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Child expert shares tip for helping toddlers deal with separation anxiety at bedtime

Anyone who has had children knows how hard it can be getting little ones off to sleep.

If you think the baby stage is tough, it can be just as hard to get older children to sleep, with separation anxiety at night considered one of the top causes of toddler sleep regression.

Thankfully, an infant sleep consultant has shared a simple way to battle the problem — and it is taking the internet by storm. Best of all, you can try it at home with just some colored paper and a pair of scissors.

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An infant sleep consultant has shared a simple way to battle toddler separation anxiety at bedtime. (Tik Tok)

Michelle is a certified infant sleep consultant and mother-of-two who offers online resources and services to help families with sleep issues.

Her business, Goodnight Charley, was inspired by the problems she had getting her daughter Charley off to sleep, and she shares her tips on the websiteInstagram and TikTok account of the same name.

A video she uploaded this week suggests using cute cutout hearts to help toddlers cope with bedtime anxiety.

The video starts with Michelle using scissors to cut paper hearts out of colored paper.

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Michelle starts by cutting out colorful paper hearts. (Tik Tok)

“Tip for toddler separation anxiety at bedtime,” is written across the scene. “Cut out a whole bunch of hearts. Tell your toddler that you’ll come and check on them in the night, and each time you’ll leave a heart.

“When you say goodnight, give your toddler one of these hearts. Once they are asleep, sneak into their room and place the rest of the hearts in there.

Which she then gives to daughter Charley. (Tik Tok)

“In the morning when they wake up, there will be a bunch of hearts. Count them with your toddler, and tell them that’s how many times you were in their room to check on them and keep them safe.

“The goal is to help them feel safe and that they aren’t alone at night.”

The hearts are scattered around the bedroom during the night. (Tik Tok)

She uploaded the video with the comment, “Toddler sleep comes with a whole new set of challenges than baby sleep, and while separation anxiety has some peaks with babies as well, it hits different with toddlers because of increased imagination and the overall realization of how fun it is to be awake.

“It’s not uncommon at many toddler ages to experience this, but particularly age three we see a peak in separation anxiety.

“I have many families come to me saying their child is requesting they stay with them until they fall asleep, have more nightmares, want cuddles in the night, and much more!

“Now, there is nothing wrong with cuddling your child, laying with them, and helping them feel safe. I do this with Charley often. BUT why not try other tools to help them feel safe and secure. Especially, if this goes on long term and you want to find some ways to get your sleep back!”

She uploaded the video with the hashtags #babysleep, #toddlersleep, #momlife, #Momtok #selfsoothing #sleeptraining #sleepconsulting.

It has so far been viewed more than 180,000 times and received almost 30,000 likes.

Many commenters loved the idea. “Saving this for sure. Clever way to let them know they’re safe and loved,” wrote one. “I can’t wait to do this! Gorgeous idea,” said another.

“This is the sweetest depiction of love,” wrote another. “My son is eight and he still wants me to check on him. I love this idea. He will literally ask me as he’s falling asleep if I’m still going to check on him.”

But others were not sold on the idea.

“My daughter would stay awake to wait for me to come,” wrote one.

“If I went in my daughter’s room I guarantee I would wake her up,” said another.

Predictably, others thought it was a form of lying.

“Cute but I’m not gonna lie to her,” said one, to which Michelle responded, “If you’re here to comment and assume this is lying to your child, then don’t. This creates a visual for toddlers to understand you are checking on them. Because I do check on her through the monitor, enter her room, etc. Multiple times.”

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Songs that put babies to sleep

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Bids roll in for multi-billion dollar AFL deal

Bids roll in for multi-billion dollar AFL deal

Seven has exclusive rights to the grand finale but does not have the ability to broadcast weekly matches on its online platform, 7Plus. The group’s bid for the rights includes a request for games to be accessed digitally, via 7Plus. Sources close to Seven said it would not agree to any future deal without these rights.

A bid by cashed-up Paramount will include options to broadcast AFL and AFLW games across its free-to-air network, Ten, and its streaming service. Sources said Nine, which owns radio, television and publishing assets, has proposed a package of Thursday night games to the AFL. The AFL has previously split its matches across multiple networks, but it is unclear if there is still a desire to do so.

A Paramount bid could deliver a bigger broadcast deal for the AFL, but any offer would not be as high as $600 million per annum – or $3 billion over five years.

