‘Grave concerns’ over new airport, Villawood’s ‘culture of fear’, Arday accuser suspended
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Our exclusive lead story reveals that air traffic controllers fear new airspace rules introduced to handle Sydney’s western airport are potentially dangerous and could have fatal consequences.
A “culture of fear” is gripping Villawood detention centre, Israel’s extremist defence minister has gloated about a new gallows to be used to hang Palestinians, Jason Arday’s accuser is suspended by his own university, and is it “cheating” to use GLP-1s to lose weight? ‘Elation to deflation’ | Police have blamed dense bushland and radio confusion for wrongly reporting to 18-year-old Lily Hooper’s parents, the New South Wales premier and the media that the missing bushwalker had been found alive .
Exclusive | Sydney air traffic controllers have warned federal safety regulators they have “grave concerns” about changes to airspace rules introduced last month, likening the situation to the months leading up to a crash in Washington DC in which 67 people died. ‘Culture of fear’ | Drugs are being openly dealt inside Villawood detention centre , and makeshift weapons are being manufactured amid intimidation, standover tactics and a “culture of fear”, a scathing report from the independent monitor has found. ‘Got to go’ | The former New South Wales fair trading minister Eleni Petinos has given evidence at a corruption inquiry that she may have been used by fellow Liberals to try to get rid of the building commissioner, recounting numerous attempts in 2022 to persuade her he was “dodgy” and should be sacked.
Zomi ‘insult’ | The family of the Australian aid worker killed in Gaza, Zomi Frankcom, has described a decision by the Israel Defense Forces not to open a criminal investigation into her death as an “insult” and called on the government to push for the release of evidence.
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