Tag: International

Teacher Shortage Solution More Complex Than Just Raising Wages: Education Minister

SYDNEY—Resolving the teacher shortage in New South Wales (NSW) requires a more complex solution beyond just hiring and more wages, hinted Education Minister Sarah Mitchell ahead of the state election. In an election debate at the Centre of Independent Studies on March 14, Shadow Education Minister Prue Car claimed to solve the teacher shortage was…


£11 Billion Increase in Defence Spending Is Not Enough to Combat Russia and China, Says MP

An £11 billion increase in defence spending, announced in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget on Wednesday, will not be enough to regenerate the “hollowed-out” British Army, a senior MP has warned. Tobias Ellwood, a Conservative and former captain in the British Army who chairs Parliament’s defence committee, said the bulk of the money announced by Hunt…


Beijing Attacks Australia Every Single Night: Former Defence Minister

Every day Beijing launches cyberattacks against Australian businesses and government departments, former Labor Senator Stephen Conroy has revealed. The ex-defence minister made the comments after Labor elder and former Prime Minister Paul Keating claimed the Chinese Communist Party posed no military threat to Australia. Keating’s remarks formed part of a stinging and extensive critique of…


Australians Could Struggle to Stay Warm This Upcoming Winter as Gas Shortage Looms

Australians could struggle to stay warm this winter after the energy market regulator warned of a potential gas shortage. Daniel Westerman, CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), said that as the country transitioned to net-zero, the southern—and colder—states of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia could be affected….


Data of 328,000 Customers Stolen in Hack of Australian Financial Firm

Over 328,000 customers of Latitude Financial have had their data stolen during a “sophisticated and malicious” cyber-attack. On March 16, the Melbourne-based consumer finance provider—one of the biggest non-banking lenders in the country—called for a halt to trading and revealed the incident had been isolated. The company said the hackers obtained employee login credentials and…


UK, German Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near Estonia

LONDON—British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the UK Defense Ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. The UK and Germany are conducting joint air policing missions in Estonia as part of NATO efforts to…


‘We’re All in This Together’ Was Always a Lie

Commentary The Epoch Times, along with the Spectator Australia, were two of very few media outlets around the world that came out against the lockdowns from virtually day one and never wavered. We knew and argued that these policies were wrong on the data; wrong in principle for any society with a passing commitment to…


Credit Suisse Stock Crashes to Record Low as Key Backer Says No More Money

Credit Suisse’s shares fell to a new all-time low for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, following news that its largest investor, Saudi National Bank, will be unable to acquire more equity stake in the Swiss bank due to regulatory restrictions. The bank’s share price tanked by almost 30 percent in the morning, recovering to…


Emails Show Journal’s Discussion Before Rejecting Paper Challenging Pfizer’s Claim of 95 Percent Vaccine Effectiveness

Officials at a major journal discussed a professor’s alleged anti-vaccine Twitter activity when considering whether to publish his paper challenging the claim that Pfizer’s vaccine was 95 percent effective, newly disclosed emails show. The Lancet journal ultimately rejected the rebuttal paper. Professor Norman Fenton “retweeted anti-vaxx posts on Twitter,” one Lancet official wrote to colleagues….


Emails Reveal Journal’s Internal Discussions Before Rejecting Challenge to Pfizer’s Effectiveness Claim

Officials at a major journal discussed a professor’s alleged anti-vaccine Twitter activity when considering whether to publish his paper challenging the claim that Pfizer’s vaccine was 95 percent effective, newly disclosed emails show. The Lancet journal ultimately rejected the rebuttal paper. Professor Norman Fenton “retweeted anti-vaxx posts on Twitter,” one Lancet official wrote to colleagues….