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Sky News host accuses Penny Wong of double standards in tense live TV clash about Albanese podcast
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong was challenged on live television over whether Labor was applying double standards in its handling of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s controversial podcast appearance. Speaking to Sky News presenter Laura Jayes on Friday morning, Wong repeatedly defended Albanese, insisting that his public apology had resolved the matter and that neither the…
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Fever coach Stephanie White dodges question on GOP letter about Caitlin Clark’s treatment in WNBA
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White twice declined to directly engage with questions about a letter sent by 11 Republican members of Congress to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert concerning the treatment of the team’s star guard, Caitlin Clark. Asked before Thursday night’s game against the Phoenix Mercury, White repeatedly deflected, saying the matter was “not…
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Australia’s Uranium Export Deal with India Sparks Domestic Nuclear Policy Contradiction Debate
The Australian government has concluded a significant uranium export agreement with India, triggering sharp criticism from political figures including One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and commentator Peter van Onselen. T
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Court Refuses Trump’s Request To Put His Name Back on Kennedy Center
The appeals court ruled that the argument by the president’s team that the Kennedy Center will lose money without Trump’s name was bogus. Court Refuses Trump’s Request To Put His Name Back on Kennedy Center Travis Bland
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Trump launches ‘Operation B*** Slap’ in retaliation for Iran shooting ships in Strait of Hormuz: ‘Going with his gut’
US President Donald Trump has ordered renewed military strikes against Iran following a series of Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week, according to the Daily Mail. The White House has indicated the campaign could continue for days or even weeks unless Tehran backs down, marking a sharp…
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Pauline Hanson accuses Anthony Albanese of major double standard after landmark deal with India: ‘It makes no sense’
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has accused Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Labor government of hypocrisy after it signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to export Australian uranium to India. Hanson argued that it made no sense for Australia to supply nuclear fuel to other countries while banning nuclear energy and uranium mining domestically, framing it as part…
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MPs draw up a list of Labour sex pests as a warning for Andy Burnham
Labour MPs are said to be compiling a dossier of colleagues facing allegations of impropriety, sleaze, bullying and sexual misconduct, intended as a warning to Andy Burnham as he prepares to become Prime Minister. According to the reports, the aim is to dissuade Mr Burnham from appointing the named individuals to roles in the next…
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Music Orgs Seek U.S. Intervention as Europe Floats Rolling Back Radio Royalties for American Artists
More than a dozen U.S. music industry organisations have appealed to the federal government for help in opposing a European Union proposal that could eliminate close to $300 million in annual royalties for American artists and labels. In a letter sent on Wednesday 8 July to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, groups including the Recording…
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Bernie-backed Maine Democratic Senate hopeful squirms over past Graham Platner support
Troy Jackson, a former Maine gubernatorial candidate and potential Democratic candidate for the US Senate, struggled to defend his earlier support for Graham Platner during an interview on MS NOW on Thursday. Jackson had been one of Platner’s earliest backers and had campaigned alongside him, but he later filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission…
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What a shameless stitch-up! Burnham WILL be PM after 322 Labour MPs back him – but voters still know almost nothing of what he stands for
Andy Burnham is on the verge of becoming Britain’s next Prime Minister after 322 of Labour’s 403 MPs backed him to replace Sir Keir Starmer, whom he is described as having ousted in a successful internal coup. Because such an overwhelming majority nominated him on the first day, the leadership “contest” is effectively over before…