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“I am hopeful that with the majorities now that we will be able to get across the finish line,” Scanlan told The Center Square on Thursday, speaking of more legislation on the way to protect women's spaces. “Obviously, this goes beyond sports ... So ideally, I think that the biggest thing would be to federally pass something that says this is what a woman is.” Scanlan a day earlier was part of a panel where U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., announced that Republicans plan to soon introduce legislation to “protect children from transgender medical procedures.” A report from the advocacy group Do No Harm released four weeks before Election Day included documented evidence of such activity being performed on a 7-year-old . “We’ll be introducing the STOP Act soon,” said Marshall . “We are going to use the Commerce Act to punish people who perform any type of surgery, or who use any type of medications on minors.” STOP is an acronym for Safeguarding the Overall Protection of Minors. The panel said that the legislation is an important and necessary step to protect children. Scanlan and Marshall, a host with the American Principles Project, were on the panel alongside U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.; U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill.; Terry Schilling, president of the American Principles Project; and Sarah Parshall Perry, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation. “We all know by now that so-called gender affirming care is anything but caring,” Tuberville said. “It is pure insanity and has caused irreversible damage to countless children. This isn’t about politics, this is about good and evil.” Scanlan is an ambassador for Independent Women's Voice and a former collegiate swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania. Swimming for the Quakers, she and teammates endured being not only on the same team but in the same locker room as a swimmer who for the first three years swam on the men's team. “I was a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania and the administration, the university and the NCAA said , ‘Here's a man who wants to swim on your team, please accept him,’” she explained during the panel. “This entire situation really made all female athletes feel isolated and alone, and like they know where to go.” Scanlan said that it wasn’t just competing that isolated the female athletes. “Eighteen times per week, my teammates and I were forced to undress next to a 6-foot-4, fully-intact male,” Scanlan said. “As a female athlete, this was just something I couldn't even imagine. It was something I never imagined would happen to me when I went off to college.” The STOP Act is one of a few beginnings. U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has proposed legislation seeking to protect women’s spaces on all federal property nationwide. This would include bathrooms, locker rooms and prisons. Scanlan said this shows that public opinion is on the side of her and the panel. “This is really the first time we're seeing more of these people in power stepping up and actually doing the right thing and saying enough is enough” she said. “Now, we are looking at entire teams that are feeling empowered to be able to boycott ... or object to competing against males. It's widespread.” A notable case of that is San Jose State, where Blaire Fleming's participation has led to seven opponents forfeiting rather than playing a women's team that includes a man saying he is a woman. Tuberville and Marshall emphasized they believe the majority of Americans would agree with the proposed legislation. "The American people are sick of this nonsense," Tuberville said . "It’s time we restore some sanity and get common sense back in this country." Scanlan said that while she supports the national legislation Republicans are considering, it is important for states to also continue to pass legislation. “I always remind people who are really excited about having a presidency that we don't know what might happen in four years," she said. "So, of course, it's also important to codify this in states. We are going to continue our efforts. There's still a lot of work to be done, and I don't really see it as a win until we've finished this on the state level.”Australia's prime minister said Sunday he was ready to "engage" with billionaire X owner Elon Musk over his criticism of the government's ban on under-16s joining social media. Anthony Albanese hailed the parliament's Thursday passage of landmark legislation requiring social media firms to take "reasonable steps" to prevent young teens from having accounts. The law, which will come into effect after 12 months, gives few details of how it will be enforced, including how sites like Facebook, Instagram and X will verify users' ages. Musk -- who has been named Donald Trump's government efficiency chief in the incoming US administration -- posted on X last month that the law "seems like a backdoor way to control access to the Internet by all Australians". "We will talk to anyone," Albanese said when asked if he would discuss the legislation with Musk. "With regard to Elon Musk, he has an agenda. He's entitled to push that as the owner of X, formerly known as Twitter," Albanese told Australian public broadcaster ABC. When the interviewer mentioned that Musk was also Trump's "right-hand man", the prime minister replied: "We will engage, we will engage." Social media firms that fail to comply with the new law face fines of up to Aus$50 million (US$32.5 million) for "systemic breaches". Musk's platform in October lost a legal bid to avoid a US$417,000 fine levelled by Australia's online watchdog, which