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One young woman's plight to recover her stolen Airpods

<p>A young woman who tirelessly tracked down her missing Airpods has captured the moment she confronted a Woolies worker who allegedly stole them from her.</p> <p>Juliette Fox shared a video on Sunday that showed her speaking to a Woolworths shift supervisor about the pair of missing earphones.</p> <p>The dramatic video showed Ms Fox telling the employee that she had been tracking her missing earphones via the 'Find My’ iPhone feature and knew they were in the store.</p> <p>Ms Fox said she had been at an arcade earlier that week while visiting friends and family in Melbourne and left her earphones, keys, and phone in her coat pocket next to her. Later the woman discovered the Airpods were missing.</p> <p>She said she then started receiving notifications that her AirPods were being used in a strangers apartment. The notifications and tracking were so specific that Ms Fox knew the apartment building the alleged thief lived in, the train stations the employee had walked in and out of, and where she had gone for dinner.</p> <p>"I've been clicking on this every single day, it became the bane of my existence," she said.</p> <p>"I have the receipts, I knew when you used them. So don't lie to me, don't pretend you didn't have them."</p> <p>Ms Fox said she had tried to recover her earphones from the couple's apartment but was unable to gain access so left her name and phone number with the doorman.</p> <p>However, being dedicated to the mission ,Ms Fox decided to take matters into her own hands and confronted the Woolworths employee at the store.</p> <p>"I know the AirPods are still here," she told the employee.</p> <p>"So you're either going to give them to me or I'm going to go back to the cop station."</p> <p>"You can look but I don't have it," the employee told her.</p> <p>Ms Fox then showed the employee her tracking notifications that alerted her the AirPods had recently been used in the store and the employee called her partner.</p> <p>"That lady whose the AirPods are, she's here," the employee said.</p> <p>"You know how you can track it? She tracked it."</p> <p>The employee ended the phone call and told Ms Fox that her partner had put the AirPods in her work bag, blaming him for making the situation "so messy".</p> <p>She then told Ms Fox that she would go look for the AirPods.</p> <p>"I don't know where he put it but if you want to go, I'm happy, you can go."</p> <p>"No, I want my AirPods," Ms Fox said, as the employee walked away.</p> <p>Luckily the employee was able to find the AirPods and return them to the rightful owner. </p> <p>Commenters were left shocked by the employee's dismissive behaviour and alleged she intentionally stole them.</p> <p><em>Image: TikTok</em></p>

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Pauline Hanson breaks down on Alan Jones’ show: “Give me an opportunity to keep fighting”

<p>One Nation leader Pauline Hanson broke down in tears on Alan Jones’ morning radio show during a discussion about the plight of dairy farmers in Australia. </p> <p>The politician spoke about her fight to introduce a code of conduct so dairy farmers are given a guarantee for farmgate price for their milk. </p> <p>Senator Hanson has gotten the support of Labor and various crossbench senators, but was still opposed by the Coalition and independent politician Cory Bernardi.</p> <p>Hanson had an emotional moment during the show where she broke down in tears. </p> <p>"Give me an opportunity to keep fighting," she told Jones on 2GB.</p> <p>"I don't want these farmers to give up."</p> <p>Jones went on to speak about Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s comments about farmers on Thursday.</p> <p>When Senator Hanson began to talk again, Jones interrupted and urged her to “go and have a rest”. </p> <p>"She's worn out, as are the farmers."</p> <p>Jones also choked back tears on Tuesday during his Sky News show. </p> <p>He criticised the Prime Minister for his handling of the drought. </p> <p>"I begged him to provide food, water and freight so farmers wouldn't have to send their breeding stock to slaughter. He just didn't understand," Jones said.</p> <p>"Canberra had better start understanding the gravity of the situation it's not addressing.</p> <p>"There must be a moratorium on bank debt. There must be help with water and electricity. Where things stand politically today is this: drought and the farmer are now a massive political issue."</p> <p>On Friday morning, Jones suggested Mr Morrison was referring to himself when he described people being “panicked” about the drought. </p> <p>"I mean, a lot of people are running around at the moment getting all panicked and wanting crisis measures," the Prime Minister told 2SM on Thursday. </p> <p>"Well, no, look, we just need to keep our heads, keep our discipline, not go and blow the Budget."</p>

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“He is conscious”: Turning point in Michael Schumacher's sad plight

