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Sweden v Thailand: Women's World Cup 2019 – live!
Email Beau with your thoughts or tweet @duresport Thailand look to recover after record defeat to USA Eni Aluko: England’s tough start has set them up nicely
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‘Not one more cent’: Embattled CFMMEU boss John Setka threatens Labor with legal challenge
John Setka has warned he will hit Anthony Albanese with a legal challenge if he tries to expel him from the party and is threatening to withdraw millions of dollars in funding.
The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy union leader believes his threat at a recent meeting to withdraw
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Israel’s first lady convicted of misusing state funds
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, agrees to a plea bargain over allegations she misused around $145,000 in state money on lavish meals.
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Kohli becomes fastest to reach 11,000 runs mark
Kohli reached the 11,000 mark in 222 innings — beating the previous record held by compatriot Sachin Tendulkar who took 276 innings to rack up that total.
The Indian skipper was 71 not out when rain stopped play at Old Trafford in the 47th over with India 305-4.
Tendulkar still
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Rallying – Sordo wins in Sardinia after late blow to Tanak's hopes
The Estonian, who won all six stages on Saturday’s second leg, then spun and lost two minutes in the late drama.
Finland’s Teemu Suninen finished second for M-Sport Ford, 13.7 seconds behind, with Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen third for Hyundai and claiming five bonus points from the power stage.
The win
read more Sweden v Thailand: Women's World Cup 2019 – live!
Email Beau with your thoughts or tweet @duresport Thailand look to recover after record defeat to USA Eni Aluko: England’s tough start has set them up nicely
LIVE Updated <figure data-component="image" class="media-primary
‘Not one more cent’: Embattled CFMMEU boss John Setka threatens Labor with legal challenge
John Setka has warned he will hit Anthony Albanese with a legal challenge if he tries to expel him from the party and is threatening to withdraw millions of dollars in funding.
The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy union leader believes his threat at a recent meeting to withdraw
read more Israel’s first lady convicted of misusing state funds
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, agrees to a plea bargain over allegations she misused around $145,000 in state money on lavish meals.
read more Kohli becomes fastest to reach 11,000 runs mark
Kohli reached the 11,000 mark in 222 innings — beating the previous record held by compatriot Sachin Tendulkar who took 276 innings to rack up that total.
The Indian skipper was 71 not out when rain stopped play at Old Trafford in the 47th over with India 305-4.
Tendulkar still
read more Rallying – Sordo wins in Sardinia after late blow to Tanak's hopes
The Estonian, who won all six stages on Saturday’s second leg, then spun and lost two minutes in the late drama.
Finland’s Teemu Suninen finished second for M-Sport Ford, 13.7 seconds behind, with Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen third for Hyundai and claiming five bonus points from the power stage.
The win
read more Millions across South America hit by massive power cut
Failure leaves people in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and southern Brazil without electricity
Falling through the cracks: Governments slammed over building standards after Mascot evacuation
The construction industry is under fire over fears of shoddy workmanship on new residential high-rises nationwide being allowed to slip through the cracks, after the evacuation of another city apartment building.
Residents of Sydney’s defunct Mascot Towers were facing homelessness at the weekend, forced from their homes after structural fractures
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PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 16 June 2019
A strong emphasis on economic, ethical and equity issues associated with climate change this week. Global warming has increased inequalities between rich and poor nations; tackling climate change and reducing inequalities must occur simultaneously but only rich and powerful nations and individuals have the resources required to do it; even
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This Assange Supporter Excoriating The Press Is The Best Thing You’ll Watch All Day
Julian Assange’s latest US extradition hearing was a brief affair which saw the WikiLeaks founder’s next hearing scheduled for sometime after the end of February, nearly at the end of his 50-week sentence for a bail conditions violation. According to Reuters Assange was lucid and spirited enough to argue with the
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Setka furore opens division within the labour movement – and there is no easy solution
Setka has form in attracting negative media attention as Victorian state secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining, Maritime and Energy Union. AAP/Daniel Pockett
John Setka’s reported comments about Rosie Batty have the potential to seriously damage the Labor Party and unions generally in the public eye.
The Labor Party’s new federal
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MICHELLE PINI: AFP raids journalists: We need to talk about our Government
There is no doubt the AFP raids are an affront to our democracy. One in which the hand of a secretive and ruthless Government can be felt, if not seen or heard.
