Nine injured after car rams into crowd at Australia demolition derby
The car was taking part in the race in New South Wales when it drove through a fence and hit the grandstand, police said.
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Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51
Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their livesAlice Wong, a writer and disability rights activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51.Wong died Friday at a hospital in San Francisco due to an infection, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong’s family. Continue reading...
Australia news live: Spender has ‘absolutely no idea’ how dumping net zero will lower energy bills; more wild weather for east coast
Teal MP predicts the Coalition’s climate policy announcement later today will look like ‘what the Nationals have wanted all along’. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTotal fire ban in parts of New South WalesWhile a storm system continues to affect parts of New South Wales’ east, the state’s west faces extreme fire danger.I expect it will be pretty much what the Nationals have wanted all along because it’s been really clear that they have set the agenda in terms of the energy and climate policy of the Liberal Party.I’m genuinely concerned and genuinely disappointed that this has happened because we do need to take action on climate change.I think my a lot of my community will be going ‘Why on earth has the Coalition done this if they are seeking to ever take back seats’ like mine? Continue reading...
Thirteen people injured after speedway car ploughs into grandstand during NSW demolition derby
Two in critical condition after driver crashes into crowd at Walcha Motorcycle Rally about 90km from TamworthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA speedway car lost control and ploughed into a grandstand, injuring 13 rural motoring enthusiasts on Saturday night.Emergency services rushed to Walcha’s showgrounds, which 90km from Tamworth in New South Wales, early in the evening after a crash at the Walcha Motorcycle Rally. Continue reading...
Protesters Rage Against Mexico’s Government Over Corruption and Violence
Members of Mexico’s Gen Z, as well as older protesters, demonstrated on Saturday in the wake of a high-profile assassination and rising anger over persistent violence.
Federal immigration officers begin sweep in Charlotte, North Carolina
Local reports say targets include church parishioners doing yard work and workers hanging Christmas lightsFederal immigration officers on Saturday began a sweep through Charlotte, the largest city in North Carolina, federal officials confirmed.Local media reports said that among the locations targeted by masked federal agents was a church in east Charlotte, where an arrest was made while about 15 to 20 church members were doing yard work on the property. Continue reading...
Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environmentNature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with claims made by ministers.Toby Perkins, the Labour chair of the environmental audit committee, said nature was being scapegoated, and that rather than being a block to growth, it was necessary for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods. Continue reading...
Thousands protest against government in Mexico over violent crime
The protest comes weeks after the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan.
Teenager charged with murder after death of girl, 17, in South Wales
Gwent police name victim as Lainie Williams and have charged Cameron Cheng, 18, a British nationalA teenager has been charged with murder after a 17-year-old girl was killed in South Wales.The girl, named as Lainie Williams, was pronounced dead at the scene, Gwent police said. Continue reading...
The US will help South Korea build nuclear 'attack' submarines - here's what that means
The agreement comes amid a period of growing geopolitical tensions on the Korean Peninsula.