Chancellor says universities hide behind freedom of speech to avoid taking action on hate speech

The chancellor of Western Sydney University has criticised other university leaders and labelled universities “the most prominent sites of antisemitic activity” in a personal royal commission submission. “I speak as an Australian, and a leader, who has watched, with growing alarm, the unravelling of something we once took for granted: that Jewish Australians could live,…

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Pete Hegseth says the military will test service members’ testosterone levels

The U.S. military will begin testing the testosterone levels of some service members and recommending hormone therapy if needed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The new policy comes amid a larger push by the Trump administration to promote and…

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Businesses globally claw back $110 billion after Trump’s tariffs deemed unlawful

Businesses around the world are clawing back tens of billions of dollars paid to United States customs after Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs were deemed unlawful. Australian brand Nashie has received a tariff refund, with the six-figure payout including interest on the money illegally deprived. “I’ve got my very own Trump account,” Nashie’s co-founder Tom…

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Amit Shah, Nitin Nabin among BJP top brass meet at PM Modi’s residence | India News

NEW DELHI: A crucial meeting of top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and party president Nitin Nabin, was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence on Wednesday.The meeting, in which BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh was also present, comes ahead of the Parliament’s session beginning next week.There was no official word…

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Telco regulator threatens consumer group after doubts raised about Triple Zero system

The regulator examining the Telstra outage that left people unable to connect to emergency services had months earlier issued legal threats to a consumer group that published unflattering research about access to the Triple Zero (000) phone service. In March, months before Telstra’s nationwide outage on July 8, a survey commissioned by the Australian Communications…

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