Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland 18. October 2026 (05:59) Birth happens days before Labor and Coalition block bill to ban ‘barbaric practice’ of shackling incarcerated women during childbirthGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastAn incarcerated Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while she was in labour last weekend, an advocacy group has said.The birth happened just days before Labor and the Coalition blocked a bill to ban the “barbaric practice” of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say 18. October 2026 (04:50) Incident at CFB Wainwright base in Alberta caused a ‘major fire’ that is spreading to the nearby town because of strong windsPeople have been killed and injured after an incident at one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire, Canada’s defence minister said Saturday.“I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” defence minister David McGuinty said at a press conference on Saturday night. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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