The AFL wants to secure a highly lucrative deal to increase payments to players, including AFLW players, who are pushing for a significant increase in their next collective bargaining agreement.

This masthead reported last week that Foxtel was seeking to use its own commentary team for all nine AFL games per round, rather than having to use Seven’s live call of the free-to-air games. Foxtel also wants to run a “Super Saturday,” which would allow it to exclusively broadcast Saturday games on pay TV during the regular season.

However, the AFL is facing pressure in Western Australia over the proposal. West Coast Eagles chief executive Trevor Nisbett, Fremantle Dockers coach Justin Longmuir, the Seven West-owned west australian newspaper and even WA Premier Mark McGowan have called for all games involving the WA clubs to be shown exclusively on free-to-air.

Should AFL matches involving the WA clubs – and the two South Australian teams (Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide) – be awarded exclusively to a free-to-air network, the value of the overall rights would almost certainly fail to reach the ambitious targets being eyed off by the AFL’s executive team, as the appeal to pay TV services would be lessened.

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The AFL talks are coinciding with advanced discussions between media companies and NBC Universal, the US film studio behind popular shows such as The Office, Brave New World and gangs of london, which is offering streaming services a new licensing deal.

NBC Universal’s Asia Pacific managing director, Justin Che, was in town last week to talk to companies about licensing programs when the studio’s existing deals with Foxtel and Nine’s streaming service Stan expire later this year. With domestic cricket and tennis negotiations expected to kick off within the next six months, all media companies will be weighing up the best way to spend their money.

Meanwhile, the federal government is in the process of reviewing anti-siphoning laws, which were introduced in 1990 and give free-to-air broadcasters first dibs on rights to key sporting and cultural moments. The government is expected to tweak the anti-siphoning legislation, but it is unclear if a discussion paper will be ready before the AFL deal is complete.

Media companies have requested anti-siphoning laws be overhauled, given the rules do not apply to streaming services such as Amazon Prime and Paramount. Foxtel, which is restricted in broadcast negotiations because of the laws, wants them eased.

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Tasmanian government and UNESCO seemingly at odds over national park development: Greens

A hiker walks through dense rain forest

“Confused” is how Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O’Connor says she feels about the way the Tasmanian government is continuing to support development in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA).

Since 2014, the state government has been encouraging tourism operators to put forward their proposals for development in national parks, which it says will help create regional jobs.

Some proposals are up and running, but others are proving contentious.

With developers behind a proposal for Lake Malbena trying again to win approval, and plans for huts in a remote corner of the south-west yet to reach the approvals phase, will UNESCO’s stance on development have any impact?

What is the situation with the TWWHA?

UNESCO, the United Nations body that oversees World Heritage areas, in July 2021 urged the government “to avoid any development at the [TWWHA] before the detailed plan for a comprehensive cultural assessment is implemented”.

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Arizona House Speaker doubles back, says he’ll ‘never’ vote for Trump again

Arizona House Speaker doubles back, says he'll 'never' vote for Trump again

Arizona state House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R) on Sunday said he’ll never vote for former President Trump again, a reversal of earlier claims that he’d back Trump in a match-up against President Biden.

“I’ll never vote for him, but I won’t have to. Because I think America’s tired and there’s some absolutely forceful, qualified, morally defensible and upright people, and that’s what I want. That’s what I want in my party and that’s what I want to see,” Bowers told moderator Jonathan Karl during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”

The Arizona lawmaker called Trump a “demagogue” who maintains hold on his base through “thuggery and intimidation.”

“I have thought, at times, someone born how he was, raised how he was — he has no idea what a hard life is. And what people have to go through in real—in the real world. He has no idea what courage is,” Bowers said.

Bowers’s comments were a reversal of his remarks in June, when he said he’d support the former president in a rematch of the 2020 election.

“If he is the nominee, if he was up against Biden, I’d vote for him again. Simply because what he did the first time, before COVID, was so good for the county. In my view it was,” Bowers told The Associated Press before testifying in June to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the US Capitol.

Testifying before the House panel, Bowers rejected the former president’s claims that the two men had discussed a rigged 2020 presidential election in Arizona.

Bowers said members of his party called him a “traitor” after his appearance before the committee. Trump lambasted the lawmaker as a “coward.”

