Lismore locals still homeless, angry and hurting, plus what women are talking about today.

New Zealanders are acknowledging the country's worst mass shooting, three years after an Australian terrorist killed 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques. While there was no commemorative service, at the request of victims' families, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led tributes in parliament.

On the day of the third anniversary, a report was released noting just how prevalent Islamophobia continues to be in Australia. 

The report, led by Dr Derya Iner from Charles Sturt University, surveyed nearly 250 incidents of religious and racial vilification online and offline. It found that Muslim women wearing a hijab were overwhelmingly victims of Islamophobia in Australia.

“Hijabi women, unaccompanied women and women with children are vulnerable; therefore, they are the easiest targets for cowardly perpetrators. Of the 103 victims, 85 per cent were wearing hijab, 48 per cent were alone, 15 per cent were with children and 12 per cent were with other women,” the report said.

“The abusive behaviours towards hijabi Muslim women also reflect intolerance to Muslims' visibility and especially women's expression of faith and difference through the hijab.”

Ultimately the nature of the Christchurch attacks and their white nationalist origins and the impact proved that treating online hate speech and violence as less real is “illusory and unhelpful”. 

As Dr Iner concluded: "Islamophobia is not a 'Muslim' problem but a social cohesion risk," the report recommended. It requires national engagement if Australia is to live up to its multicultural legacy.”

She called for a holistic approach to dealing with racial discrimination and religious vilification that takes into account the severity of virtual networks of hate.

Anna Delvey, or actually Anna Sorokin, the fake German heiress who conned multiple victims, has been released from a New York detention centre.

This morning she was deported from the US after just under a year in custody. She reportedly boarded a flight to Frankfurt on Tuesday morning, a source told the New York Post.

The article also said the woman - whose story inspired Inventing Anna - is “furious” about the deportation, as the 31-year-old still believed she would win her case. 

Overall, Anna ended up swindling new friends and various New York businesses out of US$275,000.

"Find yourself someone who's dedicated to you the way Rachel is dedicated to my Twitter," Anna Delvey wrote in an Instagram rant about Rachel DeLoache Williams. #InventingAnna https://t.co/3cdymfuTlJ

— Mamamia (@Mamamia) February 25, 2022

Rebel Wilson hosted the British Academy Film Awards for the first time this week, and even though she has a legacy of being one of the event's most popular presenters the feedback has been brutal. During the ceremony an image of her flashed across the screens, leading to an unwelcome round of applause, and it’s a moment that highlighted the true nature of the entertainment industry.

And in movie news we’ve all been waiting for, we’ve finally been given a first look at the highly anticipated film adaption of the best-selling novel ‘here the Crawdads Sing, via a Vanity Fair article showing a series of lush photos from the set along with some insider secrets.

Plus filmmaker Jane Campion has been enjoying an extraordinary run with her critically acclaimed movie The Power of the Dog, which is the most Oscar-nominated movie of the year. But when accepting her Critics Choice Award this week she made a comment about Venus and Serena Williams that made headlines and resulted in a difficult conversation.

You can listen to The Spill right here!

I'm coming at you with some distractions today - or should I say... distraktions? Okay, okay, sorry. 

Kardashian K jokes are not kool anymore.

SORRY

I need to direct your attention to this truly incredible recap of Khloe Kardashian's pantry, by the always funny Clare Stephens: 'Is that... an editing fail.' An honest recap of Khloe Kardashian's pantry tour.

It hits so many sweet spots: pantry porn, extremely satisfying organisation and the baffling world and privilege of celebrity. 

I'm obsessed and I just really needed you all to see it.

Now, while we're on the topic of the KarJenners... 

The fam are once again the talk of the town right about now following the release of an extended trailer for their upcoming Disney+ reality show, The Kardashians.

The trailer gives us a glimpse of what to expect, and honestly, it's... identical to the format of E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Pieces-of-camera, following the sisters around and lots of drama.

There were, however, some very interesting glimpses into what storylines we can expect to see when the show is released next month. And yes - it includes all the stuff you would want, from Kravis' PDA to Kim and Pete's relationship origin story.

For a full rundown, you can check out my recap here: "Travis and I want to have a baby." 8 things we learned from The Kardashians trailer.

Katch you later! 😅



Morning friends, if you were on the internet yesterday you might've seen everyone talking about a rather... suggestive purple logo for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s new Women’s Network. 



The logo for the network, which "promotes gender equality and supports members to succeed in their personal professional lives" was heavily roasted on social media for looking rather... ehm, phallic. 

The logo for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C) new Women’s Network, leaves everything to the imagination. #TheProjectTV
Read more: https://t.co/BvHZkWv6qh pic.twitter.com/o7EU3FxlD4

— The Project (@theprojecttv) March 14, 2022

According to news.com.au, the logo has just this morning been taken down amid all the controversy. But it still very much lives on online. 

The logo for the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s (PM&C) “Women’s Network” has been taken down, after it was mocked on social media for its phallic appearance https://t.co/Z8xBWpAYyq

— Samantha Maiden (@samanthamaiden) March 14, 2022

With that out of the way, let's get you across the top five news stories women are talking about this morning, Tuesday March 15. 

1. Mother, two kids die in car fire in Perth.

The bodies of two children and their mother have been found in a burnt out car in Perth.

