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‘Dumb people’: Trump blames ‘radical left’ for recent political violence

2025-09-26 FreeNews

US President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning as he continues to blame the "radical left" for recent political violence in the country, despite an ongoing lack of public evidence.

Asked about the shooting at an ICE facility that killed one detainee and wounded two others earlier, this week, Trump blamed "radical left rhetoric".

"The radical left is causing the problem, they're out of control," he said.

"They're saying things, and they're really dumb people. I mean, I look at (Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett), I look at some of these people, they're very low IQ people actually, but the radical left is causing this problem, not the right, the radical left."

Investigators have said today the shooter who carried out the attack on the ICE building was "anti-government" but have not speculated about his political leanings.

Trump and his allies have also blamed the "radical left" for the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

The accused killer, Tyler Robinson, is not registered with any political party and his motivation remains unknown, though in purported text messages attached to his charge sheet Robinson is seen condemning Kirk's "hate".

Today, Trump, who has already declared "antifa" or anti-fascist ideology a "terrorist organisation", again warned of consequences for his political opponents, before appearing to walk back the sentiment.

"I mean bad things happen when they play these games, and I'll give you a little clue, the right is a lot tougher than the left, but the right's not doing this," he said.

"They're not doing it and they better not get them energised because it won't be good for the left, and I don't want to see that happen either.

"I'm the president of all the people, but the radical left is causing this, radical left Democrats are causing this problem and it gets worse, it gets worse, and it'll be a point where other people won't take it anymore, and that will not be good for the radical left, and we don't want that."

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Micki thought he’d lost $150k. Then an email arrived in his inbox

2025-09-26 FreeNews

Exclusive: A NSW chef who lost his $150,000 retirement fund in the multibillion-dollar super collapse is "hugely relieved" he will have his nest egg returned next week.

Michael "Micki" Donovan, 58, from Bermagui on the NSW South Coast was left without a cent in his super when Shield Master Fund collapsed and went into liquidation.

Macquarie Investment Management Ltd (MIML), a subsidiary of the Macquarie investment bank, this week said 3000 investors like Donovan will have 100 per cent of their money reimbursed by September 30.

Michael Donovan- MIML superannuation

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Grieving Melbourne mum asks doctors to ‘truly listen’ to parents

2025-09-25 FreeNews

A grieving mother watched her toddler die in front of her after pleading with doctors to save the three-year-old's life for days.

"I will never forget the desperate attempts to resuscitate her tiny body," Miranda Jowett said on Thursday, between tears.

"Parents know when their child is gravely ill. I urge doctors to set aside assumptions and truly listen to parents."

Dio Kemp mother Miranda Jowett Melbourne Monash

Jowett took her daughter, Dio Kemp, to Melbourne's Monash Medical Centre with a rash or fever four times and twice to a family GP, before she died from sepsis in November 2019.

But medical professionals told her the toddler, who had Down syndrome and was non-verbal, had a virus or fever, should be given pain medication and to wait for the child's fever to break.

"Children with an intellectual disability must be given the highest priority in emergency care," she said.

"Many cannot communicate their symptoms like neurotypical children can and that makes them especially vulnerable."

A coroner on Thursday found better medical investigation of Dio's symptoms by doctors and clinicians in the three days before she died could have "potentially" saved her life.

Victorian Deputy State Coroner Paresa Spanos found a GP and two Monash clinicians did not provide sufficient care to Dio and her mother.

She said an emergency department clinician and a rapid review clinic clinician at the hospital, who saw Dio between November 22 and 23, provided clinical management and care that was "not reasonable by current standards".

She said the ED clinician failed to consider the possibility of a bacterial infection and did not comply with Monash Health guidelines.

Ms Spanos said the clinician failed to recognise Ms Jowett had indicated a level of parental concern "requiring an escalation in Dio's management" by closer monitoring, frequent observations or further investigation.

The rapid review clinic doctor on November 23 failed to give due weight to Dio's overall clinical picture, on day five of a febrile illness, and her plan for a GP review in two days was "not safe enough" as no clear guidance was given, the coroner said.

And she said a GP's management and care of Dio, on November 26 and 28, was also "not reasonable by current standards".

Monash Medical Centre Melbourne

While Ms Spanos could not determine a time Dio's bacterial infection would have been detectable, she said "as a matter of logic there must have been a time within the last three days of Dio's life when there was a potential to prevent her death".

"This would have required competent examination by a GP or hospital clinician, recognition of the possibility of a bacterial infection, urgent investigations and the timely initiation of treatment," Mr Spanos said.

The coroner said Monash had undertaken a review after the toddler's death and made changes to its care guidelines already.

Outside court, Ms Jowett's lawyer Samuel Pearce said the findings stressed the importance for clinicians to take parental or caregiver concerns into account with sick children.

"We welcome the findings from the coroner, and we welcome the changes that have been implemented since Dio's death," he said.

Dio Kemp Miranda Jowett Melbourne Monash

"But we urge that those changes be accompanied by rigorous training and cultural change to ensure that this does not happen to another family."

Dio's uncle Paul Oliver asked Monash Health to listen to parents, because Ms Jowett "knew instinctively" how unwell her daughter was before her health began to deteriorate.