Bowers on Sunday said he hoped Trump would never return to a position of power.

“I would certainly hope not. I certainly don’t trust that authority that he would exercise.”

Bowers is running for Arizona’s state Senate in this year’s midterms, and Trump has endorsed his challenger, David Farnsworth.

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Five reasons for caution after Wall Street’s best July in 83 years

Five reasons for caution after Wall Street's best July in 83 years

But there are reasons to remain cautious, or at least watchful.

  1. The Fed still has plenty of work to do on inflation. The market sees US rates getting to about 3 per cent and then falling as the central bank tries to support a weakening economy. But if inflation remains sticky – which it clearly has for 18 months – then the Fed may need to go much harder. And remember, stronger equity and bond markets represent a loosening of financial conditions, which ironically may force the Fed to take higher rates to cool things down. Friday’s employment cost index in the US rose 5.1 per cent in the June quarter. The Fed will want to be sure the labor market is cooling before it can breathe easier on inflation.
  2. Earnings were less worse than feared but were still not amazing. Apple’s much-hyped results saw it deliver revenue growth of 2 per cent in an environment of surging global inflation. Further, profit margins are still close to all-time highs despite the factors that have increased them in the last decade – falling rates, cheap offshore labor, falling tax rates, uncomplicated supply chains – all reversing.
  3. Stocks remain relatively expensive. Wall Street’s forward price to earnings multiple of about 16 times is obviously down from 21.4 times in January, but remains higher than it was in 2007, before the global financial crisis started.
  4. Dead cat bounces happen frequently in real bear markets. From March 2000 to April 2002, the Nasdaq lost 78 per cent. But during that time stocks rallied more than 10 per cent on 11 occasions, with one rally adding 45 per cent across 15 weeks.
  5. The world remains susceptible to shocks. The war in Ukraine means energy markets remain fragile. Housing bubbles in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Germany are deflating in potentially unpredictable ways. How China navigates its COVID-19 mess will have consequences for inflation and supply chains.
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Technology

Porsche 911 GT3 R race car breaks cover with improved aero, promises more power

Porsche 911 GT3 R race car breaks cover with improved aero, promises more power

The Porsche 911 GT3 R race car project took three years to be finished, starting in 2019.

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Porsche 911 GT3 R gets power from a 4.2-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine.
Porsche 911 GT3 R gets power from a 4.2-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine.

Porsche has covered its 911 GT3 R race car ahead of its track debut next year. The GT3 sportscar’s development commenced in 2019, and it is based on the 992 general models. The new model claims to come with improved driveability, streamlined handling and reduced running costs as well. The new Porsche 911 GT3 R comes promising additional power output, while the aerodynamic efficiency of the model too has been improved significantly.

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In an attempt to make the new 911 GT3 R more attractive for drivers, the German luxury car brand has made several mechanical adjustments. It comes with a new suspension and more precise steering. This results in reduced wear on the rear tires. The KW shock absorbers come available in five different adjustment settings. At the front, it gets double-wishbone and multi-link at the rear. The suspension setup allows the car to have an elevated underbody that helps airflow to reach the rear diffuser without significantly increasing drag.

At the rear, the rear wing gets a swan-neck mount, further improving the car’s aerodynamics. The wheelbase of the 911 GT3 R has been extended in order to ensure better handling and lower tire wear. The carmaker has moved the rear wheels further back, extending the wheelbase from 2,459mm to 2,507mm.

The power source for the new Porsche 911 GT3 R is a 4.2-liter naturally aspirated flat-six engine, which is up from 4.0 liters in size. The engine can produce up to 565 hp power output, which routes through a sequential six-speed contest-mesh gearbox with paddle shifters, which has been derived from the 911 GT3 Cup race car. This engine is tilted by 5.5 degrees towards the front of the car in an attempt to make enough space for the underbody diffuser. It also helped the car’s weight balance.

First Published Date: Jul 31, 2022, 10:18 AM IST

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England down Germany to bring football home for first time in decades

“It’s coming home!”

England won a major international soccer tournament for the first time in more than half a century. The fact it was the women’s team, not the men’s, that ended decades of pain made it all the sweeter for many fans.

