World triathlon: Aussie Ashleigh Gentle’s surprise bronze, Flora Duffy wins, Amanda Lulham

LESS than a month after a sick Ashleigh Gentle won her first World Triathlon Series race of the year, then fainted, the Australian has climbed onto her fourth medal podium this season to keep alive her dream of being a world champion.

A terrible swim leg put Commonwealth Games hopeful Gentle on the back foot from the start of the world series race in Stockholm but it was her fightback to claim bronze in the race won by Bermudan Flora Duffy which turned heads.

GENTLE WIN, THEN FAINTS

AUSSIE WINS WORLD TITLE, AGAIN

Gentle came from almost three minutes down to race onto the podium, just weeks after she became only the fourth Australian woman to win a World Series race in Montreal when ill.

Source: World triathlon series: Ashleigh Gentle’s surprise bronze, Flora Duffy wins, Amanda Lulham, Commonwealth Games, Swoop

Emirates fires Aussie flight attendant because she fell down the stairs on the job

It’s hard enough to have an accident at work, especially if you come out of it seriously hurt. But to be fired because of it? That’s a whole other level of humiliation.

That’s what happened to 23-year-old Ciara Burke, who was only a few days away from becoming a fully-fledged flight attendant when she fell down a set of stairs in her uniform’s red heels at an Emirates’ training facility in Dubai.

The fall resulted in severe but temporary injuries to her back, leg, and ankle – she had her foot put in a cast, then a moon boot.

The end of her probation period rolled around, and after a few days of sick leave attending doctor’s appointments, she returned to work – but, there was no job offer on the table from Emirates.

“It just felt like I was watching someone else’s life. At no point did I ever, ever think that this was going to happen to me,” Ms Burke told Fairfax.

Initially after the accident, Ms Burke says that Emirates supported her and told her to “take care of [her]self”, paying her Dubai medical costs.

She’d spent almost six months working on flights to Europe, Africa and the Middle East before her fall, so surely her ‘professionalism’ and ‘amazing communication skills’ – as professed by her colleagues – would forgive her this accidental slip-up…

Source: Airline reportedly sends flight attendant packing after workplace injury

Demolition begins at old WA Museum

Demolition of non-heritage parts of the old WA Museum has begun, with the glass windows of the lobby being spectacularly smashed.

Premier Mark McGowan also turned the first sod of soil for the new museum on Monday and said the project was expected to create 3300 jobs during construction.

The new museum will have exhibition galleries, multipurpose spaces for community use, lifelong learning studios, and retail and cafe spots.

It is expected to attract about 800,000 visitors in its first year and provide a boost for tourism.

“The development of a world-class destination that provides excellent visitor experiences and learning opportunities for children and adults will be a great resource for all West Australians, particularly families,” Mr McGowan said.

Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman said the museum would showcase the state’s history, biodiversity, people and places.

“It will be a museum for all West Australians and will feature Aboriginal culture, as well as the stories of the many people of our multicultural state,” he said.

Construction of the new museum will begin mid-year and up to 80 per cent of materials removed from the old museum will be recycled or reused.

The project is expected to be completed by 2020.

Source: Demolition begins at old WA Museum | Perth Now