Hello, and good Friday. It’s May 27th and you’re reading The Loop, a quick summary of today’s news.
Let’s start with the fact that there was a boat accident in WA
As many as 28 people were injured when a passenger boat ran aground off the coast of Kimberley, WA.
- There were 26 passengers and two crew on board this morning
- It is not clear what exactly happened to the boat, but the incident occurred while traveling through the popular tourist site Horizontal Falls, which often hosts excursions for its high tides.
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service deployed six planes, six doctors and six flight nurses in response to the incident
- Several people were taken to hospital. Those with the most serious injuries will be transferred to Perth or Broome for further treatment
- Kimberley police say none of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening
Injured passengers arrive at hospital after crash in Horizontal Falls. (ABC Kimberley: Taylor Thompson-Fuller)
Speaking of boats, today we heard a lot about that asylum seeker’s boat on election day
Today the ABC revealed that one of Scott Morrison’s final acts as Prime Minister was to order the Australian Border Force to issue a rare statement on election day about the interception of a suspected applicant ship. asylum.
The Liberal Party continued to send a massive robotic text message to voters in marginal seats, urging them to support the government.
Since then, the Deputy Prime Minister of the new Labor government, Richard Marles, has accused the former government of endangering lives and compromising national security by announcing the interception of the ship.
“We wanted to make it a matter of policy and that’s very serious,” he said.
“It simply came to our notice then that our borders were less secure.
“It’s serious because it endangered lives. It endangered lives and undermined the national consensus that exists around border security.”
The unusual revelation of the “water issues” operation is now the subject of an investigation by Home Secretary Mike Pezzullo ordered this week by the new government.
News you may have missed
- Ellen’s latest show. Ellen DeGeneres has finished her talk show after more than 3,200 episodes and almost two decades. DeGeneres ’day-to-day reign suffered a major blow in 2020 when his program was supposed to be a toxic job and three producers came out amid claims. He said the show was coming to an end as he found a desire for new challenges
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- Kevin Spacey: British prosecutors have authorized new charges against the plaintiff for four counts of sexual assault against three men, as well as a charge of “causing a person to engage in penetrating sexual activity without consent.” The new charges were announced while Spacey was in New York City court, testifying in a separate lawsuit filed by actor Anthony Rapp, who accused the star of assaulting him at a party in the 1980s.
This is what Australia has been looking for online
Today there have been some high profile deaths in the entertainment industry, about which many people were looking for information:
- Ray Liotta. The American actor known for his lead roles in Goodfellas and Field of Dreams has died while sleeping in the Dominican Republic at the age of 67. He was also known for playing Frank Sinatra in The Rat Pack and giving voice to Tommy Vercetti’s character in Grand. Car theft: Vice City. Lorraine Bracco, who played Karen Hill alongside Liotta’s mobster character Henry Hill in Goodfellas, tweeted that she was “completely devastated to hear this terrible news about my Ray.”
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- Andy Fletcher. The founding member and keyboardist of the legendary English synth-pop group Depeche Mode has died at the age of 60. In a statement, Fletcher’s bandmates said they were “surprised and full of overwhelming sadness.”
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One more thing
It has been a bleak day, with former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds also buried.
Former Australian captain Adam Gilchrist held back tears as he spoke to the media after this morning’s private funeral in Townsville. This is how he described the ceremony:
“It was full of sadness, but wonderful and beautiful memories of a guy who gave so much of himself to so many people, unconditionally.”
The funeral was followed by a public memorial service in the afternoon, which was attended by about 500 people.
Another former Australian captain, Ricky Ponting, shared this fond memory of Symonds:
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Have a great weekend and see you for more Loop next week.
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