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Live: Dutton U-turns on EV subsidy as Labor pledges to stockpile critical minerals
A popular tax break for people who buy an electric vehicle would be scrapped under a policy U-turn from Peter Dutton. Follow live.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:
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Morning Mail: Indonesia meeting revealed, Trump claims Zelenskyy blocking peace deal, poll shows nuclear nerves
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Our exclusive top story this morning is that Indonesiaβs ambassador requested a meeting this week with Australian government officials as a row between the major parties about a potential Russian military base in the east of the country engulfed the election...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:History arrives on horseback for 14 students at rural school
A six-week journey on horseback through more than 30 rural towns has brought the story of the Australian Light Horse to life for students across country Australia.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:'Rat on wings': The little bird that won a bravery medal
In the dense jungle of New Guinea, April 1944, a patrol of American troops with vital military intel were surrounded by enemy troops when their radios stopped working.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:U.S. Proposes Recognizing Crimea as Russian: Peace or U.S. Economic Interests?
The United States has presented a controversial peace plan that includes recognizing Crimea as Russian territory and lifting sanctions on Moscow in exchange for a ceasefire in Ukraine. The proposal, which favors U.S. interests and pressures Kyiv, has generated tensions in Europe and criticism from sectors who denounce it as an imposed and unequal solution. [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Man, 25, charged after hit and run outside Melbourne hospital
Police have charged a man with a string of offences following an incident on Wednesday morning in which a woman accompanying her husband to hospital was allegedly struck by her own car.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Traces of 'forever chemical' found in European wines, new study reveals
PFAS are called 'forever chemicals' because they don't naturally break down in the environment.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Rubio unveils sweeping State Department overhaul, taking aim at human rights bureaus
Rubio unveils sweeping State Department overhaul, taking aim at human rights bureaus Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 20:00 Rubio said the State Department's bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor was being axed after pushing for an arms embargo against Israel US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before a bilateral meeting with his French counterpart in Paris on 17 April 2025 (Julien de Rosa / Pool /...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Plans for delivering hundreds of new regional hospital beds delayed
The review into the Queensland hospital expansion program reveals that the delivery of hundreds of public hospital beds will have to go back to the drawing board.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:COP30 Should Deliver Bold Action on Climate and Rights
Click to expand Image Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announces investments at Parque da Cidade, the venue that will host the activities of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in Belem, Para State, Brazil, February 14, 2025. 2025 Agencia Estado via AP Photo Today, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to AndrΓ© Aranha CorrΓͺa do Lago, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30)...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Man shot dead during group brawl in Newcastle car park
NSW Police were called to a car park shortly before midnight and found a man, believed to be 18, with a gunshot wound.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Tremors, seizures and paralysis: this brain disorder is more common than multiple sclerosis β but often goes undiagnosed
Functional neurological disorder can be hard to distinguish from other conditions. Some patients feel misunderstood and their symptoms dismissed.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:When βequalβ does not mean βthe sameβ: Liberals still do not understand their women problem
The Liberal Partyβs idea of equality means treating everyone the same, rather than addressing structures loaded against women. Itβs doing the party enormous damage.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan Migrantβs Disappearance in US Exposes Shortcomings of Deportation System
The unsettling reality is that Prada may not be the only one lost in this broken immigration system; his case has sparked fears that others may have also been deported without proper documentation. The disappearance of Ricardo Prada VΓ‘squez, a Venezuelan delivery driver detained by U.S. immigration authorities, has raised alarms over potential human rights [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Australian navy's newest boats made in China
A new fleet of tug boats that the Defence Department ordered for the Royal Australian Navy has been secretly built at a Chinese shipyard under a $28 million contract awarded last year to a Dutch company.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Bones suggest a lion gnawed on Roman gladiator's body while he died
A team of archaeologists has found what they claim to be the skeleton of a gladiator who was bitten by a big cat β the first physical evidence of gladiator-animal combat in the Roman Empire.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Are these 'magnificent' street trees doing more harm than good?
