Passengers treated for injuries after a technical problem affects a flight from Sydney to Auckland; the Princess of Wales apologises for any confusion relating to a photo she edited of her and her children; and in sport, Sydney Roosters' Spencer Leniu banned for eight matches by the NRL judiciary.
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- Passengers treated for injuries after a technical problem affects a flight from Sydney to Auckland
- The Princess of Wales apologises for any confusion relating to a photo she edited of her and her children
- Sydney Roosters' Spencer Leniu banned for eight matches by the NRL judiciary
At least 50 people have been injured after a technical problem affected a flight from Sydney to Auckland.
Twelve people were taken to hospitals in New Zealand, with one person reportedly in a serious condition.
Chilean airline LATAM says there was an unexplained event which caused a "strong movement" during the flight.
Boeing has confirmed it is working to gather more information on the aircraft, which has been identified as an eight-year-old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Passenger Brian Jokat told Radio New Zealand, says the incident was terrifying.
"The plane unannounced just dropped. I mean it dropped unlike anthing I've ever experienced on any kind of minor turbulence. And people were thrown out of their seats, hit the top of the roof of the plane, thrown down the aisles. It was madness."
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The Princess of Wales, has issued a public apology over a family photo recalled by photo agencies.
In a statement on social media, Princess Catherine says "like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing".
She says she apologises for any confusion caused by the photo, which was the first official photo of herself and family since her abdominal surgery almost two months ago.
The Associated Press and other news agencies withdrew the photo of Kate and children George, Charlotte and Louis, which was issued by Kensington Palace on Sunday to mark Mother's Day in Britain.
The agencies said it appeared to have been manipulated in violation of their guidelines.
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Australia has invited Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit in the later part of March to discuss trade and security.
The invitation comes amid comments by China that it believes the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United States, and the Uniited Kingdom is harming regional stability.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says there are serious concerns about the growing military co-operation between the US, the UK and Australia.
"Any attempt to expand and escalate military cooperation between the US, the UK, and Australia is a step in a more dangerous direction and will only lead to greater concerns from regional countries and the international community. We urge the three countries to abandon the Cold War mentality, faithfully fulfil their international obligations, and stop creating greater trouble for regional peace and stability."
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The federal government has announced it will invest millions on Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.
$23.5 million will be spent on in improving the health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, with $18.4 million to go to the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress to expand its Children and Youth Assessment and Treatment Services.
The Congress wants to establish a health hub in Alice Springs and increase the availability of early detection and intervention for neurodevelopmental conditions such as Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Senator Malarndirri McCarthy says the investment will have a significant effect.
"We know that substantial investment into Alice Springs, into Central Australia around health has been a critical part of everything that we're doing under the Albanese government. The $18.4 million that we've invested is contributing very much towards this facility that we're standing on here, and I'm incredibly pleased to see the work of all of the health practitioners involved with trying to improve the lives for First Nations people here in Central Australia."
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Google, Bing, Yahoo and other search engines will be required to prevent child sexual abuse and terrorist content appearing in search results under a code introduced to govern the industry.
The code will ban the companies' generative artificial intelligence tools being used to produce deepfake versions of the offensive material in one of Australia's first set of AI regulations.
The eSafety Commission has launched the Internet Search Engine Services Code, following months of negotiations with internet giants over the measures that had to be changed after the launch of generative AI tools.
The code will come into place alongside five other online safety codes covering areas from social media to app stores and will include penalties of up to $780,000 a day for companies that fail to comply with its provisions.
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And in sport,
Spencer Leniu has been banned for eight games by the NRL judiciary, after being reported for using a racial slur.
The Sydney Roosters prop has admitted to calling Brisbane's Ezra Mam a monkey during a verbal stoush in their LA season-opening double-header.
Leniu had told the judiciary that casual slurs are regularly used between players of colour in NRL squads.
He says he was unaware of the racial connotations, and did not realise it would be considered offensive.
