Month: March 2023

Read More Documents reveal RBA would ‘consult with the government of the day’ and Peter Dutton has made clear he would support such a move Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the…

Read More Improving situation in China prompts decision, say news reports quoting Biden administration officials The US is preparing to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people, who were not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of…

Read MorePresident instructs agencies to reconsider proposals amid concerns about the effect on drivers’ livelihoods.President instructs agencies to reconsider proposals amid concerns about the effect on drivers’ livelihoods.

Read MoreWhite House national security adviser Jake Sullivan claims bill addresses “technology-based threats” to Americans.White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan claims bill addresses “technology-based threats” to Americans.

Read MoreMoscow consulting with allies about challenging ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, Russian media report says.Moscow consulting with allies about challenging ex-Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga, Russian media report says.

Read More Independent’s comments made in support of proposal to bring to Australia 150 refugees and asylum seekers held in PNG and Nauru Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Independent senator David Pocock has spoken out against the treatment…

Read More Amendments to bill that will centralise records across state health system aim to protect vulnerable people such as abuse survivors Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Greens have forced the Victorian government to bolster privacy protections…

Read More Senior Republicans, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, had criticised Fox News host’s attempt to whitewash the Capitol riot Senior Republicans, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, had criticised Fox News host’s attempt to whitewash the Capitol riot

Read More Some routes are more than twice as expensive as four years ago, though fares improved in January Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians are still paying significantly more for air travel than before the pandemic, with…

Read More New disclosures also show concern from top Fox figures about repeating Trump 2020 claims New disclosures also show concern from top Fox figures about repeating Trump 2020 claims

Read More Teenage brothers disappeared while in water at beach in Galveston Teenage brothers disappeared while in water at beach in Galveston

Read More Applause erupted from both sides of the chamber after Labor MP’s romantic gesture in his first speech Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Amid a busy parliamentary schedule, new Victorian Labor MP Nathan Lambert could not see…

Read More The House Republican speaker says that he handed the footage over in the name of transparency. The House Republican speaker says that he handed the footage over in the name of transparency.

Read More Haraldur Thorleifsson was locked out his computer, but after nine days of no answer from the company, decided to tweet the CEO If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to…

Read MoreA BBC Monitoring investigation has found hundreds of reinstated accounts on Twitter promoting abuse and misinformation.A BBC Monitoring investigation has found hundreds of reinstated accounts on Twitter promoting abuse and misinformation.

Read MoreSome take precautions to avoid being targeted by criminals, like changing their car’s licence plate.Some take precautions to avoid being targeted by criminals, like changing their car’s licence plate.

Read MoreTwo of the four U.S. citizens who were violently kidnapped at gunpoint last week while in Mexico have been found dead. The two surviving American citizens have been returned to the U.S., according to the State Department. Omar Villafranca reports.Two of the four U.S. citizens who were violently kidnapped at gunpoint last week while…

Read More Fox Corp chairman also admitted the 2020 election was fair and not stolen from Mr Trump Fox Corp chairman also admitted the 2020 election was fair and not stolen from Mr Trump

Read MoreImages from members of the photographic community Women Photograph.Images from members of the photographic community Women Photograph.

Read MoreFive Texas women have filed a lawsuit against the state alleging its abortion bans have led to a ‘healthcare crisis’.Five Texas women have filed a lawsuit against the state alleging its abortion bans have led to a ‘healthcare crisis’.

Read More It is seen as a return to Trump-era border policies, although the White House says ‘that is not what is happening here’ The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross into the US illegally as it prepares to end Covid-19 restrictions at the US-Mexico border, according to officials familiar with the…

Read More Minister for women Katy Gallagher takes media to task for choosing ‘clickbait’ over community responsibility Georgie Purcell: Why I’m wearing my gendered online abuse to Victoria’s parliamentWomen earn $1m less than men over lifetime, study findsWomen make the case for paid menstruation leaveGreg Jericho: Happy International Women’s Day! Unfortunately you still earn $1m…

Read MoreA judge has granted the state attorney general’s request for 90 more days to review the case against a former San Francisco police officer who became the first in the city to be charged with an on-duty killingA judge has granted the state attorney general’s request for 90 more days to review the case…

Read MoreThe majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate has passed its version of a bill to allow an expanded role for state police and appointed judges inside the majority-Black and Democrat-led capital city of JacksonThe majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate has passed its version of a bill to allow an expanded role for state police and…

Read More In the museum of unusual marriages, the union of George and Kellyanne Conway was always a very popular exhibit. How could two people who seemed to disagree so vehemently in public keep it together on the domestic front? What do you say to your wife after publicly insulting the leader she is paid…

Read More Creature was reportedly taken when it was either an egg or a hatchling Creature was reportedly taken when it was either an egg or a hatchling

Read More US citizens ambushed and taken hostage in border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into country from Brownsville, Texas, in a white minivan with North Carolina plates US citizens ambushed and taken hostage in border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into country from Brownsville, Texas, in a white minivan with North Carolina…

Read More The network, which is being sued by Bruce Lehrmann, says its team took great lengths to verify the story Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Network Ten will seek to prove the truth of Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape and says its team of experienced and…

Read More Bundeswehr is short of battle-ready tanks to man NATO’s rapid deployment force, German media report Germany would hardly be ready to fulfill its NATO commitments in the event of an emergency requiring an immediate military response, broadcaster ZDF has reported. Berlin was scheduled to form the core of the military bloc’s Very High…

Read More MADRID, Mar 07 (IPS) – The answer is that there are alarming setbacks for maternal health care and, in many cases, even a total lack of maternity services, which threaten to further raise the number of these tragic preventable deaths one million or more a year by 2030. Read the full story, “Why…

Read MoreThe White House said it supports the legislation, the first time it has formally endorsed a plan that could lead to a ban on TikTok.The White House said it supports the legislation, the first time it has formally endorsed a plan that could lead to a ban on TikTok.

Read More JOHANNESBURG, Mar 07 (IPS) – Anne Githuku-Shongwe is the UNAIDS Regional Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa Director and Eva Kiwango is the Country Director of UNAIDS South AfricaRecent crises have pushed the gender inequality gap even wider and new technology has brought new threats to women’s autonomy and safety. This year’s…

Read More It allegedly belongs to a company owned by Ukrainians, German media outlets claim German authorities probing explosions at the Nord Stream gas pipelines have identified a vessel that appears to have been involved in what is widely regarded as an act of sabotage, a host of German media outlets revealed on Tuesday. The…

Read More The group was taken hostage on Friday after entering the state of Tamaulipas in Matamoros – an area dominated by the Gulf cartel The group was taken hostage on Friday after entering the state of Tamaulipas in Matamoros – an area dominated by the Gulf cartel

Read More The lawsuit appears to be the first time that pregnant women have sought legal action after a wave of anti-abortion laws have threatened care for millions of Americans The lawsuit appears to be the first time that pregnant women have sought legal action after a wave of anti-abortion laws have threatened care for…