Month: June 2022

Government Should Open Immigration Channels for the Aged Care Industry: Report

Australia’s shortage of aged care workers has doubled to 35,000 in less than a year, according to a new report, which recommends that the government attracts overseas immigrants into the industry. The ‘Duty of care: Aged Care Sector in Crisis’ report released by The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) on June 28 shows that government inaction and…


Wejo, Ford Bond to Enable End-to-End Insurance Offerings

Wejo Group Limite has collaborated with Ford Motor Company in Europe, which gives Wejo access to personalized connected vehicle data from Ford vehicles across the continent. Wejo is a leader in Smart Mobility cloud and software solutions for connected, electric, and autonomous vehicle data. What Happened As part of this collaboration, Wejo leverages Ford’s end-to-end data consent process…


US Companies Adapt to Heavy-Handed Network Data Supervision in China

Many U.S. companies have been adjusting their digital services in China due to a tightening of data surveillance by the authorities. This has been ongoing since 2021 when the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced policy curbs tightening data security, privacy, and internet content. More recently China’s Market Supervision and Cyberspace Administration co-issued a notice…


Mississippi Takes Center Stage as State That Triggered Actions Leading to Overturn of Roe v. Wade

In the state central to where Roe V. Wade’s upending began, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch enacted the state’s trigger law on June 27 that bans abortion 10 days after Fitch certified the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling. “Mississippi’s laws to promote life are solid and thanks to the Court’s clear and strong opinion in Dobbs…


Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves (1987)

The classic Arabian adventure was adapted for Popeye and Olive Oyl. The cartoon, originally produced in 1937 by Fleischer Studios, is now in the public domain. Credit: Public Domain Movie – publicdomainmovie.net/ * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble:…


Pfizer Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Edging Towards Approval in Australia

Australia is close to approving COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between six months to five years after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional determination to Pfizer. This will be the first step to gaining registration on the Register of Therapeutic Goods for Pfizer, along with Moderna’s SpikeVax. “Approval and potential supply in Australia would…


Roe V Wade Overturn ‘Misunderstood’ Australian Liberal Senator Says As Ruling Reignites Debate in Australia

An Australian Liberal senator has defended the US Supreme Court’s overturn of the Roe v Wade ruling that largely legalised abortion, saying the decision is “profoundly empowering” for democracy despite being largely “misunderstood” by the public as the ruling reignites the abortion debate in Australia. It comes after the US Supreme Court, in a 6-3…


New Zealand PM Pushes for Nuclear Disarmament and Calls out China Human Rights Abuses at NATO Event

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for nuclear disarmament and criticised China for its human rights abuses in her speech at the NATO summit in Madrid. “This crossroads that the world finds itself at should be the basis for us to put a halt in the production of weapons that create our mutually…


Apple Daily’s News Clippings Deleted From Hong Kong Libraries; ‘June 4’ Disappearing From Library Search

According to Article 27 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong residents have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom to publish. However, under the new political situation, the authorities have been secretly removing a large number of books and news reports without disclosing the relevant lists. Apple Daily was the…


Australian Consumers Are Willing to Spend Despite Pessimistic Sentiment

Australian consumers are still willing to open their wallets despite having low confidence in the economy as retail spending in May hit record levels. New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed that retail trade rose by 0.9 percent to a record of $34.2 billion (US$23.52 billion) in May, marking the fifth consecutive…