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Mum furious after protesters block entrances to Melbourne hospital
The mother of a cancer patient being treated at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital said she was blocked by anti-vax protesters from entering the hospital over the weekend.
Karly Kirk, who had to be guided into the hospital, is now backing calls for protest exclusion zones to be implemented around major hospitals.
She was attempting to visit her 11-year-old daughter, Darcy, who is undergoing chemotherapy for a rare blood cancer.
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"I was nervous and I was scared as I was coming through. It was like a pure rage that then escalated into tears," Kirk said.
While the protesters claim they didn't block the entrance to the hospital, videos show police officers having to flag cars through the crowd of around 200 anti-vaxxers.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital were also targeted.
Emergency physician Dr Stephen Parnis said exclusion zones needed to be created to ban hospital protests.
"State and territory governments around the country need to keep looking at (exclusion zones)," he said.
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"Healthcare workers and indeed our patients, need to have our safety and wellbeing looked after.
"This is one example of where that safety and those interests can be protected."
Parnis said the protesters "crossed the line".
"They are a very small minority. They shouldn't be allowed to compromise the wellbeing of people on often the worst day of their life," he said.
"There is always the potential that delays or intimidation can make a bad situation worse.
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"When you have got chaos outside, and noise and difficulty getting through it, there is no good that can come out."
A Victoria Police spokesperson said they were "extremely disappointed" with the behaviour of the protesters choosing to target hospitals.
9News understands no protesters were arrested.
The Royal Children's Hospital declined to comment on the protests.
New Australian study reveals best way to build muscle
Extreme, lengthy work-outs may not be the key to your summer six-pack and bulging biceps, following the release of a new study which has highlighted the importance of frequent exercise over intense exercise.
The four-week study conducted by Edith Cowan University (ECU) found a little bit of daily activity could be all you need to build muscle strength.
"People think they have to do a lengthy session of resistance training in the gym, but that's not the case," ECU exercise and sports science professor Ken Nosaka said.
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"Just lowering a heavy dumbbell slowly once or six times a day is enough."
Nosaka said this new look at muscles could help prevent a decrease in strength with ageing.
"A decrease in muscle mass is a cause of many chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers, dementia, plus musculoskeletal problems such as osteoporosis."
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The study examined changes in muscle strength and thickness through consistent "maximal voluntary eccentric bicep contractions" performed on a machine.
Two groups performed 30 contractions per week, with one group doing six contractions a day for five days a week, while the other crammed all 30 into a single day each week.
Another group only performed six contractions one day a week.
After four weeks, the group doing 30 contractions in a single day did not show any increase in muscle strength, although muscle thickness increased by 5.8 per cent.
The group doing six contractions once a week did not show any changes in muscle strength and muscle thickness.
However, the 6×5 group saw significant increases in muscle strength – more than 10 per cent – and a similar increase in muscle thickness of 5.8 per cent.
Nosaka said rest is equally as important to give muscles time to recover.
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"In this study, the 6×5 group had two days off per week," he said.
"Muscle adaptions occur when we are resting; if someone was able to somehow train 24 hours a day, there would actually be no improvement at all.
"Muscles need rest to improve their strength and their muscle mass, but muscles appear to like to be stimulated more frequently."
Australian Government guidelines state adults should try to be active every day and perform 2.5-5 hours of moderate physical activity per week.
Nosaka said daily exercise is better than trying to hit a weekly minute goal.
"If you're just going to the gym once a week, it's not as effective as doing a bit of exercise every day at home," he said.
Toddler dies after being hit by car in NSW driveway
A toddler has died in Lake Macquarie after being hit by a car in a driveway.
The 22-month-old was treated by paramedics at Rathmines, New South Wales, about 2.30pm but could not be revived.
NSW Police confirmed the death and have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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"A 38-year-old male driver has been taken to John Hunter Hospital for mandatory testing," NSW Police said.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
Fears person and dog were swept away in flooded Victorian creek
Police fear for the wellbeing of a person and dog after reports the pair were swept away in a flooded creek in Victoria's east early this morning.
A person and a small dog were seen walking by Whittakers Road in Traralgon about 5.30am, before the person appeared to stop to roll up their trousers near the banks of the swollen Traralgon Creek, according to police.
A witness has told police they believe the pair were then swept away in the creek.
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The creek is at 'minor flood levels' after heavy rainfall in Gippsland.
Acting Inspector Rod Findlay said police have spent the day searching the area but said they have been unable to confirm whether the pair was swept away.
"We are unable to acertain that someone has gone into the flood water, however we certainly believe that it is the case," he said.
Findlay said police have not received any reports of people missing in the area, but are concerned about what may have happened to the person and the dog.
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Officers have released CCTV and images of the pair in the hope someone will come forward and help confirm their identity.
Police are also calling for the person themselves to contact police to let officers know they are okay.
It is believed the person may be wearing slippers and may have a slight limp.
"The flood water has been a challenge with the weather patterns we had overnight," Findlay said.
"We have had the police air wing today and we have had our drones out near the water but we have not had any luck in finding the person.
"Please if you recognise the person in the CCTV, please ring crime stoppers," Findlay said.
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Inquest into death of Indigenous teen to be moved from remote community
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned the following article contains images of a deceased person.
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot dead by a Northern Territory police officer won't begin as planned in a remote town because of community tensions.
Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died on November 9, 2019 after Constable Zachary Rolfe, 30, shot him three times during an outback arrest gone wrong in the remote community of Yuendumu, 290 kilometres northwest of Alice Springs.
Rolfe was acquitted at trial in March of murdering the teen, igniting grief and anger in his community.
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An inquest scheduled for September 5 will explore if there is systemic racism or cultural bias in the NT police force and whether Mr Walker received adequate medical treatment before he died from his injuries on the floor of a police station.
Community members had asked coroner Elizabeth Armitage to consider holding the first few days of the inquest in Yuendumu.
But counsel assisting the coroner Peggy Dwyer on Monday said Walker's family had changed its position.
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"The strongly held view currently is that the inquest should not commence in Yuendumu or sit in Yuendumu at all," she told a directions hearing.
"The community is in a state of high conflict at present and community members don't feel comfortable having outsiders, including journalists, spending time in the community."
NT Police lawyer Ian Freckelton QC said the force was hopeful the recent issues in Yuendumu would soon be resolved.
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"There was a particular incident and then there was some consequences to that," he said.
"There is a mediation process which is ongoing and there is optimism that that will result in … an easing of tensions."
Armitage agreed the plans to hold hearings in Yuendumu should be scrapped and the inquest should begin as scheduled in Alice Springs.
The coroner would still visit the community at some stage during the inquest and may use it as an opportunity to speak to locals on a less formal basis, the hearing was told.
Arrangements were being made to have the hearings broadcast into Yuendumu and for some statements to be translated into the Warlpiri and Luritja languages.
"Every effort will be made to make these proceedings less intimidating and more open and inclusive," Dwyer said.
Among the 54 issues the coroner will probe is whether Rolfe was suffering any health issues or using any drugs that impacted his actions.
Rolfe's training for use of force and firearms will also be examined, along with the force's broader policies and procedures, and whether they were complied with when the constable was sent from Alice Springs to the remote community to arrest Walker.