US influencer who snatched baby wombat has left Australia

Anger erupted after Jones posted a video of her taking a baby wombat from its distraught mother.

Topics

American who snatched a baby wombat from its mother leaves Australia

An American influencer has left Australia after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother
ABC News - 3h
Influencer who snatched baby wombat leaves Australia - the row in 60 seconds

The baby wombat grabbed by an influencer in Australia row… in 60 seconds
BBC News - 4h
Baby wombat-snatching US influencer at risk of losing Australian visa

Video footage, described as ‘callous’ and ‘pretty dreadful’, shows Sam Jones grabbing the joey from its mother at night. A US hunting influencer who shared video of herself snatching a baby wombat ...
The Guardian - 1d
Influencer's theft of baby wombat from mother sparks fury

A U.S. influencer has drawn criticism in Australia, including from the country’s prime minister, for filming herself snatching a baby wombat from its mother.
NBC News - 1d
U.S. influencer picks up baby wombat in Australia, sparks outrage

An American influencer visiting Australia has sparked outcry for picking up a baby wombat in a now-deleted Instagram video.
CBS News - 23h
Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat

A video of an American woman snatching a baby wombat from the side of its mother enraged many in Australia. She left the country Friday.
The New York Times - 8h
Baby wombat grabber Sam Jones leaves Australia after intense backlash including from PM and immigration minister

Montana-based hunting influencer flies out of Australia on Friday after home affairs minister said he couldn’t ‘wait to see the back of this individual’. A US hunting influencer who caused outrage ...
The Guardian - 12h
Influencer under fire for taking baby wombat from its mother

An American influencer is under fire in Australia for sharing a social media video of herself taking a baby wombat from its mother.
ABC News - 20h
WATCH: Influencer under fire for picking up wild baby wombat

American hunting influencer Sam Jones is sparking backlash overseas after posting a video appearing to show her taking a baby wombat from its mother in Australia.
ABC News - 20h
US influencer draws backlash for stealing baby wombat from mum

Australia's PM Anthony Albanese suggests she tries it with a crocodile: "See how you go there".
BBC News - 1d
Fan who had phone snatched by Rory McIlroy is top US amateur golfer

If Rory McIlroy treats his rivals with the same contempt he dished out to one of America’s top college golfers who crassly heckled him at The Players Championship, then there will be only one ...
Yahoo Sports - 12h
No one’s buying Hunter Biden’s terrible paintings any more? I wonder why | Arwa Mahdawi

It’s tough being a nepo baby – especially when your daddy suddenly loses his influence. Poor Hunter Biden. His dad, who issued him an unconditional pardon as one of his last acts as US president, ...
The Guardian - 2d
Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas

The US president is making energy deals with Japan and Ukraine, and in Africa has even touted resurrecting coal. Donald Trump ’s repeated mantra of “ drill, baby, drill ” demands that more oil and ...
The Guardian - 2d
Olivia Culpo announces she's expecting a baby with husband Christian McCaffrey

Olivia Culpo is expecting a baby with Christian McCaffrey, she announced Monday. The model-actor-influencer and the NFL running back got married last summer.
Los Angeles Times - 3d
How Trump Has Upended the Presidential Pardon

President Trump’s willingness to pardon allies has spawned a brisk market for executive clemency. Kenneth P. Vogel, a Times reporter who investigates money, politics and influence, looks at some of ...
The New York Times - 6d
Why Is Sam Jones Facing Backlash? Baby Wombat Incident Explained

Yahoo News - 13h
Roy Ayers, a jazz legend who influenced hip-hop and R&B musicians, dies at 84

Roy Ayers, a legendary jazz vibraphonist, keyboardist, composer and vocalist known for his spacy, funky 1976 hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has died
ABC News - Mar. 6
Who has made Troy's Premier League team of the week?

