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- Concetta Fierravanti-Wells dumped from Coalition’s NSW Senate ticket
- Veterans’ affairs minister told Barnaby Joyce he was quitting due to budget ‘disgrace’
- Scott Morrison says it would have been ‘weakness’ for him to meet new Chinese ambassador
- 147 razor cuts: bloody artwork marking Indigenous deaths in custody wins Australia’s Blake prize
- Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy hails ‘powerful blows’ by Ukrainian army as Russia hints at scaling back offensive – live
- ‘I am watching my business fall apart’ – Can retailers survive inside Putin’s Russia?
- What caused the damage to Essex’s lovely Mersea Island
- Online retailers stop sales of some blood oxygen monitors after investigation
| Concetta Fierravanti-Wells dumped from Coalition’s NSW Senate ticket Posted: 25 Mar 2022 11:10 PM PDT Liberals Marise Payne and Jim Molan take first and third spots with the Nationals' Ross Cadell second The foreign minister, Marise Payne, and Jim Molan have been chosen to fill the first and third spots on the Coalition's New South Wales Senate ticket for the coming election. The decision by the Liberals on Saturday means the veteran Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, who also contested the preselection, will not get a winnable spot on the ticket. Continue reading... |
| Veterans’ affairs minister told Barnaby Joyce he was quitting due to budget ‘disgrace’ Posted: 25 Mar 2022 10:06 PM PDT Scott Morrison claims minister did not 'properly understand' budget process
The Australian veterans' affairs minister, Andrew Gee, was on the cusp of offering his resignation from cabinet following a major stoush over department funding days out from the federal budget. In a major attack on the federal government, Gee called a press conference on Saturday morning to announce he would quit the frontbench after being refused $96m in funding before the deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, finally intervened. Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison says it would have been ‘weakness’ for him to meet new Chinese ambassador Posted: 25 Mar 2022 09:49 PM PDT Australian prime minister defends level of support for Solomon Islands and rest of Pacific amid tensions over security deal The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, says there will be no diplomatic thaw in relations with China until it lifts a block on ministerial meetings. "So long as China continues to refuse to have dialogue with Australian ministers and the prime minister, I think that's an entirely proportional response," Morrison told reporters on Saturday regarding reports he declined to meet China's new ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian. Continue reading... |
| 147 razor cuts: bloody artwork marking Indigenous deaths in custody wins Australia’s Blake prize Posted: 25 Mar 2022 08:00 PM PDT Wiradjuri artist SJ Norman has won $35,000 prize for Cicatrix (All that was taken, all that remains), which saw him receive 147 wounds in 147 minutes
Wiradjuri artist SJ Norman has won the 2022 Blake prize for an artwork that saw him receive 147 wounds to his back, representing the number of Aboriginal deaths in police custody over the last decade in Australia. Norman was announced the winner of the $35,000 prize at Sydney's Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on Saturday, for his performance piece and photographic diptych titled Cicatrix (All that was taken, all that remains). Continue reading... |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2022 11:50 PM PDT Russia says first phase of invasion 'generally' complete and it will focus on the so-called 'liberation' of eastern region
Ukraine's defence ministry has said its forces have continued to defend the capital Kyiv against Russian attacks, and claimed Russian troops were struggling to "maintain the necessary pace of combat and achieve the ultimate goal of the war." In a statement, the ministry said Russian forces were facing challenges in replacing personnel and supplies, due partly to international sanctions. Russian equipment was in a poor condition after being kept in long term storage, it said. Continue reading... |
| ‘I am watching my business fall apart’ – Can retailers survive inside Putin’s Russia? Posted: 25 Mar 2022 11:00 PM PDT A local partner of one British brand says his hopes are fading and risks deepening as stock dwindles Western brands have swiftly moved to shut down operations in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, wiping well-known goods from the shelves. But what does it feel like for those trying to run businesses in the country? The Russian partner of one western brand shares their story. Continue reading... |
| What caused the damage to Essex’s lovely Mersea Island Posted: 25 Mar 2022 11:00 PM PDT The climate crisis is not the only factor in erosion of the coastline, as a history project has shown Mersea Island in Essex, which covers seven square miles, has beautiful scenery and rich history. In summer it is popular for holidays but is threatened by a combination of rising sea level and winter storms, which are changing its coastline. The climate crisis is not the only factor that has brought about unwanted erosion; human interventions are also adding to the damage. A project by the Coastal and Intertidal Zone Archaeological Network recording 60 years of memories of local people, plus documentary evidence of past industries, shows destruction of natural barriers such as saltmarsh and eelgrass meadows is a significant contributor to erosion. Continue reading... |
| Online retailers stop sales of some blood oxygen monitors after investigation Posted: 25 Mar 2022 11:00 PM PDT Which? says some of the devices sold by Amazon, eBay and Wish were not legally fit to be sold Amazon, eBay and Wish have stopped stocking some monitors that let people keep track of their blood oxygen levels after an investigation found they were not fit to be sold. The online marketplaces removed a number of pulse oxygen testing devices known as oximeters from sale after being alerted to flaws identified by the consumer organisation Which? Continue reading... |
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