1. A Danish television show, Blachman, has come under fire worldwide for its sexism and humiliation of women. The ‘concept’ of the show involves silent, naked women entering a darkened studio – and then being judged by men seated on couches in front of them. Thomas Blachman, the host of the show – who was also a judge on the Danish version of X-factor – called the concept “genius”.
2. Billionaire Clive Palmer, who recently announced his intentions to run for federal parliament and become Australia’s next Prime Minister, has told News Ltd, “I get ridiculed all the time (about my political ambitions)”. Palmer reportedly said that billionaires are oppressed in Australia.
3. In an interview with Fairfax, Tony Abbott has restated his strong opposition to marriage equality. The Opposition leader said, “It will ultimately be a matter for the post-election party room if it comes up, but I am strongly opposed to any change and I imagine that a strong majority in the Coalition party room will remain opposed to any change.”
4. The Queensland government is proposing radical new legislation that will require state residents to register their tattoos with the Government. The proposal would be part of an attempt to crack down on bikie gangs, which reportedly use tattoo parlors as fronts for money laundering headquarters.
5. The London Telegraph has reported on the story of a 10-year-old girl in Egypt, who won the opportunity to read a poem to the country’s Education Minister. On the day, Habiba Yahya Abdulmoneim read a poem by her father, which was a brutal denunciation of Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood.
6. A 13-year-old boy in the UK has admitted to slashing the throat of a 14-year-old boy, after the two friends had a fight about playing Xbox games, News Ltd reports. The 14-year-old survived the attack. The younger boy will be sentenced later this month.
7. Apparently the various combinations of drugs regularly prescribed to elderly people may be speeding up the ageing process, experts have warned. Fairfax reports that over-medication is increasing, with one analysis finding that 60 per cent of elderly people were being given potentially dangerous combinations of drugs.
8. Protesters outside a Boston mortuary booed the hearse of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, as the body was transported to a local funeral home. News Ltd reports that Peter Stefan, the owner of Graham Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, said all people deserved a ‘dignified burial service’.
Top Comments
That law about registering tattoos is a disgusting abuse of power! It should not be allowed. I agree that violent people or sex offenders (after convictions) should be and are possibly already registered, given they are often identified by them. But this should only happen after the fact and not before hand.
I was dumbfounded to say the least regarding tattoos in Queensland I for one would never ever register my tattoos with anyone. Who the hell do they think they are? Is this a police state? Surely this is against tour basic human rights.