson Park that descended into chaos when left-wing counterdemonstrators stormed the event, resulting in 23 arrests. Harrell blamed the melee in the heart of the city's historically LGBTQ neighborhood on 'far-right' demonstrators and 'anarchists' who he said were 'promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city's values.' The weekend event was one leg of MayDay USA's five-city 'Don't Mess With Our Kids' tour, aimed at taking a stand against what the group sees as widespread indoctrination of America's children by the National Education Association 'in the ways of LGBTQ, social justice, and beyond,' the tour's website states. Tuesday's protest then also quickly descended into chaos when dueling demonstrations of trans activists and MayDay USA members faced off on the 4th Avenue steps of City Hall. One frightening video captured a woman carrying a baby, flanked by two young boys, surrounded by counterdemonstrators. A man, presumably the children's father, held the hands of boys, one of whom was clearly terrified by the melee and could be seen crying hysterically. Some members of the counterdemonstration urged the woman to get her kids out of harm's way before Seattle cops barged in and started separating the crowd from the family. What exactly happened before filming started and after the clip shared online ended could not be immediately ascertained. Meanwhile, MayDay USA blasted Harrell for pointing the finger at them for fomenting the violence at Saturday's rally. 'Following the MayDay USA worship event at Cal Anderson Park on Saturday, Mayor Harrell had the audacity to issue a press release blaming Christians for the premediated violence of Antifa which resulted in the hospitalization of Seattle Police Department personnel and the arrest of 23 Antifa agitators,' the organizers said in a statement. 'Under Mayor Harrell's leadership, the city of Seattle has continued its spiral into lawlessness and dysfunction while the First Amendment rights of citizens to peacefully assemble has been disregarded.' FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced Tuesday he had requested an investigation into allegations of 'targeted violence' against religious groups after the rally, during which eight people were arrested for assault, according to Seattle Police. No injuries were reported. Originally published as Trans rights radicals surround mother holding baby at Christian group rally outside Seattle City Hall
Sky News AU
5 minutes ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Donald Trump says he told Netanyahu not to bomb Iran with new nuke deal ‘very close': ‘Don't think it's appropriate right now'
President Trump confirmed Wednesday that he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week not to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities to allow additional time for talks between Washington and Tehran. 'I'd like to be honest. Yes, I did,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 'I said I don't think it's appropriate. We're talking, we're having very good discussions with them. And I said I don't think it's appropriate right now… if we can settle it with a very strong document,' the president added. 'I told [Netanyahu] this would be inappropriate to do right now because we're very close to a solution. Now, that could change at any moment. It could change with a phone call, but right now, I think they want to make a deal, and if we can make a deal, it could save a lot of lives.' Trump spoke with Netanyahu Thursday and said Sunday that there had been promising talks with Iranian leaders over the weekend, suggesting that a potential deal that would restrict Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon could be announced within days. On Wednesday, the president clarified Wednesday it could happen in 'the next couple weeks.' Trump also sent Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to speak to Netanyahu in Israel over the weekend, where she urged him to follow America's plan in a 'candid' conversation. '[T]he Secretary reiterated [Trump's] desire to bring peace to the region and for Iran to never have a nuclear weapon,' a readout of their meeting read. Trump pulled the US out of former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal in 2018. Since retaking power in January, he has ordered the strict enforcement of US sanctions, including against oil exports, which was largely unenforced during the Biden administration. Trump said a potential deal would be 'very strong' compared to Obama's 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the US entered alongside China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom. 'I don't trust anybody, so no trust. I want it very strong where we can go in with inspectors,' he said. 'We can take whatever we want, we can blow up whatever we want, but nobody getting killed. We can blow up a lab, but nobody's going to be in the lab, as opposed to everybody being in the lab and blowing it up.' Vice President JD Vance has suggested that a deal could be negotiated to allow Tehran to have a civil nuclear program be part of the 'global economy' again — but they would have to give up their plans for an atomic weapon. 'That would be really good for the Iranian people, but would result in the complete cessation of any chance that they can get a nuclear weapon. That's what we're negotiating towards,' Vance told the Munich Leaders Conference earlier this month. 'As the President has said, that's Option A and Option B — if Option A is very good for the Iranian people and even, you know, some of the folks, the leadership in Iran — option B is very bad. "It's very bad for everybody, and it's not what we want, but it's better than option C, which is Iran getting a nuclear weapon. That is what is completely off the table for the American administration. No ifs, ands, or buts.' Originally published as Donald Trump says he told Netanyahu not to bomb Iran with new nuke deal 'very close': 'Don't think it's appropriate right now'
