Tonga’s government elected a new leader on Tuesday, two weeks after the previous premier resigned abruptly after a power struggle with the Pacific nation’s royal family. Veteran politician ’Aisake Valu Eke was voted prime minister by secret ballot in parliament, securing 16 votes to his opponent Viliami Latu’s eight. Eke was first elected to parliament…
Victorian Liberal MPs who will be away during the upcoming leadership spill could be able to vote remotely, due to an intervention by John Pesutto designed to shore up support. The embattled opposition leader on Tuesday wrote to his colleagues to tell them he had received requests from MPs Nick McGowan and Cindy McLeish to…
Bendigo Bank’s phone app and e-banking services have been restored after an hours-long outage just one day before Christmas. The bank confirmed the problem just after 9am on Tuesday morning, with Osko payments also impacted. By 12.30pm, services had been restored. “We apologise for any inconvenience and thank our customers for their patience,” the bank…
Israel’s defence minister has confirmed that the IDF assassinated former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, and warned that the military would also “decapitate” the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. “We will strike hard at the Houthis … and decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh, [Yahya] Sinwar,…
Commuters should get more time to spend with family and less time stuck on train platforms after a major union succumbed to pressure over work bans. Amid concerns for Sydney’s world-famous New Year’s Eve party, the state rail union dropped eight major work bans late on Monday. They included distance limits for drivers and various…
More than two months after Missouri residents voted to add abortion rights into their state constitution and overturn the state’s ban on the procedure, abortions have not yet resumed in Missouri – and it’s not clear when they will, according to a key Planned Parenthood official in the region. The day after the election, Missouri…
Mozambique’s top court has confirmed the ruling party’s victory in October’s presidential elections, potentially triggering more protests after more than two months of unrest over allegations that the results were rigged. Daniel Chapo, of the ruling Frelimo party, won the 9 October presidential election with 65.2% of the vote, Lúcia Ribeiro, the chair of Mozambique’s…
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is prosecuting three companies and one individual in response to its investigation into Sydney’s asbestos in mulch scandal. The prosecutions encompass 102 alleged offences relating to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklands. The scandal began in January when garden mulch containing asbestos was found in a children’s playground…
Several drones collided and fell into a crowd observing a holiday drone show in Orlando over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Alliance. A seven-year-old boy was seriously injured. The FAA is investigating the incident which occurred on Saturday, according to a statement. In a statement obtained by Click Orlando, the city of Orlando…
Dozens of MPs in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party have now agreed that Canada’s embattled prime minister must abandon his post after last week’s catastrophic resignation of his deputy – a sign he’s completely lost support from what were crucial loyalists. Several Canadian media outlets, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and The Toronto Star, reported over…
