The sculptures have officially returned to their land of origin, Cambodia, with potential for further repatriation. Image source: besopha, via: Wikimedia Commons Originally stolen from Cambodia during a period of war, 14 sculptures are being repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The items arrived in Cambodia on Wednesday and were displayed at the…
While voter turnout was low for the UK election, the push to remove the Conservative party from leadership was strong. Image source: Tom Page, via Flickr Labour has gained victory in the recent UK election by a landslide, ending 14 years of the conservative party’s government. The conservative party announced the UK election recently, earlier…
Senator Fatima Payman has stated she plans to remain outspoken on various issues affecting the community following her move to the crossbench. Image source: Lucy Segal, via: Wikimedia Commons Senator Fatima Payman announced on Thursday that she would be defecting to the crossbench, after voting against Labor solidarity regarding Palestinian recognition. First elected as a…
Workers in Greece may now be required to work up to 48 hours a week after a new law came into effect on Monday. Image: CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2022– Source: EP, via Flickr. Greece has introduced a six-day workweek in an effort to boost productivity, prompting sharp criticism from labour unions and political analysts.…
Escalating protests and police violence in Kenya have left at least 39 people dead and hundreds more injured. Image source: Boniface Mwangi, via X. At least 39 people have been killed and more than 300 injured as anti-government protests continue across Kenya, calling for President William Ruto to resign. The Kenyan National Commission on Human…
Orpheus Pledger pleads guilty to attacking a woman in Melbourne at her residence. Source: pickpik Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has pleaded guilty to violently assaulting a woman in Melbourne earlier this year. Pledger, 31, faced Melbourne Magistrate’s Court on Monday, via a video link from custody, two months after he was arrested…
Fierce storms and torrential rains across France, Switzerland, and Italy have killed seven people. Source: Tobias Van Der Elst, Flickr. Fierce storms and torrential rains across France, Switzerland, and Italy have killed seven people, local authorities said on Sunday. On Saturday — in France’s northeastern Aube region — three people in their 70s and 80s…
Record companies are seeking to prevent AI music generators from training AI models on copyrighted media. Image source: pvproductions, via Freepik Several notable record companies are suing popular AI song generators for training their AI models on copyrighted work. Major AI companies Suno AI and Udio AI are currently being taken to court over concerns…
The WA government has an excess of expired COVID tests to destroy. Image source: freepik, via Freepik. The WA Government is due to destroy an estimated 19 million expired COVID tests which will cost almost $4 million. The process will involve locating all the unused tests, storing the tests in a warehouse, and destroying the…
A “profoundly regressive” law in Peru classifying transgender people as mentally ill has been repealed less than seven weeks after its introduction. Image source: Alejandra Gamarra Espinoza, via Wikimedia Commons. Peru announced it will scrap a new law that classifies transgender identities as a “mental disorder” following backlash and protests in the nation’s capital. The…