Australia news live: David Pocock says he hopes ‘corporatised, broken’ tertiary system can be rebuilt as Senate inquiry hands down report
Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent senator Lidia Thorpe has said the federal government needs to do more to address Indigenous deaths in custody and stop “handballing” to states and territories after a damning report found more Indigenous people died in custody last year than any year since 1980.Thorpe spoke to ABC News this morning, saying the recommendations from a royal commission completed in 1991 have still not been implemented. She said:There’s no appetite at the federal level to do anything about it. They continue to handball to states and territories but we need national oversight, we need a whole unit … to look at these recommendations and start implementing them.States and territories are using us to score political points coming up to elections and scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to so-called ‘being tough on crime’. Continue reading...
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Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses
Exclusive: letters with deepfake images of Carmen Lau in UK and targeting of Ted Hui in Australia part of growing harassmentSexually explicit letters and “lonely housewife” posters about high-profile pro-democracy Hong Kong exiles have been sent to people in the UK and Australia, marking a ratcheting up in the transnational harassment faced by critics of the Chinese Communist party’s rule in the former British colony.Letters purporting to be from Carmen Lau, an exiled pro-democracy activist and former district councillor, showing digitally faked images of her as a sex worker were sent to her former neighbours in Maidenhead in the UK in recent weeks. Continue reading...
‘A gesture of love’: Italy’s cuisine joins UNESCO’s cultural heritage list
A UNESCO panel backed Italy’s bid, recognising Italian cuisine as a social ritual that binds families, communities.
Workers’ compensation changes to slash number of psychological injury claims across NSW
Labor and Coalition cut deal which unions argue will deny income support to people who can’t workFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWorkers suffering psychological injuries in New South Wales will have their compensation entitlements slashed under a controversial deal between Labor and the Coalition.The major parties announced on Thursday that they would pass legislation early in 2026 that would freeze premiums for 18 months, saving businesses and charities from a projected 36% increase over the next three years. Continue reading...
Shares in AI giant Oracle fall after revenue results ramp up bubble fears
The cloud computing giant's revenue miss renews questions about its financial health.
María Corina Machado Appears in Norway After Missing Nobel Ceremony
María Corina Machado, who spent over a year in hiding in Venezuela, greeted supporters in Oslo, hours after her daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in her name.
Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
Thailand says ordnance replanted by Cambodia has injured or maimed more than a dozen of its soldiers. Cambodia rejects the accusation.
Venezuelan opposition leader makes first public appearance after months in hiding
Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding since January, speaks to the BBC in Oslo after her secretive journey.
Despite opposition, US House passes record $901bn defence spending bill
The bill faced notable opposition from lawmakers concerned about the Trump administration's management of the military.
US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump says
Venezuela condemns the operation as an act of "international piracy", vowing never to be an "oil colony".