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Whistleblower Richard Boyle avoids conviction and jail after revealing tax office’s unethical behaviour
‘Blowing the whistle can be a tough gig,’ Adelaide judge says, while Rex Patrick declares Boyle ‘a hero’ for speaking out in 2018Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhistleblower Richard Boyle has been spared jail after exposing unethical debt collection practices at the Australian Taxation Office.Judge Liesl Kudelka sentenced Boyle, 49, in...
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Government condemns planned anti-immigration rallies; Taylor defends focus on Marles-Hegseth meeting – as it happened
This blog has now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition offered support to list IRGC as terrorist group in last parliament, James Paterson saysJames Paterson says the opposition offered bipartisan support to change the criminal code to allow the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be listed as a terrorist organisation in the last parliament.We knew they were intervening in our...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:EU delegation in Kyiv severely damaged by shock wave of Russian strike
"The EU will not be intimidated," António Costa said in response to the latest Russian attack against Kyiv, which damaged the EU delegation.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Xi shows Trump who holds the cards as he sets up meeting with Kim and Putin
The leaders of North Korea and Russia will attend China's military parade next week - a win for Xi.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:India Unveils Dual Economic Strategy to Tackle 50% U.S. Tariffs
The Indian government has outlined a strategy based on the resilience of its domestic demand, active diversification of its export markets, and the protection of its businesses, in its first economic assessment following the implementation of U.S. tariffs. RELATED: Russia and India Defend Energy Ties Amid U.S. Tariff War The Ministry of Finance’s July Monthly […]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Pedro Almodóvar urges Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez to cut all diplomatic and commercial ties with Israel
“I ask our government to sever diplomatic, commercial and all types of relations with the State of Israel as a sign of repulsion against the genocide it is committing against the people of Gaza before the eyes of the entire world,” said Almodóvar.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:US spies stoked separatism in Greenland, Denmark says
Denmark has accused US agents of trying to foment separatism in Greenland, reigniting fears over the territory's future.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:France, Germany, Britain to reimpose Iran sanctions after talks falter
France, Germany and the UK are set to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran on Thursday after nuclear talks faltered.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Social Groups in Ecuador Assert that Noboa’s New Law “Hinders” Their Activities
Over thirty civil society groups in Ecuador voiced serious alarm on Wednesday following the National Assembly’s approval of the Social Transparency Law, a regulation promoted by President Daniel Noboa, which they argue excessively restricts their activities without proper justification. RELATED: President Noboa Accused of Influence Peddling in Ecuador The law passed this past Tuesday through […]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Swift's love story spotlights parasocial relationships
Taylor Swift's announcement of her engagement to the football player Travis Kelce briefly broke Instagram when it attracted too many likes. Why do so many people feel so invested in the lives of total strangers?
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:The Myanmar Military’s Airstrikes in Karenni State Demand An Urgent Response
On August 17, at least 32 people were killed when junta aircraft attacked Mawchi, a resistance-held village in Hpasawng township.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Bus seatbelts can save lives. How do we get more people to wear them?
