ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts fears of overreach from academics and advocates
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ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts fears of overreach from academics and advocates

Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pledge by the ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, to change editorial guidelines on satire and violence after the broadcaster aired a program...

Victorian police investigate allegation a car drove deliberately at speed towards anti-racism protester
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Victorian police investigate allegation a car drove deliberately at speed towards anti-racism protester

Exclusive: ‘Peaceful community rally’ of more than 150 people was walking in Broadmeadows when car travelling in same direction allegedly approachedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian police are investigating allegations that a car was deliberately driven at speed towards a protester taking part in an anti-racism rally in Melbourne last month.More than 150 people g...

ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates
The Guardian

ABC changing editorial policy after Rinehart furore prompts concerns of overreach from academics and advocates

Managing director says guidelines will ensure no individual will ‘be the subject of comedy that is violent in its description in our programming’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA pledge by the ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, to change editorial guidelines on satire and violence after the broadcaster aired a program featuring offensive comments about Gina Rinehart, has...

What’s behind Sydney airport’s heavy delays and near-miss incident?
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What’s behind Sydney airport’s heavy delays and near-miss incident?

Air traffic controllers are short-staffed and exhausted – and new recruits face a difficult aptitude test and must train in MelbourneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTravellers flying in and out of Sydney airport had already been dealing with heavy delays even before a Jetstar plane narrowly avoided colliding with a Qatar Airways plane on the tarmac early on Sunday.The da...

Coalition plan to scrap energy rules for new houses condemned as ‘cost-of-living timebomb’

Coalition plan to scrap energy rules for new houses condemned as ‘cost-of-living timebomb’

The Guardian

Proposal to cut building costs by scrapping the construction code would increase bills for the poorest households, critics sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Coalition plan to abolish compulsory energy standards for new homes that help reduce people’s exposure to heat and cold has been criticised by advocates as a “cost-of-living timebomb” that would deepen inequality....

China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’

China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’

SCMP

China is expanding its scientific collaboration with Iran into the strategically sensitive field of rare earths, including processing technologies that Beijing has increasingly sought to protect from overseas transfer. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) unveiled the latest joint workshop programme with its Iranian counterpart on Monday, listing the “exploration and processing ...

Fearing deflated China demand, US soybean growers pivot to new buyers and biofuel

Fearing deflated China demand, US soybean growers pivot to new buyers and biofuel

SCMP

US soybean growers are “adapting” to a steep decline in China-bound exports by selling to third countries and the American biofuel sector, compensating enough to cause only a small drop in production, according to a top trade association’s chief economist. In November, Beijing committed to buy at least 25 million tonnes of American soybeans annually through 2028, as part of an agreement reached af...

US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high

US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high

The Guardian

Mortgage and student loan balances saw ‘small decline’ with increases elsewhere, says post alongside Fed reportCredit card debt in the United States is growing close to a record high, having creeped up from $54bn to $1.26tn between April and June compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.That figure is just shy of last year’s record high...

Minnesota funded $1.918 million for Shell Rock River habitat; 588 acres protected or restored by 2025

Minnesota funded $1.918 million for Shell Rock River habitat; 588 acres protected or restored by 2025

Times of India

The Shell Rock River Watershed initiative in Minnesota has made significant strides by securing 588 acres of critical habitat, surpassing its original objective by 105 acres through extensive restoration work. This program focused on acquiring various properties while bolstering wetlands and prairie habitats. Backed by funding for land purchases and aquatic enhancements, these projects are vital f...

FIFA’s plans: What the Infantino case tells us about football governance

Euronews

Former FIFA and UEFA adviser, finance and football expert Ebru Koksal shines a light on lack of governance, transparency and representation in football governance. Against the backdrop of the Infantino affair, she identifies insights that can be applied to the corporate sector as a whole.

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action

The Guardian

Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilotThe Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit levelled by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace.The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former f...

Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village

Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village

France 24

The Israeli military on Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 

Israeli settlers continue siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

Israeli settlers continue siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

France 24

The Israeli military Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 

Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

France 24

The Israeli military Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 

David Crowley vows to earn support from progressives after winning messy Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor – live

David Crowley vows to earn support from progressives after winning messy Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor – live

The Guardian

David Crowley speaks after accepting Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor; progressive Francesca Hong had led polls by a large margin in election lead-upDavid Crowley wins Wisconsin Democratic primary for governorKey takeaways from primary nightSign up for the Breaking News US emailCore inflation, which measures prices without volatile goods like food and gas, rose by 0.2% in July, after n...