Charities call for more state support to weather 'perfect storm'
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top 95%Catholic Schools’ chief sacked after ICAC
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt5d ago
‘Loss of confidence’: Catholic Schools NSW CEO Dallas McInerney sacked amid ICAC probe Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney has been sacked days after giving evidence before the...
‘Went nuts’: MP on developer’s alleged threats
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt5d ago
Former NSW MP targeted by property developer in ‘smear campaign’, ICAC told A former NSW Liberal senior minister has told an anti-corruption inquiry he was the subject of a shocking “smear...
Big Brother Eviction Recap: How Did The Season's Most Chaotic Week Yet Come To A Close? - TVLine
TVLineby staff@tvline.com (Rebecca Luther)5d ago
Big Brother Eviction Recap: How Did The Season's Most Chaotic Week Yet Come To A Close? There's no better "Big Brother" than messy "Big Brother," is there?
Victoria’s Big Build royal commission: do the terms of reference go far enough?
The Conversation Australiaby Yee-Fui Ng, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University5d ago
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has announced the terms of reference for the royal commission into criminality and corruption on Victoria’s Big Build.
Lawmakers gut major DUI reform through 'hostile amendments'
CalMattersby Lauren Hepler and Robert Lewis5d ago
In summary The bill had widespread support, but Sen. Sabrina Cervantes’ committee suddenly gutted it with little explanation.
Bangladesh’s Alamgir tipped to become president - Taipei Times
Taipei Times5d ago
Bangladesh’s parliament was yesterday set to elect the country’s new president, with Bangladesh Nationalist (BNP) Party Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expected to take the largely...
Farage’s Pyrrhic victory unlikely to rush Burnham - Taipei Times
Taipei Times5d ago
In the battle between the bin and Nigel Farage, there was only ever going to be one winner. The leader of the populist Reform UK party romped home as expected in Clacton special election on...
Taiwan’s budget fiasco in context - Taipei Times
Taipei Times5d ago
Taiwan’s general budget bill for this year was submitted to the Legislative Yuan on Aug. 29 last year.
Experts weigh in on fate of Control, Examination yuans - Taipei Times
Taipei Times5d ago
Experts at a meeting of the legislature’s Constitutional Amendment Committee yesterday advocated abolishing the Control Yuan and Examination Yuan to transition to a bicameral system, while others...
Political interference allegations by sect 'chilling'
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young and Andrew Brown5d ago
Political interference allegations by sect 'chilling' Interference in the last federal election by members of a Christian sect has been labelled as damaging to democracy, despite a church leader...
Politics is everywhere, and nowhere • Tom Palmer
Inside Storyby Administrator5d ago
Politics in Australia is simultaneously everywhere and nowhere. Measured in terms of their apparent emotional connection to issues and causes, Australians seem more “political” than ever, and yet...
Antietam and the Maryland Campaign: Part 3 – The Battle of Antietam | History is Now
History in 28-minutesby History Is Now Magazine5d ago
The Confederate victory at Second Manassas, August 28-30, 1862, followed victories in the Valley Campaign and the Peninsula.
Selig Turns up the Heat as CFTC Readies Its Own Crypto Rules
Bitcoin Newsby Jamie Redman5d ago
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael Selig has ordered agency staff to prepare a backup regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets if Congress fails to advance the...
Anti-abortion rhetoric is becoming entrenched in Australian right-wing politics
The Conversation Australiaby Tania Penovic, Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University5d ago
Earlier this week, Queensland Nationals MP Llew O’Brien introduced a so-called “born alive” bill into the House of Representatives.
One year isn’t enough – why the government needs to keep up the pace of economic reform
The Conversation Australiaby Aruna Sathanapally, Chief Executive, Grattan Institute5d ago
It has been a year since the federal government convened its economic reform roundtable – the culmination of a process that flung the doors open on the reforms needed to drive a more prosperous...
Smith Reveals Plans for a Binding Separation Referendum | The Tyee
The Tyeeby David Climenhaga5d ago
If Alberta separatists manage to eke out a victory in Danielle Smith’s Oct. 19 referendum, she says she’ll “have to” move quickly to a binding referendum before voters have a chance to pass...
Why the GOP’s Pushing a “Satanic Wedding” Story in This Race
The New Republicby Emma Janssen, TNR Staff5d ago
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Candidates with clean image, winning potential will get tickets for civic polls: Rajasthan BJP chief
ThePrintby PTI5d ago
Jaipur, Aug 20 (PTI) The BJP will give priority to grassroots workers with a clean image, sustained public contact and winning potential while distributing tickets for the upcoming urban local body...
Cong decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram is anti-national: Dhami
ThePrintby PTI5d ago
Dehradun, Aug 20 (PTI) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said the Congress’ decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party events was “anti-national”, saying...