The number of students that can be accepted onto “poor quality” university degrees will be capped, Rishi Sunak has announced. The move is intended to protect students and taxpayers against “rip-off degree courses” that have high drop-out rates, don’t lead to good jobs, and leave young people with poor pay and high debts, the government…
US Calls for Freedom of ASEAN Countries to Choose Their Alliances
July 17, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized Friday the importance of ensuring the freedom of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to choose and forge alliances without facing coercion. Speaking to reporters following the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Indonesia, Blinken said the United States and the 10-member bloc have embarked on “a new…
Australian Treasurer Remains Positive About Progress of A Global Minimum Tax at G20 Meeting
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers expects to see some progress on the global minimum tax reform in the coming days as he flies to India to attend a major G20 meeting. G20 financial ministers and reserve bank governors will gather at Gandhinagar, India, from July 17-18 to discuss crucial issues concerning the global economy. One major…
Defence Veteran Suicides a National Tragedy: Inquiry
Australia’s military has serious questions to answer about the well-being of personnel and veterans amid a “national tragedy” of defence force suicide, the chair of an inquiry into the issue says. The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is sitting in Adelaide for two weeks. The 10th block of hearings is looking at how…
Spate of Mysterious Horse Deaths Sparks Investigation in Southern Australian State
A spate of mysterious horse deaths across three separate Victorian properties has sparked an investigation. Ten horses are confirmed to have died suddenly at properties in the Mornington Peninsula, southeast Melbourne and southwest Victoria since July 4. All the horses are believed to have died with short-term, non-specific signs of illness. Agriculture Victoria has launched…
UN Enabled Government to Strip Parental Rights in Face of Gender Dysphoria
July 17, 2023
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Commentary There is ample anecdotal evidence that parents are afraid of the implementation of Victoria’s bill banning what is considered conversion therapy. Their fear stems from the fact that the legislation potentially penalises parents for directing and controlling their children’s behaviour. In this context, a recent article notes that the law prohibits parents from acting…
Marxist-Left Winning the Battle of Emotion, Ideas: Former Australian PM
The Marxist-left is winning the battle of ideas and emotion at a great economic cost to Western countries, says former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. In a warning to centre-right political leaders around the world, Mr. Abbott said neo-Marxists were successfully prosecuting the climate change agenda and “culture wars” which includes current debates over gender…
Firefighter in Northwest Territories Dies Battling Wildfire Near Home Community
A firefighter has died while battling a wildfire near his home community in the Northwest Territories, marking the second time in only a few days a Canadian firefighter was killed on the job during a record-setting national wildfire season. The territorial government issued a statement saying the firefighter from Fort Liard, a hamlet north of the…
Manitoba Bus Crash Claims 17th Victim as Woman Dies in Hospital
RCMP say a 17th victim died Sunday from injuries sustained in a buscrash west of Winnipeg—a 79-year-old woman who had been in hospital since the collision just over a month ago. Seniors from Dauphin, Man., were on a minibus taking a day trip to the Sand Hills Casino, 190 kilometres south, when the fiery crash…
One Dead, Another Critically Injured After Gondola Crash at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant
One person has died and another remained in critical condition on Sunday after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola at the popular Mont-Tremblant resort in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains. Provincial police said the crash occurred shortly before noon after a piece of construction equipment struck the gondola at the mountain resort around 105 kilometres northwest…
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