Five-Dollar note depicting Queen Elizabeth II. Source : Wittman Tours The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a new design for the five-dollar note, which has depicted Queen Elizabeth II since 1992. While many expected King Charles II’s likeness to be plastered on the notes, the RBA has instead announced the new design would…
Rep. Ilhan Omar. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used under Creative Commons) The Republican controlled House have passed a resolution which will see Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar booted from the Foreign Affairs Committee. The decision comes as a response to anti-Israel comments Ms Omar made in 2019, however Democrats have cited the decision as “racist”. The…
James Cleverly. Source : UK Parliament After Senator Penny Wong said the UK must confront their colonial past, the UK Foreign Minister rejected the remarks. Senator Wong spoke earlier this week about strengthening the UK’s Indo-Pacific relationship, where she said that in order to move forward, the UK had to confront the past of British…
Ribbons tied on the fence of St Mary’s Cathedral by protestors at Pell’s funeral. Source : Pauline Pantsdown via Twitter. Mourners and protestors alike attended Cardinal George Pell’s Sydney funeral on Thursday, making the service less than peaceful. Cardinal George Pell, a controversial figure in the Catholic Church who was accused of concealing and committing…
Group of people working together. Source : Pexels The federal government has announced the progression of a National Autism Strategy and has committed additional funding to the Autism Cooperative Research Centre. On Wednesday, an additional $2 million will be allocated to the Autism CRC, which will see the continuation of important research and provide advice…
Man obtaining mental health services from a woman. Source : Pexels The Federal Government has an announced a $7.8 million investment into mental health interpreting services for Australians. The investment in the services is the Translating and Interpreting Services (TIS) National and aims at providing better access to the services for people from Culturally and…
Anthony Albanese. Source : Australian Federal Government via Wikimedia Commons (Used under creative commons) The federal government has announced an Expression of Interest (EOI) period with the intention of establishing various Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. The Clinics (Medicare UCCs) would be implemented within Western Australia and ease the load on hospitals. It would also give…
Peshawar, Pakistan. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used under creative commons) A suicide bomber set off a blast in a mosque in Peshawar, north-western Pakistan which has killed at least 100 people. On Monday, the bomber killed at least 61 people and left around 157 injured, which has since risen to at least 100 dead. Law…
Various plastic products in a pile. Source : Magda Ehlers via Pexels Following in the footsteps of other states, Victoria has enacted a ban on single-use plastics from February in sale or supply. Items made from conventional, degradable, or compostable plastics have been banned from the state. This includes straws, cutlery, plates, drink stirrers and…
Target with weapon in foreground. Source : Karolina Grabowska via Pexels Texas and Wisconsin military veterans are suing the ATF over a new rule that has recategorised certain pistols as “short-barrelled rifles”. The new rule would recategorise up to 40 million pistols with stabilising braces as “short-barrelled rifles”, meaning it would require a federal license…