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View from The Hill: How much can Jim Chalmers get out of the economic reform roundtable?
The treasurer is hosting an economic reform roundtable, but how much it will achieve remains unclear.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:
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'Made for Germany': German companies show optimism
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has joined forces with the country's top business leaders, who pledge major investments to pull Germany out of recession.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:'Made for Germany': German Companies show optimism
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has joined forces with the country's top business leaders, who pledge major investments to pull Germany out of recession.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:China's affluent are as pessimistic about the economy as they were during the Covid-19 pandemic
A study of affluent Chinese by Oliver Wyman found 22% of respondents were negative about the economy when surveyed in May, just above the 21% in October 2022.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: Deforestation Up to 55% Lower on Afro-Descendant Territories - New Study
[Conservation International] First-of-its-kind study shows Afro-descendant peoples are key environmental stewards; 56% of their lands are top 5% in global biodiversity.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Ukraine's security service arrests anti-corruption agents over alleged Kremlin ties
More than 70 searches were conducted and two arrests made as part of a probe by Ukraine's security service into the National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:EU-Africa migration policy shift: Cooperation or coersion?
New hardline EU immigration policy could see development funding cut unless African nations prevent migrants from leaving. Some experts are warning it's counterproductive, undermines sovereignty, and fuels resentment.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Trump offers โgreatest chanceโ for Gaza ceasefire, Penny Wong insists, as Australia condemns Israel actions
Australia and 27 other countries have said it is โhorrifyingโ that more than 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aidFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump has the โgreatest chance of any political leaderโ to broker a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Penny Wong says, after Australia on Tuesday joined with 27 other countries to...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Art or a convenient snack? Someone ate Cattelanโs 'Comedian' banana (again)
A banana duct-taped to a museum wall โ โComedianโ, a conceptual artwork by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan โ has once again been eaten by a visitor. Itโs not the first time, and probably wonโt be the last.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:New MPs deliver first speeches โ as it happened
This blog is now closedAnalysis: In tightly choreographed return to parliament, unexpected moments ring outGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBurke says algal bloom not a formal โnational disasterโ but is an environmental disasterBurke is speaking outside a church in Canberra ahead of an ecumenical service that will be attended by many politicians to mark the start of the new parliament.Thereโs...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:China's rare earths exports surge ahead of key Beijing-Brussels summit
Chinese exports of rare earths and magnets needed to make electric vehicles in Europe surged in June, according to new data released on Monday, ahead of the crucial EU-China summit in Beijing on Thursday.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Syria: Abuses, Humanitarian Emergency Amid Sweida Clashes
Click to expand Image Syrian government security forces stand atop an earth barrier that they created as a buffer during their deployment in Busra al-Harir in Syriaโs southern Daraa province on July 21, 2025. 2025 Omar Haj Kadour / AFP (Beirut) โ Nine days of armed clashes and serious abuses in Syriaโs southern Sweida governorate have triggered a dire humanitarian crisis, Human Rights Watch said today. The fighting...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Want To Fight Climate Change? Give Afro-Descendant Communities Land Rights, New Report Says
Territories owned and managed by Afro-descendant communities in Amazonian countries are under threat from miners, loggers and oil companies eager to exploit natural resources. Yet those territories are among some of the regionโs healthiest, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The report, published Tuesday by the nonprofit Conservation International in the journal Nature Communications Earth [โฆ]
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Slovakia: Fico uses anti-EU rhetoric as diversionary tactic
After holding out for weeks, Slovak PM Robert Fico dropped his veto on new EU sanctions against Russia. There's likely to be more of the same in the future as such maneuvering diverts attention from domestic problems.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Potential Repeal of Roadless Rule Could Permanently Damage Midwest National Forests
Following the U.S. Department of Agricultureโs rescission of a longstanding rule that protects thousands of acres of national forests against logging, experts say that the repeal would not only damage natural beauty, but also ignores the interests of Midwest residents and industries. On June 23, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said at a Western Governorsโ [โฆ]
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:In a tightly choreographed return to parliament, unexpected moments from Faruqi and Hanson ring out
Mehreen Faruqiโs sombre protest in support of Gaza and Pauline Hansonโs unexpected championing of David Pocock broke up a well-worn routine Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a day of highly choreographed tradition and ceremony, even a quiet, unexpected moment lands with a thud. Like the black rod brandished by the usher in the Senate, banging against the door of the House of Representatives...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Japan steps up bear safety measures after recent attacks
In response to bear attacks across Japan, police and local hunters in Tochigi Prefecture held a training exercise to simulate a bear deterrence operation.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Africa: TEXEM UK - 15 Years of Empowering Impact
[allAfrica] ''May your impact never fade.'' I've heard this phrase countless times. Yet each time, it resonates deeply. For me, the phrase underscores the profound obligation that comes with professional growth and development. This sense of obligation is precisely what drives These Executive Minds (TEXEM), a UK-based executive capacity building firm that has been making phenomenal waves for 15 years.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, drowns in Costa Rica
The Grammy-winning actor drowned on Sunday while on vacation in Costa Rica, investigators say.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Germany supports Poland's measures to curb migration from Belarus
"Poland is Germany's most important partner within the EU, alongside our French neighbours," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said at the Polish-Belarusian border on Monday.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Murray Watt urged to intervene after accusations proposed Queensland coalmine clearing land in greater glider habitat
Queensland Conservation Council releases images appearing to show large areas of bushland felled within threatened species habitatFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConservationists have called on the environment minister, Murray Watt, to intervene after satellite images appear to show clearing in threatened species habitat at the site of a...
