Australian political leaders condemn the violence that resulted in Donald Trump being injured at a campaign rally, Calls for regulate so called toddler milk, Matildas coach says the loss against Canada will help the team prepare for the Olympics.
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- Australian political leaders condemn the violence that resulted in Donald Trump being injured at a campaign rally
- Calls to regulate so called toddler milk
- Matildas coach says the loss against Canada will help the team prepare for the Olympics
Officials in the United States say they are being "methodical" in the investigation into the shooting at the Pennsylvania campaign rally that resulted in Donald Trump being injured.
In a statement on social, Trump says he was hit by a bullet in the upper part of his right ear, after he was rushed off the rally stage in Pennsylvania by members of the Secret Service.
The FBI and state police have begun a formal investigation, and say at this stage - there does not seem to be any additional threat.
Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens - of the Pennsylvania State Police - says investigators are treating the incident as a lone wolf attack and an assassination attempt, although they have yet to confirm the motive.
"We do have a good idea of what the weapon was - but again that is all part of the ongoing investigation. And I am not trying to be cagey about that when the SAC (Special Agent in Charge from Homeland Security Investigations) talked about the need to be very methodical and cautious with that scene; we are doing just that. We don't want anybody else getting hurt and candidly there are some concerns that we will be able to talk more about later on - about what those concerns are - and continue to be."
Political leaders around the world, including in Australia, have condemned the shooting.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the essence of democracy is respectful political debate - and violence has no place in that.
"There is a lot shouting going on. You know, a point is not made more significant by it being done in capital letters. Social media is clearly having an impact as well. There is still much that we don't know about the incident, can I say this. There is nothing to be gained from speculating, we don't know motives, all of these issues."
Health organisations are calling for marketing guidelines for infant and toddler formulas to be replaced with a stricter code of practice.
The Australian Medical Association wants the voluntary, self-regulated industry agreement on the marketing of formula to be removed because it only governs breast milk substitutes for infants up to 12 months - leaving a gap for children up to the ages of three.
The president of the AMA, Professor Steve Robson, says Australia's standards need to be brought into line with the World Health Organization's international rules that covers formulas for children up to three.
Views are being collected as part of an ongoing consultation on the extension of the current voluntary code.
A number of other health organisations also back a non-renewal of the current code, saying it is not fit-for-purpose.
Strict new product safety standards are being introduced to prevent the loss of lives and property damage from lithium battery fires.
The batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters caused 90 fires in New South Wales across 2022 and 2023, with better testing and certification to be required.
Products that don't meet the new standards in the state could result in fines of $825,000 fines for corporations and $82,500 for individuals.
Fair Trading Minister Anoulack Chanthivong says the rise in lithium-ion battery fires was "alarming" - and requires swift action from the government.
He says imposing higher standards aims to improve safety outcomes.
In football, the Matidas will enter the Paris Olympics in a fortnight on the back of a defeat.
Australia's women's football team went ahead through Sharn Freier in the warm up match against Canada where they were defeated 2-1.
Nichelle Prince equalised just before half-time before Evelyne Viens scored the winner in the 85th minute.
The Matidlas begin their Olympic campaign against Germany on July 25th in Marseille.
Matildas head coach Tony Gustavsson says the team's plan was always to use the game against Canada to help them peak for the Olympics.
"And to learn how to play with fatigue was also part of this game. When it comes to evaluating performance, it was also evaluation of players. We wanted to test a lot of players today and give them minutes. Because we're going to need them all come Olympics. And the final thing, we were using precaution here to protect some players. So we had Steph Catley, (second player), and Torpey unavailable for that reason. And then Caitlin (Foord) felt something in the warm up and said: let's play it safe. So four players unavailable."
