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Five out of six countries along the border with Russia and Belarus plan to secure their borders with land mines, aiming to protect NATO's eastern flank from a possible attack. But the plan is highly controversial.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Smoking is now forbidden on beaches, in parks and other public spaces in France. The new rules aim to protect children being harmed by passive smoking.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Job postings mentioning generative artificial intelligence have risen sharply in several European countries in the year leading up to March 2025. Yet, experts emphasise that human intelligence remains a key requirement in the workplace.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:This blog is now closedCoalition happy to have quotas for Nationals on frontbench but not for female Liberal MPs, Tanya Plibersek saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrackdown on rogue early childhood care providers after education ministers meet over sector safety concernsEducation ministers will increase penalties for non-compliant early childhood care providers and strengthen regulations...
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Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Former special advisor to the current U.S. administration, Elon Musk, called out the United States Senate for the draft of Trumpβs budget plan, the "Big, Beautiful Bill," which he considers "utterly insane and destructive."
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Chief executive Jensen Huang leads wave of insider selling as AI demand boosts stock to record high
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:The protest by tens of thousands of people was held after nearly eight months of persistent dissent led by Serbia's university students that have rattled President Aleksandar Vucic's firm grip on power in the Balkan country.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:President Aleksandar Vucic - populist and close to Russia - has faced months of protests and alleges a foreign coup plot.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Trumpβs bombing of Iran reduced Europeβs biggest players to the status of decoy ducks as they pursued talks hours before the raid began.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:A giant crowd throngs the Hungarian capital, championing LGBT rights and defying PM Viktor Orban.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has been a critic of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," after serving as his biggest financial backer.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Follow the dayβs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCrackdown on rogue early childhood care providers after education ministers meet over sector safety concernsEducation ministers will increase penalties for non-compliant early childhood care providers and strengthen regulations in the sector following safety concerns.Our work β¦ will be informed by the work that has just been done in...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:The Poo-tastic Tasmanian Paint Off asks artists to use a unique medium to paint portraits of people they admireKarin Koch was inspired to start the worldβs first animal poo painting competition after purchasing a large and highly detailed painting created out of cow dung by the German artist Werner HΓ€rtl.Koch then commissioned the Tasmanian artist Mel Hills to paint wombats using wombat poo and a pademelon with...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Disease and predation are problems in populations that are allowed to roam, but animal advocates argue those issues can be mitigated with proper management practicesSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterNear Lake Macquarie on the central coast of New South Wales, Belinda Stauner-Dawson is running what appears to be a chicken utopia. Her 60 egg-laying ISA Brown hens β a popular laying breed β have the run of a...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Governments flagged fruit stickers for the chopping block but then South Australia shelved its September deadline after industry asked for more timeSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Mortonβs free Clear Air newsletter hereFruit stickers may be small, but they can be mighty annoying.Each year 5.62bn plastic labels are picked off fruit and vegetables in Australia, data shows. Those that are not accidentally...
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Italians are relatively unknown for their love of country music. But this classical-turned-western singer from Milan is making a name for herself performing in outback Queensland.
Published on: June 29, 2025 | Source:Eight Mirning ancestors are returned to their country, 140 years after a police report pointed to poisonings and murder on WA's Nullarbor Plain.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:The Senate is still eyeing a Saturday procedural vote to advance President Trumpβs βbig, beautiful billβ after Democrats announced they will immediately seek to delay its final passage. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will force the Senate clerk to read the bill in its entirety, a procedural act that will take about 12 hours....
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old man, who was found unresponsive at Southport on Saturday night.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:The private thoughts and reflections of a young woman whose life has altered course because of the war in Gaza.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Far North Queensland may be renowned for its rainforests, monsoons and cyclones, but nestled in heart of the wet tropics the town of Mareeba claims to be a ray of sunshine.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:As Palestinians are massacred for staying, Israelis are desperate to flee Even after 20 months of siege, displacement, and mass killing,Palestiniansin Gaza continue to assert their will to remain - asIsraelescalates itsgenocidalcampaign byattackingaid distribution sites and massacring starving civilians who refuse to leave. Meanwhile,Iranianretaliationagainst Israel's recent aggression has triggered yet another exodus...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Hwang Dong-hyuk's series is Netflix's most watched show of all time but how have its anti-capitalism themes reverberated in South Korea and beyond?
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:German president warns against Netanyahu visit over ICC arrest warrant Germanyβs President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cautioned against a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Berlin must not risk undermining international law in light of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). βWe, in particular, should make the international legal order part of our own identity,β...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) attempted to play down fears that the βbig, beautiful billβ would hurt Medicaid recipients on a Saturday night CNN appearance as Senate Republicans scramble to push the massive legislation package to a vote. Steep cuts to Medicaid proposed in the initial drafts of the bill have been a significant sticking point...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Australian scientists have started analysing the first batch of samples from the 'Million Year Ice Core' project.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Heatwaves sweeping across Europe have pushed temperatures above 40C in some countries. Authorities are urging caution as dry conditions, strong winds and heatwaves threaten wildfires.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes killed at least 72 people across Gaza overnight and into Saturday, health workers said, as ceasefire prospects were said to be improving after 21 months of war.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Jeff Bezos and Lauren SΓ‘nchez Bezos's wedding in Venice continues to anger locals.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin, one of the plaintiffs in a 22-state lawsuit against President Trumpβs executive order curbing birthright citizenship, said Saturday he was βconfidentβ the order could still be blocked nationwide following a Friday Supreme Court ruling that broadly restricted the ability of the court system to halt the presidentβs policies. βThereβs...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Under the cover of darkness, and with artillery fire just kilometres away, Marcus Fillinger rescued an emaciated wolf that had been abandoned for weeks in a private zoo in Ukraine.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Gen. Hossein Salami and Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were both killed on June 13 as Israel launched a war it said was meant to destroy Iran's nuclear program, specifically targeting military commanders, scientists and nuclear facilities.
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:Thousands in Tel Aviv rally for captive release Thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday, calling for the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. The protest marked the first major demonstration since the ceasefire between Israel and Iran took effect on 24 June. Authorities had banned public gatherings during the 12-day flare-up, which began in the occupied West Bank, citing security...
Published on: June 28, 2025 | Source:The circular economy is flourishing as Australians upcycle and even sell the unsellable at op shops and second-hand dealers.
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