After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?
BBC News - 3d
Injury-hit Socceroos ring changes for crunch World Cup qualifiers

Australia coach Tony Popovic rang the changes Friday for the Socceroos' crunch World Cup qualifiers, calling up six uncapped players and turning to two others who have not seen international action ...
Yahoo Sports - 8h
Trade tariffs are the new normal – and that’s unlikely to be positive for Australia | Sally Auld

US policy changes won’t have a large direct effect on the Australian economy but a global trade war can only be a drag on growth. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...
The Guardian - 4d
Netflix Gaming And Generative AI Chief Has Left The Company

Netflix's gaming VP Mike Verdu has left after being hired in 2021 to launch the platform's gaming initiatives. This is the latest shakeup for the streaming giant the streaming giant, which has ...
GameSpot - 1d
Zero migrants left at Guantánamo after flights back to US

Presented by GE Aerospace — {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story Zero migrants left at Guantánamo after flights back to US The Trump ...
The Hill - 11h
Where has the left’s technological audacity gone? | Leigh Phillips

The belief that technology will usher in a golden age for humanity is in vogue once more with billionaires. But can the left offer its own vision for the future?. Techno-optimism – the belief that ...
The Guardian - 3d
Trump’s energy chief says US shale can ‘drill, baby, drill’ at low oil price

Chris Wright claims industry can raise output even if crude falls to $50 a barrel as administration has suggested
Financial Times - 4d
Tiger has surgery for ruptured Achilles tendon

Tiger Woods, who hasn't competed in a PGA Tour event this season, said he had surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon and expects to make a full recovery.
ESPN - 1d
'Confident' Triantis earns first Australia call-up

Hibs midfielder Nectarios Triantis has been rewarded for his impressive club form with a first senior Australia call-up. The 21-year-old - on loan from Sunderland - has been a key figure for David ...
Yahoo Sports - 50m
Iran’s top leader rejects talks with the US over missile range, regional influence

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he rejects a U.S. push for talks between the two countries because they would be aimed at imposing restrictions on Iranian missile range and its ...
ABC News - 5d
Floodwaters threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over.”
ABC News - 4d
Surfer attacked by shark in Australia is presumed dead, police say

A body has not been recovered after a surfer was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia. Police say drone footage that captured the aftermath of the incident.
CBS News - 2d
Chinese Warships Circle Australia and Leave It Feeling ‘Near Naked’

The unusual deployment by three navy ships over the past month has prompted a debate in Australia about its aging fleet and reliance on the United States.
The New York Times - 2d
‘Baby jails’ and first steps behind bars: Trump’s immigration agenda embraces family detention again

As the US ramps up enforcement, scenes of family separation and despair from Trump’s first term are repeated. The United States has resumed placing immigrant families in detention, re-embracing ...
The Guardian - 1d
Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...
The Guardian - 3d
Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including jazz vibraphonist Roy Avers.
CBS News - 4d
Ukrainian Svitolina has had 'massive support' in US

Ukrainian Elina Svitolina says she has received "love and support" from the US public during her run to the Indian Wells last eight.
BBC News - 2d
South Dakota pushes labels for political deepfake videos ahead of elections

South Dakota lawmakers have approved legislation that would impose criminal and civil penalties on those who try to use unlabeled deepfakes to influence voters in the state, with the law now ...
The Hill - 2d
Parents of Babies Who Are Too Young for Measles Vaccine Worry About Outbreaks

Infants are at higher risk of complications from the measles but can’t be vaccinated right away.
The New York Times - 3h
New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia

Exclusive: Jotham Napat said pact must be taken ‘back to the drawing board’ and should reflect climate change as security issue. Vanuatu’s new prime minister has said his government intends to ...
The Guardian - 1d
DHS using polygraph tests to find leakers: Reports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information ...
The Hill - 5d
Online Influencer Is Killed While Livestreaming in Tokyo

Police in Japan have charged a man with the murder, saying he was a follower who had tracked her location by the buildings behind her as she filmed herself.
The New York Times - 2d