Member for Wentworth calls for all parties to work together to pass hate speech laws Allegra Spender has urged the Coalition to follow through on their calls for “urgent action” in the wake of the Bondi terror attack after leader Sussan Ley flagged the opposition would oppose new hate speech laws. The independent member for […]
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7 takeaways from Trump’s action in Venezuela : NPR
President Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday following U.S. military actions in Venezuela. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images It would be hard to blame someone […]
Republicans largely back Trump on Venezuela action, Democrats decry it as unjustified
Top congressional leaders — comprising the “Gang of 8” — did not receive a briefing from the administration before the U.S. strike in Venezuela began, multiple sources told ABC News Saturday morning. Per one source, the Department of Defense notified congressional staff after the operation started. Weeks ago, President Donald Trump indicated he wouldn’t brief […]
Grassroots group’s bank account frozen due to ‘Palestine Action investigation’ | Greater Manchester
A grassroots pro-Palestinian organisation in the UK has been told its bank account was frozen because of “an investigation into Palestine Action”, despite it having no affiliation to the direct action group. Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine (GMFP), which organises peaceful protests and vigils, had access to its funds cut off indefinitely by Virgin Money […]
Two Palestine Action hunger strikers in UK prisons admitted to hospital | Israel-Palestine conflict News
London, United Kingdom – Two Palestine Action-affiliated remand prisoners on hunger strike have been taken to hospital, according to a family member and a friend, adding to fears that the young Britons refusing food in protest could die at any moment. Twenty-eight-year-old Kamran Ahmed, who is being held at Pentonville prison in London, was hospitalised […]
Andrew will not face police action over bodyguard claim
BBC The Metropolitan Police has said it will “take no further action” over claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor asked his police protection officer for information on accuser Virginia Giuffre. The allegations, first reported in the Mail on Sunday in October, said the then-prince gave the officer Ms Giuffre’s date of birth and social security number, just before […]
Climate protesters win groundbreaking class action against Victoria police over use of pepper spray | Australian police and policing
Climate protesters have won a class action against Victoria police over the use of capsicum spray during an anti-mining demonstration in Melbourne. The first class action against Victoria police in relation to alleged excessive use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray was heard in the state’s supreme court earlier this year, and a decision was handed […]
Advisers told ministers banning Palestine Action could make it more popular | Palestine Action
Ministers banned Palestine Action despite being told by their advisers it could “inadvertently enhance” the group’s profile, an official government document shows. The briefing paper was written three months before the proscription of the group, which was set up to take direct action to halt UK arms supplies to Israel. It was prepared in March […]
‘Not over’: Liberal MPs fearing calamity in city electorates launch rearguard action to salvage net zero policy | Liberal party
Liberal MPs have launched a rearguard action to salvage a commitment to net zero emissions, with one warning the party “will pay dearly in city electorates” and undermine Australia’s international reputation if the Coalition abandons the target. The South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan said the internal campaign to preserve a net zero emissions policy was […]
Australia politics live: Microsoft ‘deliberately omitted’ AI-free option in 365 price rises, ACCC alleges; scientists beg for action on deforestation | Australian politics
Littleproud says Nationals can’t scrap net zero without alternative climate plan Josh Butler David Littleproud says the Nationals won’t come to a final position on net zero today, and says his party must come up with an alternative climate plan if they are to drop the 2050 target. He also said he’s open to Barnaby […]