[ad_1] Live The first test of the government’s 2030 emissions reductions target of 43 per cent will be whether it’s open to negotiation, Adam Bandt says. The Greens leader remained non-committal about whether the party would support Labor’s target in the Senate, where it holds the balance of power. Mr Bandt has criticised Prime Minister […]

[ad_1] Live Australian COVID-19 cases after the peak of the Omicron wave were at least twice as high as reported to authorities, a blood antibody study shows. The study estimated at least 17 per cent of Australian adults were recently infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, at the end of February this year. […]

[ad_1] Live French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies lost their absolute majority in the National Assembly and with it control of the reform agenda, a crushing outcome for the newly re-elected president. For sure, Mr Macron’s centrist Ensemble! alliance were set to end up with the most seats in Sunday’s election, followed by the […]

[ad_1] The government says it is on track to deliver on a plan to deliver lower power bills through renewables as the Coalition says it will oppose a law increasing carbon emission reductions. The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) led a takeover of the national electricity market last week after operators were accused of prioritising […]

[ad_1] Live Transgender swimmers will now be required to prove they did not go through puberty as a male before transitioning to a female, under new rules set by the peak body for the sport. Swimming’s world governing body Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA0 has voted to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite […]

[ad_1] Live With street parties, the trumpets and drums of marching bands, speeches and a few political rallies, people across the United States marked Juneteenth this weekend, a jubilee commemorating the end of the legal enslavement of Black Americans. Events started on Friday and continued through Sunday featuring concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, […]

[ad_1] Live Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has been sworn in as the country’s 15th vice-president, calling for national unity following a divisive election campaign. “The days ahead may be full of challenges that call for us to be more united as a nation,” she said on Sunday in an inauguration […]

[ad_1] Live Next year’s Vivid Sydney will have a focus on food and dining in a bid to further improve on this year’s bumper crowds. Details of the 2023 event have been revealed just hours after the final night of the annual winter light festival concluded. Vivid Sydney 2022 was the city’s most well-attended to […]

[ad_1] As Russia intensified its grinding offensive in eastern Ukraine the head of NATO fears the war could go on for years. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s comments come hot on the heels of the EU executive recommending that Kyiv should be officially recognised as a candidate to join the bloc. Interviewed by Germany’s Bild […]