Queensland’s LNP has trodden softly in government. It’s now baring its teeth over the power to break up workers’ strikes

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The controversial legislation may end up placing large sections of its suburban support – critical to the party’s lead in the polls – on the bonfire

For almost two years, the Liberal National party’s strategy for government in Queensland has been to stay well clear of issues that risk burning through political capital.

On Wednesday, one of the most tentative conservative governments in recent history announced plans for sweeping and controversial changes to workplace laws.

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Al Jazeera probe exposes fake viewing numbers for Israeli counter-film – Al Jazeera

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  1. Al Jazeera probe exposes fake viewing numbers for Israeli counter-film  Al Jazeera
  2. A Gaza war documentary sparks outrage in Israel  NPR
  3. Naza review: An essential record of the nightmare Israel has engineered in Gaza  The Irish Times
  4. NAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s interviewees  The Guardian
  5. Radical Anti-Israel Groups Fail ‘Coordinated Campaign’ to Kill ‘NAZA’ Counter-Documentary After US Premiere  Algemeiner.com
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Dawn arrest to ‘descent into disgrace’: How victims exposed Jeffrey Donaldson’s lies – BBC

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  1. Dawn arrest to 'descent into disgrace': How victims exposed Jeffrey Donaldson's lies  BBC
  2. Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse  BBC
  3. Ex-leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Northern Ireland ex-DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years for child sex crimes  Al Jazeera
  5. The Irish Times view on the sentencing of Jeffrey Donaldson: not one word of regret  The Irish Times
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Albania’s leader defies calls to resign as student protesters rampage in capital – NBC News

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  1. Albania’s leader defies calls to resign as student protesters rampage in capital  NBC News
  2. Banks, buildings burn as Albania's capital Tirana erupts into student violence  Reuters
  3. ‘Boiling point’: Why students are protesting against Albania’s Edi Rama  Al Jazeera
  4. Anti-Trump protesters torch Albanian government buildings  The Telegraph
  5. Student protesters attack government buildings in Albania  BBC
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Lost piece of Jesus’ world emerges after 2,000 years in extraordinary discovery – Fox News

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  1. Lost piece of Jesus' world emerges after 2,000 years in extraordinary discovery  Fox News
  2. Archaeologists uncover a 300m section of ancient aqueduct in Jerusalem  South African Jewish Report
  3. News from Israel and the Jewish world in Spanish  Aurora Israel
  4. Archaeologists uncover a 300-meter section of ancient aqueduct in Jerusalem  The Forward
  5. Israel unearths 2,000-year-old section of Jerusalem aqueduct that brought water to Temple Mount  Yahoo
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Ukraine Says Missile Strike Destroyed 6 Russian Warplanes at Voronezh Airfield – The Moscow Times

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  1. Ukraine Says Missile Strike Destroyed 6 Russian Warplanes at Voronezh Airfield  The Moscow Times
  2. Putin Humiliated as He Suffers $200 Million Blow  Yahoo
  3. Ukraine says it damaged six Russian military jets in missile strike on airfield  Reuters
  4. Zelenskyy: Four Su-34 aircraft armed with aerial bombs destroyed in Russia's Voronezh Oblast  Українська правда
  5. One Night, Six Su-34s Hit—More Than Russia’s Entire Known 2026 Supply  UNITED24 Media
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Fighting in Yemen intensifies: What’s the latest on the battlefield? – Al Jazeera

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  1. Fighting in Yemen intensifies: What’s the latest on the battlefield?  Al Jazeera
  2. Oil price hikes, Saudi-Houthi strikes carry on amid Trump's midterm pause on Iran war  Fox News
  3. Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, and other Middle East developments  AP News
  4. Houthis deny targeting holy city of Medina after Saudi Arabia says it intercepted missile  France 24
  5. Saudi air defenses intercept cruise missile targeting Madinah  Arab News
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Hezbollah claims confiscated explosives and denies assassination plans – AP News

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  1. Hezbollah claims confiscated explosives and denies assassination plans  AP News
  2. Rubio urges Lebanon to resist Hezbollah pressure over seized explosives  Axios
  3. Hezbollah says it owned confiscated explosives, meant to attack Israel  Reuters
  4. Hizbullah’s Explosives Smuggling Signals Preparations for Renewed War with Israel  Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs
  5. Rubio spoke with Lebanon's Aoun about confiscation of explosives from Hezbollah — US official  The Times of Israel
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