Crowds erupted in joy at London’s Wembley Stadium, at fan zones across the country and in pubs, clubs and living rooms as the whistle blew after extra time with the score England 2, Germany 1. It was the first-ever European victory for England’s Lionesses , and the first major international trophy for any England team — male or female — since 1966.

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In London’s Trafalgar Square, fans chanted “It’s coming home!” — a reference to the England anthem “Three Lions,” with its chorus “football’s coming home” — and jumped into public fountains in celebration.

“I’m so happy,” said 24-year-old Becca Stewart.

“It shows that after all these years, women’s football is something to care about and something to scream about. We did it — the men couldn’t do it but we did!”

At Wembley, the crowd broke into “Sweet Caroline,” the Neil Diamond song that has become a soccer anthem.

“The girls finally brought football home,” said Mary Caine, who attended the game with her eight-year-old daughter.

“We’re delighted! It’s historic. It was magic in there and a breakthrough moment for women’s sport.”

Whatever the outcome had been, the Lionesses have energized a nation and brought interest in women’s sport in Britain to an entirely new level. Their success has provided a welcome distraction from the UK’s political turmoil and its cost-of-living crisis amid soaring prices for food and fuel.

The final was watched by a record crowd of more than 87,000 at Wembley and a huge TV audience, after a tournament that received an unprecedented level of media coverage. More than nine million people watched the broadcast of England’s 4-0 semi-final win over Sweden last week.

Before Sunday, no UK team – England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland – had won a major international soccer tournament since England’s victory over West Germany in the 1966 men’s World Cup.

At that time, women’s teams were banned from using facilities by the Football Association, the sport’s governing body in England. The FA had ruled in 1921 that “the game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged.” The ban was not lifted until 50 years later.

Now, said Jade Monroe, watching the women’s finale on big screens in Trafalgar Square, her six-year-old daughter will know she can do “anything she wants in life.”

England’s trophy drought was almost broken a year ago when the men got to the final of a pandemic-delayed Euro 2020 competition, only to lose to Italy in a penalty shootout.

The dynamic men’s team under coach Gareth Southgate was also hailed as a team that represented modern Britain – a multi-ethnic squad whose members took a knee against racism before games, supported LGBT pride, campaigned hard against poverty and vanquished longstanding rivals like Germany.

The 2021 men’s Euros final was marred by some drunken disorder outside Wembley Stadium, however, and racist social media messages directed at some players after England’s defeat were a reminder that there’s still a long way to go.

There was no repeat of the boorish behavior at Sunday’s match, where the crowd included many families with soccer-mad girls.

Girls in many parts of England still have far fewer opportunities to play than boys, and the national women’s team lacks the diversity of the men’s side. But its stars have thrilled a nation.

Mitra Wilson, who watched the final in Trafalgar Square, said the team was an inspiration to her daughters, aged eight and nine.

“It is empowering them to know they can do it and nothing has to hold them back,” she said.

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Sydney news: Report shows Sydney Metro faces cost blowouts, safety and security risks

Sydney news: Report shows Sydney Metro faces cost blowouts, safety and security risks

Here’s what you need to know this morning.

More secret files on US trade role to be made public

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro
Mr Barilaro will appear next week before a parliamentary inquiry into his appointment.(AAP: Joel Carrett)

Secret government documents relating to John Barilaro’s appointment to a lucrative trade role in New York are set to be made public this morning.

Last week, the government agreed to stop the documents being deemed privileged, after the opposition fought to have them released into the public domain.

The documents are set to put the government under further pressure over the controversy that has been escalating for weeks.

The ABC understands there is growing frustration within the government that Premier Dominic Perrottet isn’t taking decisive action, while there are also ongoing questions about Trade Minister Stuart Ayres’ involvement and whether he misled parliament.

Mr Barilaro is no longer taking the job and will front a parliamentary inquiry into his appointment next week on Monday, August 8.

This week, Investment NSW CEO Amy Brown will front the inquiry for the second time.

Mr Ayres has released a statement on his Facebook page overnight, defending his actions in the controversy.

Mr Ayres said he had made decisions placing the interests of the community first.

“While I respected Mr Barilaro in his role as deputy premier, leader of the National Party and his passionate (and at times excessive) advocacy of regional NSW, I don’t think we ever called each other close friends,” he said.

“Every action I have taken has been to remove politics from the recruitment of these roles and put the people of NSW first.”

