International Items
A few interesting stories internationally
- News.com.au reports that the man accussed of starting one of the Victorian fires was a volunteer member of a country fire brigade, whose members cheated death fighting the bushfire. Sadly this is not a big surprise.
- Saudia Arabia appoints its first female Minister. Of course they still can’t vote!
- A major Australian ISP compares the Australian Government’s plan to filter the Internet, to China’s filter.
- News of the World reveals that the (then)12 year old boy who fathered a daughter with a (then) 14 year old may not be the father as the other also was sharing her bed with a (then) 14 year old, and up to six other boys!
- See this video below of a passenger going hysterical because she missed her flight. Details in this story.