Iran’s Supreme Leader leads funeral prayers for president | Religion
NewsFeedIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers for the country’s president and foreign minister at a funeral ceremony in Tehran. Ebrahim Raisi…
Sunak apologises after report finds UK government covered up blood scandal | Health News
More than 30,000 people were infected with viruses such as HIV and hepatitis from the 1970s to the early 1990s after being given contaminated blood.…
Indian government agency spent millions promoting BJP election slogans | India Election 2024 News
Mumbai, India — In November, as India’s election campaign was beginning to take shape, a catchphrase coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party…
What does Benny Gantz’s ultimatum mean for Benjamin Netanyahu’s government? | Israel War on Gaza
Israeli PM faces new crisis as public anger against his handling of the war on Gaza rises. Senior minister Benny Gantz is threatening to quit…
Column: News business needs help in California. Is government the answer?
SACRAMENTO — Newspapers are dying. That’s old news. What’s new is that in California, they may get some state government life support. There’s state legislation brewing…
NSW government offers public sector workers 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years
In short: The NSW government is offering public sector workers a 10.5 per cent pay rise over three years and a $1,000 top-up if inflation…
Benny Gantz threatens to quit Israeli gov’t if no post-war Gaza plan | Israel War on Gaza
NewsFeedIsraeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to quit the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t provide a clear plan for what happens…
WA has no hope of achieving net zero emissions targets by 2050 without radical change, secret government report finds
In short: Greenhouse gas emissions will reach record highs in WA this year and net zero targets for 2050 won't be reached, according to a…
Tunisian lawyers defiant as government cracks down on all voices | Human Rights News
Tunis, Tunisia – Hundreds of black-clad lawyers filled the narrow Boulevard Ben Bnet outside Tunis’s bar association headquarters as they protested the arrests of two of…
Victorian government makes biggest venture capital investment yet — in space tourism
In short: Critics are questioning the Victorian government's decision to invest $37 million in a US company focused on stratospheric exploration and data.Former chair of…
Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico shot outside government meeting
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot after a government meeting in the town of Handlova.Local media on Wednesday quoted Lubos Blaha, the vice-chairman…
Riots in French island territory New Caledonia over voting change | Government
NewsFeedSeveral people have reportedly been killed in violent protests in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, after France’s parliament passed a new law granting…
Federal Budget 2024 live updates: Government defends cost-of-living payments as opposition urges plan to fight inflation
There are promises aplenty of free and accessible mental health services, but they’re still a way off yet, writes national health reporter Elise Worthington. You…
Not even the US government knows the US government line on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza
In an interview on Sunday with NBC News, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken was questioned about President Joe Biden’s recent threat to withhold…
Government expected to trigger £7billion Natwest sale for ordinary investors next month – The Sun
THE Government is expected to trigger a £7billion Natwest sale for ordinary investors next month. They will be offered discounts — and possibly even a…
Tunisian lawyer arrested by masked police during live news report | Government
NewsFeedSee the moment a prominent lawyer and critic of the Tunisian government was arrested by masked police officers during a live TV news report after…
For second time, Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial
NEW YORK — For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial Monday with his political career and freedom on…
WA government announces payments of up to $4,000 after homes destroyed in Bunbury tornado as asbestos alert issued
In short: Payments of up to $4,000 will be available to residents impacted by a tornado that damaged homes in Bunbury, south of Perth.Some locals are…
More than 150 killed in Afghanistan flash floods, government says | Floods News
Thousands of houses have been destroyed or damaged in the worst-hit northern province of Baghlan. At least 153 people have been killed in flash floods…
Government to tip billions more into new home builds in next week’s federal budget
In short: The federal government will tip billions of dollars of additional investment into building new homes in next week's federal budget. An additional $1 billion will…