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US Military To Build War-Ready Weapons Stockpile In Australia
The development of the stockpile, a first for the Marine Corps in Australia, comes as the United States is keen to leverage the continent's strategic location in the South Pacific to counter China's rapid military build-up, analysts said.
'If Israel Cannot Handle Hezbollah, Syria Will Do The Job': Trump
"If Israel can't do the job (against Hezbollah) without killing everyone else, than he (Sharaa) will do the job. Syria will do the job," Trump said.
Dog In Knicks Jersey Shot By Police After Neighbour Mistakes Cheers For Distress
A viral photo shows her two-year-old dog named Jameson, dressed in a Knicks jersey for the occasion.
"Won't Withdraw, Won't Commit Suicide": Israel Envoy On Action In Lebanon
Israel envoy said Tel Aviv would not withdraw from its buffer zone in southern Lebanon until the Lebanese army demonstrates it can independently prevent Hezbollah from rearming.
Cyber Leaders Urge Trump Administration To Ease Restrictions on Anthropic AI Models
The letter said it is dangerous to take away the best cyber defense capabilities "without a good reason" when America's adversaries are rapidly advancing.
Decisions On Use of Force "Cannot Be Transferred to Machines": India At UN
Speaking at informal exchanges on artificial intelligence in the military domain held in Geneva on June 15, Indian Ambassador Charanjeet Singh said human judgement and oversight must be preserved "throughout the AI lifecycle", even as armed forces worldwide rapidly fold AI into their operations.
Kenyan student Sheila Chebii fell 15 floors to her death while working at a Sydney hotel. Her family want answers
A month after the tragedy, mystery surrounds the death of the ‘cheerful’ 25-year-old who came to Australia to pursue her dreamsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was meant to be Sheila Chebii’s last shift as a housekeeper.For weeks, the 25-year-old international student had stripped linen, made beds and refilled towels in the rooms of a luxury high-rise hotel above central Sydney. Continue reading...
ATO outsource call centre workers paid 40% less than public service peers, Fair Work submission claims
Ahead of ‘same job, same pay’ hearings, former call centre worker Nathan Brunne says pay gap is structural and widens at senior levelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWorkers at the Australian Taxation Office’s outsource call centres are paid up to 40% less than their public service counterparts on the same phone lines, according to submissions lodged ahead of landmark “same job, same pay” hearings.The pay gap, detailed by Nathan Brunne, a former worker on the ATO phone lines employed by the private equity-backed Probe Operations, widens at more senior call centre roles, with team leaders at outsource operators paid about $31 an hour compared with more than $52 at the tax office. Continue reading...
One Nation’s health policies based on misconceptions and may cost the taxpayer, experts warn
Former Howard-era adviser says Pauline Hanson’s party is channelling Donald Trump’s health agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMedical experts have blasted One Nation’s health policies, saying they do not make sense, are based on misconceptions and could cost taxpayers more money while leaving vulnerable Australians without access to care.The party has promised to withdraw Australia from the World Health Organization and to scrap regulator the Therapeutic Goods Administration, rolling its “essential functions” into the health department. It has also proposed adding photo ID to Medicare cards. Continue reading...
One-year-old killed and another person injured after Mississippi police shot at car
Child was fatally shot and his mother’s friend is wounded after Senatobia police responded to shoplifting callA one-year-old boy is dead and another person wounded after a northern Mississippi police officer shot at a vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call, according to authorities and the child’s grandfather.Kohen Wiley, the slain child, was in the car at the center of the shooting on Sunday alongside his mother and her friend, said Marquell Bridges, a local community advocate who is helping the family find legal representation. Continue reading...
US Is Using An Iranian Smuggling Tactic To Sneak Oil Out Of The Gulf
The United States military has overseen scores of secretive shiptoship oil transfers to keep Gulf
DC insider shoots down 'desperate' JD Vance's presidential dreams: 'No natural skills'
Longtime campaign adviser Mark McKinnon burst into laughter on Tuesday morning when the subject of Vice President JD Vance running for president came up.McKinnon, who has worked with politicians on both sides of the aisle, was joined in his laughing by Jim Messina, once known as President Barack Obama’s “fixer.”Appearing on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” to discuss Donald Trump’s increasingly mysterious peace deal with Iran, the conversation took an off-ramp into discussing awkward politicians who proved to be easily defeated at the polls.After “Morning Joe “ co-host Joe Scarborough brought Vance’s interview about the peace deal on Monday where he implied the Revolutionary Guard would be easier to deal with than the previous Iran leadership, Messina quipped, “You say to yourself, ‘Oh my god, what was he thinking?’ Mark McKinnon is sitting over here giggling because he'd love to make an ad against that clip. It is remarkably bad politics.”“That's like, that clip is like when I first saw [former Secretary of State] John Kerry windsurfing, right? That ad made itself in 10 seconds,” the laughing McKinnon interjected.“This is why I'm just so far off the JD Vance train. Like this guy will not be the next president of the United State,” Messina predicted.“I agree with you 100 percent,” McKinnon offered. “I mean, that guy just has no natural skills. I mean, I think the coin of the realm in politics these days on either side is just pure authenticity. Is this person like, real? Can I believe him? He has none of that, not an ounce.”As he added, “He is so wanting and desperate,“ Messina interrupted with, “Correct. He makes Al Gore seem like, you know, a combination of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.” - YouTube youtu.be
