NSW Premier Chris Minns has called to suspend Labor’s state affiliation with the CMFEU following allegations of corruption. Image source: Leonard J Matthews, via Flickr. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has moved to suspend state affiliation with the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU). The effort to distance NSW Labor from the CFMEU…
Police are investigating the deaths of six people after their bodies were found in a luxury hotel suite in central Bangkok. Image source: Terrence Ong, via Wikimedia Commons. Six people were found dead in a Bangkok luxury hotel in what Thai authorities suspect was a case of poisoning. Cleaning staff discovered the bodies of three…
At least 90 people killed after an Israeli attack on humanitarian safe zone in al-Mawasi. Source: Eman Mohammed via Wikimedia Commons. Countries across the world have condemned Israel after dozens were killed in an Israeli military attack on a designated humanitarian safe zone in Gaza on Saturday. At least 90 Palestinians were killed in the…
Donald Trump has been shot with an AR-style rifle in an assassination attempt on his life. Image adapted from: Wikimedia Commons & Gage Skidmore via Flickr. Former American president Donald Trump has been shot following an assassination attempt on his life during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Live footage of the incident…
The burden of proof regarding native title rights has been reversed onto prosecutors rather than defendants in cases regarding cultural fishing practices. Image source: Rorozoa, via Freepik A NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has reversed the burden of proof regarding native title claims in cultural fishing cases. The Commonwealth Native Title Act was passed 30…
Boeing is seeking to take a plea deal that families of Boeing crash victims oppose. Image source: AceYYC, via: Wikimedia Commons Aerospace company Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge in an investigation of two 737 MAX fatal crashes. The plea will brand the company with a felony and will…
Reports of women being maliciously targeted on Mount Coot-tha walking trails has led to security cameras being installed in the area. Image source: Kgbo, via Wikimedia Commons. Brisbane City Council has installed security cameras at Mount Coot-tha after multiple women reported being maliciously targeted on walking trails. The cameras are part of the Suburban Safety…
France’s left-wing New Popular Front won the largest number of seats in the National Assembly but have not secured a governing majority. Image source: Braveheart, via Wikimedia Commons. France is facing a hung parliament after the legislative election on Sunday 7 July split the National Assembly into three blocs. No single group secured the required…
Married couples in the Philippines currently do not have the option to divorce when parting ways. Source: Nick Youngson via Pix4free. The Philippines — the only country in the world, besides the Vatican, that denies divorce to its citizens — is working towards a bill that would legalise divorce. The bill passed the House of…
Masoud Pezeshkian sparks hope for Iran’s future after becoming Iran’s new President. Source: Ayoub Ghaderi, Wikimedia Commons. Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s only reformist candidate in the latest presidential election, has been declared Iran’s new president. Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, beat his ultra-conservative opponent Saeed Jalili with 53.6 per cent of the vote. After his win,…