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- Federal MP Bob Katter erupts at a Brisbane press conference;
- Denmark says sorry for forced contraceptions in Greenland;
Health concerns force Olympian Jessica Fox out of upcoming World Cup events in Europe.
Crossbench M-P Bob Katter has threatened to punch a T-V journalist during a press conference he'd called to endorse Brisbane's anti-immigration March for Australia rally.
The situation unfolded when Channel Nine reporter Josh Bavas asked the politician about his own family history and how his grandfather had adapted to the Australian way of life.
Mr Katter offered this response as he shook his fist at the journalist.
"I've punched blokes in the mouth for saying that! Don't you dare say that! My family have been in this country for 140 years, right? So with you saying that, I have on many occassions punched blokes in the mouth so I'm restraining myself today. Don't say it because you're a racist! You're a racist."
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Meanwhile, the A-C-T Commissioner For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People has condemned the marches scheduled in major cities this weekend.
The anonymous organisers of the March for Australia movement describe themselves as a coalition of nationalists and everyday Australians, denying alleged links to far-right extremism and neo-Nazism.
Commissioner Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts has told NITV Radio, the rallies are a result of the influence on Australians of the Trump Administration's far right policies and ideas.
She says hateful attitudes are not welcome here.
"We are a connected people who welcome our sisters and brothers who do no harm. We come from a place where people are enacting racism and perpetrating violence, here in the settler state. And that is something we have always been as First Nations people, is welcoming to our sisters and brothers."
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Denmark has formally apologised to the victims of the country's forced contraception campaign in Greenland.
From the 1960s until 1992, Danish authorities forced (some) Inuit women to wear a contraceptive coil or intrauterine device (IUD) without their consent, in order to reduce the Inuit birth rate.
The apology has been delivered by Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen, who has said that while what happened cannot be changed, Denmark can take responsibility.
The lawyer representing some of the Inuit victims, Mads Pramming, says the apology is long overdue.
"I mean, the whole case unfolded years ago. We have so much evidence that there was a campaign. It's so clear that something was wrong, and the fact that Denmark has been fighting all these women for years now has not made made things better... But I mean, better late than never."
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A new UK study has found evidence of what many have been long suspected - that the brains of people with autism are not dysfunctional, they just work differently.
Researchers at De Montfort University Leicester used brain scans to analyse how autistic brains process information, publishing their results in the journal Brain Sciences.
They've concluded that autistic brains are effective in solving mental problems, but use different neural pathways compared to neurotypical brains.
Researchers say they hope their work will encourage more personalised healthcare and support.
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Australia has accused China of targeting telecommunications networks across the world to gain long-term access for espionage.
The Australian Signals Directorate has issued a cyber security alert alongside the US, Canada, the UK and New Zealand that says Beijing is sponsoring malicious cyber groups to largely target routers of major telco providers.
The Directorate says that stolen data from telcos and internet service providers can help Chinese intelligence services identify and track their targets' communications and movements around the world.
The agency says China-based entities have been performing malicious operations globally since at least 2021.
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A delegation of mayors and industry representatives have met with the Prime Minister and other MPs to lobby for more federal support to tackle the ongoing algal bloom in South Australia.
30 per cent of South Australian beaches are currently impacted by the climate change driven bloom, which has resulted in the mass deaths of aquatic life over months.
A $28 million support package - funded by the South Australian and federal governments - is already on offer to provide financial relief to businesses impacted by the situation.
But the MP for the South Australian electorate of Boothby, Louise Miller-Frost, says more can be done - including encouraging tourists to return.
"Everything that you see in the shops is safe to eat, it has all been thoroughly tested. So, please eat our fantastic oysters it is a great time of year for them. Eat our fish, come down and support our local businesses, so come down to the beach, holiday."
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Triple Olympic kayak champion Jessica Fox has undergone surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney.
The 31-year-old is now recovering at her Sydney home after post-surgery complications.
Fox will miss two upcoming World Cup events in Europe as she recovers, but she remains hopeful of returning for the world championships on her home course in Penrith, which get under way on September 29.
