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Nov 21, 2024 - World

Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMost CPR manikins don’t have breasts, which contributes towards women being less likely to receive life-saving first aid from bystanders, a study has found.The study led by Dr Rebecca Szabo, the lead of the Gandel Simulation Service at the Royal Women’s hospital in Melbourne, analysed all manikin models on the global market designed for adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2024 - World

Communications minister says there is ‘no place for sexist, racist or otherwise derogatory language’, but PM declines to comment on Kyle and Jackie O showFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKyle Sandilands has boasted about being able to broadcast sexually explicit content on breakfast radio, as he comes under fire for the “derogatory” language used on the Kyle and Jackie O show.Following Guardian Australia’s report into how the show skirts decency standards despite having underage listeners, Sandilands and his Kiis FM co-host Jackie O Henderson took to the airwaves, playing audio of someone reading out one of Henderson’s sexual fantasies, which was read despite Henderson’s repeated objections.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2024 - World

Critics of the proposal say it would expose children to inappropriate content and alcohol advertisingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCommercial broadcasters want to allow M-rated content for an additional two hours a day and to remove protections for children during school holidays and weekends, a push which comes as they lobby the government not to ban gambling ads.The broadcasting regulator has warned the Free TV lobby group their proposal to allow more time for M-rated or mature content would expose children under 15 to alcohol advertising.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2024 - World

Exclusive: Confidential report seen by Guardian Australia does not mention cashless gaming cards trial and recommends ‘account-based gaming system’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnonymous gambling on poker machines in New South Wales should be allowed until 2028 and operating hours should not be further restricted, according to senior members of the government’s independent panel for gaming reform.A leaked report by the panel’s three-person executive committee, which outlines a “draft roadmap for gaming reform”, has also warned that a buyback scheme for pokies “would be costly and not likely impact gaming machine numbers in a significant way”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Nov 21, 2024 - World

Resolute Mining chief executive Terence Holohan and two employees had been held since 9 NovemberBusiness live – latest updatesThree British mining executives who had been detained by the government of Mali have been released and are “safe and well”, days after agreeing to pay $160m to settle a tax dispute.Resolute Mining, an Australian company, said on Thursday its chief executive, Terence Holohan, and two other employees, who had been held in the country since 9 November, have been freed. Continue reading...