The Olympic-powered upgrade of the Brisbane Showgrounds arena will cost taxpayers $287.5 million, Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie revealed on Wednesday, as more imagery of the proposed development was released.
Exclusive: Warren Pickering told 2025 podcast mass deportations ‘not a reality’ in Australia and suggested politicians over 55 should ‘handball it to the next generation’
North Korea said it will pursue unspecified “additional military options” in response to Japan’s expanding defense capabilities, accusing Tokyo of reviving the ambitions of a “war criminal state.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott just ordered a pause on approving new data center projects via the state's grid interconnection process over concerns that a surge in electricity demand could threaten reliability amid growing opposition to the projects.
MANILA, Philippines — Senators across political parties supported the resolution filed by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri demanding the immediate lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the P85 daily wage hike for Metro Manila workers.
Rep. Suh Bum-soo of the main opposition People Power Party apologized Tuesday for his comments telling a fellow lawmaker to perform a roundhouse kick ahead of a debate attended by a woman who was kicked in the head and sexually assaulted.
Andy Burnham is "looking into" the possibility of holding a public enquiry into the UK activities of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to victims minister Alex Davies-Jones.
Far-left Wisconsin gubernatorial contender Francesca Hong appeared to double down on resurfaced comments demanding that Thanksgiving be abolished, declining to walk back the post when confronted about it on national television.
A NSW MP has called for the Independent Commission Against Corruption’s bombshell examination of illegal donations to be paused pending an inquiry into whether the watchdog has been leaking information to the media.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed and pushed back on a recent deal announced by US President Donald Trump.
PARIS, France — Pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino intensified on Tuesday, with opposition emerging from within world football's governing body as well as from external critics over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.
Labor has delayed a significant immigration crackdown after ministers raised questions about potential political backlash and unresolved financial costs of fewer migrants, as the party grapples with how to take a firmer line on migration against One Nation’s rising popularity.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador, a State Department official said Tuesday, in a mounting diplomatic row just months before elections in Latin America's largest nation.
The US has revoked the visa of Brazil's ambassador, a US State Department official said Tuesday, in a mounting diplomatic row just months before elections in Latin America's largest nation.
A 73-year-old retired nurse spoke her native Tibetan all her life but never learned to write it — until now. Her decision offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet, a region that is autonomous but tightly controlled by Beijing. China’s new “ethnic unity” law mandates Mandar…
Arriving hot on the heels of the city’s landmark China government bond futures rollout, the latest tranche reinforces Hong Kong's role as a super-connector
Arriving hot on the heels of the city’s landmark China government bond futures rollout, the latest tranche reinforces Hong Kong's role as a super-connector
Washington: US industry has slammed “cosmetic” changes to Australia’s plans to force big tech companies to pay for news, while the Trump administration renewed its position that the policy extorts American companies.
An eight-year investigation into negotiations between the Andrews government and the firefighters union has found “serious and concerning conduct” by Victorian ministers, MPs and public servants but stopped short of finding corrupt conduct.
DUBAI – A top U.S. official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck “today or tomorrow“, sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of increased shipments through the vital waterway.
In recent years, few forces in electoral politics have been as potent as an endorsement from Donald Trump. However, the first polls in the special South Carolina primary race for the Senate seat that was held by the late Lindsey Graham shows his sister Darline is in second place, with half of GOP voters saying her T…
Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.
WASHINGTON — Paramount CEO David Ellison said Tuesday that the legal battle over his proposed multibillion-dollar takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery was fueled by politics rather than concerns over market share.
Denny Hoskins, Missouri’s secretary of state, speaks to reporters at a campaign event on Nov. 4, 2024, inside a building at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport in Missouri. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
A United States federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration likely broke the law when it tried to cancel a multibillion-dollar clean energy programme, dealing a blow to the president’s broader push to dismantle Biden-era climate policies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops “are not withdrawing from the current lines in Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed”, in a video posted to Facebook, cited by the Times of Israel.