Hipkins said the NSW risk assessment was that “the two community cases in Sydney are contained and that there is no evidence of widespread undetected community transmission”.
New Zealand’s travel ban to the entire state was in stark contrast to other Australian states, which largely chose only to ban travellers who had visited exposure sites.
The country’s health authorities have not explained their overzealous approach, which saw NSW citizens hundreds of kilometres away from Sydney banned from travel.
New Zealand’s Covid-19 website was also slow to reflect this decision, meaning northern NSW citizens who attempted to fly to NZ from the Gold Coast and Brisbane were upset when they were turned away.
Australian sports body apologizes over gymnastics report
May 7, 2021 GMT
Australia s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins speaks in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 1, 2017. Jenkins said gymnasts shared experiences of abuse, misconduct and bullying and a review released Monday, May 3, 2021, found significant cultural challenges. (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)
Australia s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins speaks in Sydney, Australia on Aug. 1, 2017. Jenkins said gymnasts shared experiences of abuse, misconduct and bullying and a review released Monday, May 3, 2021, found significant cultural challenges. (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The Australian Sports Commission has apologized to athletes treated inappropriately at the Australian Institute of Sport following an independent review into gymnastics heard evidence of a toxic culture that contributed to physical, emotional and sexual abuse of young athletes.
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Sarah Ritchie was just five years old when she started gymnastics and eight when, she claims, her coaches started weighing her.
As an “extremely underweight” child, Sarah claims she was held up to other children as the golden example of how their scales should read.
“We were weighed twice a day,” Sarah told
The Feed.
“And what I found horrific was watching my friends run to the toilet to try and evacuate anything they could to have a lower weight.”
“It wasn t uncommon in our era for gymnasts to strip naked to step onto those scales because they wanted to not even have the weight of the leotard impacting on their weight.”