London plane trees are a feature of many Australian towns and cities, but some say it's time they were removed amid mounting reports of infrastructure damage and pedestrian injuries.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Muslims fear potential 'Israel-like' retaliation after Kashmir attack
Muslims fear potential 'Israel-like' retaliation after Kashmir attack Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 17:59 Calls for a violent βsolutionβ from a prominent Indian anchor have many online drawing similarities between the tactics of Israel and India Activists of the right-wing Shiv Sena political party burn a poster of Pakistan's national flag during a protest in Mumbai on 23 April 2025 to condemn the...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Most of world's colourful corals go white in record-breaking bleaching
The world's rainbow reefs have gone ghostly white in seas around the globe due to record heat in the oceans, the International Coral Reef Initiative reports. But scientists say the reefs aren't all dead yet and could still bounce back if people take the right steps.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:FBI raids University of Michigan pro-Palestine students' homes
FBI raids University of Michigan pro-Palestine students' homes Video shared on Wednesday by a local digital news outlet in Dearborn, Michigan showed men in FBI-emblazoned vests breaking down the door of a home where pro-Palestine student protesters live. According to the pro-Palestine group TAHRIR Coalition, the raids took place at three locations:Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Canton, all at the homes of University of...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Germany wants to allow Syrian refugees to visit home
Refugees would be allowed to travel home if the visit can prepare them for a later permanent return, as per an Interior Ministry proposal. Currently, a visit to one's home country can have their refugee status revoked.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Bailey says BoE must βtake seriouslyβ risk to growth from Trump tariffs
Bank of England governor signals that central bank is likely to cut UK interest rates next month in response to uncertainty
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Tunisian judge orders detention of prominent lawyer Ahmed Souab
Souab is a fierce critic of President Kais Saied and was arrested for comments about the judiciary acting under duress.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Video: India vows βloud & clearβ response to Kashmir attack
Relatives of victims of the Kashmir attack held funerals for their loved ones as India vowed its response to the attack.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Treasury Sec. Bessent says China, U.S. have 'opportunity for a big deal' on trade
Bessent named-checked Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, who recently expressed fears of a sharp fallout from President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Increases in vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks threaten years of progress, warn WHO, UNICEF, Gavi
Immunization efforts are under growing threat as misinformation, population growth, humanitarian crises and funding cuts jeopardize progress and leave millions of children, adolescents and adults at risk, warn WHO, UNICEF, and Gavi during World Immunization Week, 24β30 April.Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis and yellow fever are rising globally, and diseases like diphtheria, that...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Judge orders Trump to restore Voice of America operations in setback for administration
Judge orders Trump to restore Voice of America operations in setback for administration Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 17:26 The judge said the cuts to VOA were a 'hasty, indiscriminate approach' The Voice of America (VOA) sign is displayed on its building on 17 March 2025 in Washington, DC (Alex Wong/AFP) Off A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump should restore Voice of America...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Qassam Brigades releases video of Israeli captive urging Trump to intervene with Netanyahu
Qassam Brigades releases video of Israeli captive urging Trump to intervene with Netanyahu The military wing of Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, released a video on Wednesday showing Israeli captiveOmri Miran walking through dark tunnels and later lighting a candle to mark his second birthday in captivity. Speaking directly to the camera, he urges US President Donald Trump to force Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Seeking asylum: Is Tunisia really a 'safe country of origin?'
The EU wants to speed up processing asylum applications by creating a list of "safe countries of origin." Tunisia is on the list β despite a politically-motivated mass trial of the political opposition just last week.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:At gunman’s sentencing, survivors of July 4th parade shooting describe chaos, panic and bloodshed
People who attended a 2022 Independence Day parade where seven people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting are testifying about the chaos and terror that erupted as shots rang out.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Israel sending lower level representation to Pope Francis funeral
Israel sending lower level representation to Pope Francis funeral Most major nationswill be sendingheads of state or government, or royalty, toPope Francis' funeral on Saturday, but Israel will be represented only by its ambassador to the Vatican. The decision to keep the representation at about the lowest level possible is a sign of how far Israel's relations with the Vatican have deteriorated since the start of the...
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Moscow blocks 21 UK politicians from entering Russia
Targeted MPs take the travel ban as a 'compliment' and say it shows their Ukraine advocacy 'got under Putin's skin.'
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:The Cuban School of Ballet: A Cultural Excellence
The Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC), founded on October 28, 1948, by Alicia Alonso, Fernando Alonso, and Alberto Alonso, stands as a beacon of cultural excellence and a global ambassador for the Cuban Method of Ballet. Initially named Ballet Alicia Alonso, the company quickly gained prominence, performing across Latin America and establishing itself as a [β¦]
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Nick Schifrin on how U.S. foreign policy is shifting | UVA’s Jim Lehrer Lecture
PBS Newsβ Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin will address the fourth annual James C. Lehrer Lecture on April 24 at the University of Virginiaβs Miller Center.
Published on: April 23, 2025 | Source:Zelenskyy under pressure at home over peace talks and mineral deal with US
Ukrainian president is desperately trying to talk Russia and the U.S. into a ceasefire deal, but will need to convince MPs to sign off on it as well.
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