9 h. ago Good Morning Britain presenter shot and injured with rubber bullet reporting on LA protests

A Good Morning Britain presenter was shot and injured with rubber bullet while reporting on the violent protests in Los Angeles.

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23 h. ago Trump has unleashed something terrifying in the US – that even he may be powerless to control | Gaby Hinsliff

The protests in LA are what everyone feared, and a warning to countries that flirt with populismShe was live on air to viewers back home, her TV microphone clearly in hand, when the rubber bullet hit her. The Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was the second journalist after the British photographer Nick Stern to be shot with non-lethal rounds while covering protests in Los Angeles sparked by immigration raids. But she was the first to be caught on camera and beamed around the world. There’s no excuse for not knowing what the US is becoming, now that anyone can watch that clip online. Not when you can hear her scream and see the cameraman quickly swing away to film a panicking crowd.It was the scenario everyone feared when Donald Trump took office. Deportation hit squads descending on the kind of Democrat-voting communities who would feel morally bound to resist them, triggering the kind of violent confrontation that creates an excuse to send in national guard troops – and ultimately...

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33 h. ago Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi shot with rubber bullet while covering Los Angeles protests

British photographer also injured as police used crowd-control rounds during escalating demonstrations over ICE immigration raids

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34 h. ago Australian reporter shot with rubber bullet while covering anti

An Australian TV reporter was struck by a rubber bullet fired by the LAPD while reporting live near the frontline of protests in Los Angeles.

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4 d. ago London gold executive says Perth Mint 'well regarded', two years after damaging reports

London gold executive says Perth Mint 'well regarded', two years after damaging reports  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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8 d. ago One in three Australian men say they have committed intimate partner violence, world

Longitudinal study finds affectionate father-son relationships linked to lower risk of men later committing emotional or physical abuseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne in three Australian men has reported committing domestic violence, world-first research has found – and the same research has identified new ways to tackle it.The Australian Institute of Family Studies found fostering affectionate relationships between sons and fathers (or father figures) was associated with reducing the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) by as much as 48%.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailHave you ever behaved in a manner that has made a partner feel frightened or anxious? (emotional-type abuse)Have you ever hit, slapped, kicked or otherwise physically hurt a partner when you were angry? (physical violence) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Urgent manhunt as Australian Border Force officers attacked by violent yob

Authorities were called to James Ruse Drive in Clyde, Sydney, following reports two men - both Australian Border Force employees - had been stabbed as they took a Tongan National to an airport

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4 w. ago Australian former soldier killed by explosive device in Ukraine while working for aid organisation

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the death of the man, a former Australian soldier, following media reports the charity worker died after an an improved explosive device went off in a building

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