In June, Transgrid said its Western Sydney network is almost full after it cleared 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of data centres to connect, and said it’s “in advanced discussions” over another 8 GW of prospective load.

The general rule of them is that network costs are fixed and divided by the number of customers. Given the boost in data centres, Ausgrid, which runs the poles and wires that take electricity from transmission lines to homes and businesses, wants to see the benefits of that improved network use now.

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A police officer allegedly bashed a naked, handcuffed man then sought to cover up the incident following his arrest, according to explosive court documents.

An email exchange between police officers has been released by the courts to the ABC as part of the man's civil case for compensation.

What's next?

The Commonwealth doesn't admit the allegations and is due to file a defence to additional claims next week.

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The National Tertiary Education Union says two decorated academics were illegally sacked because of their advocacy and is taking legal action to have them reinstated.

Macquarie University denied the accusations "in the strongest possible terms", saying its redundancy process was "rigorous and fair".

What's next?

The union said it was extremely rare for it to fund this kind of legal action.

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Senior doctors at a Melbourne hospital are warning people not to take counterfeit weight-loss drugs labelled as "retatrutide" after seeing multiple cases of life-threatening illness.

Among them is a woman who found herself in acute liver failure within a week of her second dose of the drug, who has ongoing health issues six months later.

The US developers of the drug called retratrutide say it is still in a clinical testing phase, and that anyone purchasing products sold under its name is getting an untested and unregulated medication.

The BOM's seasonal model, called ACCESS-S, is tipping an all-time record later in the year with a peak warming in excess of 3C above normal, comfortably above the previous post-1900 high of 2.65C from November 1902.

Well that's quite a change from 3 days ago:

Australia is facing an El Niño. Experts say it won't be a 'super' event

https://aussie.zone/post/33630293?scrollToComments=true

Maybe 'experts' need to get their ducks in order before commenting

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Australian activists who claim they were sexually assaulted by Israeli forces met with federal ministers Penny Wong and Anne Aly as well as senior members of the Australian Federal Police.

Following that meeting, the AFP confirmed it had begun inquiries into the allegations.

What's next?

The flotilla activists have called to also meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

One interviewee said, "bullying is as much a part of this organisation as wearing a uniform", according to the report.

A quarter of those surveyed also reported they had experienced discrimination in the past five years, with women, First Nations staff, people with disabilities, those who speak a language other than English and LGBTQI+ employees most commonly targeted.

Another common theme among the employees who participated in the review was the culture of silence and retaliation for those who reported harmful behaviour.

"Those who speak up risk being targeted, denied promotions, or having workplace benefits and opportunities withdrawn," the report said.

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Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) finally has an opening date confirmed after decades of planning and construction.

The first flight to depart the new runway will take off on 25 October this year, with tickets for domestic departures into next year on sale from Wednesday.