Australia’s Supercomputers Face Uncertain Future Without $2 Billion Investment: Inquiry
Australia’s two national supercomputers are running out of capacity, while current funding is insufficient to meet their upgrade or replacement needs.
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Accused ISIS Member Wins Bail on Health Grounds
Mohamed Musse Bakit, 65, won his bid for bail in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Oct. 8.
One Nation Migration Plan Promises Rent Cuts of up to $4,300
The party wants more people leaving Australia than arriving for three years before capping annual net migration at 130,000.
Canada Drops Nine Places to 18th in Global Economic Freedom Ranking
Canada has tumbled nine places down the international economic openness index within just one year, according to a newly released report. Canada dropped from ninth to 18th place in the global economic freedom index published this week by the Fraser Institute. This year’s Economic Freedom of the World report relies on data from 2024, the [...]
Charges Dropped Against 12-Year-Old Accused in Fatal Grocer Group Assault
The boy's lawyer previously argued his young age meant he might not have known his actions were seriously wrong.
Scientists Win Chemistry Nobel for Discoveries About Mirrored Molecules That Led to Many Drugs
Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday.
Officials Say They Had No Involvement in Labor Community Grants Scheme
It has been unclear who made the decisions behind the $560 million infrastructure grant program, which funded projects in Labor-held electorates.
Pay Interest to ATO, Not Banks: Government Defends Credit Card Tax Payment Ban
Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton says struggling small businesses should set up payment plans with the ATO as a credit card ban comes into place.
Day in Photos: Honoring Israeli Victims, Housing Crisis Vigil in Spain, and Pacific Climate Call
A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.
Alberta Lawyer Requests New Hearing in Challenge Against Law Society’s ‘Ideological Training’
An Alberta lawyer is asking the province’s top court for a new hearing in his constitutional challenge against the Law Society of Alberta’s mandatory professional development requirements, arguing the training is ideological. Lawyers for Roger Song submitted a factum to the Alberta Court of Appeal on Oct. 2, appealing Court of King’s Bench Justice Sherry [...]
9,400 New Apartments in a Small Part of Sydney’s East—But Who Can Afford Them?
But rezoning land for thousands of apartments is one thing, finding developers willing to build them is another.
Advocates Concerned About Ottawa’s Plan to Allow Advance Euthanasia Requests
Euthanasia prevention advocates are criticizing the government’s plan to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in certain cases of serious illness. The change will be part of a bill the government plans to table that also indefinitely extends the ban on allowing MAID for those whose sole condition is mental illness.
Kogan Founder Responds to ATO Card Ban, Says It Should Absorb Credit Card Fees
'Over the last 10 years, the rate at which their collections has grown is 50 percent higher than the rate at which the GDP has,' said Ruslan Kogan.
Don't Sell Out Canada's Auto Industry
Allowing imports to progressively replace domestic production, Canada risks losing not simply assembly plants, but an entire advanced manufacturing value chain.
Banks Consider Multi-Bank Branches to Maintain Regional Presence
The industry is considering a funding model to share costs of supporting bricks-and-mortar outlets and other infrastructure across participating banks.
‘It Takes Bravery’: Speakers Raise Free-Speech Concerns at Calgary Conference
From hate-speech legislation to the social cost of voicing unpopular views, Canadians face growing pressure over what they can say publicly, a series of speakers at a Calgary free speech conference said. Will Witt, an American author and contributor to conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA, told the audience that recent legislation, combined with the social consequences of expressing unpopular views, is leaving conservatives fearful of speaking their minds. “It takes a bravery of the people to actually make that truth be heard,” Witt said at the Reclaiming Alberta Conference, organized by advocacy group We Unify. The two-day conference on Oct. 3 and 4 focused on free speech, individual rights, and the future of Western society. The event featured speakers ranging from lawyers and journalists to political figures, activists, and religious leaders....
Legal Challenge Seeks to Require Incoming PQ Lawmakers to Swear Loyalty to King
A constitutional lawyer has filed an emergency application with the Quebec Superior Court seeking to require all members of the province’s National Assembly to swear allegiance to the King before they can take their seats in the legislature. The request for legal intervention comes as the Parti Québécois (PQ), which won Quebec’s Oct. 5 election, is planning on taking steps to end the province’s ties to the monarchy. PQ Leader and Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon said one day after winning the Oct. 5 election that he is seeking legal advice on how to prevent Quebec’s lieutenant-governor from attending the opening of the parliamentary session.
House Arrest Ends for Freedom Convoy Organizers Lich and Barber
Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will once again have freedom of movement after their house arrest ended on Oct. 7. Lich said in an X post that their house arrest had come to a close and they were moving on to the curfew portion of their sentences: Hers will be complete on Jan. 21, 2027, while Barber’s will be finished in April 2027.
Conservative Motion for Fuel Tax Relief Fails in House Vote
A Conservative motion to cut fuel taxes further failed in the House of Commons, as diesel prices across Canada continued to hover at around $2.60. The motion was defeated on Oct. 7 with 196 “nay” and 133 “yea” votes. The Liberals, New Democrats, and Bloc Québécois voted against it. The Conservative motion had called for the government to eliminate federal taxes on diesel sales until July 1, 2027, and end the industrial carbon price and Clean Fuel Regulations. The plan would have also created emergency pre-permitting for diesel refineries and storage facilities, and other diesel infrastructure. In response to soaring energy prices due to the U.S.-Iran war, the federal government suspended the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel across Canada from April 20 to Sept. 7. On Sept. 2, Ottawa announced that the suspension would be extended until Jan. 31, 2027, followed by a 50 percent reduction in the regular rate from Feb. 1 to March 31, 2027, before the full rates resume April 1....
Wind Farm Build Begins After Community Opposition
Palmer Wind Farm was first flagged in 2014 and backed by the federal government's Capacity Investment Scheme.
