President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy sacks officials after allegations of corruption

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Source : President of Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks over a dozen officials after corruption allegations surfaced. 15 officials resigned Tuesday in response to the allegations. The corruption allegations regard Illicit payments to deputy ministers, bribery, and inflated military contracts. Among the officials caught in the scandal are the Deputy Defence…

Mike Pence

Classified documents found at Mike Pence’s home

Mike Pence. Source : Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (Used under Creative Commons) Classified documents were found by aides at former US Vice President Mike Pence’s home in Indiana this week. Coming after President Joe Biden’s recent classified documents scandal, and former President Donald Trump also possessing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago home, Mike Pence,…

Gender-affirming hormones improve mental health in young people

Research shows gender-affirming hormones improve mental health in trans young people

Gender-affirming hormones improve mental health in trans young people.  Source: Ted Eytan, scimex A US study has found that gender-affirming hormones are linked to improved mental health and psychosocial functioning in trans and nonbinary young people. The study, from the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that when teenagers’ outer appearance matched up with their…

Victoria to scrap Australia Day parade this year.

Victoria to scrap Australia Day parade

Australia Day in Perth, 2013.   Source: Kaoz69, Wikimedia Commons The Victorian government has decided to cancel its annual Australia Day parade, receiving both praise and criticism. A First Nations leader has applauded the government for this decision, whereas Victoria’s Opposition leader called the decision ‘deeply disappointing’ and demanded an explanation. A Victorian government spokesperson said,…

Wilston Train Station, Newmarket Road

Burpengary teenager charged with murder after a man was found dead on Newmarket Road

Wilston station, Newmarket Road.  Source: TravellerQLD, Wikimedia Commons A 17-year-old boy from Burpengary has been charged with murder after the death of a 43-year-old man on Newmarket Road on Brisbane’s North side. The man’s body was found near Wilston train station by a member of the public at around 2am on Sunday morning. The teenager…