Perth Now
8 minutes ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
How maturity is taking City's Socceroo up a gear
Marco Tilio doesn't buy into the "big-game player" label. If there is any player that appears ready to make the A-League Men grand final stage his own, it's the Melbourne City dynamo. But Tilio isn't thinking about taking centre stage in Saturday's decider against Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park. "It's all opinionated in terms of being a big game player or not," he told AAP. "I just go out there to do my job for the team and whether that's scoring, assisting or running 50 metres back to help in a transition, I just want to do my job. "If I do that to the best of my ability, I know people would look at me and hopefully follow in my footsteps as I do for the experienced boys in our team." It underlines how Tilio has matured, through a rollercoaster few years with form and injury since he captured the imagination of the footballing public with his heroics in City's breakthrough 2020-21 triumph. "It does feel a long time ago since winning our last championship," he said. "I've matured a lot since then and obviously I've gained a lot more experience and done a lot more things in my career. "I'm in a really good place mentally and physically to approach the game on Saturday. "Hopefully I'm in a position where boys can look to me and hopefully get a boost of confidence and I can help with the team." Tilio's newfound seniority and confidence has been a forced transition - through experiencing the shattering career interruptions of bad quad and hamstring injuries and minimal game time at Celtic. "My understanding towards the little things in training and in games have really excelled over the last couple of years in terms of rehabbing and things that I wouldn't normally do that I've had to implement into my routine now," he said. "In terms of playing every week, there's certain positions I like to pick up and I know pretty much what I want to do with the ball when I get it - that's just all instinct. "I've grown and experienced a lot since I first came back from injury." Tilio, who has five goals and five assists this campaign, is still contracted at Celtic, with his loan expiring at season's end. "I feel in a really good place," he said. "My future is obviously up in the air at the moment, so I'm unsure what is going to happen. "I'm just looking forward to the final on Saturday and hopefully making everyone proud at Melbourne City." For both his club future and his hopes of Socceroos selection, Tilio knows one factor is key. "It's always been about just playing well," he said. "I know when I'm playing well that people are always watching."
Perth Now
8 minutes ago
- Business
- Perth Now
Thermomix lashed for ‘misleading' claims
A massive kitchenware company allegedly falsely claimed its products were 'NDIS approved' to drive sales but has copped a massive fine instead. Vorwerk Australia, trading as Thermomix in Australia, has been fined nearly $80,000 for allegedly falsely suggesting two of its household appliances were endorsed by the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Thermomix falsely promoted the Thermomix TM6 cooking product and Kobold cordless vacuum and mop as being endorsed through the NDIS or registered by an entity administering the NDIS, the ACCC alleges. Thermomix allegedly falsely promoted the Kobold cordless vacuum and mop as approved by the NDIS Credit: Supplied The Thermomix website in November last year and March this year allegedly described the two products as 'NDIS approved', 'NDIS-registered product', 'NDIS-consumables', 'NDIS assistive technology' and 'NDIS equipment'. However, the NDIS does not approve goods, according to ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb. 'The NDIS does not provide specific approval for any particular goods or services. Each NDIS participant has unique needs, and what's funded under their plan is determined individually, not through a list of approved products,' she said. The Thermomix TM6 was allegedly falsely advertised as 'NDIS approved'. Supplied Credit: Supplied 'There are no categories of goods or services which are automatically NDIS approved or funded for all NDIS participants. 'Misleading consumers experiencing vulnerability or disadvantage is of concern to us, and we will not hesitate to take appropriate action.' The ACCC put businesses on notice of problematic advertising targeting NDIS participants in November 2023. Just last week, bedding retailer Bedshed was fined nearly $40,000 for allegedly making similar false statements that some of its products were 'NDIS approved'.