This is a fact that no one seems to dispute — not even the Government. In fact, it
read more BERNARD MACLEOD Youth Suicide
Our new government is making the elimination of youth suicide a focus of health policy under Minister Greg Hunt. However, billions of dollars of investment over the years has failed to reduce the numbers of those taking their own lives. Business as usual is not an option and radical ideas
read more BRUCE THOM. Federal election and coasts
I am not sure how many Australians appreciated promises made about coastal issues during the recent federal election. Perhaps very few. This despite the fact that so much of our national well-being and livelihoods are dependent on healthy coasts and waterways. Yet it is interesting to look at promises made
read more MACK WILLIAMS . North Korea : The tangled web becomes more so !
That the past few months have seen no real progress towards the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula is not all that surprising given the swirling global environment demanding priority attention for President Trump and other key stakeholders. Post mortems of the failed Hanoi Summit have revealed some significant divisions within
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The majesty of the law
When George Pell arrived at the Victorian Supreme Court on June 5 for the hearing of his appeal against his conviction for child sexual abuse, guards put him in handcuffs. As he walked the few steps from his prison van into the courthouse, press photographers captured this compelling symbol of
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The CBD returns with low-emission bright sparks for these dark days
Our peeved yet perspicacious political insider writes exclusively:
As CBD slowly recognises the need to reconcile oneself to the fact GULAG will be in political Siberia for three years, your correspondent hasn’t found any embers in the ashes.
The hard right hasn’t missed a beat. The dinosaurs who were so
read more Lambie’s vote key if government wants to have medevac repealed
The government almost certainly would have to obtain the support of Tasmanian crossbench senator Jacqui Lambie to amend or repeal the medevac legislation.
Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton on Sunday claimed Labor was reconsidering its position on the legislation, but that was quickly dismissed by his opposite number Kristina Keneally.
read more PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 16 June 2019
A strong emphasis on economic, ethical and equity issues associated with climate change this week. Global warming has increased inequalities between rich and poor nations; tackling climate change and reducing inequalities must occur simultaneously but only rich and powerful nations and individuals have the resources required to do it; even
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Now They Want to ‘Fix’ the Climate
They have always been around, the weeping prophets and merchants of doom, as have their credulous followers. The descendants of Jeremiah and Nostradamus also claim to have had special insight and esoteric knowledge. They urge us to make sacrifices, change behaviour, go solar and wind, buy carbon-offsets to annul our
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Improving consumer outcomes through examining carer choice in the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS, or the scheme) puts choice and control in the hands of Australians living with a disability.
This progressive departure from traditional welfare approaches promotes personalisation and flexibility by funding the goals and aspirations of NDIS participants.
With the help of a National Disability Insurance
read more Celebrating the environment on World Oceans day
Oceans are integral to the sustenance of human life, writes Edward Hull.
EVERY JUNE 8th, the world unites to honour World Oceans Day.
It’s a concept originally proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development and the Ocean Institute of Canada. The day is now celebrated by people around our blue
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Royal commission has changed the landscape for regulators – not just in banking
We can all see how last year’s banking royal commission has shaken up Australia’s financial services sector and its regulators. But less understood is the extent to which the royal commission is fundamentally altering the relationships between regulators and the regulated in industries far and wide.
From food safety to
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Sweden v Thailand: Women's World Cup 2019 – live!
Email Beau with your thoughts or tweet @duresport Thailand look to recover after record defeat to USA Eni Aluko: England’s tough start has set them up nicely
LIVE Updated <figure data-component="image" class="media-primary
‘Not one more cent’: Embattled CFMMEU boss John Setka threatens Labor with legal challenge
John Setka has warned he will hit Anthony Albanese with a legal challenge if he tries to expel him from the party and is threatening to withdraw millions of dollars in funding.
The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy union leader believes his threat at a recent meeting to withdraw
read more Israel’s first lady convicted of misusing state funds
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, agrees to a plea bargain over allegations she misused around $145,000 in state money on lavish meals.
read more Kohli becomes fastest to reach 11,000 runs mark
Kohli reached the 11,000 mark in 222 innings — beating the previous record held by compatriot Sachin Tendulkar who took 276 innings to rack up that total.
The Indian skipper was 71 not out when rain stopped play at Old Trafford in the 47th over with India 305-4.
