Category: World News

Australia needs to stop burning coal by 2030 if it wants to help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, a new report warns. Climate Analytics says the government needed a national plan to phase out remaining coal-fired plants, and needed to take them offline faster than the existing timetable. Such

Job hunting has long been a daunting task, and these days the bar set by many employers is even higher. Where once a job-starter might have been required to complete a bachelor degree, now it might be a master’s. And research shows employers deciding between two equally qualified candidates increasingly

It’s a long way from the classroom to a disaster zone, but that’s the journey many Australian humanitarian workers take when they finish their studies and enter the workforce. For Melbourne aid worker Rachelle Coates, her first official deployment at the age of 34, was to the Philippines a week

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has outlined his economic vision for Labor, citing the need for an action on energy policies and the national broadband network. Mr Albanese used the second of his so-called vision speeches to pressure the Government to bring forward infrastructure projects in a bid to stimulate the

Former Queensland senator Fraser Anning’s travel records are being subpoenaed from the Department of Home Affairs, as bankers attempt to locate him overseas to serve him with bankruptcy papers. Bendigo Bank subsidiary ABL Nominees is seeking to bankrupt the former Queensland senator over an unpaid debt of $185,000, understood to

A devastated John Millman has shouldered the blame for Australia’s Davis Cup quarter-final defeat following his singles rubber defeat to Vasek Pospisil. The Queenslander was a late addition to the side to face the Canadians after Nick Kyrgios pulled out of the match due to a collarbone injury an hour

The NSW State Parole Authority (SPA) has granted parole to disgraced former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid after a private meeting. The decision means Obeid, 76, could be released from prison as early as December 14. He was in 2016 convicted of misconduct in public office and jailed for five

The Westpac board is under increasing pressure to take responsibility for the money-laundering scandal that has engulfed the bank this week. The pressure is coming from the very top, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison stopping only just short of calling for heads to roll. “They have got to take the

Law firm Slater and Gordon has announced class actions against ANZ and Westpac for selling “junk” insurance policies to unsuspecting customers. The firm claims the big banks sold worthless credit card insurance to customers they would never have been eligible to claim against. The action comes just two days after

Britain’s embattled Prince Andrew has reportedly been forced to cancel a weekend trip to Bahrain amid mounting pressure for him to give evidence to the FBI. British media is reporting that the prince had planned to fly to Bahrain on Saturday for an event for his pet project, Pitch@Palace, despite

A wealthy Queensland family defamed by a Nine Network report about the fatal Grantham floods in 2011 has been awarded a $3.6 million damages payout. Toowoomba’s Wagner brothers were defamed by a 60 Minutes report from May 2015 that incorrectly insinuated they were responsible for the destruction of the town

Exported Australian plastic waste may be “poisoning” villages in Indonesia, according to a new report which found eggs near dumping grounds had some of the highest levels of dioxins recorded in Asia. Dioxins are persistent organic pollutants which have been identified by the international scientific community as “the most hazardous

“Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.” – Oprah Winfrey The thirst for knowledge is ageless, the capacity to learn infinite and the face of education interchangeable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics there were an extra 90,000 students above the age of 25

Amid plunging ratings, a body diversity controversy and a Jeffrey Epstein link, lingerie company Victoria’s Secret has confirmed its 2019 fashion show is a bust. Longtime Australian ‘Angel’ Shanina Shaik first leaked the news in July, telling the Daily Telegraph “unfortunately” the show had been cancelled. “It’s something I’m not

Saving money can often feel like a chore, but with household debt at record levels there’s never been a better time to start putting a little bit of money aside. Australia’s household debt levels have hit 202 per cent of annual income, according to NAB. Estimates suggest that number will

California’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that US President Donald Trump does not have to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate on California’s primary ballot next spring. The state law, the first of its kind in the nation and aimed squarely at Mr Trump, violates the constitution’s

A Cairns healthcare worker who scooped an enormous $40 million lottery pool has chosen a low-key way to celebrate his newfound wealth – a shower. The Far North Queensland man held the country’s only division one winning entry in Thursday night’s bumper Powerball draw. As a bonus, his winning PowerHit

Sparks are flying in the fireworks industry as operators grapple with fire bans and widespread calls for festive event cancellations. In emails obtained by the ABC, one operator has written to the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) asking who will pay for “compensation claims for the direct

An investigation by a leading consumer advocacy group has found funeral giant InvoCare, which includes brands such as White Lady Funerals and Simplicity Funerals, has allegedly been profiteering with misleading invoices and hidden fees. The listed company has been challenged over its practice of adding an “unnecessary” late fee of $352 by

An online fund-raising campaign set up by a NSW koala hospital has raised more than $1 million to rescue and rehabilitate marsupials devastated by bushfires. Port Macquarie Koala Hospital’s Help Thirsty Koalas Devastated by Recent Fires campaign had by Thursday night raised $1,078,000 on GoFundMe, eclipsing the initial stated target

President Donald Trump’s former Russia adviser Fiona Hill has urged Congress’ impeachment inquiry not to promote “politically driven falsehoods” casting doubt on Russia’s interference in the 2016 US election. In testimony to the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, Ms Hill said some members of the panel apparently believed Russian security

Pink champagne and cigars are some of the thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have accepted from billionaire friends, including Australian James Packer.  The disgraced leader was indicted on corruption charges, including bribery, breach of trust and fraud, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced on Friday

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has vowed to champion the legislated increase in the super guarantee to 12 per cent to boost productivity and congestion-busting infrastructure. In the second of three headland speeches to outline Labor’s policy priorities, Mr Albanese will today warn the Morrison Government against delaying the increase to

Men aged between 40 and 54 are the biggest potty mouths in the country, and they drop choice expletives most often behind the wheel. A new survey has quizzed Australian on their swearing habits, and found that when we do cuss, we don’t do it with the attempt to offend

Industry super funds have consistently outperformed their retail peers by 1.8 percentage points over 20 years because of their higher stake in unlisted infrastructure, a parliamentary committee has heard. And that difference means that industry fund members retire with double the super balances of their retail fund counterparts, Labor shadow

Forced by the Queen to retreat from public life, Prince Andrew is reportedly preparing to give formal evidence to a US criminal investigation into the activities of late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Buckingham Palace is understood to be bracing for the Duke of York to be issued with a subpoena by

A week after choosing Carlin Sterritt as last man standing on The Bachelorette, Angie Kent is onto her next big thing: The PR campaign trail for her first book If You Don’t Laugh You’ll Cry. The former nanny turned reality TV star cranked it out in three weeks and covers

Extreme hot and cold weather will lead to more preventable deaths unless governments fast track plans to improve the energy efficiency of millions of homes, community groups have said. The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and 39 other community groups argued in an open letter to the nation’s energy

Can Westpac boss Brian Hartzer really keep his job? Hot on the heels of one of Westpac’s worst financial performances, the chief executive now has to explain a catastrophic failure at the bank that, among other things, allowed pedophiles to make payments to the Philippines for live-streamed child sex shows.

Around the country, police are ramping up their surveillance of known arsonists as the threat of bushfire escalates. But many firebugs go undetected. More than 85 per cent of the blazes burning across the nation are being caused by humans – and within that figure, over half are deliberately lit

My son posed an interesting question. If I could fast-forward my teenage self into the present, if I now had, the same know-not-how that I had at his age, what would I do? Drawing on decades of experience I wisely advised, “Dunno”. Would I join a band? Every pub in

New research might explain why we’re not quite on the ball mentally when suffering a low-level cold – running nose and slight elevation of body temperature – or a chronic condition like obesity. Scientists have long suspected that systemic inflammation (the body’s immediate response to infection and illness) causes the

There’s a special kind of awkwardness that has arisen with the advent of self-serve checkouts at supermarkets: The dance around the shopper trying to scan and bag a shopping trolley full of goods. No matter how spacious, there never seems to be enough room for the carrier and its owner,

Australia’s bowling attack has rebounded from a slow start to dismiss Pakistan for 240 late on day one of the First Test at the Gabba on Thursday. Having gone to lunch wicketless as Pakistan reached 0-75, the much-vaunted Australian bowling attack took 4-3 in a seven-over blitz on Thursday afternoon.

Workers are “hot to trot” over the need to increase the nation’s superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent and don’t want governments to tinker with the system. The head of the nation’s largest super fund, AustralianSuper chief Ian Silk told the House economics committee on Thursday that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s

A US Navy SEAL acquitted of murder in a war crimes trial but convicted of posing for pictures with a dead Iraqi detainee faces proceedings to expel him from special forces after President Donald Trump reversed his demotion in rank. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, 40, received formal notice on