Lies, damned lies, and statistics. The oft-quoted phrase describing types of falsehoods felt relevant in Queensland politics this week. Premier David Crisafulli proudly trumpeted new Queensland Police Service (QPS) data this week, showing an almost 10 per cent drop in victims of crime. The LNP’s tough on crime agenda and its signature “adult crime, adult…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of external affairs said on Friday that while visa rules and immigration matters are sovereign decisions of any country, India will continue to engage with the US on the difficulties faced by Indian travellers and students seeking to visit the US. “When issues concerning genuine travellers seeking to visit the US are…
A new report paints a mixed picture of Sydney’s rental market with major surges and drops in rent prices recorded in certain suburbs, though a “real test” is to come. Domain’s June quarterly rent report showed Sydney house rents surged 6.3 per cent, or $50, over the quarter to a record $850 a week. The…
NEW DELHI: Pained by the unfortunate demise of a cancer patient awaiting Kerala HC’s order on her plea questioning exorbitant cost of life-saving medicines, the Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognisance of both issues impacting right to life – plight of patients who cannot afford essential life-saving drugs and the judicial expediency in such…
Australian golfer Lucas Herbert has equalled the score for the lowest-ever men’s major round as he stunned the field to take the overall lead of the British Open at Royal Birkdale. The 30-year-old Victorian birdied six of his opening nine holes in the second round to become part of a select group to shoot a…
NEW DELHI: Signals from DMK and NCP (SP) on the Constitution amendment bill, which will increase seats in Lok Sabha and implement women’s reservation law from 2029, suggest that political momentum is building up in govt’s favour. This comes on the back of the disintegration of Trinamool Congress after BJP trounced it in Bengal elections,…
Growing up in Canberra, Samoan Australian actor Ioane Sa’ula thought he’d play sport professionally. From the age of seven, the Bump and Heartbreak High star played rugby league every weekend. But at 13, he broke his tibia and fibula, the bones in his lower leg. The injury led to a staph infection, eight surgeries and…
Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81. The Irish character actor died in Dublin on Thursday night, local time, after a period of ill health, her agent said in a statement….
Nebraska Democratic Senate nominee Cindy Burbank has submitted a letter requesting her name be removed from the ballot, a move that would set up a one-on-one matchup between Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Rani Taborek-Potter, a…
Installation rates for household batteries plunged by more than 70 per cent in the wake of changes to tighten a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded subsidy scheme. Figures from the Clean Energy Regulator show the number of small-scale consumers installing a battery at their property fell dramatically in May compared with the previous month. The sharp decline came…