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:โA defining momentโ: UN court to deliver historic ruling on countriesโ climate obligations
The case has been dubbed a โDavid versus Goliathโ battle, with vulnerable nations pushing for a more robust legal framework for climate action.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:How Hollywood films are modified by censors around the world
Many films are simply banned, but some censors get creative by cutting out or modifying scenes deemed provocative. Superman's kiss was edited out, outraging Indian film fans.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Rwanda: Police Launch Mothers' Rooms, ECD Centres at Premises
[New Times] For the past three decades, Rwanda has pursued an unwavering vision of inclusivity by redefining public service not simply in terms of access, but of genuine belonging.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:U.S. plays hardball on tariffs deadline as EU battles for a deal
The U.S. is keeping up the pressure on the Aug. 1 deadline for higher tariffs for the EU.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Malcolm-Jamal Warner, star of 'The Cosby Show', dies aged 54 in Costa Rica
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known as Theo Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show', has died after drowning at a beach in Costa Rica, officials said, prompting tributes from across the entertainment world.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:West slams Israel for 'drip feeding of aid' as new assault hits central Gaza
Western nations condemn Israelโs โdrip feedingโ of aid, as ground attacks ramp up in central Gaza โ worsening the civilian suffering and humanitarian situation.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Universal Music Group confidentially files for US stock market listing
The Dutch-American firm, which represents the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, is already listed in the Netherlands.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:AstraZeneca to invest $50 billion in the U.S. as pharma tariffs weigh
AstraZeneca said the "cornerstone" of the commitment would be a new weight management production facility for its oral GLP-1 drug.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:US must win the battle for AI supremacy over China
The United States and China are engaged in what is likely the defining contest of the century over artificial intelligence and who controls the most advanced technology. At its core, it is a struggle over which nationโs values and vision will shape the worldโs future. It is crucial that the United States, not China, emerges [โฆ] The post US must win the battle for AI supremacy over China appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Protecting consumer rights: 'dynamic pricing' must not enrich the few
Look what happened to Oasis fans in 2024. Ten million fans in 158 countries queued for hours on the Ticketmaster website, only to discover that the prices had jumped from 160 to 400 at the final checkout. The Socialists & Democrats group believe dynamic pricing can be a smokescreen for exploitative pricing models โ which go against consumersโ rights.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:How Europe mirrors Trumpโs hardline anti-immigration agenda
The violence seen today on American streets is echoed in that unfolding in the Mediterranean,at the Poland-Belarus borderand alongthe Balkan route.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Srebrenica, Gaza โ what happened to 'never again'?
As promises ofโnever againโ fell from the mouths of state officials at the Srebrenica commemoration โ whose governments persist in transferring arms to Israel, which has not relented in its genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip โ I felt the hypocrisy hang heavy from the rafters, writes Amnesty International's deputy director for Europe.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:UK online legislation could threaten Wikipedia volunteer safety, group to argue in court
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia will argue this week that the UKโs Online Services Act could impact the safety and privacy of its volunteers.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:Could a village in Norway be the EU's rare earths source?
The sleepy Norwegian town of Ulefoss sits on top of a rare earth deposit. The reserves could help to reduce the EU's dependency on China for the elements needed in tech such as phones.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source: