Police investigating after device thrown at anti-Islam protest in New York City 08. March 2026 (15:03) Incident started when someone from anti-Islam protest shot pepper spray into a counterprotesting group A counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event on Saturday lit and threw a device containing nuts, bolts and screws at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest, police said.Police are investigating the incident that started late Saturday morning when someone from the anti-Islam protest associated with conservative influencer Jake Lang shot pepper spray into a counterprotesting group near the mayoral residence Gracie Mansion, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woolworths trumpeted eight consecutive quarters of price declines. Here’s why that claim doesn’t pass the pub test 08. March 2026 (15:00) To truly pay less than two years ago, a family might need to make dinner from washed potatoes, cheese slices, white sugar and long grain rice Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt sounds like great news for households.Average grocery prices have recorded “eight consecutive quarters of year-on-year price declines”, Woolworths declared at its recent half-year financial results. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NSW Health continues to use machine known to produce inaccurate results to test child blood lead levels 08. March 2026 (15:00) LeadCare II offers point-of-care testing but the equipment has had recalls globally due to the potential for inaccurately low readingsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastElla’s* 16-month-old daughter returned a blood lead level of 3.5 micrograms of lead per decilitre (3.5μg/dL) when she was tested last week.That’s under the five micrograms the Australian guidelines consider the investigation threshold – the level at which a child’s blood test result should trigger a health response – but Ella is not reassured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Outsourced call centre sweeps Centrelink customer privacy breaches ‘under the rug’, staff allege 08. March 2026 (15:00) Workers accuse government-contracted Telco Services Australia of fabricating performance statistics, denying adequate breaks and penalising staff for taking leaveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA major outsourced call centre operator has been accused of pressuring managers to fabricate performance statistics and sweep serious privacy breaches involving Centrelink customers “under the rug”.The allegations, which the company strongly denies, form part of a series of claims by current and former call centre workers who say their employer, the Perth-based Telco Services Australia (TSA), penalises staff for taking sick leave, and does not allow for adequate breaks, putting workers’ health at risk. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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