The West Australian reports gunshots were heard just before the car erupted into flames on Monday at 11:45am.

A homicide investigation is underway after a mother and two children were found dead in a burning car in Perth. pic.twitter.com/0tOsqWOYfu

— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) March 14, 2022

It was confirmed a boy and girl had been found along with their mother in the car’s backseat. 

The area - at a reserve in Coogee - is now the subject of a major homicide investigation.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to make contact with WA police. 

2. Australia seeks legal action against Russia for the downing of MH17.

Australia will seek "justice and accountability" for the victims of downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, launching legal action against Russia over the incident.

The legal proceedings have been made alongside the Netherlands in the International Civil Aviation Organisation, in a bid to bring Russia back to the negotiating table after they walked away from talks in October 2020.

The flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, killing all 298 people onboard, including 38 Australians.

#BREAKING: Australia has initiated legal action against Russia for the downing of Flight MH17, in a ‘major step forward’ in the fight for justice.https://t.co/VFsDnzi5Mw

— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) March 14, 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Russia's refusal to take responsibility over the incident was unacceptable.

"(The) joint action by Australia and the Netherlands is a major step forward in both countries' fight for truth, justice and accountability for this horrific act of violence," he said.

"The Australian government will pursue every available avenue to ensure Russia is held to account so this horrific act never happens again."

As part of the legal action, Australia and the Netherlands are seeking a declaration that Russia broke the international civil aviation convention, also known as the Chicago Convention, and are aiming to bring Russia back to negotiations on compensation over the incident.

3. Woman and baby die after Russia maternity ward bombing.

A pregnant woman who was wounded when a maternity hospital in Ukraine was bombed last week, has died along with her baby. 

The woman, who has not been identified, was photographed being rushed to an ambulance on a stretcher by Associated Press journalists, with the images circulated around the world. 

AP images of a pregnant woman being rushed to an ambulance after Russia bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol where she was meant to give birth shocked the world.
@AP has learned that the woman and her baby have died. https://t.co/tlTUPpbM6r

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 14, 2022

According to the Associated Press, the woman was taken to another hospital where doctors tried to save her. 

Dr. Timur Marin said the woman’s pelvis was crushed and her hip detached. Her baby was delivered via cesarean section but there were "no signs of life".

"More than 30 minutes of resuscitation of the mother didn’t produce results," he said on Saturday. "Both died".

17 people were wounded and three died in the attack which Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy called "an atrocity". 

4. Sixth case of Japanese encephalitis in NSW.

A sixth person has been diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in NSW.

The confirmed case is a man in his 60s from the Balranald area in the Riverina region, who is being treated in a Victorian hospital.

NSW Health is urging the community to stay vigilant and take precautions against mosquito bites.

A sixth person in NSW has been confirmed to have Japanese encephalitis . #9Newshttps://t.co/m72jPi4rue

— 9News Melbourne (@9NewsMelb) March 14, 2022

Several more people in NSW are undergoing further testing for the virus, which is spread by mosquitoes and can infect animals and humans. 

There is no specific treatment for JE, which can cause severe neurological illness, headaches, convulsions and reduced consciousness in some cases.

The best thing people can do to protect themselves and their families against JE is to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

NSW Health recommends:

• Avoid the outdoors, bushland and wetlands at peak mosquito times - dawn and dusk
• Wear long sleeves and pants, socks and shoes
• Use insecticides (e.g. permethrin)
• Use and reapply repellent (e.g. DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus)
• Use mosquito nets for children, and mosquito coils
• Empty and reduce all water-holding containers around your house.

5. Muslim women in veils targeted by racism. 

Most victims of targeted racist abuse towards Muslims in Australia are women wearing a hijab with a majority of the perpetrators being men, new research has found.

The report, released on the third anniversary of the Christchurch massacre in New Zealand which will be marked today, surveyed nearly 250 incidents of religious and racial vilification online and offline from January 2018 to December 2019.

"Hijabi women, unaccompanied women and women with children are vulnerable; therefore, they are the easiest targets for cowardly perpetrators," the report's authors said.

"Of the 103 victims, 85 percent were wearing hijab, 48 percent were alone, 15 percent were with children and 12 percent were with other women".

Muslim women in veils targeted by racism https://t.co/t7gcwW66vg via @canberratimes

— Sofia Rita Belmonte (@Srb1970Rita) March 14, 2022

The authors said nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of physical incidents of abuse took place in public spaces and were committed by men (74 percent).

"The abusive behaviours towards hijabi Muslim women also reflect intolerance to Muslims' visibility and especially women's expression of faith and difference through the hijab," the report said.

That's the top news stories you need to know this morning. We'll update you with more breaking news throughout the day.

- With AAP. 

In the past two weeks, three well known Australians all aged 52 have suffered serious heart attacks, tragically leaving two of those people deceased and the third needing to undergo a life-saving operation.

Is it just a coincidence that Shane Warne, Senator Kimberley Kitching and former AFL player Dean Wallis all suffered similar medical episodes at the same age, or are there things we can learn from their experience about how to look after our heart health?

The Quicky speaks to an expert cardiologist to find out who is most at risk of a heart attack, and what we can all do to protect ourselves and our loved ones as we get older.

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• What women were talking about on Monday.

Feature image: Sunrise/Getty/AAP/AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka.