Australian Actor Robert Hughes "Hey Dad"

Tom Hanks in Australia reminds my of high profile child abuse case from 2010 (unrelated). Late 80s to early 90s Robert Hughes played a single dad on the sit-com "Hey Dad". Around 2010 the actress that played his daughter came forward with sex abuses claims. Hughes was convicted and serving time in prison. Earliest release date April 2020. Was also reported that some production people knew of Hughes' conduct and helped cover.

The young lady later immigrated to the US and served in the Texas National Guard in the medical field.

wiki profile on the Hughes case:

Allegations of sexual misconduct, arrest, and conviction

In March 2010, Sarah Monahan alleged that Hughes, who then was living in Singapore, had engaged in inappropriate sexual behaviour on the set of the Hey Dad..! show. Fellow cast members Ben Oxenbould and Simone Buchanan spoke in support of her allegations. On 29 March, police announced the creation of a strike force to investigate Monahan's claims. Monahan said she spent more than 35 hours testifying to police. In September 2010, six months after the allegations were published, it was reported that more than 100 people had been interviewed. Police had not yet spoken to Hughes and were weighing up whether a formal interview would take place.

In an interview broadcast on Channel Nine's A Current Affair on 14 March 2011, a niece of Hughes's claimed that she had also been molested by him. Hughes' daughter rejected the allegations and questioned why these accusations had not been raised earlier.

A mother of a victim later said: "We first went to [New South Wales] police about Hughes in 1988 when my daughter was nine years old" and says she was told by the investigating detective "I've tried to get this guy but every time I do someone covers for him". NSW Police had interviewed Hughes about claims of sexual abuse as early as 1985.

Hughes was arrested in London in August 2012 and the New South Wales government sought his extradition to Australia. He was granted bail and a hearing was held on 19 September 2012. At that hearing, Hughes indicated that he intended to return to Australia for questioning. After being extradited to Australia, Hughes was charged with 11 counts of child sexual abuse and released on bail.

His trial started on 10 February 2014, at Downing Centre District Court where he pleaded not guilty to eleven charges. In April 2014, the jury found Hughes guilty of two counts of sexual assault, seven counts of indecent assault and one count of committing an indecent act. A final charge, relating to an indecent act with a child under the age of sixteen, resulted in a hung jury. No outcome was recorded in relation to this charge.

On 16 May 2014, Hughes was sentenced to 10 years and 9 months' imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 6 years. His earliest date of eligibility for release will be in April 2020 when he will be aged 71. After sentencing, Hughes was sent to Goulburn Correctional Centre, where his fellow inmates doused him in human excreta (urine/feces) upon his arrival, despite his being in protective custody. Prison officials constructed a wall of wire screening to deflect further attacks upon Hughes's person.

Hughes appealed to the Court of Criminal Appeal, but his appeal was rejected on 21 December 2015. The court did, however, mandate that Hughes's allegations of physical abuse in prison be referred to the Minister for Justice and the Commissioner for Corrective Services. On 18 January 2016, Hughes lodged an appeal with the High Court of Australia. Hughes has since lost his High Court challenge to child sex convictions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hughes_(Australian_actor)

Also several videos on youtube of former cast members discussing the tragedy.

excerpt fromSarah Monohan's profile:

Monahan lives in the US with her American husband, Matt Morris, whom she met in Brisbane, Australia.

In 2011, Monahan joined the Texas State Guard Medical Brigade, a branch of the Texas Military Forces whose focus is on humanitarian missions.

God Bless Sarah and Matt.

Hanks typwriter and medical sink basin

>>8459653 Call for Spoopy Shovels (qresearch general)

SmithCorona blog gallery for the interwar period has several similar typewiters between 1936-1939

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>>8459987 on qresearch general bread

Also did a digg on the medical sink basin

you realize it is very difficult to find wall mount porcelin basins without taps?

Found one very similar from a 2015 online auction in New South Wales, Australia

No manufacturer name was provided.

Similar dimensions and lower bowel shape including the convex front lip.

Hanks pic does not show the top detail so can not rule the digg in or out, just very similar

https://www.graysonline.com/lot/0005-2096536/kitchens-and-bathrooms/medical-basin-white

The basin digg is a Medical Basin by Caroma manufactured in Australia. Their inductrial/professional line of products is "Specifier". They have showrooms in the major cities including Brisbane, Queensland.

https://www.caroma.com.au/

https://specifier.com.au/products/kitchens-bathrooms/bathrooms/taps-sinks/medical-basin-by-caroma/

MEDICAL BASIN BY CAROMA

CAROMA

Caroma’s Medical Basin is a hygienic solution for hospital and industrial ‘Clean Area’ applications. Stripped down to only necessary features, this wall hung scrub-up surgical basin offers an easy-to-clean and easy-to-use surface with generous room for soap and brush holders. Caroma’s Medical Basin is available with zero or three tap holes as well as two bracket options.

600mm x 515mm, Waste Outlet uses 40mm diameter standard waste assemblies.

Tried searching pics and videos of Gold Coast Health System and GCUniversity, Robina, Helenvale and Lake Valley medical facilities. Other than seeing a similar sink and paint color in Robina, was all too generic. Rooms fto provide patient isolation would not necessarily show up randomly in a search.

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Anons across the globe salute that Australian spirit to enjoy life even during lockdown. From the camper in the middle of nowhere fined by police, to the couple posting 2019 vacation photos, to the many Aussies enjoying the beach and surf, We All Salute You. Common Sense and enjoying life are just as important as a government lockdown. Be safe and wishing all the best

WWG1WGA!

Moral of the articles: Don’t come between a Mate and his/her Board.

