Five years after a damning report on the failings of the New South Wales child protection system recommended sweeping changes to prevent harm and trauma to vulnerable Indigenous children and families, an independent review has found that only 12 of its 126 recommendations have been fully implemented by the Minns government. Aboriginal organisations across NSW…
Getty Images Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2023, according to a study People in India’s capital Delhi woke up to a thick layer of smog as the air quality deteriorated to severe levels in the city. Delhi and its neighbouring cities are experiencing pollution levels that are at least…
Play video content Michael Strahan is firing back at the outrage surrounding his stance for the national anthem on Sunday … claiming his hand placement was simply the result of being caught up in the moment. The Giants great-turned-TV personality released a lengthy video statement on the matter … emphatically denying he was trying to…
The evangelical Christian barrister John Smyth abused as many 130 boys and young men in the UK, Zimbabwe and possibly other African countries but an independent review has said there remains little concrete information on his time in South Africa. The review into the Anglican church’s handling of Smyth’s abuses said he might have been…
A Dish Network satellite dish (L) is mounted next to a DirecTV dish on the roof of an apartment building on April 15, 2013 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images DirecTV is abandoning its acquisition of Dish assets after a group of bondholders refused to accept the terms…
This picture taken on April 27, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows a screen displaying the Meta logo and the European flag. Lionel Bonaventure | Afp | Getty Images Meta cut the price of its ad-free subscription versions of Facebook and Instagram by 40% for European Union users to comply with regulatory demands in the…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses a press conference in Tel Aviv on January 9, 2024, during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. Alberto Pizzoli | AFP | Getty Images The United States announced Tuesday that…
The Victorian Electoral Commission has referred allegations of suspected postal vote tampering in two Melbourne council elections to police. The VEC on Wednesday afternoon said it had detected a high number of multiple returned votes in Knox city council, in Melbourne’s east, and Whittlesea city council, in Melbourne’s north, after voting closed in the state’s…
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir has agreed to a five-year, $92 million extension to stay with the team instead of testing the free agent market next offseason. According to FOX Sports’ Jordan Schultz, the 49ers had made it a priority to keep Lenoir in San Francisco, where the 25-year-old has spent his entire career….
A pump jack in Midland, Texas, US, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Anthony Prieto | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices may see a drastic fall in the event that oil alliance OPEC+ unwinds its existing output cuts, said market watchers who are predicting a bearish year ahead for crude. “There is more fear about…
