The Dutch minister for medical care has collapsed briefly during a debate in parliament on the coronavirus. Bruno Bruins fell behind the speakers’ lectern while taking questions and was then helped up by fellow ministers. He took a sip of water and was seen leaving the room unassisted. “Thanks for all your support for just...
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Melania Trump to star in coronavirus ads
US First lady Melania Trump will urge Americans to wash their hands and keep their distance from one another in a new coronavirus TV ad campaign. Trump, a former model, has avoided the public arena more than many first ladies. Her signature initiative has been a campaign called Be Best, which focuses on the safety...
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Queensland government moves to crack down on youth offenders as ‘gang’ members run wild
A small number of chronic offenders are committing the bulk of youth crime in Queensland as authorities move to crack down on “gang” members who gain notoriety by posting their antics online. The state government on Tuesday announced a suite of measures on youth offending amid fears “these kids could kill somebody” if their crime...
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Former UK prime minister David Cameron’s bodyguard leaves loaded gun in plane loo
A passenger found a loaded pistol and David Cameron’s passport in a plane toilet after the former British prime minister’s bodyguard forgot them there, the British media reports. Cameron was on his way back from New York to London with a protection officer from Britain’s Metropolitan Police when the discovery sparked a security incident, according...
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New documents shed light on Queensland hospital upgrades scandal
New documents appear to show a controversial order to Queensland hospital staff to avoid performing vital IT upgrades during parliamentary sitting weeks which originated from the Health Minister. Nine News originally broke the story in October last year, showing emails that proved staff were told not to undertake the upgrades at a time when Minister...
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UK meteorologist hits back at MP Craig Kelly after bushfire climate change debate
A British meteorologist and TV presenter has hit back at a Liberal MP after he called her an “ignorant pommy weather girl” following an interview on Good Morning Britain. Craig Kelly took to Facebook on Tuesday in an apparent bid to discredit Laura Tobin after she debated the minister during an interview with the MP, with...
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Bushfire aid: Red Cross admits to $11 million ‘administration cost’ to help fire victims
The Australian Red Cross has admitted it may spend as much as $11 million processing the millions of dollars people from across the globe have donated to its bushfire appeal. However, in the face of public outcry, the charity has been forced to revise an earlier statement that suggested a large proportion of the $95...
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Malcolm Turnbull attacks Scott Morrison over handling of bushfire crisis
The globe-trotting Malcolm Turnbull has delivered another public serve to the man who toppled him as leader, saying he was at a loss to explain the actions of Scott Morrison over his handling of the bushfire crisis. In an interview with BBC on Wednesday, Turnbull said his successor had ample warning of the impending disaster, but had...
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Malcolm Turnbull blames Coalition climate deniers for his downfall as PM
Climate change in Australia has been hijacked by a “toxic” alliance of right-wing politics and Murdoch-owned media, according to the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull. Writing in Time, the former Liberal leader, who was toppled by Scott Morrison in August 2018, said the current bushfire situation in Australia was unprecedented in its scale of...
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Ex-Liberal senator Cory Bernardi resigns
Independent senator Cory Bernardi has formally resigned from parliament, setting in train a three-way Liberal preselection battle in South Australia. Mr Bernardi was elected as a Liberal, so his former party will fill his casual vacancy and not the Australian Conservatives party he formed in 2017, which disbanded in June 2019. Senate President Scott Ryan...