Sydney Metro faces serious risks, documents show

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The price tag for the Sydney Metro City and South West had blown out by about $6 billion, budget papers revealed earlier this year.(Supplied: NSW Metro)

The Sydney Metro public transport project faces serious risks that have been revealed in a confidential internal document, the NSW opposition has warned.

NSW Shadow Minister for Transport Jo Haylen said the document, prepared by Sydney Metro officials, shows the project’s core strategic objectives are now at risk because of a range of serious issues.

The long list of risks, rated high or very high, includes further cost blowouts, safety and security concerns, inability to attract and retain skilled resources and compromised operations.

“After spending billions of taxpayer dollars, the government’s signature public transport project now faces a series of major risks, including failure to deliver expected long-term benefits as well as more delays,” Ms Haylen said.

“This will increase the total cost of the metro line between Chatswood and Bankstown via the CBD to $18.5 billion, which is far higher than the original budget of $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion.”

In June, state budget papers revealed the price tag for the Sydney Metro City and South West had blown out by about $6 billion, as NSW’s major transport infrastructure projects face significant cost hikes.

Union slams new school trial

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The teachers union says the new staffing resource will only touch the surface.(ABC News: Tim Swanston)

The NSW teacher’s union says the state government’s announcement of 200 school support staff is “not even window dressing”.

Yesterday, the NSW government announced a trial of new administration roles in public schools to help teachers with non-teaching tasks such as data entry, paperwork and coordinating excursions.

But the president of the Teachers Federation, Angelo Gavrielatos, said the 200 support staff across the state would have next-to-no impact on teachers.

“This is not even window dressing,” he said.

“We need a fundamental reset to deal with the underlying conditions that have created the teacher shortage, unsustainable workloads and uncompetitive salaries.”

The new roles will be trialled in public schools from term four.

Inquest into man fatally shot by police to begin

A man wearing a black jacket with red and white striped detail.
Jacob Carr, 53, was fatally shot by police on August 17, 2019.(Supplied)

An inquest is due to start today into the death of a Sydney man shot by police after a domestic violence incident.

Fifty-three-year-old Jacob Carr died after being shot by police in August 2019.

Officers say they were called after he fought with his mother at his nephew’s engagement party at Ingleside on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

They say after the fight, Carr went into a granny flat attached to the house and refused to come out.

Police say after they entered through an unlocked door, I pointed a gun at them.

He was shot in the leg but died on the way to hospital.

Family and friends say Carr had struggled with chronic pain and depression for years before his death.

DNA collection sites open for families of missing loved ones

a woman wearing a mask and holding a swab
Four pop-up familial DNA collection sites will operate this week.(Supplied: AFP)

Relatives of people who have been missing for a long time are being urged to provide DNA at collection centers across New South Wales from today.

The pop-up sites in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Penrith are part of National Missing Persons Week and will operate until Saturday, August 6.

NSW currently has 751 outstanding cold cases, some dating back to the 1940s. There are also about 330 unidentified bodies.

It’s hoped the familiar samples can help find links between the two.

The manager of the NSW Missing Persons Registry, Glenn Browne, said the initiative, which is now in its second year, had been extremely useful.

“At the moment, we don’t have a direct result where we’ve identified an unidentified body but there have been a couple of cases where… we’ve discovered that we’re actually heading down the wrong path,” he said.

“[It] can rule out lines of inquiry for us just as easily as it can rule in certain lines of inquiry.”

Mr Browne also reassured people that the mouth swabs would only be compared against missing persons databases in Australia.

New Chinese cultural museum for Sydney

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The Haymarket Library will be converted into the new Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA).(abcnews)

The contributions made by the Chinese community nationally and in NSW will be recognized in a new museum in Sydney — the first of its kind in the state.

Under the NSW’s government’s $2.28 million investment, Chinatown’s historic Haymarket Library will be refurbished into the Museum of Chinese in Australia (MOCA).

Minister for the Arts Ben Franklin called it a “wonderful project” that would “fill an important space in the cultural storytelling of this nation.”

Minister for Multiculturalism Mark Coure said the museum was also a wonderful example of the community’s multicultural success story.

“I think this will uniquely show how well our multicultural society works — highlighting our historical past and the contributions of the Chinese community,” he said.

“While this museum will be about celebrating their valued contributions, it will help foster greater unity and understanding of those of Chinese heritage and how they have helped make New South Wales the great state it is today.”

