Articles for Ms Anderson

Queensland authorities seeking 'further information' as it looks into retirement villa sales
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Queensland authorities seeking 'further information' as it looks into retirement villa sales

ABC  

Queensland authorities are probing the fees residents are charged to sell retirement villas, following an ABC investigation into the multi-billion dollar sector. Queensland's housing department said it would "seek further information" about an arrangement that allows a company related to village operator Living Choice Australia to legally charge a commission. "LCA Sales Pty Ltd is a separate, but related entity …

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Indigenous leader questions prime minister's commitment to Makaratta truth-telling commission
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indigenous leader questions prime minister's commitment to Makaratta truth-telling commission

ABC  

Australia's first Indigenous allyship summit has heard concerns the prime minister is walking back on his commitment to set up an independent Makaratta truth-telling commission. Keynote speaker and Uluru Dialogue co-chair Pat Anderson told the summit Mr Albanese "seemed to walk back his position on Makarrata" at Garma. Ms Anderson said despite Senator McCarthy's comments that the federal government was …

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£300m bill for handouts: Spending on disability benefits for people claiming to have ADHD shoots up 41,000 per cent within a decade
8 months, 1 week ago

£300m bill for handouts: Spending on disability benefits for people claiming to have ADHD shoots up 41,000 per cent within a decade

Daily Mail  

British taxpayers are shelling out an astonishing £292 million a year in disability benefits to people claiming to have ADHD, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Our investigation shows that spending on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder claims has shot up from just £700,000 per year in 2013 – a rise of more than 41,000 per cent. British taxpayers are shelling …

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Family of Alice Springs fatal crash victim speak out after violent fallout
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Family of Alice Springs fatal crash victim speak out after violent fallout

ABC  

In short: Alice Springs is under an emergency declaration triggered after tensions over the death of a young man sparked a riot in the CBD. A young Central Eastern Arrernte leader in Alice Springs is calling for the town's Aboriginal people to take charge of solving the social problems that have engulfed their region. On the basketball court of an …

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Gillian Anderson could become a fully-fledged British citizen after the American X-Files actress has lived in London for more than 20 years
9 months ago

Gillian Anderson could become a fully-fledged British citizen after the American X-Files actress has lived in London for more than 20 years

Daily Mail  

The truth is out there. But maybe not for long as American actress Gillian Anderson, who played Dana Scully in the cult 1990s TV thriller, could be on her way to be becoming a naturalised British citizen. The office in Mark Lane, in the City of London, is appointment-only and also handles other immigration paperwork, so Ms Anderson could merely …

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Gillian Anderson reveals Emily Maitlis declined to meet her despite the actress playing her in Prince Andrew film Scoop
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gillian Anderson reveals Emily Maitlis declined to meet her despite the actress playing her in Prince Andrew film Scoop

Daily Mail  

When acting stars gear up to portray a real-life person they generally spend as much time with them as possible in order to nail down their mannerisms and idiosyncrasies. But Gillian Anderson had to resort to watching hours of Newsnight footage while preparing for her role in Scoop as Emily Maitlis declined to meet her in her person. But Ms …

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Robbins Island wind farm appeal heads to court as activists and community members launch one last attempt
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Robbins Island wind farm appeal heads to court as activists and community members launch one last attempt

ABC  

In short: A protest group has lodged a last-ditch appeal against a wind farm on Robbins Island off Tasmania's north-west. A protest group has lodged a last-ditch appeal against a wind farm on Robbins Island off Tasmania's north-west. "We've been fighting this project for four years, and … we've had a logical argument that this is the most important environmental …

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Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Pat Anderson says advisory body will 'share power' with parliament - and putting it in the constitution means lawmakers will be 'forced to listen' to their demands
1 year, 3 months ago

Indigenous Voice to Parliament: Pat Anderson says advisory body will 'share power' with parliament - and putting it in the constitution means lawmakers will be 'forced to listen' to their demands

Daily Mail  

One of the architects of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament has been called out for claiming the advisory body that would follow a successful 'Yes' vote would 'share power with parliament'. She also dismissed claims the Voice will only be an 'advisory body' saying placing it in the constitution means lawmakers will be 'forced' to listen to their demands. Ms …

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Megan Davis first read the constitution at age 12. Now she wants to change it to give her people a Voice to Parliament
1 year, 5 months ago

Megan Davis first read the constitution at age 12. Now she wants to change it to give her people a Voice to Parliament

ABC  

The small, beige-brick housing commission home sits unobtrusively on a corner block in Eagleby, in south-east Queensland. "I feel emotional, and I feel tired," Ms Davis says. "Megan is tragically obsessed with rugby league," says her friend, Kamilaroi woman, Louise Taylor, who studied alongside Ms Davis at university and is now a magistrate in Canberra. "Giving voice to the voiceless, …

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Alcohol bans are set to be reinstated in Alice Springs. Here's what you need to know
1 year, 10 months ago

Alcohol bans are set to be reinstated in Alice Springs. Here's what you need to know