Tendulkar still
read more Rallying – Sordo wins in Sardinia after late blow to Tanak's hopes
The Estonian, who won all six stages on Saturday’s second leg, then spun and lost two minutes in the late drama.
Finland’s Teemu Suninen finished second for M-Sport Ford, 13.7 seconds behind, with Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen third for Hyundai and claiming five bonus points from the power stage.
The win
read more Millions across South America hit by massive power cut
World News
Hundreds rally in Moscow over journalist case
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
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Hong Kong leader apologises after massive protests
Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down [Athit Perawongmetha/ Reuters]
Hong Kong‘s embattled leader has apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” after hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she step down over her handling of a bill
read more Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast
The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast off the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships’ operators said on Sunday.
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Mali protests: Mourners call on president to resign
A vigil was held on Saturday in Mali‘s capital Bamako following a series of deadly intercommunal attacks.
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of crimes against humanity and the president of Mali is under increasing pressure to deliver on his promise for peace.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from
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Renga for the West: The US Through the Eyes of Congolese Refugees
Editor’s note: This film will be removed on July 14, 2019.
In 2016, Montana opened its doors to refugees for the first time since the 1970s.
Together with local filmmakers four refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), document their new lives in the US – working day jobs, pursuing
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Massive blackout hits Argentina and Uruguay
A massive electrical failure has left all of Argentina and Uruguay without power [File: Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press]
A massive failure in the electrical interconnection system left Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to reports by local media.
According to Infobae, an Argentinian website, the country has been
read more Hundreds rally in Moscow over journalist case
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
read more Hong Kong leader apologises after massive protests
Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down [Athit Perawongmetha/ Reuters]
Hong Kong‘s embattled leader has apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” after hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she step down over her handling of a bill
read more Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast
The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast off the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships’ operators said on Sunday.
read more Mali protests: Mourners call on president to resign
A vigil was held on Saturday in Mali‘s capital Bamako following a series of deadly intercommunal attacks.
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of crimes against humanity and the president of Mali is under increasing pressure to deliver on his promise for peace.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from
read more Renga for the West: The US Through the Eyes of Congolese Refugees
Editor’s note: This film will be removed on July 14, 2019.
In 2016, Montana opened its doors to refugees for the first time since the 1970s.
Together with local filmmakers four refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), document their new lives in the US – working day jobs, pursuing
read more Hundreds rally in Moscow over journalist case
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
read more Hong Kong leader apologises after massive protests
Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down [Athit Perawongmetha/ Reuters]
Hong Kong‘s embattled leader has apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” after hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she step down over her handling of a bill
read more Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast
The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast off the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships’ operators said on Sunday.
read more Mali protests: Mourners call on president to resign
A vigil was held on Saturday in Mali‘s capital Bamako following a series of deadly intercommunal attacks.
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of crimes against humanity and the president of Mali is under increasing pressure to deliver on his promise for peace.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from
read more Hundreds rally in Moscow over journalist case
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
read more Hong Kong leader apologises after massive protests
Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down [Athit Perawongmetha/ Reuters]
Hong Kong‘s embattled leader has apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” after hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she step down over her handling of a bill
read more Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast
The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast off the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships’ operators said on Sunday.
read more Hundreds rally in Moscow over journalist case
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
read more Hong Kong leader apologises after massive protests
Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down [Athit Perawongmetha/ Reuters]
Hong Kong‘s embattled leader has apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” after hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she step down over her handling of a bill
read more Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast
The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast off the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships’ operators said on Sunday.
read more Mali protests: Mourners call on president to resign
A vigil was held on Saturday in Mali‘s capital Bamako following a series of deadly intercommunal attacks.
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of crimes against humanity and the president of Mali is under increasing pressure to deliver on his promise for peace.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from
read moreWorld News
Hundreds rally in Moscow over journalist case
Several hundred protesters gathered in Moscow on Sunday in a small, government-authorized rally supporting investigative journalist Ivan Golunov and decrying abuse of power over his five-day arrest this month on drug charges.
read more Hong Kong leader apologises after massive protests
Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong’s leaders to step down [Athit Perawongmetha/ Reuters]
Hong Kong‘s embattled leader has apologised to the public with “utmost sincerity and humility” after hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded she step down over her handling of a bill
read more Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast
The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast off the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships’ operators said on Sunday.
read more Mali protests: Mourners call on president to resign
A vigil was held on Saturday in Mali‘s capital Bamako following a series of deadly intercommunal attacks.
