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WA GST row erupts as Productivity Commission hits back at premier’s “east coast clowns” insult
Australia’s debate over how the goods and services tax is split has blown up into a public fight, with Western Australia’s premier and the Productivity

Florida jury convicts man in ambush killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan
A Florida jury on Wednesday convicted Mario Fernandez Saldana of first-degree murder in the 2022 roadside killing of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan. Juro...

South Africa braces for wet weather and damaging coastal winds on Thursday
Parts of South Africa are in for a rough Thursday, with wet conditions expected in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo, while the South

Former KPMG partner Chris Jordan named in whistleblower claims over offshore tax avoidance
Documents seen by ABC News allege that Chris Jordan, the former KPMG partner who later led Australia’s tax office for more than a decade, hid

Leeds pub security staff praised after stopping knife-like bottle attack on woman
Security staff at a Leeds pub helped stop a violent bottle attack on a woman who was walking home after a meal out in March

Mother Recounts Last Call From IIT Delhi Student Before Campus Suicide
NEW DELHI — The mother of IIT Delhi student Rishikesh Kumar said her 31-year-old son told her he was in deep emotional pain a day

Indian Political Party Reshuffles Leadership with New Zone Committees and National Spokespersons
India's Cockroach Janta Party moved Tuesday to fortify its operational structure, unveiling a slate of new organizational roles and regional coordination tea...

Albanese pushes Queensland to back national AI data-centre plan ahead of state leaders’ meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pressed Queensland to sign on to a national data-centre plan before state and territory leaders meet in Canberra on Wedne...

ANC Veteran Dlamini-Zuma Backs Down on Vote-Buying Claims Against Lamola
An influential member of South Africa's ruling African National Congress withdrew accusations against a senior government minister on Tuesday, saying she had...

SpaceX plans $100 billion Louisiana spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish
SpaceX said Tuesday it plans to pour up to $100 billion into a massive new launch facility on Louisiana’s southern coast, turning a stretch of

Older Australians lose independence as daily life moves online, with relatives filling the gap
BAILINGUP, Western Australia — For 72-year-old Wendy Trow, helping her 85-year-old sister stay afloat online has become part of daily life. As more services ...

AI robot helps train teachers for tense parent confrontations in Australian schools
La Trobe University in Australia is using an AI-trained robot named Fletch to help student teachers and early career educators practise difficult conversatio...

Matlala’s Madlanga testimony delayed again as lawyers cite prison access problems
PRETORIA — Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s appearance before the Madlanga Commission has been delayed again, after his legal team said repeated problems consulting ...

Teenager, young man stabbed to death at Brent Civic Centre in Wembley
A young man died after being stabbed inside Brent Civic Centre in Wembley on Tuesday afternoon, sending council offices and a public library into lockdown

Ukraine Gives Britain Access to Battlefield AI Data in Security Deal
Ukraine has given Britain access to a secret battlefield intelligence database that London says could help protect military bases and critical infrastructure...

GEMS places principal officer Stan Moloabi on precautionary suspension
The Government Employees Medical Scheme has placed its principal officer, Stan Moloabi, on precautionary suspension while it carries out an internal administ...

South Africa’s R4 Billion Fintech Scandal Widens as Lawmakers File Ethics Complaints
A R4 billion money trail tied to a fintech company linked to Democratic Alliance MP Mark Burke has triggered a political crisis in South Africa,

Australian schools tighten Book Week costume rules as parents scramble for last-minute alternatives
Australian families are rushing to rethink Book Week outfits after several schools across the country set new costume bans as Children’s Book Week 2026 begins.

Andrew Tate’s lawyers say supercars and yacht were part of an online persona, not his real assets
Andrew Tate exaggerated his wealth and did not actually own some of the supercars and a yacht he displayed online, his lawyers told a Florida

Cat Matlala links relationship with Morgan Maumela to sports cars before business deals
Alleged crime figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala told South Africa’s Madlanga Commission on Tuesday that his connection with Hangwani Morgan Maumela began with a ...

Generative AI Creates New Evidentiary Hurdles in Indonesian Courts
Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Communication and Digital, Nezar Patria, warns that generative AI's ability to create synthetic media poses significant risks to the authenticity of digital evidence in legal proceedings.

Limpopo royal family says attorney and metro cop couple stole from deceased estate
The Maswanganyi royal family in Giyani, Limpopo, says it was defrauded of nearly R3 million from the estate of the late chief Hlengani Maswanganyi, adding

Burnham weighs cheaper tuition for EU students as Labour looks for growth, cash and diplomatic room
Andy Burnham is weighing up a cut in tuition costs for students from the European Union as Britain’s Labour government searches for ways to make

ANU apologises to academic after bullying claims tied to Julie Bishop-era leadership
The Australian National University has apologised to academic Liz Allen after she accused senior leadership of bullying and harassment, and it has also offer...