Friday, March 24th, 2023

Category: news

Texts show it was unreasonable for Bruce Lehrmann not to file defamation claim within year, defence says | Australian media

Lawyers for Network Ten have questioned “how on Earth” it was reasonable for Bruce Lehrmann to sit on his hands and not file a defamation claim for 12 months, despite being told he had...

‘I’m here to change the country’: Albanese launches an uncompromising Indigenous voice plan | Indigenous voice to parliament

It’s on. On Thursday, the Albanese government leapt a major hurdle in the long run to a successful referendum on an Indigenous voice to parliament at the end of the year. After a flurry...

Ukraine war has ‘profound impact’ on Asia, Blinken says, with eye on China’s ambitions | US foreign policy

US secretary of state Antony Blinken has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has a “profound impact” on Asia, saying that China is watching “very carefully” how Washington and the world respond to Vladimir...

Xi’s trip to Moscow didn’t impress the west – but his most important audience is at home | Xi Jinping

As Xi Jinping returns to Beijing after his first trip to Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine, the contradictory forces that dominate the Chinese leader’s relationship with Moscow are no closer...

Sunak evades damaging Commons rebellion as NI Brexit plan passes | Brexit

Rishi Sunak has escaped an overly damaging Commons rebellion over his revised plan for post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade, winning a vote on the measure with 22 of his own MPs voting against the deal....

Rick and Morty’s Justin Roiland cleared of domestic violence charges | Television

Felony domestic violence charges against Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland have been dismissed, two months after he was dropped from the show. Kimberly Edds, a spokesperson for the Orange County district attorney’s office,...

Ten soldiers plucked from sea after army helicopter crash near Jervis Bay | Australian military

Australian defence force personnel have been rescued after an army helicopter crashed into the ocean off the New South Wales south coast during a routine counter-terrorism training exercise. The 10 soldiers were plucked from...

Politics live: Butler says Australia must get vaping ‘back under control’ after dozens of under-fours reported to state poisons hotline | Australian politics

Health minister criticises vaping industry’s ‘shameless’ marketing to children The health minister, Mark Butler, is on ABC radio RN Breakfast speaking about the government’s work to put a lid on vaping. Vaping has exploded...

Latest storm to hit California leaves two dead as more flooding expected | California

The start of spring offered little reprieve for California as another atmospheric river doused the saturated state with more rain and snow. Two deaths have been linked to the storms, after thrashing winds toppled...

Despite Xi’s trip to Russia, dialogue between China and Ukraine is still possible | Ukraine

Hours after Xi Jinping wrapped up a state dinner hosted in a lavish 15th-century palace, where he extolled Beijing’s “positive role” in Vladimir Putin’s invasion, Russia sent a swarm of drones to Ukraine that...