<p>Formula One star Michael Schumacher is said to be “conscious” after undergoing stem-cell treatment in Paris, France, a French newspaper has reported. </p> <p>The <em>Le Parisien </em>revealed earlier this week the seven-time world champion had been admitted to Georges-Pompidou hospital for a complex treatment involving the transfusions of inflammation-reducing stem cells. </p> <p>The cardiac surgeon who carried out the complex operation, Professor Philippe Menasche is also the same doctor who performed the world’s first embryonic cell transplant on a patient with heart failure in just 2014. </p> <p>“He is in my area. And I can assure you that he is conscious,” a source told the French newspaper. </p> <p>The 50-year-old German was left with severe brain damage in 2013 after suffering an accident while skiing. </p> <p>The Formula One legend has since been recovering at his family home in Lausanne and while his family has kept his condition as private as possible, new details have come to light about the trip to Paris. </p> <p>An Italian newspaper <em>La Repubblica </em>quoted biology professor Angelo Vescovi who claimed to have been “contacted by a person who knew Schumacher’s family”. </p> <p>“They asked if something could be done (for Schumacher). At that time, we had made an attempt to inject the same cells we use for multiple sclerosis into the brain of a boy in a coma with quite good results,” he said. </p> <p>“At the moment, we can only make assumptions about what they are doing in Paris.”</p> <p>The <em>Le Parisien</em> reports the Ferrari and Mercedes driver has an estimate of 10 security guards watching over him at the hospital. </p> <p>The family said on the star’s 50th birthday that they were “doing everything humanly possible" and “that he is in the very best of hands”. </p> <p>The manager of Schumacher, Nick Fry, spoke about his accident in his new book<em> Survive. Drive. Win</em>. where he wrote: “Corinna (Schumacher’s wife) and the family have kept a very tight control on information about his condition and his treatment which, I think, is a pity.</p> <p>“There are millions of people out there who have a genuine affection for Michael, and that’s not just his fans in Germany or fans of Mercedes Benz.</p> <p>“He has sustained an injury while skiing, which unfortunately happens to ordinary people every year. Families of those in recovery generally react better if they know other people are in the same boat.</p> <p>“I am sure that techniques and therapies have been developed and tried (with Schumacher) over the last few years that may well help others.</p> <p>“It would be helpful for his family to share how they have dealt with this challenge.”</p> <p> </p>

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“I have nothing”: Waleed Aly lost for words over father’s plight

<p>Only a few short hours after a man discovered his wife had been arrested overseas, he appeared on<em><span> </span>The Project</em><span> </span>and left panellists speechless after sharing his plight.</p> <p>Featuring on Monday night’s episode of<span> </span><em>Four Corners</em>, Sadam Abudusalamu shed light on the distressing situation the Uyghur people are currently facing.</p> <p>The ethnic group of Turkic-speaking Muslims are dealing with persecution by the Chinese government as the institution has been accused of ethnic cleansing.</p> <p>Mr Adudusalamu has not seen his wife Nadila in two years as she’s been unable to leave the Xinjiang province, where the largest population of Uyghurs live. Due to this reason, he has never met his two-year-old son Lufty.</p> <p>Shortly after the<span> </span><em>Four Corners</em><span> </span>episode went to air, Nadila was arrested and the devastated husband sat down with <em>The Project</em><span> </span>to plead for her freedom.</p> <p>“To be honest I don’t know what to say now – I told ABC this is going to happen, and it’s exactly happening because I am speaking out,” Mr Abudusalamu said on Tuesday evening.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">A two-year-old Australian boy is caught in the middle of a human rights atrocity unfolding in China right now. His Australian dad wants him home but China won’t let him leave. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheProjectTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheProjectTV</a> <a href="https://t.co/IPlw7WygsZ">pic.twitter.com/IPlw7WygsZ</a></p> — The Project (@theprojecttv) <a href="https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/1151066906754895873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">16 July 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“(At) 3:30 (pm) Sydney time they just took my wife, and two-year-old baby, I don’t know where he is now … she just sent me a message (saying) police just called me, if I can’t come out, please take care of yourself.”</p> <p>This prompted Waleed Aly to ask him whether he was comfortable opening up, due to the evident distress he was facing.</p> <p>“Sadam, do you feel like you shouldn’t be talking to us?” asked Aly.</p> <p>“No, I have to speak out, I’ve got nothing to lose anymore. Even if I don’t speak out nothing is going to change, so I have to speak out,” Mr Abudusalamu responded.</p> <p>“I just can’t imagine how hard it is, not having ever seen your son let alone now not even knowing where he is,” added Carrie Bickmore.</p> <p>The young father placed blame on the Australian government, saying they refuse to help due to trade interests with China and said he felt like “being a Muslim is a crime at the moment.”</p> <p>“I’m living in Australia but feel like I’m under Chinese government pressure,” he said.</p> <p>As the interview came to a close, Aly acknowledged that he didn’t have any words after hearing Mr Abudusalamu’s struggles.</p> <p>“Sadam Abudusalamu, I don’t know, ordinarily I try to find something I could say to console you. I have nothing,” said Aly.</p> <p>“There’s nothing I can say at this point except that we’re watching, we will watch with interest, I hope that it turns out in a way that’s far from the worst of the possibilities.</p> <p>“I commend you on your bravery for speaking up and thank you very much for speaking to us tonight.”</p>

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Why are we so moved by the plight of the Notre Dame?