AUSTRALIAN COUPLE FINED BY CONFUSED POLICE AFTER POSTING OLD VACATION PHOTOS

https://www.newsweek.com/australian-couple-fined-confused-police-after-posting-old-vacation-photos-1497828

Australian couple, Jaz and Garry Mott, were slapped with a hefty fine for allegedly breaking lockdown orders amid the pandemic. The confusion here is, the couple were still under isolation when they posted their 2019 vacation photos on Facebook.

On April 5, the Victoria couple revisited fond memories from June and shared travel photos on the social media platform. Among the 12 photos, the couple tagged themselves at Lakes Entrance, which is about two hours away from their Traralgon home. Because their location was tagged, the state police thought they had cheated lockdown rules.

Then on April 9, the police arrived at their home to issue them an excessive fine of up to $1,652 AUD (about $1057.70 in U.S. dollars). The two were accused of making an alleged "non-essential travel" to Lakes Entrance.

While speaking to The Independent, Jaz revealed the warning she received, "The Sargent told me if I posted any more photos, I will be arrested."

A spokesperson for the Victoria Police Department told the British online publisher, "This incident has been reviewed and the decision has been made to withdraw the infringement notice."

"On occasion, errors will be made however that is why a review process exists to ensure instances such as these are identified and rectified," added the spokesperson.

Surfing: Coronavirus lockdown advice leaves room for confusion

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-52225031

In one surf-loving nation, Australia, some beaches are closed but others remain packed. So is it ok to surf during the Covid-19 crisis? Gary Nunn reports from Sydney.

Mark Stockdale surfs every day of his life. But not today.

"Ironically, it was too crowded," he tells the BBC.

He lives near surfing hotspot Bells Beach, Victoria, in Australia's south. Rather than people staying home, the opposite seems to have happened.

"It was even more packed than usual," the 48-year-old says. "The local surfing population is quite large, but people were also travelling in from Melbourne [110km or 70 miles away] because they're off work. The message isn't getting through."

But that message is also "ambiguous", he says. On one hand, surfing is not in conflict with Australia's social distancing rules. Exercise is one of the four essential reasons to leave your house and, if done with a maximum of two people, 1.5m apart, it seems to fall within the rules.

That is - till the beach gets rammed.

To navigate this, Mr Stockdale is taking extra precautions: "I've been waiting till conditions aren't very good. Or I go with my son to one of the lesser quality surf spots out the way of the crowds."

Katie Stoddart, 35, lives further up Australia in Kingscliff, New South Wales, and has been surfing for 16 years.

She has created her own rules: she only surfs alone, for 45 minutes maximum, only locally, avoids busy spots and gets up early to find a clear ocean area.

"If I can't find a quiet wave to myself (which happens often), I don't paddle out and surf that day - I just have a swim instead," she says. "I definitely don't get the best waves or the longest surf, but at least I get some exercise. It's better than nothing."

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Hidden risks?

One question that seems to be confusing people is the likelihood of airborne ocean-spray risks of viral transmission.

Kim Prather, a scientist at the University of California San Diego, told the San Diego Union-Tribune: "Surfers are saying that they're safe if they stay six feet away from other people, but that's only true if the air isn't moving… Most of the time, there's wind or a breeze at the coast. Tiny drops of virus can float in the air and get blown around."

Hannah Sassi, from the University of Sydney, adds: "She's merely stating it's a theoretical possibility - which, technically, it is."

"It's tricky though," Dr Sassi, an environmental virologist, tells the BBC. "Could virus particles be taken up by ocean breeze and travel? It's probably not that likely, and it could happen on the shore just as easily (if it at all)."

She says there's no consensus the virus can be transmitted through airborne contact: "Research and medical data are pouring in very quickly. We're learning new things about Covid-19 every day, and the situation is constantly evolving."

Close contact transmission, whether on land or at sea, is the biggest risk, she says: "Much of what we're cautioning against [such as not covering coughs and sneezes] is to prevent large droplets carrying the virus from expelling and settling on surfaces."

There's a positive for surfers and swimmers though, she says: "We haven't isolated the virus in ocean waters yet!"

Are beach closures adding to the problem?

Some of Australia's most popular and famous surf beaches - including Sydney's Bondi and Manly - have been closed and fences erected to deter surfers and swimmers.

It hasn't always worked. The Sydney Morning Herald has reported incidents of fence jumping, including one man who attacked a photographer, shouting repeatedly: "This is my beach."

Ethan Smith from Surfing NSW says the confusion is happening because, although surfing falls within the rules, some beaches are closed, causing surfers local to those beaches to seek out other waves.

"Surfers who'd usually go to closed beaches like Bondi are going to other beaches and crowding them. You can see that from the sheer volume of people driving up coast lines looking for somewhere else," he says.

"But you're supposed to stay at your local beach or stay home. They keep saying - it's recreation, not congregation."

With many surf events cancelled, some surfers have put their board away altogether to be on the safe side, he adds.

Top ocean tips

Seeing the crowded waves left Mr Stockdale feeling "really disappointed".

Although he notes some in the surf community are doing their bit, others are letting the side down. "Surfers are renowned for being quite selfish," he says. "It's no surprise it'll become an issue. I'm trying not to contribute by making sacrifices - I just wish others would."

Dr Sassi has some tips for surfers during the Covid-19 outbreak: "It's advice that I know surfers won't want to hear, but: sit it out [if it's really busy] or go at less busy times. Being on the water doesn't automatically mean you're not at risk of being exposed.

"And definitely wash your hands/face as soon as you can after your surf!"

WWG1WGA!

God Bless Australia !!!

>>8732990

>after the WHO argued against closing the border, refused to call the virus a 'pandemic' and heaped praise on China

Read the WHO emergency press briefing transcripts for January & February

You are CORRECT

ThanQ for the diggz

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/media-resources/press-briefings