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Baby croc found wandering Gold Coast streets settles into new home
A baby freshwater crocodile found far from its natural habitat makes a 700-kilometre journey to its new home.
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Who is eligible for a share of $60 million in bank refunds?
More than 800,000 banking customers are eligible for refunds totalling $60 million. Here's what to know about the refunds and whether you're eligible.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:One in three people still smoking in WA's Kimberley region
The region's smoking rate dwarfs the national figure of under 10 per cent, but community-led programs are trying to make a difference.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:New poll shows plunging US public support for Israel’s war on Gaza
Only 32 percent of survey respondents said they approve of Israel's conduct in Gaza, down 10 points from last year.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Texas Democrat James Talarico 'hoping to make a decision soon' on Senate run
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) said he’s hoping to decide “soon” on whether to run for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R) Senate seat in what Democrats hope will become a pickup opportunity next year. Talarico told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill” on Tuesday that he plans to decide after an upcoming special legislative session,...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Criminologists criticise premier for changing definition of 'victim'
Leading criminologists say Queensland Premier David Crisafulli is comparing unrelated datasets to claim victim numbers have dropped.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Memories of Underdevelopment: A Cinematic Masterpiece That Reimagined Post-Revolutionary Cuba
In the swirling heat of Havana’s 1960s, amid the fervor of revolution and rupture, Cuban director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea released Memories of Underdevelopment (Memorias del subdesarrollo, 1968)—a film that would forever transform the landscape of Latin American cinema. Crafted with intellectual sharpness and emotional ambivalence, the film dared to interrogate its own revolution with eyes […]
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Booker blows up at Democrats on Senate floor: 'Willing to be complicit' with Trump
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) blew up at fellow Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) in a heated back-and-forth on the Senate floor Tuesday, accusing members of his party of being “willing to be complicit” with President Trump. “This, to me, is a problem with Democrats in America right now, is we’re...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:MAGA’s Marjorie Taylor Greene Breaks Ranks: Calls Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’ Amid U.S. Complicity
In a dramatic departure from the Republican Party orthodoxy, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene condemns Israel’s actions in Gaza as “genocide,” exposing cracks within U.S. right-wing support for Israeli militarism. This denouncement comes amidst worsening humanitarian suffering and escalating calls from progressive and left-wing voices for U.S. policy change. Related: Over 30 Palestinians Killed Near […]
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Talarico: Trump, GOP trying to rig Texas election
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) accused President Trump and the Republican Party of trying to “rig” elections in the state with their plan to conduct a middecade redistricting to increase the number of GOP-held seats. Talarico told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill” on Tuesday that his focus has been on the special legislative...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Trump says Epstein ‘stole’ young women staff from his Mar-a-Lago resort
Trump says he cut off his relationship with Epstein because the sex offender poached workers from his Florida resort.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Greece claims 'invasion' in Crete as it tries to halt boats from North Africa
Greek migration minister Thanos Plevris says his country faces a "state of emergency".
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Greece warns of 'invasion' as it halts asylum on Med route
Greek migration minister Thanos Plevris says his country faces a "state of emergency".
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Russian soldiers scammed and robbed of war cash on return from Ukraine
A number of cases emerge of servicemen targeted for their salaries and pay-offs by government officials.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Why plane turbulence is becoming more frequent - and more severe
Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Why plane turbulence is really becoming more frequent - and more severe
Flights are getting bumpier, thanks in part to climate change. But new studies are looking into innovative potential ways to turbulence-proof wings - using AI and owls
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Australia: Protect Whistleblowers from Retaliation
Click to expand Image Australian Parliament in Canberra at sunrise. Kinson C Photography via Getty Images (Sydney, July 30, 2025)– The Australian government should create a dedicated Whistleblower Protection Authority to support and protect public-interest whistleblowers, Human Rights Watch said in a recent submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee of the Australian Senate.Since February...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:National parks animals are changing their habits in response to humans: Study
The persistent presence of humans and their infrastructure in U.S. national parks has yielded dramatic changes in the behaviors of large animals who live there, a new study has found. Even during the pandemic-era lockdowns that briefly closed parks to humans in 2020, large animals at most sites continued to avoid human-built roadways and facilities,...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:US: EPA moves to gut environmental oversight
The Trump administration has moved to scrap emissions regulations by arguing the EPA has no oversight authority. The agency's boss announced this and laxer emissions standards while at a truck factory.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Gaza experiencing ‘worst case’ scenario of famine, leading aid group warns