<p>Scrolling through news of the Notre Dame fire on social media feeds was like watching a real-time archive of grief in the making, as people expressed their dismay and sorrow at the damage wrought.</p> <p>Why is it that some heritage places publicly elicit more emotions than others? There is no simple answer to this question. But the outpouring of grief for Notre Dame is not simply because it is a beautiful gothic cathedral, or because it is more important than other places.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Extremely heartbreaking 💔<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Notre_dame_de_Paris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Notre_dame_de_Paris</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vro3m29tMA">pic.twitter.com/Vro3m29tMA</a></p> — Selena🥀 (@SelenaVogue_) <a href="https://twitter.com/SelenaVogue_/status/1118035100883726337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>For starters, some heritage places may seem more symbolically important than others because we know more about them, through history, tourism or a personal connections.</p> <p>They are destinations; as leisure travel has given rise to tourism, they have been transformed by millions of visitors, with their visibility only increased by photos shared on social media. Notre Dame has become an icon, easily recognised by many people as representative of human culture, its meaning surpassing, in some ways, its material self.</p> <p>Many of us will bring memories of visiting the cathedral and our understanding of its significance to the images of Notre Dame on fire, which might explain why we feel so strongly about the destruction of this heritage. As Roland Barthes explained in his influential photographic text <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/497164.Camera_Lucida"><em>Camera Lucida</em></a>, we interpret images according to political, social and cultural norms.</p> <p>Knowing that Notre Dame survived two world wars, the French Revolution and the Paris Commune, as well as Nazi occupation and Hitler’s intention to raze it to the ground, may also change our perspective and feelings about this place.</p> <p>As somewhere that has been included in many works of literature and cinema – most notably in Victor Hugo’s <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30597.The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame"><em>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</em></a> and the Disney film adaptation – Notre Dame was already part of the heritage of humankind.</p> <p>This can help explain why some places only gain attention in moments of destruction or iconoclasm (the destruction of image due to political and religious reasons) rather than as an icon.</p> <p>In 2001, for example, the Taliban regime blew up two of the tallest representations of Buddha in the Bamiyan Valley, in Afghanistan. The lack of media circulation regarding this destruction, compared to what we witnessed today, suggests we know the statues of the Buddhas more through their destruction rather than a shared history and values we have attached to them – in the Western world at least.</p> <p>We should be conscious that all heritage places deserve the same attention, regardless of their “instagrammability”.</p> <p>As <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGf8r2JSeuw">we have seen</a>, people sang and prayed in front of Notre Dame, while parts of the roof and the spire of cathedral fell to their death. Although it is difficult to measure the emotional impact from the loss of a monument by fire, it is nevertheless quite real.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/115555/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /><!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. More info: http://theconversation.com/republishing-guidelines --></p> <p><em>Written by <span>Jose Antonio Gonzalez Zarandona, Associate Research Fellow, Heritage Destruction Specialist, Deakin University and Cristina Garduño Freeman, Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage (ACAHUCH), University of Melbourne</span>. Republished with permission of </em><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-are-we-so-moved-by-the-plight-of-the-notre-dame-115555"><em>The Conversation</em></a><em>. </em></p>

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The homelessness plight of older Australians

<p>After the break-up of her 36-year marriage, Kay Dolman found herself homeless after a car accident and rising rent costs. Ms Dolman had been a full-time mother of three, was low skilled and had no superannuation to support her.</p> <p>"It was nobody's fault," Ms Dolman tells The Age, "but I remember thinking that the future was so dismal." </p> <p>Ms Dolman was able to get ahead by house-sitting while she improved her employment skills. But it wasn’t until she got into a subsidised rental arrangement through a women's housing organisation that her life began to really improve.</p> <p>"Being in affordable housing took so much pressure off me," she says. </p> <p>These days her casual employment and pension means that Ms Dolman has a car, some superannuation and is able to enjoy spending time on her own hobbies.</p> <p>"I'm turning 69 this year, I see that I have a life ahead of me," she says. "I've come from feeling a victim to feeling empowered."</p> <p>Hoping to investigate some solutions, the Council on the Ageing held a national forum on homelessness in Canberra last week. They noted the genders have very different experiences later in life.</p> <p>"In general, women live longer and have much better mental and physical health, but they are often much less well prepared financially, particularly if they are single,” said Chief Executive of the Council Ian Yates.</p> <p>Men are often better off financially but find it more difficult to maintain wellbeing into old age and are more likely to experience social isolation and mental health issues.</p> <p>With twenty per cent of homeless people aged 55 or older, Yates says governments need to be doing more to support older Australians who could be affected by poverty and homelessness due to financial insecurity.</p> <p>However, there isn’t a one size fits all approach to the situation and Mr Yates said there needed to be more tailored approaches to homelessness and older people. He also said that there were different paths and situations that led to homelessness.</p> <p>One solution suggested by Mr Yates was the idea that governments could try to make it easier for people to "catch up" on their superannuation in later life, as well as a focus on addressing the "appalling lack" of social housing. </p> <p>The government has just created an Ambassador for Mature Age Employment and released a discussion paper outlining the responsibilities that state and federal government should take for funding homelessness and housing services. </p> <p>The paper revealed many Australians were finding it difficult to afford safe and secure housing options, that public housing was "not sustainable" in its current format, and that homelessness services were being put under pressure. </p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2015/07/worlds-most-liveable-cities/">The world's most liveable cities revealed</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2015/07/selfie-for-payments/">You'll soon be able to pay for things with a selfie</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/news/news/2015/07/cash-dead-in-decade/">Will cash be dead in a decade?</a></strong></em></span></p>

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