ABC  

The Northern Territory and federal governments have announced new measures and funding to address surging crime figures in Alice Springs. Both police and the region's peak Aboriginal health service have previously said the abrupt end of Intervention-era alcohol bans in Aboriginal communities and town camps last July are partly to blame for the problem. Intense media attention and political pressure …

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Gillian Anderson and Crown creator Peter Morgan seen together three years after break-up
1 year, 10 months ago

Gillian Anderson and Crown creator Peter Morgan seen together three years after break-up

Daily Mail  

It is a plot twist worthy of the TV dramas she stars in. Actress Gillian Anderson appears to have rekindled her relationship with The Crown creator Peter Morgan. The couple never lived together when they dated, with Ms Anderson once joking: ‘If we did, that would be the end of it.’ Gillian Anderson and The Crown creator Peter Morgan pictured …

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Newcastle mum Mackenzie Anderson: Toddler 'asking for mumma' after her death - as her mum speaks out
2 years, 8 months ago

Newcastle mum Mackenzie Anderson: Toddler 'asking for mumma' after her death - as her mum speaks out

Daily Mail  

A little boy found cowering inside a unit after his mother was allegedly stabbed 20 times and killed is asking for his 'Mumma'. Mackenzie Anderson's mother Tabitha has paid tribute to the 21-year-old after she was found unresponsive outside her unit in Newcastle about 10.40pm on Friday Ms Anderson's mother Tabitha Acret, a dental hygeinist in Newcastle, posted on Instagram …

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Mackenzie Anderson overcame drug addiction before she was stabbed to death in Newcastle
2 years, 8 months ago

Mackenzie Anderson overcame drug addiction before she was stabbed to death in Newcastle

Daily Mail  

A toddler was soaked in his mother's blood at horrific alleged murder scene so grisly it shocked hardened senior cops. Mackenzie Anderson, 21, has died in a brutal alleged stabbing that left her toddler soaked in blood and shocked hardened police and emergency services Mackenzie Anderson's ex-boyfriend Tyrone Thompson was arrested at the scene The young mother posted on social …

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Australians are stranded in Zimbabwe and stuck in quarantine after Omicron travel ban on southern Africa
3 years ago

Australians are stranded in Zimbabwe and stuck in quarantine after Omicron travel ban on southern Africa

ABC  

Australians stranded overseas after the government's snap ban on flights from countries in southern Africa are calling for repatriation flights to be arranged to bring them home. Key points: Australia banned travel from nine countries in southern Africa due to Omicron fears There are no new government-facilitated flights scheduled out of South Africa Australians who rushed back are in hotel …

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Men's shed expert Barry Golding says opening the door to women could ensure sheds' survival
3 years, 1 month ago

Men's shed expert Barry Golding says opening the door to women could ensure sheds' survival

ABC  

When women first started asking if they could join the men's shed in the Victorian town of Ballarat, member Lynton Roberts had a standard response. "It's really about doing stuff for the community," Mr Roberts says, of the shed's purpose. "Thirty per cent of Australians were born in a non-English speaking nation, and I think we have to get better …

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Australian travellers struggle to get refunds for trips impacted by coronavirus. In Britain the money's in the bank
4 years, 1 month ago

Australian travellers struggle to get refunds for trips impacted by coronavirus. In Britain the money's in the bank

ABC  

On opposite sides of the world, two 67-year-old women were gearing up for adventures abroad. Key points: The ACCC has received so many consumer complaints about holiday cancellations it has set up a special taskforce The UK and the EU have legal protections to ensure consumers receive full refunds for cancelled tours Tour operators say they are not hanging on …

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Artist Kirrily Anderson goes to the wall for iconic Chiltern park life in sprawling outdoor mural
4 years, 1 month ago

Artist Kirrily Anderson goes to the wall for iconic Chiltern park life in sprawling outdoor mural

ABC  

As far as Chiltern locals are concerned, growing interest in a large new mural is only natural. Key points: Artist Kirrily Anderson's mural celebrates Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park's biodiversity The mural is part of a state-funded "icon species" grants program The work is attracting positive attention from the community and curious visitors Artist Kirrily Anderson's mammoth mural at Chiltern Park …

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Teachers come home to educate Indigenous kids and face up to new Closing the Gap targets
4 years, 3 months ago

Teachers come home to educate Indigenous kids and face up to new Closing the Gap targets

ABC  

Tammy Anderson has spent most of her life at one school — as a student, teacher and now principal — but after all these years her greatest classroom challenge may still be ahead of her. Key points: The Federal Government has set ambitious new Closing the Gap education targets Nearly 80pc of Indigenous students attend public schools but only 1.3 …

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Senior doctor says aged care still faces surge workforce shortage, as class action launched against Epping Gardens
4 years, 4 months ago

Senior doctor says aged care still faces surge workforce shortage, as class action launched against Epping Gardens

ABC  

A senior geriatrician overseeing the fight against COVID-19 in aged care says the industry still does not have enough staff to respond with a surge workforce if multiple facilities are hit with outbreaks at the same time. Key points: Michael Murray says Victoria still has insufficient surge workforce to replace staff when there are multiple aged care outbreaks Residents and …

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