Israel's prime minister is facing growing international pressure to end the war in Gaza that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians. A leading food crisis group is now warning of widespread famine in Gaza as deaths from starvation rise. Amna Nawaz reports. A warning, images in this story are disturbing.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Bolivian minister says people financing the war on Gaza need to be 'punished'
Bolivian minister says people financing the war on Gaza need to be 'punished' The minister of foreign affairs of Bolivia gave an emotive speech at the UN conference on a two-state solution on Tuesday. Celinda Sosa Lundasaid the situation in Palestine hadgrown more worrying in recent days as Israel intensified its use of hunger as a weapon of war – inflicting hunger on women and elderly people. "As a mother, how much...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Gunman was targeting NFL, New York mayor says
In our news wrap Tuesday, New York police said a gunman was targeting the NFL's office when he opened fire in a building on Park Avenue, Russian attacks killed at least 27 people across Ukraine after President Trump said he was moving up the timeline for Moscow to end the war and nearly a year's worth of rain drenched the Beijing area, triggering floods and landslides that have killed at least 38.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:US support for Israel military in Gaza sinks
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Poll: Support for Israeli military action in Gaza hits new low in U.S. A new Gallup poll measures Americans’ approval of Israel’s military action in Gaza at 32 percent, the lowest point recorded since the question was...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could spell trouble for gamblers: What to know
A gambling tax provision in President Trump’s megabill that passed Congress earlier this month is ruffling feathers on both sides of the aisle. Tucked into the approximately 1,000-page tax and spending cuts plan is a measure that experts say will make it more expensive for gamblers to lose, and that some Republicans say they weren’t even...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:EPA plans to overturn scientific finding used to regulate carbon emissions
The EPA announced plans to overturn a key scientific finding that has been used to regulate carbon emissions since 2009. The endangerment finding determined that pollutants caused by burning fossil fuels endanger humans and can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. It’s the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back federal regulations. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Ben Geman.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Magnitude-4.8 earthquake hits near WA town north-east of Perth
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes near Wyalkatchem, in WA's Wheatbelt, and is felt by residents hundreds of kilometres away, but there are no reports of damage.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Australian-made rocket crashes after attempted north Queensland launch
Gilmour Space Technologies attempted to launch its rocket from a spaceport in the north Queensland community of Bowen in an Australian-first on Wednesday morning.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Trump’s ‘censorship and control’ campaign threatens press freedom, FCC commissioner says
The $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance is fueling a fierce First Amendment fight and raising questions about the influence of the Trump administration. The FCC approved the deal by a 2-1 vote along party lines and came shortly after Paramount paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Trump. Anna Gomez was the sole dissenting vote and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss more.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Capped Alabama Coal Ash Pond Still Polluting Groundwater 7 Years After Closure, Lawsuit Claims
GADSDEN, Ala.—The coal ash lagoon at Alabama Power’s Plant Gadsden was supposed to be a model for how to close ash ponds by covering them in place, a process utilities insisted would protect human health and the environment from toxic contaminants in the ash. Now, groundwater monitoring data and a federal lawsuit are challenging that […]
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Cars set alight at Melbourne repair centres
A number of car fires have been set alight at automotive repair businesses in Melbourne's south-east and west.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Why ‘manosphere’ content is appealing to some young men
There are growing concerns around the proliferation of misogyny online and its migration into real-world interactions, especially those involving young men. John Yang reports on a Detroit teenager’s experience and the broader implications of this trend.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Senators highlight importance of working across the aisle in mission to fight wildfires
With razor-thin GOP majorities in the House and Senate, many lawmakers are retreating to their political corners rather than seeking out compromise. But one bipartisan duo is bucking the trend, arguing their disaster prevention proposal can overcome political dysfunction. Amna Nawaz discussed that with Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah and Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Senate confirms Trump nominee to lead CDC
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), putting a longtime government scientist at the helm of an agency being upended by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Monarez, 50, is President Trump’s second pick for the job. She was confirmed on a...
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:Cyclists call for spotlight on 'illegal, dangerous' e-rideable mods
A South West WA bike shop manager says a surge in e-bike sales has come with an increase in dangerous and illegal e-rideable modifications.
Published on: July 29, 2025 | Source:EPA Rescinds Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Harm Human Health, Hobbling U.S. Climate Action
At an automobile dealership in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to rescind the science-backed 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment. Scientists, environmental policy experts and climate groups warn that revoking that decision will lead to dirtier air across America, and conflicts with the […]
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