US election: 1 day left – What polls say, what Harris and Trump are up to
One day before Election Day, Trump and Harris focus on swing states as they aim to sway undecided voters.
Harris’s road to the election
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‘Fact-finding’ mission to look at $300,000 payout for Australian public servant after relationship declared
Cate Saunders was seconded to Services Australia but accepted an incentive payment to retire from public service in 2023
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The Department of Parliamentary Services has ordered an independent “fact-finding” mission into the role its officials played in a $300,000 payout to a former deputy secretary, who was moved to another department after a “close personal relationship” was declared.
Appearing before Senate estimates on Monday, the acting secretary, Jaala Hinchcliffe, addressed a number of open questions about the parliamentary department, after a series of high-profile integrity issues.
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Continue reading...Israel’s “impunity” shows it’s “held to no standard at all”
Daniel Levy on how Israel acts with impunity against its neighbours and the international community is complicit.
Trump’s road to the election
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‘Selling juice after getting PhD’: Desperation in Kashmir over lack of jobs
Realities on ground belie claims of economic prosperity after New Delhi imposed direct control over the region in 2019.
Children in Gaza witness things “no child should ever see”
Rachael Cummings talks about the trauma children in Gaza sustain and the burdens placed upon them as a result of the war
Japan successfully launches a defense satellite carried by a new flagship H3 rocket – ABC News
- Japan successfully launches a defense satellite carried by a new flagship H3 rocket ABC News
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- Japan launches Kirameki 3 military communications satellite with H3 rocket SpaceNews
- Japan launches defense satellite on new flagship H3 rocket The Associated Press
- Japan launches military communications satellite on 4th flight of H3 rocket (video) Space.com
Record high air pollution shuts schools in Pakistan’s Lahore
Punjab's capital tops list of world's most polluted cities after recording its highest ever pollution reading of 1900.
At least 10 dead as Indonesia’s Laki-Laki volcano erupts, burns homes
The 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin volcano eruption on Flores Island forces authorities to evacuate several villages.
New Queensland government bins Labor’s hydro project set to be key part of renewable transition
LNP energy minister rules out considering a smaller version of the Pioneer Burdekin scheme
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Queensland’s new Liberal National party government has cancelled a Labor hydro project despite public service advice that a downsized version of the scheme would have delivered “exceptional value on both a capacity and storage basis”.
Announced under premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in 2022, the gigantic Pioneer Burdekin pumped hydro scheme formed a key element of the state’s legislated plan for a renewables transition by 2035.
Continue reading...Independent MPs cancel airline VIP memberships – as it happened
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- William Tyrrell inquest: police suspect foster mother buried toddler after accidental death
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In case you missed it – political editor Karen Middleton talked to shadow transport minister Bridget McKenzie about the Qantas saga for the Australian Politics podcast – please enjoy McKenzie’s nimble wordcraft:
Westpac has recorded a $7bn full-year profit, representing a modest decline on last year’s strong result, as the number of homeowners falling behind on repayments jumped higher.
Continue reading...Aerial footage shows damage left by Oklahoma tornadoes
A trail of destruction was left after multiple tornadoes tore through the state.
Heatwave to turn parts of Australia into ‘one of the hottest places in the world’ this week
Some of the east coast and the north will bake in a furnace of potentially life-threatening heat, the Bureau of Meteorology forecasts
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A heatwave is due to strike Australia’s east coast, with temperatures expected above 40C, making the country’s north “one of the hottest places in the world” this week, the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast.
Residents in northern New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory are being warned to brace for unsettled weather through the week, starting on Monday, as a mass of heat moves eastward from central Australia.
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Continue reading...Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality – The Associated Press
- Pakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality The Associated Press
- Video: Hazardous Smog Cloaks Pakistan’s 2nd-Largest City The New York Times
- Lahore air pollution hits historic high, forcing school closures NBC News
- This Is The World's Most Polluted City, 6 Times Worse Than Delhi NDTV
- Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India as record smog chokes major city CNN
Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power – Reuters
- Myanmar junta chief to make first China visit since seizing power Reuters
- Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power The Associated Press
- Myanmar military government chief on first visit to ally China since coup Al Jazeera English
- Myanmar Ethnic Groups Slam China as They Begin Talks With India Bloomberg
- Myanmar Junta-Linked Businessmen Head to China Ahead of Min Aung Hlaing’s Visit The Irrawaddy
‘We are not military – why are we being hit?’
In the Lebanese city of Nabatieh, Orla Guerin meets hospital patients and medics vowing to stay despite Israeli strikes.
When will we know who has won the US election?
Once polls close on Tuesday, a winner may not be projected for several hours, days or even weeks.
Pro-EU leader claims Moldova victory despite alleged Russian meddling
Maia Sandu said she would be president for all, after a run-off against a rival backed by a pro-Russian party.
Watch Chinese space crew return to Earth
Three astronauts from the Shenzhou-18 mission landed in north China after six months aboard the Tiangong space station.