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Tag: Australia

Julian Assange pleads guilty in US court
26Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Julian Assange pleads guilty in US court

Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to a single felony charge in the courthouse of a remote US territory in the Pacific, ending a decade-plus legal saga over the publication of a trove of classified documents. The plane carrying the WikiLeaks founder to apparent freedom landed in the remote US territory of Saipan in the ocean between Papua New Guinea and Japan shortly before 6.30am, his supporters posted on X, for the final stage of a plea deal reached with the US Justice Department. Assange, clad in a dark suit with a bronze-coloured tie, arrived at the US courthouse in Saipan shortly before 8am AEST (Saipan is in the same timezone as Australia's east coast). WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arives at the United States courthouse in Saipan. (AP) He was accompanied by Aus...
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King Charles’ first official portrait vandalised by activists
12Jun By AdminsNo Comments

King Charles’ first official portrait vandalised by activists

Activists from an animal rights group have vandalised the first official portrait of King Charles, which is on display in a London gallery. Campaign group Animal Rising posted a video on its social media channels on Tuesday showing two activists using a paint roller to stick signs over the portrait of the monarch. Members of the public have been free to visit the portrait of the monarch, which is on display at the Philip Mould gallery in central London until June 21. The painting, the first official portrait of King Charles as monarch, raised eyebrows when it was unveiled earlier this year. Artist Jonathon Yeo depicted the king against a background of crimson red brush strokes, sparking mixed reactions. Activists covered the king's head with an image of British ...
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US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea
9May By AdminsNo Comments

US and Philippine forces sink a ship during largescale drills in the disputed South China Sea

US and Philippine forces, backed by an Australian air force surveillance aircraft, have unleashed a barrage of high-precision rockets, artillery fire and airstrikes and sank a mock enemy ship as part of largescale war drills in and near the disputed South China Sea that have antagonised Beijing. Military officials and diplomats from several countries watched the display of firepower from a hilltop along a sandy coast in Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's northern home province. More than 16,000 military personnel from the United States and the Philippines, along with a few hundred Australian troops and military observers from 14 countries, were participating in annual combat-readiness drills called Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder....
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Australia’s supermarket prices have been grilled by politicians, just don’t expect prices to drop anytime soon
18Apr By AdminsNo Comments

Australia’s supermarket prices have been grilled by politicians, just don’t expect prices to drop anytime soon

A day after Australia's major supermarket bosses were questioned about price-gouging allegations, their conduct towards suppliers and, in one case, threatened with jail time, shoppers have been warned to not expect price drops anytime soon. Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci had the threat of being found in contempt during his fiery Senate hearing yesterday morning, before Coles counterpart Leah Weckert's far milder appearance before the same committee in the afternoon. While both CEOs discussed the importance of providing competitive prices, Swinburne University corporate governance expert Helen Bird said the hearings are unlikely to lead to any drop in prices in store – even if the explanations by the supermarkets about their pricing practices are welcome. Whil...
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Defence spending gets $50 billion boost over next decade
18Apr By AdminsNo Comments

Defence spending gets $50 billion boost over next decade

The Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defence over the next decade as part of a long-awaited revamp of the nation's armed forces strategy. The funding boost comes following last year's Defence Strategic Review, which argued Australia needed to modernise its current military structure it said was designed for a "bygone era". "The optimistic assumptions that guided defence planning after the end of the Cold War are long gone," Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said when announcing the funding boost and the National Defence Strategy this afternoon. Australian defence spending will increase by $50 billion over the next ten years. (Department of Defence via AP) "Our environment is characterised by the uncertainty and te...
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Geoff Brock steps down from South Australian ministry, sparking cabinet reshuffle
13Apr By AdminsNo Comments

Geoff Brock steps down from South Australian ministry, sparking cabinet reshuffle

After suffering three heart attacks and requiring four bypass surgeries, Geoff Brock has left South Australia's cabinet on his doctor's advice. The minister for local government and veterans' affairs choked back tears as he made the announcement today, which sparked a cabinet reshuffle. "I recognise it's time to step back in the best interests of my health, my family and my constituents," Brock said. "If I'm not going to do something properly, I don't want to do it at all." The independent MP has served in two Labor cabinets. First, he was rewarded by then-premier Jay Weatherill for handing Labor government back in 2014. Then he served in Peter Malinauskas's cabinet after the 2022 election. The 74-year-old will remain the member for the mid-...
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