"Unless the culture within pediatric emergency medicine starts starts to change at Monash, more children will die," he said.

A Monash Health spokesperson said it would review the coroner's findings and consider "any learnings or recommendations to ensure our patients receive the best care possible".

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Have you seen Claire? Police searching for missing person in Hawke’s Bay

2025-09-25 FreeNews

Anyone with information is asked to call 111 immediately.

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Measles case detected in Brisbane as Queensland outbreak grows

2025-09-25 FreeNews

Health authorities in Queensland have urged the public to get vaccinated after a measles case was detected in Brisbane.

The case is believed to have been imported from overseas, with a return traveller from Bali visiting multiple locations in Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

It is another case in what is an ongoing outbreak across the state, with the Gold Coast and Cairns also being impacted by cases.

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It has sparked concerns from infectious disease experts that fans travelling to Melbourne for the AFL grand final, where the Brisbane Lions are playing, could act as a potential spreader event.

On Monday, it was announced a dozen new cases had been detected in areas around the state.

The infectious person visited the following locations:

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Mooloolaba

Outside Mooloolaba Fish Market on Sunday, September 21 between 5.30pm and 6.45pm
Outside Artigiano Gelato (Mooloolaba Esplanade) on Sunday, September 21 between 4.45pm and 5.45pm
Surf Dive and Ski (Mooloolaba Esplanade) on Sunday, September 21 between 4.15pm and 5pm
La Casa Restaurant (Mooloolaba Esplanade) on Sunday, September 21 between 1.30pm and 2.30pm

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Woolworths West Village on Saturday, September 20 between 1pm and 2pm
Harris Farm Markets West End on Saturday, September 20 between 12.30pm and 1.45pm
Yiayia's Pantry Toowong on Saturday, September 20 between 11.30am and 12.45pm
Woolworths Skygate (Brisbane Airport) on Friday, September 19 between 9.30pm and 10.30pm
Brisbane Domestic Airport (arrivals area) on Friday, September 19 between 9pm and 9.45pm
Miss Sophia's Gelateria (Stafford Road) on Friday, September 19 between 8.15pm and 9pm
Uroko Sushi (Everton Park Plaza) on Friday, September 19 between 7.15pm and 8.45pm

Measles cases are spiking across Queensland with residents being urged to take caution amid a fast-growing outbreak.

Authorities insist the locations listed above do not pose an ongoing risk, but say that people who went to these locations should monitor for symptoms for the next 18 days.

"If they do develop symptoms, they should seek medical advice," Metro North Public Health's Dr Doug Shaw said.

"Early symptoms of measles include a fever, tiredness, cough, runny nose, and red, inflamed eyes.

"Those symptoms then progress to a blotchy red rash, which often starts on the face before becoming widespread.

"Measles symptoms typically start between seven and 18 days after infection."

Queensland Health said the best way to prevent measles is through vaccination.

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Have you seen Jason? Police search for 56‑year‑old man last seen in Ashburton

2025-09-25 FreeNews

He may be wearing a red and black checkered hoodie with black jeans.

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Exclusive messages reveal the scramble inside Optus after learning of last week’s outage

2025-09-25 FreeNews

Emails and text messages released to 9News have revealed the scramble inside Optus after it discovered last week's triple-zero outage.

The first email was sent to the Federal Department of Communications on Thursday, September 18, at 2.45pm.

In it, an Associate Director of Optus Government Affairs writes they have "just been informed that Optus has received reports that some customers in SA and WA are experiencing impacts to triple zero calls."

A close-up shot of an Optus store sign

"Suspected cause has been indicated to stem from our Regency Park exchange (which services SA and WA), this matter is urgently being worked through."

Just seven minutes later, a second email is sent, in which the staff member states, "The work to rectify the issue is complete and services have returned to normal."

The Optus worker adds that "protocol reporting shows that 10 calls may have been impacted – each call is being worked through, and welfare checks will be made."

It would be another 24 hours before staff at the Department of Communications became aware of the accurate scale of the outage, which severed access to the triple-zero service to hundreds of customers.

Felicity Ross, Optus's Chief of Corporate Affairs, sent a text message to the chief of staff for Communications Minister Anika Wells.

"Please give me a call when you get this re a major issue. Thanks"

That text message was received shortly before media outlets were alerted to a press conference regarding an "Optus issue".

A low angle shot of the front of an Optus store sign.

Emails to the Department of Communications indicated the suspected cause of the outage was related to the "Regency Park exchange", which has since been confirmed by an Optus spokesperson.

"We can confirm that the outage was related to a firewall upgrade of the Regency Park exchange located in South Australia, which is why emergency calls were only impacted in certain states and territories serviced by this exchange."

"Optus advised the Minister's office of this issue and later provided a further update based on the information we had at the time."

Optus Chief Executive Stephen Rue has also blamed the issue on human error.

"That's not an investment issue, that's people not following process."

Yesterday, Optus was hit with a separate $100 million fine for selling products to hundreds of vulnerable customers, including some with a mental disability.

Minister Wells today signalled the company shouldn't "be surprised to hear" they can expect more significant fines.