has accused X of failing to stamp out harmful posts. The government will decide over the next 12 months how to implement the ban, Albanese said, insisting, however, that it would not require people to provide identification. "The obligation will be on social media companies to do everything they can to make sure that those people under 16 don't have access to social media," the prime minister said. "We know that social media companies have more information about you and I than some of our friends do," he added. "We know that they are able to do that, and the obligation will be on them." Albanese said he was "determined" to implement the legislation. "I've met parents who have had to bury their children as a result of the impact that social media has had as a result of bullying, and we need to do something about it," he said. Several social media giants have promised to work with the government on implementing the law. But they have also criticised the legislation, saying it was "rushed", full of unanswered questions, and did not take into account the views of experts who opposed it. The UN children's charity UNICEF Australia warned this week that the law was no "silver bullet" against online harm and could push kids into "covert and unregulated" spaces online. djw/mp/cwlTasmania Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. Scientists and crew aboard a recent RV Investigator voyage through south-east Australian waters might have expected a creeping sense of isolation during their month-long mission to sea. But the truth is, they were never alone. Researchers shared the 6000km round trip with seabirds hitching a ride on the ship’s structures, and a rogue, four-kilogram octopus found lounging on the vessel’s back deck. Map of the 2024 CSIRO South-East Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey voyage route. In between tallying the Investigator’s salty stowaways, marine biologists employed the latest technology to uncover a treasure trove of empirical riches both above and below the waves. Voyage chief scientist, Dr Rich Little, said the third of four CSIRO South-East Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey journeys – which finished in Hobart on 12 December - had collected invaluable new information for what he described as a foundational study of global ocean health. CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator. Reporting that the majority of the trip’s weather conditions had been “beautiful” for marine research, Dr Little said the data collated by his team would keep scientific analysts busy for years. “We cracked the survey’s 380 species mark on this voyage, which included about 10 new species, which was exciting,” Dr Little said. “We also saw a lot more species like pink snapper come up, as well as blue mackerel and small pelagics, and we saw a greater diversity of phytoplankton that the fish are eating. “The water was very warm, and we were able to take temperature measurements in some of the really big whirlpools and eddies that were coming down. “The water we sampled was at least three degrees higher than the long-term average ... but which is consistent with temperatures over the last two or three years. “We also conducted our first night trawl on this voyage, as an experiment for when we do that again in June when it will be a lot darker. “No other oceanographic study of the ecosystem has covered as much ground as intensively as we have, and it has really set the standard for these types of surveys.” While many of her research colleagues spent the trip in wet labs analysing fresh specimens brought aboard via trawl net, Dr Candice Untiedt kept her gaze aimed squarely on the ocean floor. Recovering the CTD instrument onto RV Investigator during the CSIRO South-East Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey voyage in 2024. Using a high-definition camera towed deep behind the moving vessel, and second camera system attached to trawl net, Dr Untiedt captured still and video imagery of the diverse habitats at the bottom of the ocean and the unique fauna that live within them. “We get the opportunity to look at the habitats inside Australian marine parks and other areas closed to fishing ... to see the behaviour of animals,” she said. “The cameras offer a really unique perspective of what these animals look like underwater, because they often don’t look the same when they come up. “So this technology is particularly cool for taxonomists to have a look at what the fishes look like underwater, and where they live. A 4.4kg octopus on back deck of the CSIRO research vessel Investigator. “But there’s never a voyage where we don’t find something exciting, and this time we had the opportunity to look inside Horseshoe Canyon, off Gippsland. “The whole of the south east seafloor is covered in canyons, and in Horseshoe Canyon we found a really dense aggregation of stalked crinoids, which look like flowers, and are a very old species found in the fossil records from 480 million years ago.” Dr Untiedt said the Investigator had additional advanced cameras operating above the waterline, with a system called Jonathan engaged in the real-time detection of sea birds. A lobster larvae specimen taken during the CSIRO South-East Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey voyage in 2024. Carrier crab specimens taken during the CSIRO South-East Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey voyage in 2024. The marine researcher described her involvement on the four-voyage ocean survey as a “once in a career opportunity”, and one that she felt privileged to belong to. “It’s been amazing to work as part of this team and build on legacy data from 30 years ago to untangle all these really wicked problems the world faces,” she said. Dr Little said the scientific mission’s purpose was to cover the same section of ocean as a similar survey undertaken 30 years ago, and compare the respective data sets for evidence of change in marine habitats or species. “And then ask ‘is this climate change, or is it something else like bottom contact fishing’,” he said. “Or is it both, and then try to untangle the effects of each of those on fish and the bottom community.” duncan.abey@news.com.au More Coverage CSIRO harnesses power of AI and DNA tech in upcoming voyage Tia Ewen Barnacle covered gliders uncover invisible parts of Southern Ocean Tia Ewen Originally published as RV Investigator arrives to Hobart after comprehensive voyage across South-East Australia Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? 