Australia politics live: Labor optimistic of nature laws deal with Greens; catastrophic fire warning for NSW’s central west
Albanese government hopeful of reaching agreement over EPBC reform; first top level fire warning in the state for two years. Follow latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning, Krishani Dhanji here with you, thanks to Martin Farrer for getting us started.As we brought to you a moment ago, time is ticking for the government to get a deal on its environmental reforms, but it seems pretty confident it can get there within the next two days – tomorrow is the final parliamentary sitting day for the year.ASMOF will argue that the current award is outdated and no longer reflects the reality or value of modern medical work.Our goal is straightforward. Safe and enforceable working hours. Fair and competitive pay that allows NSW to attract and retain the doctors it needs. Proper staffing levels. Continue reading...
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to move forward with US plan and discuss ‘sensitive points’ with Trump - Europe live
Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European allies; Trump says deal is closeUS optimistic over Ukraine peace deal talks but ‘a few delicate details’ remainIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded in another member state, after a complaint by two Poles married in Germany.The couple, one of whom also has German nationality, were living there and married in Berlin in 2018, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).The spouses in question, as EU citizens, enjoy the freedom to move and reside within the territory of the member states and the right to lead a normal family life when exercising that freedom and upon returning to their member state of origin.“Sweden’s defence needs to be strengthened against threats such as robots, drones and helicopters. The best way to guarantee peace and freedom is to invest in defence. The orders also contribute to growth, jobs and security of supply. It also improves the possibilities of increasing production capacity in the defence industry.” Continue reading...
Minority Alawites Protest in Syria After Sectarian Attacks
The demonstrations followed unrest over the weekend in Homs, Syria’s third-largest city, which set off reprisal attacks on Alawites, a community once favored by the ousted Assad regime.
‘Gobble and Waddle’: Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys, blasts Democrats
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An Eritrean Woman Seeking Asylum in Canada Was Almost Deported From the U.S.
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‘We will not be bullied’: House Democrats involved in video to troops confirm FBI is seeking to question them - live
Lawmakers say president Trump is using the FBI ‘as a tool to intimidate and harass’ them after appearing in video telling members of the military to ‘refuse illegal orders’Senator Mark Kelly has responded to the Pentagon’s announcement that it is investigating the Arizona lawmaker for possible breaches of military law after he joined five other Democratic members of Congress in a video calling for US troops to refuse illegal orders.“I said something that was pretty simple and non controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law,” Kelly said in an MS NOW interview with Rachel on Monday. “And in response to that, Donald Trump said I should be executed.” Continue reading...
Joan Branson, Richard Branson’s Wife of 35 Years, Has Died
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Afghanistan blames Pakistan for deadly air strikes in its eastern provinces
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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup
Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapsesBrazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.The far-right populist, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power. Continue reading...