In 1864, Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport; 162 years later...
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In 1864, Tasmania introduced brown trout from England for sport; 162 years later...

Conservation workers are building barriers and clearing waterways to save native Swan galaxias. This tiny fish faces extinction after brown trout were introduced over 160 years ago. Natural barriers helped some populations survive, but droughts and floods pose risks. Teams are creating trout-free refuges and moving fish to safe, isolated catchments. These efforts balance angling tradition with...

Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US
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Notorious Ecuadorian crime gang designated a terrorist group by US

Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics traffickingThe US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America.US secretary of sta...

Australia politics live: Hastie ‘not after legal action’ following One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon citing Rinehart backing party

Australia politics live: Hastie ‘not after legal action’ following One Nation ‘traitor’ cartoon citing Rinehart backing party

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Follow the day’s news liveLabor introducing new laws to crack down on illegal tobaccoLabor will introduce new laws to make it easier to prosecute criminals involved in the illicit tobacco trade, as the government fights an uphill battle against the exploding black market.The new laws think about it as a list of observable indicators, very simple, fact-based things like: is the tobacco appropriatel...

Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court

Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court

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Opponents requested an emergency filing as state’s elections plunged into uncertainty over redrawn districtsOpponents of congressional redistricting in Missouri appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday after a federal panel let stand a ruling allowing the state to use a new map backed by Donald Trump in November’s midterms.The map’s challengers, including a group ‌opposed to the Republican-dr...

Tate brothers lose bid for release from US jail pending extradition fight

Tate brothers lose bid for release from US jail pending extradition fight

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Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate lost their bid for release from a Miami jail on Wednesday as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges. In denying bail for the Tate brothers, Miami-based US Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis said the brothers’ wealth and frequent international travel made them “quintessential flight risks”. “While [the brothers] may not...

Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen

Trump says he would consider pardon for former attorney Michael Cohen

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Cohen has not personally asked Trump for a pardon, but he submitted an application to the White House after his request was denied by the Biden administrationDonald Trump on Wednesday said he would consider pardoning Michael Cohen, the former fixer whom he once branded a “rat” for testifying against him in court and before Congress, but with whom he has recently staged a stunning public reconcilia...

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker fourth Trump-Kim handshake

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker fourth Trump-Kim handshake

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China is willing to help broker a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sources have said just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for a bilateral summit. Multiple people familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post that Beijing was stepping up to play an “active” and “constructive” role in reviving US-...

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker 4th Trump-Kim handshake

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker 4th Trump-Kim handshake

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China is willing to help broker a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sources have said just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for a bilateral summit. Multiple people familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post that Beijing was stepping up to play an “active” and “constructive” role in reviving US-...

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker another Trump-Kim handshake

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker another Trump-Kim handshake

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China is willing to help broker a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sources have said just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for a bilateral summit. Multiple people familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post that Beijing was stepping up to play an “active” and “constructive” role in reviving US-...

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker a fourth Trump-Kim handshake

Once sidelined, China stands ready to broker a fourth Trump-Kim handshake

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China is willing to help broker a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sources have said just weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected in Washington for a bilateral summit. Multiple people familiar with the matter told the South China Morning Post that Beijing was stepping up to play an “active” and “constructive” role in reviving US-...

Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat

Labour picks former child refugee to stand in byelection for Starmer’s seat

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Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came from Somalia in the 1990s, likely to face Zack Polanski in Holborn and St Pancras contestA former child refugee who became the leader of Camden council has been selected to be the Labour candidate for the byelection in Holborn and St Pancras.Sagal Abdi-Wali, who came to the UK from Somalia as a child in the 1990s and was elected leader of Camden council in May, was chosen...

US sanctions Chinese-language Xinbi Guarantee marketplace over cyber scams

US sanctions Chinese-language Xinbi Guarantee marketplace over cyber scams

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The Trump administration sanctioned Chinese-language marketplace Xinbi Guarantee on Wednesday, along with two affiliated organisations, as part of a wider crackdown on transnational cybercrime. The US Department of Justice also announced it had seized Telegram channels and cryptocurrency wallets tied to the platform, which has over 650,000 users, freezing more than US$52 million in potentially lau...

US drone ban proposal to combat China’s dominance concerns American police, farmers

US drone ban proposal to combat China’s dominance concerns American police, farmers

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Greg Reverdiau, an Arizona-based drone trainer, said he saw something highly unusual for politically polarised America when he waded through public comments on a US government proposal to restrict foreign-made drones: a consensus. Reverdiau, the founder of Pilot Institute, which helps aviators obtain licences, said he reviewed over 3,800 comments submitted to the Federal Communications Commission ...

Australia politics live: Malinauskas warns Albanese not to follow One Nation down rabbit hole of migration cuts

Australia politics live: Malinauskas warns Albanese not to follow One Nation down rabbit hole of migration cuts

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Follow the day’s news live‘We need to explain Australia doesn’t have a migration crisis’: MalinauskasPeter Malinaukas says he understands the concerns of Australians worried about migration and the housing shortage in Australia, but that the answer is politicians need to explain there is a housing crisis not a migration crisis happening.We need to explain that Australia doesn’t really have a migra...

Hong Kong must plan for the population it wants to have

Hong Kong must plan for the population it wants to have

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What kind of population is Hong Kong planning for? That is the question the chief executive’s policy address must tackle as the Northern Metropolis begins to take shape. Much more than just another new town, the Northern Metropolis is Hong Kong’s most consequential project for its next phase of development, expected to house 2.5 million residents and provide 650,000 jobs. The numbers are well know...

Brazil scraps tax on small parcels as Chinese platforms lose US and EU access

Brazil scraps tax on small parcels as Chinese platforms lose US and EU access

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Brazil on Wednesday eliminated its federal import tax on small overseas parcels, moving in the opposite direction from US and European Union efforts to close a loophole that saw such Chinese retail giants as Shein and Temu expand rapidly. The elimination will hurt the country’s tax base, but the levy on lower value shirts, electronics, toys and kitchen gadgets ultimately proved too unpopular among...

South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

South Park creators ‘rename’ show to ‘South America’ in jab at Trump

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The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically insolent television show South Park aren’t known to be huge fans of US President Donald Trump. However, they’ve decided to adopt one of his ideas – in a way. They’re changing – at least for the moment – the name of the popular series, which just won the Emmy for outstanding animated programme. In a statement posted on the show’s social media pa...