Your afternoon Briefing: Outrage as AFLW photo is trolled online

Good afternoon, readers. Outrage after action shot of AFLW star gets trolled and Christchurch murderer posted two mystery files onto cloud.

Good afternoon, readers. AFLW player Tayla Harris says she feels empowered by the support received after she was trolled and the Christchurch shooter posted two mystery files onto a secure cloud storage site.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 17: Tayla Harris of the Blues kicks the ball during the 2019 NAB AFLW Round 07 match between the Western Bulldogs and the Carlton Blues at VU Whitten Oval on March 17, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media)

‘Animals’: trolls spark outrage

AFLW star Tayla Harris says she was subjected to ‘sexual abuse on social media’ after Channel 7 posted a picture of her online. The response to the image shows women’s sport has a way to go in Australia, writes Wally Mason. Not the sport itself, but attitudes to it.

-

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 17: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a mosque-goer at the Kilbirnie Mosque on March 17, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. 50 people are confirmed dead and 36 are injured still in hospital following shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

NZ shooter’s mystery upload

Before the alleged rampage, the accused Christchurch mass murderer posted files onto a secure cloud storage site founded by Kim Dotcom. As Jack the Insider writes: “If the dreadful attacks on Christchurch taught us anything, it is that there is a global pandemic of destructive narcissism.”

-

Preston Mosque Premier Daniel Andrews. Mosque Open Days ICVÕs Victorian Mosque Open Day project launched in 2017 and has become an annual hit since. Thousands of Victorians have flocked to a local Mosque near them to get to know their Muslim neighbours, partaking in guided Mosque tours, hijab tutorials, henna tattoo art, jumping castles, sausage sizzles and discussions about Islamic beliefs. Picture: Tim Carrafa

Lord’s Prayer set for axe

Victorian parliament is considering breaking with a century of tradition to say “amen” to the Lord’s Prayer.

-

NSW Opposition Leader Michael Daley speaks to the media during an event with Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore and President of LGNSW Linda Scott during the 2019 New South Wales election campaign in Sydney, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

I’ve had better days: Daley

NSW Opposition leader Michael Daley has conceded to experiencing “better days” as the fallout over comments he made about Asian immigration dominates the final stretch of the state election campaign.

-

FILE - In this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo, The Walt Disney Co. logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Disney closed its $71 billion acquisition of Fox’s entertainment assets on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, more than a year after the mega merger was proposed. Disney gets far ranging properties ranging from Fox’s film studios, including “Avatar” and X-Men, to its TV productions such as “The Simpsons” and networks including National Geographic. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Disney closes $100bn Fox deal

Disney is closing its $100bn acquisition of Fox’s entertainment business in a move set to shake up the media landscape.