The Secret Terms of Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal
The Trump administration committed the U.S. to taking a large stake in a Venezuelan company, some of whose owners and investors are shielded from public view. The exact details of the agreement over o...
Polish parliament votes to liberalize abortion access
Two bills to liberalize abortion laws, backed by pro-European Prime Minister Donald Tusk's governing coalition, were voted through on October 20, though conservative-nationalist President Karol Nawrocki is expected to veto them.
US has resumed sharing intelligence with Ukraine about Russian strikes, says Zelenskyy
Advance warnings of missile attacks were seemingly suspended last week by the White House, but Ukraine’s president says: ‘Now it works’ The US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv about Russian missile strikes, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday after a meeting with the US envoy Steve Witkoff in Norway. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was again receiving advance warnings of ballistic missile attacks, which were seemingly suspended last week by the White House. “Now it works. It’s great,” he said, saying the US move would save lives. Continue reading...
Cost-of-living crisis? You wouldn’t know it by looking at these companies’ profits | Greg Jericho
We are so locked into believing the market must not be questioned that we just assume everything is happening as it should * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast It is always quite striking just how greatly the overseers of the economy defend the status quo in order to ensure company profits keep rising. Right now, Australians are suffering from a cost-of-living crisis. Continue reading...
Sydney’s second airport will soon be up and running. How different will it be to Melbourne’s Avalon?
With Western Sydney international airport due to start commercial flights, the title of Australia’s leading secondary airport is up for grabs * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast This weekend, the first commercial flight will embark from Sydney’s much anticipated new airport. Passengers will depart from Western Sydney international airport’s architecturally lauded terminals amid much fanfare on Sunday. It is not the first secondary airport to open in an Australian capital city with grand plans to transform transport for residents of the metropolis and its surrounds. More than two decades ago, passenger flights began at Melbourne’s own second commercial airport: Avalon. Continue reading...
Majority of Australians who report penicillin allergy not truly allergic
Peak body for immunologists changes guidelines as evidence shows up to 90% of those reporting allergy don’t have one * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The majority of Australians who report a penicillin allergy are not truly allergic, prompting the peak body for immunologists to change its guidelines in a bid to reduce hospitals stays and tackle antimicrobial resistance. Penicillin, one of the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in Australia, was thought to cause allergies in 10% of Australians, or about 2.8 million people. Continue reading...
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