âShot at, maimedâ: Horror life of truckies A Senate inquiry has heard of horrific crashes and safety problems in the transport industry. Picture: TRUDY BROWN
News by Evin Priest 8th Feb 2021 2:14 PM Horrific deaths from truck crashes and armed hold-ups of cash-carrying security guards are among the major concerns flagged in a Senate inquiry on Monday examining the safety of truck drivers. The Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee is hearing a Senate inquiry into the importance of a viable, safe, sustainable and efficient road transport industry . A garbage truck driver in the Randwick area described the horrible working conditions that have arisen out of ultra-competitive bids to win contracts.
Kelly s false cures are hard to swallow
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Why won t the PM condemn the absurd assertions of Craig Kelly MP and others about coronavirus remedies, as the Chief Medical Officer has done ( MP s COVID-19 posts get medical rebuke , January 14)? It s as former PM John Howard said about one of his opponents: he doesn t have the ticker .
Joe Goozeff, Leura
I d love to see Kelly and George Christensen dispatched on an overseas Parliamentary fact-finding mission to the UK or USA. There, they could check hospitals to confirm that the vast numbers being treated for COVID are real, and not a hoax . They could also inspect the refrigeration trucks that are being used as temporary morgues. They could travel without masks and vaccines, using hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to protect themselves.
A popular women s only pool in Sydney s eastern suburbs is facing a backlash after saying that transgender customers would only be allowed in if they ve had gender reassignment surgery. The McIver s Ladies Baths in Coogee uploaded the rule onto a FAQ section of its website, stoking hundreds of angry comments directed towards its management on social media. Under a headline titled Are transgender women allowed? the website stated: Only transgender women who ve undergone a gender reassignment surgery are allowed entry. Overnight thousands of people have taken to the pool s Facebook page to express their anger at the rule, arguing that is discriminatory and would be impossible to enforce.
A ladies-only rock pool at a popular beach has banned transgender women unless they have undergone sex-change surgery.
McIver s Ladies Baths in Coogee, in Sydney s east, updated the policy on its website, sparking a litany of furious comments online. Only transgender women who have undergone a gender reassignment surgery are allowed entry, a new entry in its FAQ section read.
The baths also made a Facebook post explaining the policy but deleted it after numerous angry comments, and the website updated again.
McIver’s Ladies Baths in Coogee (pictured above) was founded in 1922 and prides itself on being a safe and welcoming place for women and children to bathe, relax, and learn swimming and water safety skills
Deeply disappointed : Cyclists lose battle for new bike lane in Manly
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Plans to block traffic for a new bike lane in Manly have been shelved after an outcry from residents and businesses.
Northern Beaches Council has backed away from a proposal to build a cycleway along The Corso and Darley Road in Manly and reduce the speed limit.
Northern Beaches Council has scaled back plans to build a cycleway in Manly after feedback from the community.