Katherine Bennell-Pegg is the first person to become a qualified astronaut under the Australian flag. 🇦🇺🚀\

She graduated from European Space Agency on Monday with her wings, next to the Aussie flag on her shoulder.

Learn about Australia’s space sector: ow.ly/5ejB50RmIsW

Australian Space Agency

Once again: mental health issues are not the reason you (allegedly) assault a woman.

Also: he's THIRTY.

The court has extended the injunction til 10 May when the next hearing will take place.

X's counsel Marcus Hoyne says X has obtained an affidavit from Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel that the videos should be available.

Fascinating announcement given the events of the last fortnight in Sydney - the Australian Government joins Canada, France, Japan, NZ, the UK and the USA on Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)'s Independent Advisory Committee.
GIFCT's Operating Board is made up of X, Meta, Microsoft and YouTube.

Unfolding now in Sydney - abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

I wish someone would at the National Press Club would ask the AFP Commissioner about the chilling effect of the pseudonymous 'Thomas Carrick' case, where a 13-year-old child with autism was targeted and further radicalised in an AFP operation. theguardian.com/australia-news…

LIVE: ASIO, AFP respond to X chairman Elon Musk, issues social media war... youtube.com/live/ysi1aIY4N… via YouTube

Also wrote an explainer. theguardian.com/australia-news…

So eSafety says X has until tonight (~8ish) to comply with the interim court order (still not clear if it has/is/will). No set court dates but the order expires tomorrow at 5pm unless there's a hearing before then. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Here's the latest on it all. theguardian.com/australia-news…

The graphic and violent content that eSafety wanted removed is still circulating on this platform despite Musk claiming it has complied.

The video in these posts depicts graphic violence.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has criticised X owner Elon Musk for refusing to take down graphic footage of the stabbings in Sydney last week.

skynews.com.au/business/media…

So cool.
Katherine Bennell-Pegg grew up on northern beaches with her feet in the ocean & her head in the stars. Dream was to become an astronaut 👩🏼‍🚀 . Now the engineer and mum of two has made that dream a reality, becoming the first astronaut to graduate under the 🇦🇺 flag. 👩🏼‍🚀

Thinking of the family and loved ones farewelling their beloved mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, friend and colleague today.

A remarkable woman tragically taken far too soon. #BondiJunction

Also background: theguardian.com/australia-news…

Barrister for eSafety confirms the content is being withheld from access in Australia, but is arguing that because it is still accessible to Australian users via a VPN, it isn't considered removed as defined in the OSA

eSafety is seeking to have the posts removed from access for X users, and in interim relief to shield the content from being viewed by people using X (using existing capabilities i.e. notices of tweets violating rules etc as a replacement)

A huge development in the standoff between Musk and eSafety Commissioner.

It is disturbing & disappointing that, 9.5 years after Sydney's Lindt Cafe siege, Australian officials are yet again grappling with significant real-world harm caused by irresponsible sharing of graphic, violent & terrorist content by social media giants. abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…