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- More wild weather for the south east, after Sydney's hottest August day for years
- The Human Rights Commission wants to know more about the death of an indigenous teenager in WA
- Double Paralympic gold for Australia's cyclists
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning that a series of cold fronts will continue to batter the south east of the nation with strong winds and heavy rain.
Severe Weather Warnings for damaging winds are current for Tasmania, as well as parts of Victoria, south-east South Australia, and south-east New South Wales.
Meteorologist Miriam Bradbury says the conditions will continue through to next week.
"Another system is building through the day on Sunday, a very strong cold front that'll whip through Sunday night, going into Monday with widespread damaging winds, possible rain and storms on the way into the early part of next week."
Meanwhile Sydney has recorded its hottest August day since 2012, with temperatures reaching 29.3 degrees Celsius.
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that temperatures will continue to remain abnormally high for the season, with some areas in Queensland even hitting 15 degrees above average.
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The United Nations will vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio over a three-day period, relying on daily eight-hour pauses in fighting between Israel and Hamas.
The campaign targets children under 10 and involves more than 2,100 health workers from UN agencies and the Gaza Ministry of Health, working at hundreds of sites across Gaza and with mobile teams.
The World Health Organization's senior official for the Palestinian territories, Rik Peeperkorn, is calling on both sides of the conflict to honour their commitment to the humanitarian pause in fighting.
“Normally, within four weeks, you do the second round (of vaccines.) When we start this process, we have to finish this process. So the assumption is for W.H.O., UNICEF partners that we of course will do that. We will definitely do the second round as well. Now we need this humanitarian pauses and that has been very clear. There’s an agreement on that. So we expect that all parties will stick to that. Otherwise, indeed it is- it is actually impossible to do a proper campaign because you will not reach, you will definitely not reach your 90 per cent."
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The Human Rights Commission wants to discuss the death of an Indigenous teenager in the Banksia Detention Centre with the State Premier.
The 17-year-old was found unresponsive in his cell just after 10pm on Thursday night.
Officials say he had been in an intensive supervision unit because of concerns for his health, and had been checked by staff ten times in the hours before his death.
There have been 27 attempted suicides at the Banksia Hill centre in the two months and the second person to lose their life in youth detention in the state in less than a year.
Curtin University's Dr Hannah McGlade tells the ABC a significant change is required.
"We think there needs to also be an independent youth justice commissioner appointed who can report directly to the premier who sits outside of justice because they've consistently failed and created such a dangerous environment, especially for Aboriginal children."
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Mark Chavez, one of two doctors charged in Friends actor Matthew Perry's death, appeared in a Los Angeles federal court after agreeing to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors.
Fifty-four year-old, Chavez, confirmed his understanding of the charges and was allowed to remain free on bond, with restrictions including surrendering his passport and not practising as a doctor.
He has also agreed to give up his medical licence.
Chavez signed a plea agreement earlier this month to plead guilty to conspiring to distribute ketamine, though he did not formally enter his plea or discuss the case in court.
Chavez's lawyer, Matthew Binninger, spoke briefly outside the courthouse after the proceedings.
"What we can tell you is that he's incredibly remorseful about what happened, not just because it happened to Matthew Perry, but because it happened to a patient. He is trying to do everything in his power to right the wrong that happened here. ... My client is accepting responsibility. He is doing everything in his power to cooperate to help in this situation, and he's incredibly remorseful."
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Australia has scored two gold medals at the Paralympics in just 15 minutes in the Paris Velodrome.
In his first outing at the Paralympics, Korey Boddington took gold in the men's C-4-5 one-thousand metre time trial.
Shortly after that, para cycling great Emily Petricola successfully defended her Tokyo crown in the C-4 three-thousand metre individual pursuit.
She told Channel Nine it was an incredible feeling.
"It's mainly elation to be honest, because I was so unsure of myself. My body has been really fighting me hard. I've been an MS Flare for the last eight weeks, and I literally can only get on the bike because of the medical support I've received while we've been away."
Meanwhile in the Wheelchair Rugby, the Steelers beat France in a close-fought game 55 to 53.
