New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has intervened to get three Liberal Party women into the state’s upper house by dropping three male MPs to guarantee equal numbers of both gender on the ticket for the state election in March 2023. After what appears like a deal brokered between party factions on Dec. 22, sitting…
3 Male Candidates Dropped as State Leader Intervenes to Secure Gender Parity for State Election
December 23, 2022
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Civil Rights Losing Out to New Zealand’s War on Tobacco
December 22, 2022
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Commentary Occasionally, one comes across a law that creates more problems than it tries to solve. The New Zealand Parliament adopted such a law on Dec. 13, the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022. The law stipulates that a person “must not sell a smoked tobacco product to a person born…
COP-15 Agreement Criticized as Threat to Prosperity and Freedom
News Analysis Critics are raising concerns about the new COP15 global biodiversity agreement to set aside vast swaths of land and water, reduce consumption, and dedicate massive spending to protect ecosystems. On Dec. 19 in Montreal, nearly 200 nations agreed to adopt the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which consists of four groups of goals with…
Kenyans Kipyokei, Rionoripo Handed Long Bans for Doping, Lempus Charged
Kenya’s Diana Kipyokei has been disqualified as the 2021 Boston Marathon women’s winner after being handed a six-year ban for using the prohibited substance triamcinolone acetonide, the Athletics Integrity United (AIU) said on Tuesday. Compatriot Purity Rionoripo, the 2017 Paris Marathon winner, has been banned for five years after testing positive for the banned diuretic…
Putin Says Russian Army Must Tackle Problems It Has Suffered in Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Russian army must learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine, promising to give the military whatever it needed to prosecute a war nearing the end of its 10th month. In a speech to defense chiefs in Moscow, Putin said there were no financial…
Senate Confirms New US Ambassador to Russia
WASHINGTON—The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to confirm the new U.S. ambassador to Russia. Hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to arrive in Washington for a historic visit, senators voted to 93–2 to confirm veteran diplomat Lynne M. Tracy as the new ambassador to Russia. Some viewed it as a signal of the American…
A Tournament of ‘Firsts’
December 21, 2022
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Commentary If you are looking for a sporting event that registered “firsts,” look no further than the FIFA World Cup 2022 held in Qatar. This edition of the World Cup now belongs to the history books. The quadrennial football extravaganza has been a successful event that met, and even exceeded, the expectations of the international…
Australian Foreign Minister Raises ‘Principled View’ on Human Rights With Beijing, More Trade Talks to Come
December 21, 2022
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has set out Australia’s position on human rights, trade blockages, and global security during high-level talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Dec. 21. As the first official visit to Beijing from an Australian minister in three years with Wong’s trip signalling a potential thaw in Australia-China diplomatic…
Beijing ‘Police Station’ in New Zealand Linked to Prominent Businessman and United Front
December 21, 2022
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Beijing’s overseas police station in New Zealand has been revealed and linked to a Chinese businessman who has close relations with the nation’s politicians. The “overseas police service station” is located at 115 Great South Road, Epsom, Auckland, which is close to the Chinese consulate in the city and the University of Auckland, according to…
3 Chinese Nationals Charged for Pilfering Data From Spotify, Netflix, and Optus
Three Adelaide-based Chinese men have been charged for illegally obtaining the personal details of Spotify, Netflix, and Foxtel customers by using data leaked from Australian telecommunications giant Optus. Sheng Li, 24, on Dec. 20 faced 76 charges of money laundering and the federal charge of conspiracy, although he was initially charged with using other people’s…
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