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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

In short:

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.

Haar says there is “almost zero” regulation globally of the industry that produces these weapons. In Australia, there are no nationally enforced standards for their use. In some states, police go to great lengths not to share what weapons they have or how they’re used.

• In Victoria, police have refused to publicly provide the make and model of their rubber bullets and other weapons even to the state’s parliamentarians due to “operational and community safety considerations”.

• Contracts worth millions for these weapons are often with third-party distributors rather than the manufacturers, obscuring what police have access to.

• During coronial inquests, after baton rounds and other weapons may have contributed to deaths, Victoria police have sought suppression orders that bar media from describing any details of weaponry.

• In some states, details about Tasers have been suppressed during inquests, including the training materials given to officers.

• Guardian Australia approached each force in the country for a list of the manufacturer and model of their less lethal weapons but all declined to provide one, with most citing operational safety.

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A Canberra innovation that can detect contaminants in dairy products could reduce milk waste, with around 150 million tonnes currently wasted annually.

It allows dairy companies, who previously had to wait two to three days to receive routine laboratory test results, to test on site in just three minutes.

What's next?

The Cybertongue technology may be expanded to test food for allergens or even some bacterial toxins in future.

I've linked Ette's YouTube video, because unfortunately their written coverage is paywalled: https://www.ettemedia.com/sheila-chebii/

Some Kenyan/diaspora coverage:

• https://thekenyandiaspora.com/stories/7486/Australian-police-rule-out-suicide-as-investigation-into-Sheila-Chebiis-death-intensifies
• https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/628300-kenyans-australia-demand-justice-eldoret-woman-dies-weeks-moving-abroad/
• https://diasporamessenger.com/2026/05/tragedy-kenyan-woman-dies-1-month-after-moving-to-australia/

In short:

Media academics fear for the future of regional journalism after WIN Corporation announced cuts to one of Australia's oldest nightly news bulletins.

The current one-hour 6pm weeknight news bulletin on NBN in northern NSW will be cut to 30 minutes and shifted to 5:30pm, while local weekend bulletins have been axed.

What's next?

NBN News staff were told this week that WIN management will look at the news structure over the next three weeks as they assess resources.