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Tag: Politics

24Sep By AdminsNo Comments

‘Inevitable next stage’: Australia knocks back Trump warning

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has knocked back criticism from the Trump administration after it weighed in on domestic politics as he pushes his digital agenda to world leaders. The US government on Tuesday raised “serious concerns” about Labor’s proposed digital duty of care, which would force social media companies to provide an opt-out measure to users, accusing it of “facilitating censorship”. The Trump administration has weighed in on Australian politics. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Asked about the remarks on the sidelines of the United Nations meeting in New York, Albanese pushed back on the concerns raised and called it the “inevitable next stage”. “I will always stand up for Australia’s national interests and the digital duty of care i...
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24Sep By AdminsNo Comments

Trump just decided to rename artificial intelligence. That’s ‘super’ confusing

It might not seem like a big deal that US President Donald Trump has just tried to rename artificial intelligence – he unilaterally renames things all the time. But the word he chose and the venue where he revealed it are both remarkable. United States President Donald Trump speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura In a meandering address to the United Nations on Tuesday (early Wednesday AEST), Trump attacked the UN and other international bodies, pondered whether he should “annihilate” Iran and declared the US would officially refer to AI as “super intelligence” from now on. “The use of the word ‘artificial’ makes intelligence fake – it makes it sound fake, and it is not fake,” he said. “It's actu...
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10Jul By AdminsNo Comments

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage quits as MP over financial allegations

UK right-wing populist leader Nigel Farage has announced he will quit as an MP before standing in a byelection, in an attempt to fight off criticism over financial donations from a cryptocurrency billionaire and a convicted fraudster. The Reform UK leader made the announcement at the very end of a 15-minute live broadcast on Tuesday (Wednesday morning AEST) that didn’t have journalists present or allow questions from the media. Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage delivers a statement on his “future in public life” at Millbank Tower on July 7, 2026 in London. Getty Images He repeatedly declared that he’d done nothing wrong, claiming he was “the most physically and verbally attacked public figure or politician of modern times”. Farage claimed the voters of his elector...
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29Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Andy Burnham inches closer to power in Britain as Keir Starmer seeks a legacy

Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest on Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. Meanwhile Keir Starmer, seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office, faced the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament before flying to Berlin to meet European allies for talks on Ukraine and the Middle East. Andy Burnham arrives at Portcullis House in Westminster on Monday. Andrew Matthews/PA via AP Starmer announced his plan to resign on Monday and will be out of office within weeks once the governing Labour Party picks a new leader. Starmer and his government took a roasting from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, who reeled off a list of a...
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12Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Richard Marles’ AUKUS trip thrown into disarray after UK Defence Secretary quits

Defence Minister Richard Marles was left in an awkward situation on his trip to the UK for high-level security talks. The deputy prime minister was in Portsmouth for a bilateral AUKMIN summit and was scheduled to visit a naval base that is critical to the AUKUS partnership. Defence Minister Richard Marles (far right) had his AUKUS visit thrown into disarray after his British counterpart John Healey (second left) sensationally quit hours earlier. Getty Images But in a move no one expected, Marles was left to tour the facility solo after the UK’s defence secretary suddenly resigned on Thursday. John Healey, who became defence secretary after Labour’s election victory in 2024, released a two-page resignation letter saying he’d been left with “no other option” after discovering t...
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12Jun By AdminsNo Comments

Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say

The Pentagon was locked down and partially evacuated on Thursday (Friday morning AEST) due to a false alarm by a hazardous materials sensor, two sources familiar told CNN. Multiple floors and corridors inside the building had been locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident”, three sources familiar and the local fire department said earlier on Thursday. Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon were locked down and others were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident".  Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via CNN Newsource At 1.31pm (3.31am Friday AEST) Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on X that “normal operations have resumed” at the Pentagon. “Earlier this morning, Pentagon occupants were notified of a potential air quality is...
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