5 Investigations Launched Into Potential Breaches of Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
This comes as the Labor government moves to double the maximum penalties for social media companies to $109 million under new digital duty-of-care reforms.
Why Australia Is Offering the Solomon Islands Nearly $1 Billion in Aid?
Labor is pledging $142 million to fund free education, $48 million towards 'visa improvements and security requests,' and $95 million in grants.
Australia Moves to Ban Non-Compete Clauses for Most Workers, What Does It Mean?
The move will affect anyone earning less than $190,100 a year.
China's New Exit-Entry Rules Raise Concerns Over Immigration Client Data
A Chinese immigration adviser said authorities are already reviewing client information, fueling fears of scrutiny for people preparing to move abroad.
Victorian Premier Says Work-From-Home Laws Will Pass Parliament Imminently
Victorian Premier Ben Carroll revealed he has made some changes to the laws to make them more practical for businesses.
Australian Military Faces 1,300 Kilometer Journey Just to Repair Their Tanks
Armored vehicles in Australia's north must travel vast distances just for maintenance and repairs—and that's in peacetime.
Ex-Firefighter Leads Community Fight Against Renewables Amid Fire, Environmental Concerns
3 renewable energy projects are proposed around the Baffle Creek catchment, including two battery and one pumped hydro project.
Poilievre Calls on Liberal Government to Reveal Cost of Counter-Tariffs
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding that Prime Minister Mark Carney reveal the cost of Canadian counter-tariffs on the United States set to go into effect Sept. 8, as well as disclose the full deal reached before trade negotiations with Washington broke down Aug. 21. Poilievre charged that Carney accepted a deal and asked premiers […]
Labor Won’t Support Hanson’s 3 Percent Superannuation Plan
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher accused One Nation of wanting to end the superannuation scheme entirely, a claim Hanson denied.
MPs, China Watchers Raise Alarm as Ottawa and Beijing Resume Military Talks
China’s Ministry of National Defence says Ottawa and Beijing have reopened military talks, spurring concern from China watchers in Canada. Beijing says the two sides held the fifth China-Canada Defence Coordination Dialogue on Sept. 4 in Canada. The last time such an event was held was in April 2018 in China, before Ottawa-Beijing relations soured [...]
BC Mountaineer Missing in Italy Is Seasoned Survivalist, MLA Says
A British Columbia legislature member who went to law school with missing mountaineer Kalie McCrystal says the woman’s family and friends are “sitting by the phone” as they await updates on the search in Italy. Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee says she’s known McCrystal for a long time and says she’s “not just your average hiker,” [...]
Report Finds 73 Percent of Half Billion Dollar Grant Scheme Diverted to Labor Seats
The Centre for Public Integrity said if the amount was distributed fairly, Labor should have received $66 million less.
Bilbies Return to Queensland National Park for the First Time Since the 1970s
The greater bilby hasn't been spotted in the national park since the 1970s when it became extinct in that area.
Solar Farm Fire That Prompted Shelter Order in Summerside, PEI, Is Contained
A battery fire at a solar farm that supplies power for Summerside, P.E.I., forced nearby residents to shelter in place on Monday—and while the fire was later contained, the city said firefighters would likely remain at the scene into the night. “It’s a state-of-the-art facility. We’re pretty proud of it. It’s an unfortunate incident, obviously, that took place here this morning,” a spokesman for the city, Tanner Doiron, said Sunday in an interview from the fire scene. Earlier in the day, police and firefighters responded to the fire at the city-owned Summerside Sunbank Solar/Battery Farm. People along South Drive, from MacKenzie Drive to Bayview Drive, were told to stay inside.
Bystanders Dive Into Rideau River to Save SUV Occupants
An early morning run turned into a chaotic water rescue on Friday after Ottawa resident Lesley Tomlinson heard a vehicle screeching its brakes. At 5:40 a.m., an SUV skidded through the nearby intersection of Riverside Drive and Walkley Road, striking a traffic light pole before plunging down a steep embankment, landing in the Rideau River. [...]
Trump May Leverage Xi Summit to Secure Major Orders: Analysts
While Xi has his calculations for the summit with Trump, Washington would continue to view the Chinese regime as a strategic rival, experts said.
Trump Says He’s Banning US Sales of Products From Canada’s Bombardier
Canada's counter-tariffs come into force on Sept. 8.
US State Department Urges Americans to Exercise Caution Near Mexico Border City
The department said it is 'alerting U.S. citizens of this threat and change in posture.'
EU Unveils Funding Package for Greenland Amid Tensions Over Island’s Control
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a 200 million-euro funding boost as military exercises were held on the island.
UK Auto Manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover Shedding 4,000 Jobs
Jaguar Land Rover’s CEO said the auto industry faced significant challenges amid 'intense competition and ongoing geo-political uncertainty.'
