Australia's lower house is scheduled to debate and vote on a domestic gas reservation policy. Proponents argue the measure shifts control toward citizens rather than relying on international companies and algorithms to manage digital device content, framing the initiative as a way to enhance personal authority rather than expand government oversight.
Additional information regarding the legislative debate and the outcome of the scheduled vote is expected to emerge as the story develops.
Sanrio ends association with Netflix TV drama Vivant after Chinese state media decried portrayal of ruthless Chinese agents as a ‘deliberate smear’ The company behind the successful Hello Kitty franchise has apologised and ended its commercial tie-up with a Japanese TV drama after Chinese state media and netizens condemned the show’s “deliberate smears” against their country. Sanrio, a Japanese firm whose characters are popular around the world, said in a post on the Chinese social media site Weibo that it had decided to end its association with the Netflix TV drama Vivant after concluding that it “contained elements inconsistent with Sanrio’s core values”. Continue reading...
El Salvador troops to support rescue mission to find four UN-backed soldiers who disappeared after ambush.
Prime minister vows not to slash health and education funding amid political problem over handling of economy Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has ruled out major cuts to health, education and essential services in December’s mid-year budget update, but conceded savings are required as Labor struggles to curb accelerating inflation. Amid growing pressure from within Labor’s own ranks, as well as from the opposition and business, Albanese said the Coalition was hypocritical in not supporting existing savings proposals, including the government’s plan to reduce the private health insurance rebate for people over 65. Continue reading...
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Richard Norton, 75, went into cardiac arrest in March 2025 after injecting prescribed but unapproved CJC1295 and ipamorelin Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The death of an Australian actor after injecting unapproved peptides could result in tougher restrictions on the substances. Richard Norton, 75, an experienced film industry fight choreographer, stuntman and martial artist, went into cardiac arrest in March 2025 after injecting a prescribed but unapproved peptide. Continue reading...