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1. Disgruntled employee pens sarcastic resignation letter to boss.

This person has written a heavily sarcastic letter to their boss, outlining their resignation — and it’s becoming an internet sensation.

Clearly unhappy in their job, the unidentified person has taken the employer to task for being perhaps a little unappreciative of his/her work.

Reddit user gahdzuks posted the letter online. It reads:

“I am sorry that my step-mother died so suddenly from cancer. I am sorry that I am not a robot and was emotionally affected by her passing and had to miss work.

“I am sorry that I got sick and had to miss work so that I didn’t get anyone else sick. 

“I am sorry I work 47.5 hours per week (without getting paid the overtime that I am legally owed) for the last 7 months, and thus have little choice but to schedule necessary doctor’s appointments during school hours.

“Clearly I am a terrible employee, and for that I apologize. I know you hate people telling you how to do your job, but I suggest you start looking for my replacement. Immediately.”

It is believed, due to the spelling and the format of the date, the person is American.

2. Woman fights for life after alleged domestic violence at Quakers Hill

By ABC News

Trigger warning: This post deals with domestic violence.

A woman has been left on life support after her partner allegedly attacked her at a home in Sydney’s west.

Paramedics found the woman, 51, suffering head trauma, serious facial bruising and a collapsed lung at a house at Quakers Hill yesterday morning, police said.

They said the woman and her partner, 46, had allegedly been in an argument before the man attacked her.

She was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition, and hospital staff contacted police.

“A crime scene was established at the home while forensic police and detectives conduct their investigations,” a NSW Police statement said.

“Police arrested the 46-year-old man and charged him at Quakers Hill Local Area Command with assault occasioning grievous harm.”

The man is due to appear at Blacktown Local Court today.

This article was originally published on ABC News.

3. Jill Meagher: No inquest into Melbourne woman’s murder, Victorian Coroner indicates

By ABC News

There will not be an inquest into the murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher at the hands of serial rapist Adrian Bayley, the Victorian Coroner has indicated.

Bayley killed the 29-year-old ABC staffer after following her down a Brunswick alleyway in September 2012, and is now serving a life sentence in prison.

Following Bayley’s recent rape convictions in three separate cases, the Meagher family said it wanted closure and did not support an inquest into her death.

State coroner Ian Gray made the comment that he would not pursue an inquest at a hearing into the 2012 murder of 22-year-old Sarah Cafferkey.

Her killer, Steven Hunter, had finished parole for killing another young woman only days before he bashed and stabbed Ms Cafferkey following an argument.

Bayley was on parole when he killed Ms Meagher and the court heard there were similar themes in both cases.

Related content: Adrian Bayley’s former housemate tells “the story that could have saved Jill Meagher.”

Mr Gray said he was yet to make a formal ruling on the Jill Meagher inquest, but wanted to notify the Meagher family as soon as possible that it would not be proceeding.

He said the family’s wish not to have an inquest was not opposed by the state.

Lawyers for Ms Cafferkey’s mother, Noelle Dickson, told the court she was anxious for an inquest to proceed to find out whether third parties were involved in the disposal of her daughter’s body.

Related content: Lena Dunham’s tribute to Jill Meagher’s husband Tom.

Ms Cafferkey’s body was found in a wheelie bin at a home at Point Cook, in Melbourne’s outer-west, nine days after she was killed.

The lawyers said an inquest would assist the family to come to terms with what had happened, and may be the only opportunity to explore parole concerns in light of the Meagher development.

Hunter pleaded guilty to Ms Cafferkey’s murder and has been jailed for life.

Mr Gray is currently hearing reasons why an inquest should or should not go ahead.

This article was originally published by ABC News. 

4. Authors walk out on writing gala after Charlie Hebdo awarded prize.

Six prominent authors have withdrawn from a prestigious New York literary gala, after a freedom of expression award was given to Charlie Hebdo.

ABC News reports the writers believe the French satirical publication marginalised their local Islamic population, and should not be recognised by the PEN American Centre gala awards.

Australian author and two-time Booker Prize winner, Peter Carey, was among the upset authors who withdrew from their speaking commitments at the PEN World Voices Festival.

“A hideous crime was committed, but was it a freedom of speech issue for PEN America to be self-righteous about?” Carey said in an email interview.

“All this is complicated by PEN’s seeming blindness to the cultural arrogance of the French nation, which does not recognise its moral obligation to a large and disempowered segment of their population.”

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The other objectors were Michael Ondaatje, Francine Prose, Teju Cole, Rachel Kushner and Taiye Selasi.

The PEN Awards released a statement saying it did not think Charlie Hebdo meant to “ostracise or insult Muslims, but rather to reject forcefully the efforts of a small minority of radical extremists to place broad categories of speech off limits”.

“We will be sorry not to see those who have opted out of the gala, but we respect them for their convictions,” it said.

Related content:  Explain to me: The shooting at Charlie Hebdo.

Earlier this year, the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris were targeted in a terrorist attack. The terrorists stormed the building, killing 12 staff members, after the publication ridiculed the the prophet Mohammed.

5. Mother and baby injured in Dubbo car accident.

A mother pushing her baby in a stroller has been critically injured after being hit by a car in Dubbo on Monday night.

Nine News reports the 30-year-old woman and eight-month-old daughter were hit by a car driven by an 80-year-old man.

The mother suffered head and internal injuries and is in a critical but stable condition. Her daughter suffered bruising and a swollen stomach.

The mother suffered head and internal injuries and is in a critical but stable condition in Dubbo Hospital, while her daughter has bruising and a swollen stomach.

The driver waited for police at the scene and was taken to the station for mandatory testing.

6. Prince Harry to miss the birth of Royal Baby #2.

Prince Harry will miss the highly-anticipated birth of his niece or nephew due to military commitments in Australia.

After a brief trip back to his homeland, Harry has sadly missed the birth of the royal baby and was forced to fly back to Australia on Monday.

Prince Harry,30, is currently embedded within the Australian Defence Force, and will join units in Perth and Sydney before doing a tour of New Zealand.

He is not expected to return to the United Kingdom until May.

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