Labor reverses course on mailing out official pamphlet on Indigenous voice referendum
Government agrees to send out brochure laying out both arguments for voice to parliament after first claiming it was outdated in the internet ageFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free a…
Pentagon Says China Now Has More ICBM Launchers Than The U.S.
Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019.Mark Schiefelbein / AP file Business Insider: The US military says…
China refused call with Pentagon chief on day of balloon downing: US
Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, a US Department of Defense spokesman said Tuesday.
Oil Still Indispensable To Global Economy: UAE Climate Change Envoy
The energy industry must play a role in the campaign to tackle global warming, the president of this year’s UN climate talks said on Tuesday, denying any “conflict of interest”.
“Sharing As Much As We Can”: US Briefs 40 Nations On China ‘Spy Balloon’
The United States held briefings in Washington and Beijing with foreign diplomats from 40 nations about the Chinese spy balloon that entered the US airspace in late January, a senior administration official and diplomats said on Tuesday.
Preventing Vet Homelessness and Suicide Top Biden’s State of the Union ‘Unity Agenda’
Biden made the push on veterans issues as part of his annual State of the Union address.
Crew abandonment cost seafarers $40m in lost wages, says RightShip
Vetting agency says social costs outweigh the $40 million lost in unpaid crew wages over the past 20 years
State of the Union: How Brandon Tsay is shouldering the spotlight
Brandon Tsay disarmed a gunman. The president praised him during Tuesday’s big speech.