The top three reasons Victorians want to work from home regularly as state government looks to enshrine it under law

Tens of thousands of Victorians want their legal right to work from home protected under state law, according to a new survey.
If proposed Victorian laws pass, both public and private sector workers will have the legal right to…[Read more]

Papua New Guinea’s cabinet approves ‘Pukpuk’ defence treaty with Australia

A landmark defence treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been approved, with PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape saying it will elevate the two countries’ security relationship to “its highest level in history”.

The treaty, known as the Pukpuk treaty, is…[Read more]

Trump’s 100% pharmaceutical tariffs won’t apply to Japan and EU

U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on pharmaceutical imports will not apply to countries with negotiated agreements with the U.S. that contain provisions on drugs, according to a White House official, delivering promised relief to economies including the European Union and J…[Read more]

In Prime Minister Election, JIP Leader Rules out Cooperation with CDPJ, Lowering Risk of Loss for LDP

Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura effectively denied on Friday that his party would cooperate with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan in a prime minister election.

“It would be difficult to name a CDPJ representative i…[Read more]

Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream

A Ukrainian YouTuber with more than 6.5 million subscribers has been arrested in Japan after livestreaming himself trespassing in a house in the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone, police and media said Friday.
The arrest, which reportedly occurred in an area declared a no-go zone after…[Read more]

Clive Palmer ordered to pay $13m after claim of being ‘foreign investor’ in Australian mining project thrown out

Attorney general says mining magnate is ‘not a foreign investor’ and is ‘not entitled to any benefits under Australia’s free trade and investment agreements’

The Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has been ordered to pay more than…[Read more]

Optus scandal: How the triple-0 outage nightmare unfolded and what happens next

Experts have weighed in on the future of embattled telco Optus and its CEO after a shocking outage now linked to the deaths of three Australians.

Here we go again. Another catastrophic Optus failure.

It’s been a nightmare week for the embattled telecommunications g…[Read more]

Adelaide’s leading charities can keep doors open with $30,000 raised to support South Australians in crisis

The Advertiser Foundation’s annual Blanket Appeal has wrapped up just as winter comes to a close.

Partnering with major charities like Hutt St Centre and Catherine House to support South Australians in financial crisis, the foundations hel…[Read more]

Private detectives tail French workers to root out surging sick leave fraud

Fabrice Lehmann caught sight of his target as he left his suburban Paris home, dressed for work. He began tailing him, trying to blend in with the commuters heading into the city.
A private detective since 1994, Lehmann has increasingly found himself tracking white-collar…[Read more]

First migrants arrive from France under ‘one in one out’ deal

A family of three, including a small child, are the first people to arrive in the UK under the government’s “one in, one out” agreement with France.

The BBC has been told they have been given three-month visas, with no right to work and no recourse to public funding. They can,…[Read more]

How effective is UK’s one-in-one-out migrant deal with France so far?

Just four people have been deported to France under migrant deal with the UK.

Just four men who crossed the English Channel in small boats from France to the United Kingdom have been deported back to France under a migrant-swap scheme signed between the two countries in J…[Read more]

Aussie mum Emma Mason speaks at UN with hopes of taking under-16 social media ban global

Emma Mason has taken her plea to ban social media for those under the age of 16 to the world stage, receiving backing from Europe as she spoke on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
The Aussie mum made the journey from regional NSW to New Y…[Read more]

Adelaide early childhood centre forced to close after alleged breaches in safety and supervision

Parents have been forced to find new childcare arrangements in less than 12 hours after a centre in Adelaidesouth-west was closed for two weeks.
The closure comes as authorities investigate alleged breaches in safety and supervision after reports a…[Read more]

Kindy parents told to pay thousands for kids’ art – sparking uproar and a midnight heist

How much would you pay for your child’s art?

That’s the question one Australian kindergarten posed to dozens of families this week when it asked them to stump up A$2,200 (£1,000; $1,400) for the pleasure of taking home a curated portfolio of their child’s…[Read more]

Energy Minister holds high-level meetings in New York

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar met with leading figures from the energy and finance sectors during his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

According to a statement from the ministry, the Turkish delegation headed by President Recep Tayyip…[Read more]

Erdoğan reaffirms Türkiye’s support for Libya stability

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday reaffirmed Türkiye’s commitment to lasting stability in Libya, pledging continued support toward that goal.

He made the remarks at a meeting with Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed Menfi at the Turkish House in New York, where the two lea…[Read more]

President Erdoğan optimistic after Gaza talks with Trump, Muslim leaders

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed optimism after attending a meeting with the leaders of Muslim countries and U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the current situation in Gaza, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on T…[Read more]

Japan Postpones Recognition of Palestinian State

Japan decided not to recognize Palestine as a state during a high-level meeting in New York aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even as about 10 other countries declared recognition.

The conference, held alongside the United Nations General Assembly, sought to promote a two-state…[Read more]

Japan Urges Iran to Resolve Nuclear Issue through Dialogue

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya on Tuesday conveyed to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, Tokyo’s strong hope that the issue of Iran’s nuclear development will be resolved through dialogue.

In their meeting in New York, the two ministers also exchanged views on the tense…[Read more]

Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba: Palestine state recognition ‘when not if’

Japan’s prime minister told the United Nations on Tuesday that Tokyo’s recognition of the State of Palestine was only a question of time, saying he was “indignant” at recent comments by Israeli officials.

Nearly 80 percent of UN members recognize the State of Palestine,…[Read more]