The Stonehaven school bus rollover, which killed a young girl, is a tragic reminder of how devastating such crashes can be. But there are ways to make buses safer.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:UN Rights Council Should Support Justice in Afghanistan
Click to expand Image Delegates attend the opening day of the 50th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Geneva, June 13, 2022. 2022 Keystone/Valentin Flauraud In a new joint letter, 107 organizationsreiterated their call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to act where it has longfailed and establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan to advance accountability for past and...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:South Africa: EFF Leader Malema Found Guilty of Hate Speech - South African News Briefs - August 28, 2025
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Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:The bare minimum response is not enough for Gaza
Humanitarian aid is much more than parcels of dried food. Conditions for life require a panoply of supplies and services that can’t simply be packaged into boxes
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Rising risk to China’s covert Iran oil lifeline
What would happen if Iranian oil – a heavily sanctioned but vital supply for China – suddenly stopped flowing? US pressure and the possible “snapback” of UN sanctions could choke off Iran’s clandestine crude exports, testing Beijing’s energy security, raising costs for its industry and dealing a financial blow to Tehran in a high-stakes geopolitical […] The post Rising risk to China’s covert Iran oil lifeline appeared...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Gaza-bound aid flotilla set to sail from Spain
Activists are launching a new flotilla in an effort provide Gaza with much needed aid and supplies.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Another Thai Soldier Injured By Landmine Along Cambodian Border, Army Says
Bangkok's approach to the landmine issue marks a rare break from its long-standing aversion to internationalizing military disputes.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Child Hunger and Violence in Al-Fasher, Sudan
The city of Al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur state in Sudan, has been under siege for more than 500 days, a situation that leaves thousands of children facing hunger and violence, according to a statement from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday. RELATED: Deadly Cholera Outbreaks in Sudan and South Sudan Expose Fragile […]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:North Korea's Kim Jong Un to join Putin at China military parade
The reclusive North Korean leader's attendance at the event comes days after Trump said he wants to meet Kim.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Japan's top trade negotiator cancels trip to U.S. over trade deal issues
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa canceled a trip to the United States on Thursday over issues related to the U.S.-Japan trade deal.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Reads the Riot Act As Zanu-PF Succession Battle Rages On
[New Zimbabwe] As the Zanu-PF succession war intensifies, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has issued a stern warning, telling senior party members to fall in line, stressing that individualism has no place within his party.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Treacherous terrain: the search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman
As police try to locate the alleged gunman who killed two officers in Victoria, what difficulties do they face while hunting in dense bushland?
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Kill talk: How US military lingo turns recruits into killers
Night after night, the buses pull up on the tarmac outside the Parris Island Marine Corps recruit training center in South Carolina. Usually, they are full of young men—still boys, by some measures—with a nervous feeling in the pit of their stomachs. They will have sensed the air getting heavy and sticky, and they might […] The post Kill talk: How US military lingo turns recruits into killers appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:ALBA-TCP Denounces U.S. Military Deployment in the Caribbean
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of America (ALBA), a coalition of ten Latin American and Caribbean nations warned that the deployment of U.S. warships and nuclear submarines in the Caribbean Sea poses a grave threat to regional stability. RELATED: Venezuela’s President Maduro Receives Credentials from Five New Ambassadors, Reaffirms Sovereignty Amid U.S. Military Threat […]
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Leisure travel to the U.S. is down, but business bookings are up
Leisure travel to the United States is down this year, but the country is the top destination for international business travelers, according to SAP Concur.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Teenager who shot Colombian senator sentenced to seven years
The 39-year-old politician was shot in the head during a presidential rally in Bogotá in June.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Bank of Korea raises GDP and inflation forecasts; keeps rates unchanged
The move was also in line with expectations of economists polled by Reuters.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Lebanon: Immediately Release Gaddafi’s Son
Click to expand Image Hannibal Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Tripoli, Libya, June 30, 2010. 2010 REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny (Beirut) – Lebanese authorities should immediately release the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, Hannibal Gaddafi, whom they have wrongly imprisoned for nearly a decade, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should provide Gaddafi with appropriate...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:How Tokyo is using AI video to prepare for a Mt Fuji eruption
Tokyo authorities say they released the AI-generated video to raise awareness and help people prepare for disaster - but how likely is Mt Fuji to actually erupt?
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Health Minister Mark Butler on kids on the NDIS and aged care funding
The health minister also says fewer kids are now vaping because of the government’s ban, which ‘exploded’ as a health problem during the COVID years.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Qantas shares surge to record high as profit jumps on robust travel demand
Shares of Australian flag carrier Qantas rose to a record high on Thursday following its full-year earnings results.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record
Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Iran has a long history of exploiting social divisions abroad. It saw an opportunity in Australia and took it | Lydia Khalil
The antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne are part of Tehran’s record of malign foreign interference – and it’s now one of the few tools it has left to project powerEver since the 1979 Iranian Revolution ushered in the Islamic republic, Iran has had notoriously hostile relations with many western nations, particularly the United States, which it evocatively derides as the “Great Satan”.While Iran is notorious for...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Milei was expelled from a municipality in Buenos Aires during the provincial campaign
The (La Libertad Avanza) motorcade in Lomas de Zamora ended with stones and bottles being thrown, forcing President Javier Milei to quickly leave the scene. Majority of Argentines See President Milei Tied to ANDIS Bribery Scandal The president was accompanied by his sister Karina Milei, the president of the (La Libertad Avanza) party in the […]
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