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North Queensland police have made four new arrests after shots were fired at an unoccupied vehicle and a Mackay home earlier this month. Four people allegedly drove to a licensed venue at Andergrove on July 8 and shot at a vehicle just after 2am. Investigations are also continuing into a separate incident half an hour…
A group of 26 US Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used AI systems to identify people for lay-offs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave. They are among the 8,000 employees, or about 10 per cent of its workforce, Meta said it would lay off in May. The lawsuit, filed…
Svetlana Maksimovic and her husband, Ljubisa Karovic, had just settled into a Ryanair flight last week when they heard a deafening bang. Seconds later Ms Maksimovic turned to see her 61-year-old husband being sucked through a dislodged cabin window. Greek authorities have described Saturday’s incident as rare. Mr Karovic, who was seated by the window…
NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule on Wednesday dismissed speculation that her party could back the Centre’s proposed Delimitation Bill, saying it has neither discussed the legislation with anyone nor been approached for support.While addressing the media, Sule said the NCP (SP) would decide its stand only after the Bill is introduced in Parliament…
A new LGBTQIA+ pop-up club at a former church in Sydney’s CBD has closed after being ordered to “cease carrying on offensive trade” or face eviction following protests by religious groups. Up to 70 protesters from Christian and Catholic groups gathered outside Divine Playhouse on July 8 to rally against the venue’s opening night. The…
The agreements officially came into effect on Wednesday, establishing a new framework for trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the coming into force of the India-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Agreement on Social Security, calling it a “significant moment”…
Australia’s wine grape industry is showing signs of adjusting to new global market conditions with the overall crush plummeting to its lowest amount in more than 25 years. Wine Australia’s National Vintage Report shows its yield is 25 per cent below the 10-year average and will mean about 33 million fewer 9-litre cases of wine…
Brisbane Broncos likely need an impossible eight wins out of nine games to play finals footy due to the way the bottom teams in the top eight have performed in 2026. The Broncos missed the finals with 13 wins in 2022 and, even if they go on a miracle run and win all eight of…
Taslima Nasreen’s planned return to Kolkata after nearly two decades has triggered a political face-off in West Bengal, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trading barbs over the exiled Bangladeshi author’s visit.Nasreen, who was forced to leave the city in 2007 following violent protests over her writings, is scheduled to…
The mayor of Cairns has been told to apologise to her community after admitting to misconduct for a second time in three weeks. Mayor Amy Eden was ordered to make the admission by Queensland’s Councillor Conduct Tribunal, which found she failed to declare a conflict of interest during a vote in 2023, when the council…