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1. Islamic State release video threatening more attacks.

A new video from Islamic State has warned countries taking part in airstrikes on Syria that they will suffer France’s fate.

The video, which appeared on a site used by Islamic State to post its messages, begins with news footage of the aftermath of Friday’s Paris shootings in which at least 129 people were killed.

The message to countries involved in what it called the “crusader campaign” was delivered by a man dressed in fatigues and a turban, and identified in subtitles as Al Ghareeb the Algerian.

“We say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that, by God, you will have a day, God willing, like France’s and by God, as we struck France in the centre of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we will strike America at its centre in Washington,” the man said.

The video has not yet been authenticated but it was uploaded on a site used by Islamic State to post its messages.

France has launched its heaviest air strikes yet on Islamic State’s de-facto capital in Syria with Prime Minister Manuel Valls saying “we are at war” against terrorism.

Twelve aircraft including 10 fighter jets dropped a total of 20 bombs in the biggest air strikes since France extended its bombing campaign against the extremist group to Syria in September, a Defence Ministry statement said.

2. Hollande speech at historic sitting of parliament.

French President Francois Hollande has delivered a speech at a special congress of the joint upper and lower houses of parliament where he has confirmed his intention to prolong France’s state of emergency for three months.

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It was the first time in more than six years that a French president addressed both houses of parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly, convened in a so-called Congress at Versailles. It is a procedure reserved for constitutional revisions and major presidential speeches and has only happened three times in history.

He vowed to intensify strikes on Islamic State in Syria: “We will pursue airstrikes in the weeks to come. Our enemy in Syria is Daesh (IS): it’s not about containing but destroying this organisation”.

He called the US and Russia to join forces to defeat Islamic State.

“I will call both Obama and Putin to unite our efforts and seek a solution,” he said saying he would meet with them both in the next few days.

“The terrorists were targeting a France that is open to the world. “ he said. “Most of the dead were not even 30. They were called Mattias, Quentin, Nick, Noemie, Djamila, Helene, Elodie, Valentin…What was their only crime? To be alive.”

3. The terrorists named.

Police in France have identified a fifth attacker –  Samy Amimour, it has been revealed that he was placed on a watch list of potential terrorists after attempting to travel to Yemen three years ago.

He was suspected of travelling to Syria and joining Islamic State.

His father tried to persuade him to return to France, but he refused, saying he had pledged his loyalty to the extremist Islamic group.

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Amimour was one of three suspected gunman who took part in the attack on the Bataclan concert hall, he blew himself up before he could be arrested.

The Telegraph reports that in June 2013 Amimour’s father Mohamed travelled to persuade his son to come back to France.

But Amimour refused saying he was fighting for Islamic State.

Amimour said his son had married and adopted the name Abu Hajia – meaning war.

The other attackers named are:

  • Salah Abdeslam: a manhunt is underway for the 26 year-old Belgian born Frenchman.
  • Abdelhamid Abaaoud: the Belgian born man was named as the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks.
  • Brahim Abdeslam: Salah’s older brother, 30, was named by a judicial source in France as one of the attackers. He blew himself up on Boulevard Voltaire.
  • Ahmad Al Mohammad: the suicide bomber who blew himself up outside the Stade de France. A Syrian passport was found near his remains bearing his name.
  • Bilal Hadfi: one of three suicide bombers at the Stade de France. The 20 year-old is believed to have fought with the Islamic State in Syria.
  • Ismail Mostefai: The 29 year-old was identified from a severed finger found at the Bataclan concert hall.

 

More on the Paris attacks:

  •  Police are continuing their manhunt to find suspected terrorist Salem Abdeslam, who is believed to be on the run after taking part in the attacks. French police have now carried out 168 searches on Sunday night and Monday morning in response to the attacks.
  •  Obama has spoken at the G20 Summit in Turkey. He called the attacks in Paris a “terrible and sickening setback”, but said that the US-led military coalition was “intensifying” air strikes and “taking out Isil leaders”.
  • The owners of the Bataclan concert hall have said they have “no words” to express their sorrow following Friday’s attacks.”Our thoughts are with the victims, the injured and their loved ones,” the venue said in a statement posted on Twitter.It also thanked people for the support it had received since the attack.

  •  The French ambassador to Australia has said that his home country had probably not done enough to include Muslim immigrants in French society. Speaking on Q&A Mr Lecourtier’s said that Paris had been attacked because the nation was “at war”.
  • NSW Police have been ordered to shoot first when it comes to terrorists. The Daily Telegraph reports that the FBI style training began three weeks ago. Previously officers have been trained to contain and negotiate an armed situation as they did with the Lindt Cafe siege says the report.
  • The Eiffel Tower has been lit up in red, white and blue a mark of respect for the victims of Friday’s attacks. The Eiffel Tower has now reopened.

    The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in Red, White and Blue in honour of the victims of Friday’s terrorist attacks
  • The mother and uncle of 19-year old Emma Parkinson, who was shot in the hip at the Batalacan concert hall, has arrived in Paris and taken to see Emma.

3. Adam Hills has apologized after saying that Pauline Hanson should be “hung” from the Harbour Bridge.

Adam Hills: “I do not think Pauline Hanson, or anyone, should be executed, and hanged from any Australian icon,

Comedian Adam Hills has apologised after saying Pauline Hanson should be “hung” from the Sydney Harbour Bridge, for comments she made about the Paris terror attacks.

