Updated: Dozens killed in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea – ABC
Sydney, Australia Reuters Updated: 10:40pm (AEDT) Sydney, Australia Reuters At least 26 people were killed in tribal fighting in the northern highlands of Papua New Guinea, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said on Monday, citing local police. The men were killed in an ambush in Enga Province, according to the Australian state broadcaster. A report by […]
Pope in 2013 signed resignation letter in case of bad health
Rome, ItalyReuters Pope Francis revealed in a new interview published on Sunday that after he was elected in 2013 he signed a letter of resignation to be used if someday severe and permanent health problems made it impossible to carry out his duties. Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday and appears to be in good […]
Lesotho votes in election with political crisis still unresolved
Maseru, Lesotho Reuters Lesotho citizens were due to vote in an election on Friday, after years of political instability that the southern African mountain kingdom’s lawmakers have yet to resolve. The election will go ahead despite a deadlock in parliament on a whole gamut of major constitutional reforms that were meant to be enacted ahead […]
Updated: Australia ousts conservatives after nine years, PM Morrison concedes
Last updated: 8am, 22nd May, 2022 (AEST)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia’s Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in Saturday’s election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change and may hold the balance of power. Partial results showed […]
Australia evacuates journalists from China amid ‘national security’ probe
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Two Australian foreign correspondents were rushed out of China for their safety with the help of Australian consular officials after being questioned by China’s Ministry of State Security, their employers said on Tuesday. China correspondents for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Financial Review sought shelter in Australia’s embassy in Beijing and […]
ESSAY: WHY WE SHOULD KNOW BBC STAR SALARIES
As the salaries of BBC stars were made public in the UK this week (and there are calls for the same to be done in Australia in regard to public broadcaster the ABC), MAL FLETCHER, writing from London, looks at the arguments in support…