Madeleine Wedesweiler

Australia

Journalist and Editor at SBS

@sbs journalist and editor. Mostly tweeting unhelpful sport observations

Articles

Jeremy says he's lived 'a terrific life'. He almost missed out on it

1 week ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

This article contains references to suicide. Jeremy Fisher had to walk past the door of his university's Gay Liberation Club several times before he had the courage to knock and enter. Back in 1973, he was scared of being 'outed' for his sexuality but brave enough to seek out people like him within Sydney's gay community, who largely kept their identities private. Jeremy Fisher in 1974.
ما معنى أن تحدث فيضانات كل 500 عام؟ ولماذا تتكرر كثيراً في أستراليا؟

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

للاستماع إلى أحدث التقارير الصوتية والبودكاست، اضغطوا على الرابط التالي. بحسب "Natural Hazards Research Australia"، تشهد بعض مناطق نيو ساوث ويلز حالياً فيضانات مصنّفة ضمن ما يُعرف بـ"الفيضانات التي تحدث مرة كل 500 عام"، وهي عبارة عن تقدير إحصائي لاحتمالية وقوع فيضان بهذه الشدة، أي أن هناك احتمالاً بنسبة 0.2% لوقوعه في أي سنة معينة.
One-in-500-year floods: How often do they really happen and what does the term mean?

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

Parts of NSW's mid-north coast are experiencing a one-in-500-year flood, according to Natural Hazards Research Australia, with water levels expected to rise further as hundreds of millimetres of rain continue to pour. But just four years ago the region experienced severe flooding, which the state's premier at the time, Gladys Berejiklian, described as a one-in-100 year flood.
'Repellent extremism': Israel is under new pressure over Gaza. Has Australia's stance shifted?

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

Key PointsThe UK and France have condemned Israel's latest offensive on Gaza. The UK's foreign minister has summoned the Israeli ambassador to hear British demands on Gaza. Australia signed a joint statement this week calling for Israel to allow aid to enter Gaza. Israel has had its trade negotiations with the United Kingdom suspended, amid mounting pressure from international allies to cease its escalating attacks on Gaza and allow more aid into the besieged enclave.
座頭鯨遷徙季開始動物權益組織呼籲制定統一捕魚法規

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Sophie Bennett |Madeleine Wedesweiler

要點：東座頭鯨遷徙季已經在澳洲東岸展開。每年至少有32條鯨魚被漁具纏住，當局希望防止這類事件發生。遷徙季節受傷的鯨魚，實際數字可能更高。去年十二月，一條年幼的座頭鯨被發現擱淺在新州一個海灘上，並已死亡。牠當時被漁繩同浮具纏住，試圖沿澳洲東岸游回遷徙路線期間筋疲力盡。格里菲斯大學（Griffith University）海洋科學家梅內克博士（Dr Olaf Meynecke）表示，這條鯨魚被困後，情況很惡劣。他表示：「從片段中可以清楚看到，這條鯨魚已經數星期沒有進食，十分瘦弱，身上亦滿佈海蝨──一種當鯨魚行動變慢時會迅速繁殖的寄生蟲。」潛水員正嘗試在新州北部揚巴（Yamba）外海，拯救一條被纏住的座頭鯨。 Source: AAP / AP 梅內克表示，需要採取更多措施來防止鯨魚纏繞事件發生。新州國家公園和野生動物管理局表示，過去五年來，平均每年收到 32 宗報告，指鯨魚被纏繞。梅內克表示，這只是人類接獲報告的數量，實際數字可能翻倍。桑達斯（Mitch Sanders）這類商業漁民，都希望為防止鯨魚被纏出一分力。桑達斯主要在新州中部海岸的 Terrigal 及...
As humpback migration season begins, not all whales will arrive unharmed

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Sophie Bennett |Madeleine Wedesweiler

Key PointsEastern humpback whale migration season has begun along Australia's east coast. At least 32 whales become tangled in fishing gear every year, which authorities want to prevent. True figures of whales injured during migration season are believed to be even higher. In December last year, a young humpback whale washed up dead on a New South Wales beach.
Why a former High Court judge is 'very concerned' about attacks on these Australians

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

Human rights lawyer Michael Kirby says there's no chance he would have had a legal career, let alone become a high-profile High Court justice, had he come out as gay as a young man. On at least a weekly basis at that time, the front pages of newspapers were filled with stories about LGBTIQ+ people "who had been entrapped by police and humiliated and denounced", Kirby says. "There were no openly LGBTIQ people in federal parliament or in public life.
'If you don't like it, have a lie down': Michael Kirby says trans people are on today's front lines

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

Human rights lawyer Michael Kirby says there's no chance he would have had a legal career, let alone become a high-profile High Court justice, had he come out as gay as a young man. On at least a weekly basis at that time, the front pages of newspapers were filled with stories about LGBTIQ+ people "who had been entrapped by police and humiliated and denounced", Kirby says. "There were no openly LGBTIQ people in federal parliament or in public life.
Killings and torture are rising in West Papua, experts say. They have a message for Albanese

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

Violence between Indonesian troops and Indigenous West Papuans in the Papua province has increased in recent months, and the number of people killed, abused, or tortured has climbed, according to human rights researchers. West Papua has been under Indonesian control for over 60 years and has not been internationally recognised as a country.
有網紅聲稱養狗都可以報稅會計師公會：只符合特定職業

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Madeleine Wedesweiler

重點會計機構澳洲會計師公會(CPA Australia)指出，有些財經網紅在社群媒體上發布關於報稅扣除的誤導性影片。有網紅聲稱，他們的狗隻可以用來扣稅。澳洲的報稅季從七月開始。澳洲會計師公會警告，隨著報稅季臨近，假消息化來愈多，一些「財經網紅」（finfluencers）在社交媒體上發布誤導性的財務資訊。今年大多數澳洲人需要在七月至十月之間提交報稅申請。但澳洲會計師公會表示，即使某些「財經網紅」的帳號擁有大量粉絲，也不應該從網路這些帳號上獲取報稅建議。澳洲會計師公會在聲明中表示「如果你在 TikTok 上看到有人說你今年可以把狗當成工作開支來報稅，那是時候放下手機了」。他們也承認，某些農夫確實有可能將牧羊犬列為開支，但住在大城市的人就不行。澳洲會計師公會指出，一些令人擔憂的錯誤申報案例包括：在家工作時，聲稱飼養寵物是為了守衛家中安全，因此可申報開支將名貴名牌手提包當作工作時使用的筆記型電腦包來申報沒有收據就申報數千元的汽油費用更多內容澳洲會計師公會的報稅組長 Jenny Wong 表示，觀眾認為他們獲得免費專家建議，這令人擔憂。...