Four Australian senators have lodged an order for the release of contracts between the federal government and pharmaceutical companies for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. The senators will lodge the motion on Nov. 29, 2022, for the current Labor health minister to release agreements with Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Novavax, including details on vaccine efficacy,…
Senators Call for Release of COVID-19 Vaccine Agreements
November 21, 2022
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Calls for States to Boycott the Federal Government’s Water Rights Intervention
November 21, 2022
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Australia’s food production and security will be “at risk” if the New South Wales (NSW) and Victorian state governments do not withdraw from the contentious Murray Darling Basin Plan, one community representative has warned. Jan Beer, a representative from the Upper Murray River Catchment Association in Victoria, told The Epoch Times that the implications of…
South African ‘Businessmen’ Financing Global Terror, Says US Intelligence
JOHANNESBURG—The South African government is rushing through legislation in a desperate attempt to avoid being “gray-listed” by the Financial Action Task Force, a global intergovernmental watchdog of money laundering and terrorist financing. In a report in October 2021, the FATF said the country had “failed to demonstrate that it is effectively identifying, investigating or prosecuting…
Global Liquefied Natural Gas Supplies Are Sold Out Until 2026, Major LNG Importer Warns
November 21, 2022
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Japan, the leading importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is warning about supplies getting tighter over the coming years due to competitive markets and underinvestment in supply. Long-term LNG contracts prior to 2026 have all been sold out, a survey of Japanese firms by the country’s trade ministry has found. “The LNG procurement environment has…
UK’s Sunak Says ‘More Must Be Done’ After Climate Deal at COP27 Summit
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that “more must be done” on climate change, after a last-minute deal was reached at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Officials and negotiators agreed a deal in the early hours of Nov. 20 to create a fund to “compensate” poor nations that claim to be victims of…
Turkey Hit by Cross-Border Shelling After Targeting YPG in Syria, Iraq
At least three people were killed on Nov. 21 in a series of mortar attacks in Turkey’s southern Gaziantep province, located adjacent to Syria, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. The ministry has blamed the cross-border attacks on the Kurdish YPG, the Syrian offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Speaking to reporters in Ankara,…
New Zealand Court Rules Voting Age of 18 ‘Discriminatory’
November 21, 2022
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New Zealand’s peak judicial body, the Supreme Court, has declared the current minimum voting age of 18 to be discriminatory, paving the way for the voting age to be lowered to 16. Activist group, Make It 16, has been advocating for three years to drop the minimum voting age so that it is in line…
‘Buy Now Pay Later’ in the Crosshairs of Australian Regulators
November 21, 2022
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The Australian government is looking to tighten the regulation of the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) sector as it hopes to stop more customers from falling into dire financial straits. Speaking to Nine Network on Nov. 21, Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones said the BNPL industry could be subject to the same regulation as the…
Hackers Gain Control of LED Billboard for Minutes to Post Racy Images
Hackers gained control of a commercial LED billboard in Brisbane, Australia for a few minutes and displayed pornographic images on it. The situation highlighted how inter-connected infrastructure can be and came amid a spate of major cyberattacks against Australian businesses that have put the personal data of millions of individuals at risk. The attack occurred…
Sperm Count Among Men Has Dropped 60 Percent Globally Over Past 45 Years: Study
Sperm counts worldwide have halved over the past 45 years, according to a study published on Nov. 15 in the journal Human Reproduction Update. The study was conducted by an international team of researchers led by professor Hagai Levine of Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Hadassah Braun School of Public Health. They aimed to examine trends in sperm count…
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