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Regarding the allegations against the CFMEU, Daniel says she voted to abolish the ABCC as part of an omnibus bill, saying that the body had become “so politicised” that it was “impossible for it to be effective.”
Daniel says that a state-federal taskforce may be required to investigate the allegations involving the toxic elements of the union but there “needs to be representation for workers in the construction sector, obviously”.
Everyone has known to some degree that it has been going on and it does feel like it has been convenient to turn a blind eye and it is now Labor’s problem. There’s risk and they have to resolve this.
Palestinian Authority has opportunity to ‘step up’: Daniel
Daniel says she supports Palestinian statehood and that she believes there is an opportunity for the Palestinian Authority to “actually step up” and “prove that they can re-invent themselves to government”.
The issue, I think, with declaration of Palestinian statehood currently – and obviously many countries have done it before us, but just the timing of it now – is that the situation is a complete basket case.
On Friday the Israeli Knesset voted explicitly to rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state on the basis it would pose “an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilise the region”.
Daniels says she also supports government calls that illegal settlements in the West Bank “should not be happening” as “that is absolutely inflaming the situation”.
Joe Biden ‘probably can’t win’: Daniel
Zoe Daniel says she does believes the US President, Joe Biden, “probably can’t win” and that the chances of him winning at the election are “next to nil”.
The thing is, though, and I’ve been thinking way before the debate, that Donald Trump will win the election, he is quite extraordinary as a human in his ability to persist, but the thing is who do you put in now who can beat Trump on the time-frame that you have?
Daniel says that she would like to see the US government to continue its support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression, saying that to withdraw support would lead to “a whole lot of unintended consequences” relating to the “fragility of democracy with Ukraine really being a pressure point to retain the democratic process.”
Asked whether she thinks the US should continue to support Israel during its attack on the Gaza Strip, Daniel says the 7 October attacks by Hamas “achieved its aim, which was to terrorise people”, but that she thinks “there needs to be a ceasefire in Gaza” and advocates for a “two state-solution” given the risk the conflict may spiral out across the Middle East.
Trump presidency ‘likely to happen’: Zoe Daniel
Independent MP Zoe Daniel says Australia needs to accept that Trump returning the presidency is likely happen and will have to prepare for a “mercurial” president that acts on his whims.
The only thing that’s predictable about Donald Trump is his unpredictability.
Daniel says that, “at the end of the day, Trump does the hiring and firing,” and that she believes the former president has not been changed by recent events.
I think anyone who thinks Trump has changed as a result of the assassination is living in a parallel universe.
Daniel says that, based on his previous record, Trump pulled the US out of the Paris climate agreement and shredded many of the US government’s climate policies, saying “I think it will be back to where he left off after his first administration.”
I think we will be back to Trump mark one.
IT failure crashed 8.5m Windows devices worldwide: Microsoft
Microsoft has disclosed that 8.5m Windows devices were knocked offline after an IT failure caused by a faulty update in anti-virus software built by the US cybersecurity company Crowdstrike.
In a blog post published on Saturday night, Microsoft said it had deployed “hundreds of Microsoft engineers and experts to work directly with customers to restore services” and was liaising with service providers such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services to assist the recovery.
Microsoft said those affected represented “less than one percent of all Windows machines” but acknowledged that “the broad economic and societal impacts reflect the use of CrowdStrike by enterprises that run many critical services”:
This incident demonstrates the interconnected nature of our broad ecosystem – global cloud providers, software platforms, security vendors and other software vendors, and customers.
It’s also a reminder of how important it is for all of us across the tech ecosystem to prioritize operating with safe deployment and disaster recovery using the mechanisms that exist. As we’ve seen over the last two days, we learn, recover and move forward most effectively when we collaborate and work together.
Independent MP Zoe Daniel will speak to the ABC Insiders host, David Speers, on Sunday morning.
The assistant minister for climate change and energy, Jenny McAllister, has spoken to Sky News this morning.
We will bring you all the latest as it happens.
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And welcome to another Sunday morning Guardian live blog.
A software update that caused widespread outages affected 8.5m Windows devices worldwide, according to new details disclosed Microsoft. In a blog post about the incident, the software giant says it has deployed hundreds of engineers and experts to help clients get back online.
Police are investigating a violent incident in Melbourne that led to the death of a man and left a woman in hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 20-year-old man was arrested on Saturday night after an altercation between the three, who are believed to have known each other.
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