Monday's news in less time than it takes to drink your coffee.

1. MH17 site dangers

Australian Federal Police have cancelled plans to head to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.

Fighting between pro-Russia separatists and government troops in the area has prevented access to the site.

The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe said last night the operation was too risky to go ahead. “There is fighting going on. We can’t take the risk,” said Alexander Hug, of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) according to the BBC.

Yesterday shelling was reported close to the MH17 crash site.

Earlier the Prime Minister had said that it was a risky mission.

“Frankly, we need to be prepared to take some risks in order to do the right thing by our dead and by their grieving families,” he said, The Australian reports.

2. Asylum seekers flown to Curtin detention centre

The first group of asylum seekers to reach mainland Australia in more than seven months have now arrived at the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia. 157 men, women and children had been detained for three weeks at sea while the Federal Government negotiated a deal with India to take back the asylum seekers. The Guardian reports Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will visit the Curtin detention centre to check on the welfare of the children.

3. Schoolgirl tied up in playground and sexually assaulted

A South Australian school girl has been the subject of such intense bullying and cyber bullying she was tied up in a playground by a hose and sexually assaulted by eight boys reports News Limited.

The boys are yet to be prosecuted. For more read this post here.

4. Teens hide Internet use from parents

A study has revealed 70 percent of children aged between 8 and 17 said their parents did not know about all their internet activities — and that they had tried to disguise their internet use by clearing their browser history or using the private mode.

One-third had tried hiding or deleting files, and 1 in 10 had created extra social media accounts to fool their parents.

The study by cyber security firm McAfee showed that 80 percent of teenagers had witnessed cyber bullying with 40 percent a victim. Fifteen percent admitted doing the bullying.

According to the study published in Fairfax Media, 90 percent said their parents trusted them to make the right decisions online.

5. Gaza conflict

Fighting has resumed in Gaza after Hamas broke a humanitarian ceasefire.

The planned 24-hour truce collapsed after what Israel called “incessant rocket fire” from Palestinian militants.

CNN reports the Israeli Military said in a statement: “Following Hamas’ incessant rocket fire throughout the humanitarian window, which was agreed upon for the welfare of the civilian population in Gaza, the IDF will now resume its aerial, naval and ground activity in the Gaza Strip.”

So far more than 1,000 people have died during the 20-day offensive.

6. Commonwealth Games

Australia has won its first marathon in the Commonwealth Games since 1994 with Michael Shelley winning the race in a time of 2hr 11min 15sec.

Legend Marathon runner Steve Moneghetti ran the last km along side him yelling encouragement. Meanwhile cyclist Stephanie Morton has beaten Anna Meares in the sprint final.

And James Magnussen has won the gold medal in the 100m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

7. Outrage over sperm bank’s ‘rainbow families’ comments

A single woman hoping to use donor sperm from a clinic in Canada has been shocked to be told she can only use sperm, eggs or embryos from her own ethic background.

The Calgary Herald reports the woman was told she was only allowed to use sperm which was “white” like her.

Dr Calvin Greene, the clinic’s administrative director told The Calgary Herald: “I’m not sure that we should be creating rainbow families just because some single woman decides that that’s what she wants”.

“That’s her prerogative, but that’s not her prerogative in our clinic,” he said.

The paper reports the clinic’s website reads: “it is the practice of the Regional Fertility Program not to permit the use of a sperm donor that would result in a future child appearing racially different than the recipient or the recipient’s partner.”

Greene said doctors at the clinic feel “a child of an ethnic background should have the ability to be able to identify with their ethnic roots.”

He added patients should have a “cultural connection” to their donors.

The woman seeking the sperm said there was such a limited pool of candidates that by the time she narrowed down her potential donors to those who met Canadian standards, had a good health history and a compatible blood type, she was left with only 20 or so Caucasian candidates to choose from. Many of them had already been used by several other patients in Calgary including her best friend.

8. Drugs in the workplace

A survey has shown that Australian workers are letting their social lives impact their work, with one in 10 workers going to work still feeling the affects of drug use.

The ADF estimates drugs and alcohol costs businesses $6 billion a year in loss of productivity and absenteeism. It found the 10 percent of Australian workers had gone to work still feeling the effects of drugs, with 7 percent had still been under the influence of drugs in the workplace.

9. Baby dead after falling off bed

An eight-month-old baby girl has died after falling off her parent’s bed. The accident took place in the UK atthe weekend. Police investigated the baby’s death – but ruled it was a “tragic accident.”

10. Shocking pics of Tour de France competitor

Pictures posted by Polish Tour de France competitor Bartosz Huzarski after the 18th stage show just how grueling the competition is.

The photograph on his Facebook page sparked shocked reactions on social media claiming his legs were “unhealthy” and “unnatural.”

But the 33-year-old wrote on his Facebook page it was normal for him and joked he “would never have legs like a Victoria’s Secret model.”

He said: “I did not expect that picture of my legs would cause the confusion it did.

11. Men happier with a smarter wife

A study has shown that younger husbands are the first generation of men not to find more highly educated women ‘threatening’.

The study, by Prof Christine Schwartz, a sociologist at the University of Wisconsin, found that in previous decades marriages where the husband was better qualified and more likely to be the main breadwinner were more likely to last.

But that trend has now gone into reverse with a new generation of men happy for the woman to be the main breadwinner.

The study published in the UK Telegraph claims the increasing participation of women in the workplace was undermining the traditional family were false.

12. Sex offender on the loose in Victoria

Police have warned people not to approach Lumm, who is described as caucasian, 175cm, of solid build with brown eyes and brown hair.

Anyone who sees him should call 000 immediately.

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