Kerrin Thomas

Nov 5, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Kerrin Thomas

在事故中，喪生的六名兒童為 Chace Harrison、Addison Stewart、Jye Sheehan、Zane Mellor、Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones 及 Peter Dodt。 但設置充氣城堡的Taz-Zorb公司老闆甘布爾（Rosemary Anne Gamble）因為是次意外，被控未能履行健康和安全職責，違反 2012年《職業健康與安全法》下的二類罪行。 但她已經否認控罪。 在開場陳述中，檢控官威爾森（Madeleine Wilson）表示，2021年12月16日上午，學校正在舉行名為「Big Day In」的學年結束慶祝活動。 她表示：「搭設（遊樂設施）時的天氣條件被形容是乾燥炎熱，無風……可能只有一絲微風。」 很多人將這次事件形容為「小龍捲風」。另一人表示：「一陣強風吹過我所在的位置……那陣風就像一個旋風。」 另一名證人表示：「我感覺到不知從何而來的強風……充氣城堡被吹到飛到了球場的另一邊，大約 75 米遠。」 而一名兒童在作供時表示：「就像『呼』的一聲，然後甚麼都沒有了」...

Nov 4, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Kerrin Thomas

Witnesses to a jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania almost three years ago in which six children died described seeing the inflatable carried into the air by a "mini tornado", a court has heard. Three other children were seriously injured. Rosemary Anne Gamble, the operator of Taz-Zorb, which set up the castle, is charged with failing to comply with a health and safety duty — a Category 2 offence under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. She has pleaded not guilty.

Oct 5, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler |Kerrin Thomas |Tee Mitchell

Each week in almost 500 communities across Australia people come together to run (or walk) a five-kilometre course. The events are known as Parkrun, and one of the most remote groups meets each week in the Bass Strait, on Flinders Island. Locals catch up and keep fit, enjoying scenic views of the beach. Rodney Pitchford has completed nearly 200 Parkruns. Source: SuppliedRodney Pitchford has been attending the Flinders Island Parkrun for almost five years — completing around 180 Parkruns since then.

Sep 26, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Kerrin Thomas

Key PointsTasmania's Museum of Old and New Art was closed its women-only Ladies Lounge exhibit earlier this year. A Supreme Court judge has quashed the tribunal decision that led to its closure. MONA curator Kirsha Kaechele welcomed the decision, saying that "in 30 seconds, the patriarchy was smashed". Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has won a Supreme Court appeal against a lower court decision that saw the closure of an exhibit known as the Ladies Lounge.

Sep 26, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Kerrin Thomas

Key PointsTasmania's Museum of Old and New Art was forced to close its women-only Ladies Lounge exhibit earlier this year. A Supreme Court judge has quashed the tribunal decision that led to its closure. MONA curator Kirsha Kaechele welcomed the decision, saying that "in 30 seconds, the patriarchy was smashed". Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) has won a Supreme Court appeal against a lower court decision that forced the closure of an exhibit known as the Ladies Lounge.