Category: Politics

Foreign affairs minister says Coalition’s approach to environmental policy will lead to higher energy prices. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Speedway car injures 13 after ploughing into crowd A speedway car lost control and ploughed into a grandstand, injuring 13 rural motoring enthusiasts. What…

Police believe device was deliberately planted near frontbench to disrupt proceedings, prompting heightened security in parliament Police have arrested two men in connection with a mobile phone hidden in the House of Commons that was reportedly planted there to play sex noises during prime minister’s questions. The phone was found near the frontbench during a…

Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its future Iceland’s former prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said that the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as little as a generation due to the sweeping rise of AI and encroaching English language dominance. Katrín, who stood…

‘We maintain our position that tariffs on any Australian products are unjustified,’ trade minister Don Farrell says Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has welcomed the Trump administration’s removal of tariffs on beef and other agricultural exports to the US. After previously insisting his import duties were…

As he faces scrutiny amid latest Epstein email release, US president uses Department of Justice to investigate opponents including Bill Clinton Bondi announces investigation into Epstein ties to Trump’s Democratic adversaries Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon during 2018 pro-Trump media campaign The US trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said that the US has “essentially reached a…

Cause of crash near University of Technology not yet known We have just had an update on the death toll from the overnight attack on Kyiv, via AFP, with authorities now reporting six people dead. in Brussels Continue reading… Source: World news | The Guardian.

A source told the Guardian that plans to break the manifesto pledge on income tax had been ditched by the chancellor This is from Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank, on the market reaction to the chancellor’s reported budget U-turn. Investors will have 2 broad concerns about news that Chancellor won’t…

Takaichi caused a stir last week after she summoned aides to her office for a 3am meeting to prepare for a budget committee hearing Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has said she gets by on just two to four hours sleep a night – prompting concern over her commitment to a better work-life balance among…

Donald Trump signed order creating ‘Foster the Future’ to develop opportunities and online hub for resources Melania Trump, the first lady, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at improving career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care. Her husband, Donald Trump, signed an executive order Thursday that creates a “Fostering the Future” program…

Unfair labor practice strike on ‘red cup day’ in over 40 cities comes amid stagnant negotiations with coffee chain More than a thousand Starbucks workers have commenced a strike in more than 40 cities across the US Thursday amid stagnant negotiations with the world’s largest coffee chain over a first union contract. On the company’s…