On Saturday morning Pauline Hanson said on the Today Show “not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim”.

Hills tweeted in retaliation to the comment: “Australia would send a better message to the world if we just hung Pauline Hanson from the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”

In his apology, posted to Facebook said he had been trying to call the politician out for her suggestion that only Muslims were terrorists, but had been guilty of making a bad joke in the process.

“It occurred to me that if we dangled Pauline Hanson alongside the French flag, perhaps it would let Muslims around the world know we don’t blame them for the atrocities of an organisation that claims to represent them” he wrote.

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“I do not think Pauline Hanson, or anyone, should be executed, and hanged from any Australian icon, let alone the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I do not condone violence against women. I do not support the ****heads that call themselves ISIS.”

“In my head I saw Miss Hanson in a harness, maybe a trapeze, looking comically chastened, suspended below a girder. I thought it was a funny image.”

“I committed a mortal sin of twitter – sending a tweet and not being clear about what you mean.

“About an hour later I checked twitter and was surprised by the outrage. I mentioned it to my wife, who replied that perhaps people thought I wanted Pauline Hanson executed by having her hanged from the Bridge.

In time I have come to realise that the word “hung”, although technically not the same as the word “hanged”, still puts the same image in people’s heads. For that I apologise. I was in no way suggesting Pauline Hanson should be executed.”

“Here’s what I do think: Statements like “Not every Muslim is a terrorist but every terrorist is a Muslim” are divisive, ill-advised, and simply not true. I think that giving air-time to someone of those views is a cynical way to grab attention and ratings. I think the arsewipes that call themselves ISIS are, well, arsewipes, and not representatives of the rest of the Muslim world.”

“In fact, if I plead guilty to anything yesterday, it is of making a clumsy joke.

“I’ll still aim to ridicule anyone else who speaks narrow-minded bigotry and falsehoods. I’ll just aim to do it with better jokes.”

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4. First Syrian refugees to resettle in Perth in the next day.

 

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Welcome, welcome, welcome to the new Syrian families in Australia today.. I hope this country will bless you with health, happiness and love….

Posted by Resettled Muslim Communities in Australia on Monday, November 16, 2015

The first group of refugees under the federal government’s special program for Syrians is due to arrive in Australia in the day.

Social Services Minister Christian Porter has said that the of five would soon arrive in Perth. The family are originally from the city of Homs and have spent “very long periods of time in refugee camps”.

Fairfax Media reports that the family would be met by government officials who will help them settle into a new life in Perth.

 

5. Heatwave to bring early summer conditions across the country.

A heatwave is building across Australia with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting severe and extreme conditions in parts of the country this week.

Temperatures are predicted to rise in all states except Tasmania.

During this time low intensity heatwave conditions are forecast for across the interior of Western Australia, South Australia and extending into south-western NSW and northern Victoria, becoming severe in South Australia and Western Australia.

Darwin will be hit the hardest of all the capital cities receiving temperatures around 35 degrees Celsius until Sunday.

In Sydney temperatures are forecast to 33C on Wednesday, peaking at 38C on Friday.

Temperatures in Brisbane will hit 30C on Wednesday and peak at 34C on Saturday.

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Melbourne’s weather will reach 31C tomorrow and peak at 34C on Thursday.

In regional areas throughout New South Wales and Victoria temperatures will be in the 40s.

In Canberra residents it will between 30C and 33C from Wednesday through to Friday.

In Adelaide it will be 34C on Tuesday, 38C on Wednesday and 35C on Thursday.

Perth will be 35C on Saturday.

6. Elizabeth Broderick has been named the 2016 NSW Australian of the Year.

Congratulations Elizabeth Broderick.

Former sex discrimination commissioner and “social change innovator” Elizabeth Broderick has been named the 2016 NSW Australian of the Year.

Ms Broderick was appointed for a five-year term as Sex Discrimination Commissioner in September 2007. The term was extended to September 2015.  She was also the Commissioner responsible for Age Discrimination from September 2007 until July 2011.

7. Parents urged to talk about sex to children as “young as three.”

Parents urged to talk to young kids about sex..

Parents are being told it is important to talk with their children about sex from as young as three years old without fear it will lead to a “loss of innocence”.

News Limited reports on a University of Queensland research project on how to empower parents of three to 10-year-olds to talk to them about sex, same-sex relationships, sexuality, body parts, pregnancy and pornography.

Deputy director of research at the Parenting and Family Support Centre, Dr Alina Morawska told News Limited parents wanted to be more confident talking about sexuality

“We would argue parents should be talking to children about these things right from day one,” she said.

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“It should just be another part of their regular conversation with their child … if a child comes and asks the questions then answer truthfully and honestly in an age-appropriate way.

“If parents see an opportunity to open a discussion about it, such as if a family friend is pregnant, then open up a discussion about it.”

“The evidence is actually the opposite. Good, open communication with children all the way through adolescence does actually reduce the likelihood of risky behaviour,” Dr Morawska said.

8. Penguins make one big mistake when fleeing zoo.

Always check for footprints.

A group of penguins’ attempt to make a break for it has been foiled by some sneaky detective work by zookeepers.

The penguins, at Danish Zoo managed to get all the way to a hallway.

However their dastardly escape plan was foiled when humans (mere humans) found their tracks.

The video posted to YouTube came with the caption: “Smile and Wave boys”

Video via Odense Zoo

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