#theguardian.com. Australia exposed to modern slave labour imports and many businesses ‘ignoring the facts’, commissioner warns. The scale of Australia’s trade with blacklisted companies, revealed in Guardian investigation, prompts anger across the Uyghur community
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. University of Sydney criticised for plan to ban protest banners being displayed without prior permission. Critics say new draft policies, including a rule about sending political emails, are ‘even worse’ than last year’s ‘draconian’ crackdown
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing under Labor in 2024, new report finds. Australian Conservation Foundation’s analysis finds amount of habitat approved to be razed double previous year’s as it calls for stronger protections
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. NSW government in 11th-hour bid to postpone mass resignation of psychiatrists. State asks Industrial Relations Commission to urgently arbitrate on the matter before resignations take effect from Wednesday
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. ‘We’ll be strong for our girl’: mother of Queensland woman allegedly set on fire in murder attempt speaks out. Renata Edward Manning has been accused of attempting to kill Destiny Otton-Rakuraku and assaulting another woman
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#washingtonpost.com. In Milei’s Argentina, Trump sees a road map. What does it show?. Javier Milei, Argentina’s chainsaw-wielding president, has won Trump’s praise and will attend his inauguration. Under Milei, inflation is down and poverty is up.
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Australian TV host apologises to Djokovic over ‘offensive, racist’ jibe. Djokovic refused an on-court interview following the ‘insulting and offensive’ comments towards him and Serbian fans.
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. South Australia proposes law for bigger garages to stop street parking being ‘overrun’ with SUVs. Plan sparks debate about use of urban space, housing costs, and investment in public transport amid climate crisis
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Motorists able to lock in low petrol prices for 24 hours under Victoria’s new ‘fair fuel’ plan. State government will force 1,500 petrol stations to report fuel prices a day in advance under ‘cost-of-living shake-up’
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australian billionaires Anthony Pratt and Gina Rinehart praise Trump in US newspaper ads ahead of inauguration. Rinehart lauds ‘outstanding leader’ while Pratt says he is ‘honored to support your call to Make America Great Again’
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Smelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’. Federal government aims to encourage power-intensive producers to switch to renewables by 2036
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australian billionaires make $67,000 an hour, Oxfam says in call for tax on super-rich. Analysis shows local billionaire wealth rose by 8% last year, meaning tycoons such as Gina Rinehart make 1,300 times more than average person’s pay
#Jan.20.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Two teenagers die after Sunshine Coast waterfall accident and failed rescue attempt. Seventeen-year-old girl fell off waterfall at Queensland’s Wappa Falls and 17-year-old boy died after jumping in to help her
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Australia grants nearly 1,000 humanitarian visas in three months to those fleeing Israel-Hamas conflict. Figures reveal number of beneficiaries of temporary three-year visa since it was introduced by Labor in October
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Thousands of imports enter Australia from firms blacklisted by US over alleged Uyghur forced labour links. Imports of a range of products, including parts for Sydney Metro vehicles, increase despite US bans on dozens of companies
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Services Australia chasing billions in unpaid debt – including some which may have been unlawfully calculated. Agency pursuing $4.9bn in unpaid debts, including some potentially calculated with controversial method, question to parliament reveals
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Victorian RSL clubs spent only 1.5% of pokies revenue on veteran welfare, study finds. Financial analysis shows clubs took $2.1bn in gambling revenue over 10-year period but spent 12 times more on business expenses than support programs
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. Djokovic, Alcaraz to meet in quarterfinal showdown at Australian Open. Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will clash in a huge final-eight matchup at Melbourne Park.
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#aljazeera.com. ‘It’s really sad’: Gauff wins in Melbourne but loses social app TikTok. The world number two wrote ‘RIP TikTok’ on a camera after the match in reference to the app’s discontinuation in the US.
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#huffpost.com. Coco Gauff Pays Tribute To TikTok With A Broken Heart After Australian Open Win. The American tennis star has frequently posted on the app, often mimicking popular trends.
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Nine reporter stood down after allegedly taking $50,000 prize from billionaire Adrian Portelli. Alex Cullen referred to Portelli by the nickname ‘McLaren guy’ on air after the mogul offered cash to the first TV presenter to do so
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Liberals dangle tax breaks for business lunches as leaders target marginal seats. Small businesses would be able to claim tax deductions on food and entertainment expenses for up to $20,000 under a Coalition policy
#Jan.19.2025 ×
#theguardian.com. Baby dead and five injured in horrific house fire in Tasmania. Firefighters pulled a child and adult from the Rokeby home on Sunday morning but were unable to reach the infant in time
#Jan.19.2025 ×
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