MELBOURNE, Australia — Airbus will offer its H145M helicopter on July 11 for Australia’s special operations support helicopter program, the company’s Australia Pacific managing director confirmed Thursday.
“We’re excited to have the opportunity to present the H145M as part of [Project] Land 2097 Phase 4,” Andrew Mathewson said. “We have a fantastic opportunity to offer an aircraft which has a family heritage of over 5 million flight hours of operations.” https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2020/07/02/airbus-reveals-h145m-bid-plan-for-australian-special-forces-helo-competition/
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If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of Aussies whose job has just been cut or you’re struggling to find work in the COVID economy, the prospects of battling it out for one of the few job postings on Seek or LinkedIn might seem daunting.
Australia’s unemployment rate sits at 7.1 per cent. In May, a staggering 227,700 jobs were axed, off the back of 600,000 the month before. With so many people out of work, the job market looks dire. Read more: https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2020/07/all-the-companies-hiring-in-australia-jobs-available-linkedin/ Japan seeks to expand cooperation in sharing defense intelligence with partners such as India, Australia and the U.K., broadening the scope of its state secrets law to include exchanges with countries beyond the U.S.
The expansion came in last month's revision of standards for the legislation, which already covers Washington, Tokyo's closest ally. The law -- enacted in 2014 amid controversy -- sets penalties of up to 10 years in prison for leaking secrets deemed to risk "causing severe damage to Japan's national security," covering areas such as defense, diplomacy and counterterrorism. Read more: https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Japan-deepens-intelligence-sharing-with-India-Australia-and-UK Experts estimate there are up to 400 trans and gender-diverse people in prison cells around Australia right now.
They are often assessed and housed inappropriately, which can mean they are placed in areas they're not safe in, such as trans women being held in men's prisons. It's a dangerous situation for many and research suggests trans prisoners are more likely to be physically and sexually assaulted and verbally harassed by other inmates or staff. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-03/why-are-transgender-women-jailed-in-mens-prisons-in-australia/12416562 |
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