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Over 12,000 Christians condemned Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of Christian Nationalism

Over 12,000 Christians condemned Marjorie Taylor Greene's embrace of Christian Nationalism

NEWARK, OH - APRIL 30: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a campaign rally for JD Vance, a Republican candidate for US Senate in Ohio, at The Trout Club on April 30, 2022 in Newark, Ohio. Former President Donald Trump recently endorsed JD Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary, bolstering his profile heading into the May 3 primary election. Other candidates in the Republican Senate primary field include Josh Mandel, Mike Gibbons, Jane Timken, Matt Dolan and Mark Pukita. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

GOP Ohio Senate Candidate JD Vance Campaigns With Reps Gaetz And GreeneDrew Angerer/Getty Images

  • Over 12,000 Christians signed a petition condemning Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of Christian nationalism.

  • “Christian nationalism is unchristian and unpatriotic,” the petition says, slamming it as a political ideology.

  • Greene has repeatedly called for the Republican party to be one of Christian nationalism.

A faith-based organization has amassed more than 12,000 signatures rejecting Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of Christian nationalism, calling the idea “unchristian and unpatriotic.”

Faithful America, an online Christian community that works towards promoting progressive ideas and social justice, launched an online petition on Thursday condemning Greene’s perspective of faith and politics.

“Christian nationalism is unchristian and unpatriotic,” the petition, which had reached 12,00 signatures as of Sunday, says. “It is defined not as a religion but as a political ideology that unconstitutionally and unbiblically merges Christian and American identities, declaring that democracy does not matter because only conservative Christians are true Americans.”

Last week, Greene advocated for the Republican party to be one of Christian nationalism.

“We need to be the party of nationalism and I’m a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists,” Greene said in a recent interview.

Christian nationalism is defined as “the belief that the American nation is defined by Christianity, and that the government should take active steps to keep it that way,” according to Christianity Today.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger liked Greene’s comments to the “American Taliban.”

“There is no difference between this and the Taliban. We must oppose [sic] the Christian Taliban. I say this as a Christian,” Kinzinger tweeted Friday.

An Oregon minister also slammed the Georgia lawmaker for pushing Christian nationalism in her political comments, calling it “a racist ideology incompatible with Christianity.”

“Jesus was for all the world, not one nation,” Minister Rev. Chuck Currie tweeted. “Beware false teachers like Greene. She dances with the devil.”

The petition by Faithful America charged Greene and Christian nationalist leaders with worshiping “the false idol of power with the ultimate goal of seizing all authority for themselves and those like them.”

“Time and time again, Rep. Greene has shown herself to be an anti-Semitic white supremacist who opposes religious freedom for everyone but herself and her fellow right-wing Christians,” Faithful America said in a statement.

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Gold Coast school jumps onboard electric school bus trial to inspire curious young minds

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While the economics of electric buses may make them an increasingly irresistible public transport option, year 4 student Annabelle Nicolson has a different reason for liking her new electrified ride to school.

“If the gas from the bus goes into the air, then we, and the plants and the animals, can get sick,” she said.

Annabelle will be among the first students at Hillcrest Christian College to ride on its new electric bus as part of an upcoming trial.

The trial is the only one of its type on the Gold Coast, with the school hoping to transition its fleet over five years.

But according to Griffith University’s Transport Research Group, as fuel prices rise and maintenance costs drop, more schools should follow suit.

“We’re at the inflection point now, where if you were setting up a new operation with the depot and fleet, you would probably want to invest in electric,” Griffith University’s Matthew Burke said.

“The costs are just starting to become obvious that that’s what you do, particularly with fuel prices having leapt up in recent months,” Professor Burke said.

“The maintenance burden, in particular, of an electric vehicle is significantly lower than that of an internal combustion engine.”

three children sitting on a bus smiling
Hillcrest students Milena Garcia Mariano, Emilia Savage and Annabella Nicholson on an electric bus.(ABC Gold Coast: Camille Chorley)

‘Unsustainable’ transport problem

Professor Burke said Griffith studies have shown unsustainable trends in Gold Coast transport, with about three-quarters of students being driven to school in cars.

“People have shifted into SUVs, which with light trucks, are about three-quarters of all sales here now,” he said.

“It’s pretty polluting.”

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