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NSW Premier Chris Minns visited the latest meeting of the Autism Community Network's Autistic Adults Social Club at Club Rivers last week. or signup to continue reading The ACN Autistic Adults Social Club is held the first Monday of the Month for autistic individuals aged 16 and over. The club has attendees up to the age of around 40, as well as carers, parents, siblings or support workers present for those wanting them in attendance, or requiring support. "Everyone is welcomed and we ask if there have been any birthdays throughout the month," ACN ceo Vanessa Gauci said. "We celebrate birthdays every month as many of our autistic individuals have been excluded from birthday parties, not invited, or have not had a birthday party with friends, so we make them feel special. They are then asked if they would like to share anything from their birthday, if not that's okay. "We then ask if anyone else would like to share something. It's a great way to start a conversation and build confidence." Ms Gauci said since the Autistic Adults Social Club started in March, 2023 it has met incredible demand and as a result is expanding its activities and starting more groups in the local government area. The Premier's visit caps off a year of transformation for ACN. ACN Chairperson, Frances Wade said in the organisation's annual report, "As a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing peer-to-peer support groups, activities and support to autistic individuals and their families, ACN has faced and overcome significant challenges and celebrated significant achievements. "In the past year ACN has broadened its impact, touching more lives than ever. Our programs have experienced high levels of participation and our community has become more connected and resilient through focused engagement." Covering Georges River Council, Bayside Council and general news. For news tips contact me at jgainsford@theleader.com.au Covering Georges River Council, Bayside Council and general news. For news tips contact me at jgainsford@theleader.com.au
MILAN — Shoppers laden with bags from Fendi, Loewe, Prada and other designer labels clog the narrow sidewalks of Milan's swankiest shopping street, bringing joy to the purveyors of high-end luxury goods this, and every, holiday season. There's even more to celebrate this year: a commercial real estate company crowned Via MonteNapoleone as the world's most expensive retail destination, displacing New York's Fifth Avenue. The latest version of American firm Cushman & Wakefield's annual global index, which ranks shopping areas based on the rent prices they command, is a sign of Via MonteNapoleone's desirability as an address for luxury ready-to-wear, jewelry and even pastry brands. A man walks past a shop Dec. 12 in Monte Napoleone street in Milan, Italy. The average rent on the Milan street surged to $2,047 per square foot, compared with $2,000 per square foot on an 11-block stretch of upper Fifth Avenue. Via MonteNapoleone's small size — less than a quarter-mile long — and walking distance to services and top cultural sites are among the street's key advantages, according to Guglielmo Miani, president of the MonteNapoleone District association. "Not everything can fit, which is a benefit," since the limited space makes the street even more exclusive and dynamic, said Miani, whose group also represents businesses on the intersecting side streets that together with Via MonteNapoleone form an area known as Milan's Fashion Quadrilateral. Women look a shop Dec. 12 in Monte Napoleone street in Milan, Italy. The biggest brands on the street make 50 million euros to 100 million euros in annual sales, Miani said, which goes a long way to paying the rent. Tiffany & Co. is preparing to take up residence on Via Montenapoleone, and longtime tenant Fendi is expanding. The MonteNapoleone District says 11 million people visited the area this year through November, but there's no way to say how many were big spenders vs. window shoppers. The average shopper on Via MonteNapoleone spent 2,500 euros per purchase between August and November — the highest average receipt in the world, according to the tax-free shopping firm Global Blue. The street is a magnet for holiday shoppers who arrive in Maseratis, Porsches and even Ferraris, the sports car's limited trunk space notwithstanding. A mannequin is seen Dec. 12 in a shop in Monte Napoleone street in Milan, Italy. Lights twinkle overhead, boutique windows feature mannequins engaged in warm scenes of holiday fun, and passersby snap photos of expertly decorated cakes in pastry shop displays. A visitor from China, Chen Xinghan, waited for a taxi with a half-dozen shopping bags lined up next to him on the sidewalk. He said he paid half the price for a luxury Fendi coat that he purchased in Milan than he would have at home. "I got a lot," Chen acknowledged. "It's a fantastic place, a