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of crimes against humanity and the president of Mali is under increasing pressure to deliver on his promise for peace.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from
read more Renga for the West: The US Through the Eyes of Congolese Refugees
Editor’s note: This film will be removed on July 14, 2019.
In 2016, Montana opened its doors to refugees for the first time since the 1970s.
Together with local filmmakers four refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), document their new lives in the US – working day jobs, pursuing
read more Massive blackout hits Argentina and Uruguay
A massive electrical failure has left all of Argentina and Uruguay without power [File: Victor R. Caivano/Associated Press]
A massive failure in the electrical interconnection system left Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to reports by local media.
According to Infobae, an Argentinian website, the country has been
read moreBusiness & The Economy
Canberra honeymoon is over, Trump channelling Oprah, Your job is ‘fine’ and more
Evan Lucas looks at the post-election business and consumer sentiment numbers; whether our jobs are becoming more, not less secure; Trump’s love of tariffs; and Afterpay’s compliance with financial crime legislation.
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Independent media gathers steam while mainstream struggles: latest numbers
Independent public interest journalism continues to attract larger audiences. Growth in online readership at www.michaelwest.com.au jumped to 67 per cent in the last quarter. Kim Wingerei at theIndependents.org.au reports.
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What global economic headwinds, Mathias?
It’s not global headwinds causing Australia’s economy to tank. As Alan Austin argues, we should be catching the global tailwinds — if the captain of the ship only had a proper map, his first mate could work the compass and the petty officers didn’t get tangled up in the rigging.
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Ask Evan: 13 June 2019
In this week’s episode our Chief Market Strategist, Evan Lucas, covers long-term investments for your children, how to find a good financial advisor and where he sees the market heading over the next year.
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Director Deeds: On the pulse
Laura Daquino details which directors of ASX-listed companies found their beat on the market over the last couple of weeks.
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Uber takes to the skies
This week in Talking Finance, Evan Lucas speaks with Michelle Grattan, Chief Political Correspondent for The Conversation, about the government’s planned tax cuts and how the polls got it so wrong. There’s also economics with Martin Whetton, Head of Bond and Interest Rate Strategy at the Commonwealth Bank;
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Why storage is key to NSW government plans, in race to clean energy
The NSW government has used the Australian Energy Storage Conference in Sydney this week to reiterate its focus on supporting the deployment of small and large-scale energy storage, as part of its plan to maintain system reliability and regain ground in the shift from coal to renewables.
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Sungrow to Demonstrate Latest Update of ESS Solutions Portfolio at AES 2019
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SYDNEY, June 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — As energy storage continues to expand in Australia, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, Sungrow, demonstrated the latest updates to its Energy Storage System (“ESS”) family at Australian Energy Storage 2019 in Sydney, Australia.
The Australian energy
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Batteries the winner, as 5-minute rule promises to end gas market gaming
The days of gas power generators deliberately “gaming” Australia’s electricity market are numbered, an expert has warned, with the market rule maker set to introduce new spot price settlement settings in 2021.
As Giles Parkinson has reported, the deliberate manipulation of capacity, availability and bidding strategies that
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An easy-breezy idea for the Minister for Emissions Reduction
How good are Australia’s emissions reductions?!
Well, apart from a 3.5 per cent fall in electricity sector emissions from the previous year thanks to the rapid growth of renewables, not that good at all.
The Prime Minister’s decision to appoint a Minister for Emissions Reduction to his
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RenewEconomy and The Driven to host electric vehicle conference
RenewEconomy and The Driven are proud to announce that they are hosting the Electric Vehicle Transition conference in Sydney in late August.
The electric vehicles transition – even in the absence of a federal government policy – is upon us, and grid operators, regulators, policy markets, utilities
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GENEX receives AEMO generator performance standard approval for the Kidston pumped storage hydro project
PRESS RELEASE
Genex Power Limited (ASX: GNX) (Genex or Company) is pleased to announce that the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has completed its assessment of the Generator Performance Standards (GPS) for the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project (K2-Hydro or Project) and has issued their GPS approval for the Project
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