Trump threatens to invade Iran, torpedoing Swiss peace talks
US President Donald Trumpβs threats to destroy Iran and send US forces to occupy the country on Sunday appear to have derailed peace negotiations inΒ Switzerland,…
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Tai Po fire investigation will not be converted to more powerful inquiry commission, chair says
An independent committee set up to probe the cause of last Novemberβs deadly Tai Po fire has decided that it will not be converted into…
Read full article βHereβs How Much City Councilors Up for Reelection Have Raised So Far Through City Program
Six members of the Portland City Council are up for reelection this November, in an election cycle that will test if either the moderate caucus…
Read full article βWatching the World Cup With Portlandβs Most Passionate Soccer Fans
Scattered across the cityβoften at the edgesβare pockets of people long fluent in the game.
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Record cash splurge ahead of stateβs high-stakes budget
A record building program looks set to collide with volatile coal royalties, weakening stamp duty and rising debt in a state government's highβstakes budget.
Read full article βChinaβs Malacca panic jails US scholar to appease Myanmar
The Strait of Hormuz isnβt Chinaβs only chokepoint. The Strait of Malacca may be more strategically vital β and on June 12, Beijing arrested an…
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Supplier sees signs illegal tobacco crackdown hits mark
Metcash is shrugging off a fairly lacklustre trading year triggered by geopolitical uncertainty and cost-of-living pressures by reporting signs of a pick-up.
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Timeβs running out to book Virgin flight credits before June 30. What are your refund rights?
Two experts explain what the new Virgin rules mean, the options for chasing a refund β and how to make it simpler for consumers in…
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Second case of deadly avian flu detected in Australia
A northern giant petrel has been confirmed to have the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Western Australia.
Read full article βHow Americaβs war crowned Iran as the Gulfβs new hegemon
There is a particular irony β the kind that history savors β in the fact that the United States set out in February 2026 to…
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Hong Kong TV host Lillian Sze loses battle with ovarian cancer
Hong Kong television host Lillian Sze has lost her battle against ovarian cancer, less than a month after disclosing her diagnosis on social media. Sze…
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Monopoly Round-Up: How Wall Street Tried Replacing the Civil Rights Movement With Human Resources
On Friday - Juneteenth - Obama opened his oligarch-funded library. What does this moment say about race and finance? Plus, the FTC stops enforcing Robinson-Patman,…
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Antipodean prose poetry is coming into its own
A suspicion of prose poetry permeated Anglophone countries in the 20th century. Today, it is rejuvenating poetic traditions.
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Australia has already spent over $100 million dealing with Varroa mite. Hereβs what we can do next
Current pesticides are already failing β but science points to a way forward.
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Aussie shares flat, Iran peace talks in focus
The local exchange is in a holding pattern, as a strong financial sector performance offset weakness in other segments.
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Shoe chain tells UK share predator offer is βrejectedβ
The owner of some of Australia's best-known footwear store chains has rejected a zero-premium takeover offer from a British retailer.
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Australia inks $2.5b defence system deal with Canada
Canada will buy Australia's over-the-horizon radar system in the largest defence export deal ever struck by the federal government.
Read full article βLabor is playing a dangerous game on gambling reform
Axing gambling advertisements should be an open-and-shut case. Anyone even vaguely engaged in the issue can grasp why it isn't: the government is putting vested…
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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could work for addiction too β and we finally know how
GLP-1 drugs show promise for more than weight loss. They also cut substance abuse and are changing how we think about the brainβs reward system.
Read full article βKPMG whistleblower details the βserious failureβ behind their misconduct allegations
During what resulted in at times a heated committee inquiry on Friday, observers watching KPMG's desiccation by parliamentary committee heard from the whistleblower via tabled…
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