good place for shopping." A man waits for a taxi Dec. 12 in Monte Napoleon street in Milan, Italy. A few store windows down, Franca Da Rold, who was visiting Milan from Belluno, an Italian city in the Dolomites mountain range, marveled at a chunky, yardslong knit scarf priced at 980 euros. "I could knit that in one hour, using 12-gauge knitting needles as thick as my fingers, and thick wool. Maximum two hours," Da Rold said, but acknowledged the brand appeal. Buildings are decorated Dec. 12 in Monte Napoleone street in Milan, Italy. Despite upper Fifth Avenue getting bumped to the No. 2 spot on the Cushman & Wakefield list, the organization that serves as the Manhattan street's guardian and chief promoter had praise for MonteNapoleone's achievement. "Milan's investment in its public realm is paying off, which is a win for their shoppers, businesses and city as a whole," said Madelyn Wils, interim president of the Fifth Avenue Association. She also expressed confidence that with new investments and a record year for sales on Fifth Avenue, "we'll be back on top in no time." The holiday season feels a little less jolly considering the amount of waste generated by gift-giving. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates the amount of household garbage in the U.S. increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year's. After the decorations come down, all that waste heads to landfills, producing a significant contributor to climate change: methane gas. "Greening" the holidays is essential, and one simple tip is to think more about how sustainable the materials are in your decorations, decor, and, of course, gifts. Instead of plastics, you could opt for items that can be reused, are made of renewable materials or natural fibers that boast a smaller environmental impact in both production and durability. Due to consumers' desires for more eco-friendly goods, sustainable materials are among the biggest trends in home decor. Fortunately, there are plenty of affordable—and earth-conscious—home goods that make perfect holiday gifts. Made Trade rounded up a list of sustainable home decor trends in 2025 that offer dozens of creative options for holiday gift-giving. Each trend includes examples of great gifts for the home and advice for ensuring items are sustainably produced or can help create a more eco-friendly space. In the depths of winter's gray days, it's a real gift to see a little green, which is why indoor gardening gifts are a wonderful idea. Not only are they eco-friendly and promote sustainability—the more food you can grow yourself, the less you have to buy—they also foster an appreciation of nature and bring the natural world indoors to enjoy. Sprouting kits and microgreens require minimal amounts of space and sunlight, but a sunny, south-facing window will permit a small herb garden or leafy greens for salads. If you're not sure what kind of light your recipient has access to, go with gifting indoor grow lamps along with the plants, or pick a hardy, low-water houseplant—some can act as natural air purifiers too. When buying gifts for the home, consider what materials the items are made from and how far away they come from—not only are natural materials like rattan, jute, palm leaves, clay, organic cotton and linen, and ceramics more sustainable, but if they are being used by a local craftsperson, gifters are also saving on fossil fuels for the transportation. Plus, you're helping the local economy by supporting local craftspeople, so it's a win-win. Natural fiber pillows, sheets, blankets, and even doormats offer comfort and consideration of the environment. The most sustainable and eco-friendly gift is one you already have, so get creative about reusing materials already in or around your home (raid the recycling bin, find nice pieces of wood outside, wash out and reuse glass jars) to fashion them into new, thoughtful goods. Similarly, think vintage and secondhand—what items can you give a second life to by passing them along to someone who will find new meaning in them? Some of the most thoughtful gifts are small heirlooms—pieces of jewelry or a beloved ceramic dish—passed along to the next generation that will appreciate them. Green technology offers ways to reduce our carbon footprint in everyday life, and smart thermostats, solar lights, smart sprinklers, and smart plugs all make great gifts, saving people money and conserving our valuable resources. For those looking into home renovations or updating decor, try a new light fixture paired with smart blubs, or a new window treatment with smart shades. Even something as simple as a rain barrel can reduce energy use—and while the technology for that isn't very sophisticated, it certainly is, like composting, "smart." Integrated outdoor living is the ultimate gift, allowing us to bring the natural world into our homes. However, doing so sustainably takes a little more effort than simply leaving the doors to the deck open all the time. First, find eco-friendly and sustainable outdoor furniture, perhaps thrifting it or buying it used and fixing it up for a one-of-a-kind gift. If you can't go secondhand, choose furniture made of sustainable materials such as reclaimed wood, recycled plastic (great for outdoor rugs), or bamboo. For smaller gifts, consider solar lights, a water feature that recycles water, a rain barrel, or even a set of handmade wind chimes made from seashells. Story editing by Carren Jao. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Clarese Moller. This story originally appeared on Made Trade and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.None‘Authentic’ Jeremy Clarkson tops polls in disaffected, desperate UK
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