Coalition may rethink rules that push car markers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians

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Opposition says Labor’s national vehicle emission standard is ‘poorly designed’, despite data showing uptick in green vehicle sales

Australia’s love-hate relationship with fuel-guzzling utes and SUVs is now a looming election issue, after the Coalition indicated it may rethink Labor’s vehicle emission standard.

On Tuesday the shadow transport minister, Bridget McKenzie, called Labor’s vehicle emission standard “poorly designed” and said the Coalition will have “more to say” about it when the opposition releases its own transport policy before the election.

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Perth mayor and former journalist Basil Zempilas’s bid to lead Liberals to power in Labor-faithful WA

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Zempilas admitted he would continue to write unpaid for his former employer Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media and appear on Channel 7’s Sunrise program

Basil Zempilas’ punt for leadership has sailed straight through the goalposts, in a gameplay by Western Australia’s Liberals that surprised nobody.

As the nation waited for the federal budget to drop, Zempilas took centre stage on the steps of the state parliament to announce his unopposed appointment as opposition leader.

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The ‘hot mess’ Olympics? How Queensland’s 2032 Games planning descended into farce

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The LNP’s vision is for an Olympics held in venues rather than a city – and guarantees controversy across Brisbane and beyond

Few people in Queensland disagreed with the former state premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, when she described plans for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane as a “hot mess”.

Tuesday’s announcement by the new LNP government was framed as an end to the sort of disarray that has plagued Olympic planning during the past four years.

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China releases staff of an American due diligence firm in a move to woo investors – NPR

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  1. China releases staff of an American due diligence firm in a move to woo investors  NPR
  2. China Releases Mintz Employees After 2-Year Detention  The New York Times
  3. China Releases Detained Staff of U.S. Due-Diligence Firm Mintz  The Wall Street Journal
  4. China releases Mintz employees after two-year detention, company says  CNN
  5. China frees staff of U.S. firm Mintz in move to soothe foreign sentiment  NBC News
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Former Yankees star Brett Gardner left with ‘many questions’ after son’s death in Costa Rica

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  • Miller Gardner died in sleep on Friday morning
  • Authorities awaiting analysis of toxicology testing

A former New York Yankees player and his wife say they have “many questions” and “few answers” after their youngest son fell ill and died during a family vacation.

Miller Gardner – the son of Brett and Jessica Gardner – was 14.

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Taiwan deports a Chinese woman for praising Beijing’s military ambitions to conquer the island – The Associated Press

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  1. Taiwan deports a Chinese woman for praising Beijing's military ambitions to conquer the island  The Associated Press
  2. China Influencer Forced to Leave Taiwan for Supporting Invasion  Bloomberg
  3. Chinese spouse leaves Taiwan hours before scheduled deportation  Focus Taiwan
  4. Taiwan orders 3 mainland Chinese to leave for promoting military takeover of island  South China Morning Post
  5. Chinese influencer Yaya ordered to leave Taiwan after posting pro-China video  Radio Free Asia
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Press freedom groups condemn targeted killing of two journalists in Israeli strikes – The Guardian

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  1. Press freedom groups condemn targeted killing of two journalists in Israeli strikes  The Guardian
  2. ‘On a journey’: Family mourns Hossam Shabat, journalist killed by Israel  Al Jazeera English
  3. Headlines for March 25, 2025  Democracy Now!
  4. CPJ denounces Israel’s killing of 2 more Gaza journalists in return to war  Committee to Protect Journalists
  5. IDF confirms killing Al Jazeera reporter who was also a Hamas sniper  The Times of Israel
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Violence and sexist harassment against female MPs ‘rife across Asia-Pacific’

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Report reveals scale of abuse faced by women in politics from countries such as Australia, India, Laos and Mongolia

Sexism, harassment and violence against women are rife in parliaments across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a damning report published on Tuesday that lays bare the scale of abuse faced by women in politics.

Based on interviews with 150 female MPs and parliamentary staff across 33 countries across the region – including Australia, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Fiji and Micronesia – the study found that 76% of MPs and 63% of staff had experienced psychological gender-based violence, with 60% of MPs saying they had been targeted online by hate speech, disinformation and image-based abuse. An equal number of women were interviewed from each country.

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Court in Japan revokes legal status of controversial ‘Moonies’ church – Euronews

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  1. Court in Japan revokes legal status of controversial ‘Moonies’ church  Euronews
  2. Japan court orders controversial 'Moonies' church to disband  BBC.com
  3. Japanese Court Disbands Unification Church in Wake of Abe Killing  The New York Times
  4. Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church  The Guardian
  5. Japan court orders Unification Church dissolved  DW (English)
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EU approval among its citizens hits record high as security fears grow, poll shows – Reuters

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  1. EU approval among its citizens hits record high as security fears grow, poll shows  Reuters
  2. EU Support at Record Levels Amid Trump Attacks  Newsweek
  3. Moscow blames Ukraine for lack of joint statement after US-Russia talks in Riyadh.  Kyiv Independent
  4. Europeans call for more EU investment in defence, survey finds  Euronews
  5. What Europeans Currently Think About the EU and their Prospects - Poll  Kyiv Post
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World’s longest-serving death row prisoner awarded $1.4 million after acquittal – that’s $85 for each day – CNN

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  1. World’s longest-serving death row prisoner awarded $1.4 million after acquittal – that’s $85 for each day  CNN
  2. 'Record' payout for world's longest-serving death row inmate  BBC.com
  3. Japanese Court Awards $1.4 Million to Exonerated Man  The New York Times
  4. Japan grants $1.4m to record-breaking death row inmate  Al Jazeera English
  5. Exonerated prisoner awarded $1.4m after 46 years spent on death row in Japan  The Guardian
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