This is a very tragic event and our thoughts are with the families and the wider school community, and also our first responders,” Police Commander Debbie Williams said.
Devonport’s Mayor says the “tight-knit community will face one of the toughest times ahead”
Authorities are requesting that people avoid the area to allow emergency services to continue their investigations.
Tributes flow for five lives lost and victims of the jumping castle tragedy in Tasmania Australia
Tributes and flowers have been laid outside Hillcrest primary school this morning… all in mourning for those five little lives lost
Two kids have been identified, their names are Zane Gardam and Addison Stewart
Several fundraisers have been launched to support the families of the children who died in the tragedy
One GoFundMe launched for the family of Addison Stewart described her as a “precious” girl.
Her aunt said “I have no idea how to express the sadness our family is feeling,”
“Everyone is devastated, she was always such a sweet kind, old soul.”
Zane Gardam was described as a “gorgeous boy” in a seperate fundraiser launched by family friends
“Zane was such a beautiful caring, gentle soul,” the family friends wrote.
He had challenges growing up with his autism and ADHD but that never set him back, he kept achieving,”
The family friends said zane’s mum was by his side every step of the way encouraging, loving and fighting for him.”
It’s unthinkable heartbreak right before Christmas, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said this will leave families completed devastated.
An investigation is underway by work,safe and a report will be prepared by the coroner, as tributes continue to pour in for the families and wider community
TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the United States.
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that requires TikTok to find a new owner—or face a ban in the United States.
Over the past several months, Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app.
Lawmakers and security experts have long raised concerns that the Chinese government could tap TikTok’s trove of personal data about millions of U.S. users.
TikTok’s CEO said the bill is disappointing and reiterated that the company has committed to challenge it.
David Zhang from China Insider. joins Veronica Dudo to discuss
Threads, the social media platform owned by Meta, is gaining traction with a surge in daily active users, outpacing X in the U.S.
With Threads averaging 28 million daily active users compared to X’s 22 million, Meta’s ambitions to reach a billion users seem within reach despite a slowdown in growth. While X still boasts 550 million monthly active users globally, Threads’ focus on user experience and avoidance of real-time and political content could position it as a formidable competitor moving forward.
This weekend’s entertainment lineup has something for everyone.
Apple TV+ brings “Sugar,” a drama set in New York City, while “Civil War” offers historical intensity.
“Challengers” with Zendaya brings a saucy sport drama to life, and superhero buffs can catch the trailer for “Deadpool and Wolverine” for action-packed fun.
With options spanning drama, history, reality, and superheroes, there’s excitement in store for all this weekend.