By Soaliha Iqbal
Dear reader, you might have wondered why this column was absent last week. The truth is, I was away at a chestnut farm in NSW’s Blue Mountains, relieved to find the property had no reception.
Now, I am once again plagued by constant internet access. Though, in some ways, this week’s dire news cycle has brought me relief: finally, the illegally detained flotilla activists — 11 of which are Australian — are getting the media coverage they deserve. Even though it’s frustrating that this is only the case because of outrageous and harrowing footage shared of Israel’s abuse.
The big stories have varied, from continued outrage at the Albanese government’s new budget (from both ends of the political spectrum), to not enough outrage about the multiple stories of violence against women that broke. In the last seven days, a Brisbane GP was charged with 148 counts of sexual assault, a Sydney GP was charged after allegedly assaulting four female patients, a Sydney man is in custody after allegedly killing his wife and two children, and a Sunshine Coast massage therapist pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female client.
And, between all these harrowing news stories, were others that were lost in the ether.
Here are some that you might have missed.
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