Tag: International

Unsanitised Disposal of E-Waste Risks Personal Data Ending up in Wrong Hands: PwC

The careless disposal of data storing devices poses a serious cyber and data security threat to Australians that could have “catastrophic” consequences if the sensitive information ends up in the hands of a malicious actor. Professional services firm PwC warned that Australia’s critical infrastructure regime was at risk from the security risks of disposed of…


Greens Looking to Ensure People Can Disconnect From Work

Working outside of office hours is the scourge of many Australians, who struggle with demanding jobs and creating a work-life balance, but it may soon become a thing of the past after the Greens introduced a private members bill to parliament that seeks to amend the Fair Work act to legislate the right for workers…


The Coercive Control Con Job

Commentary Talk about a meltdown. The explosive reaction from Liberal troops seeking votes for New South Wales (NSW) Attorney General Mark Speakman at the voting centre in his local electorate was not unexpected. The cause of their wrath was a group of women, from Mothers of Sons, who were entertaining queueing voters with their spoof…


First Vietnamese Liberal Victorian MP Warns Australia Is Heading Towards ‘Big Government’

Liberal MP Trung Luu escaped to Australia 44 years ago in search of freedom, but he said the country that had granted him a safe haven is leaning towards a more authoritarian style of government, despite still maintaining a democratic political system. The first Australian-Vietnamese Liberal member of the Victorian parliament, Luu’s family was amongst…


First Vietnamese Victorian MP Warns Australia Is Heading Towards ‘Big Government’

Liberal MP Trung Luu escaped to Australia 44 years ago in search of freedom, but he now says the country he adopted now risks adopting a more authoritarian government. The first Australian-Vietnamese MP in the Victorian Parliament, Luu’s family was among thousands of refugees fleeing communist Vietnam after the fall of Saigon, with nothing but…


Zelenskyy Says He Will Join G7 Summit Virtually After Invitation From Kishida

KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he would join an upcoming Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Japan via an online link following an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He made the remark during a joint briefing in Kyiv with Kishida. Kishida met Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced…


Reflections on Capital Punishment: Brutal or Proportionate?

Commentary What is the usefulness, morality, and appropriateness of the death penalty, especially as a deterrent and a consequence of carrying out atrocious crimes? Published last year, “The Boys of Biloxi” is John Grisham’s new vintage legal thriller novel that deals with an important and perennial issue: the use of the death penalty as a…


UN Cultural Agency Under Fire Over CCP Atrocities

The United Nations agency dealing with education and culture is under fire as the heritage system is made “complicit” in ongoing atrocities against Uyghurs and their culture perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). According to a new report by the Washington-based Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP), the CCP’s systematic actions against Uyghur culture and…


Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine, Meets Zelenskyy

BUCHA, Ukraine/TOKYO—Japan’s Fumio Kishida met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday during a rare, unannounced visit by a Japanese leader that underscored Tokyo’s emphatic support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. The Japanese prime minister had been the only leader of the Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations yet to visit Ukraine,…


LIVE NOW: ‘Superpower in Peril’: A Conversation with David McCormick—An Event by American Enterprise Institute

David H. McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, discusses his new book ‘Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America’ at 4 p.m. ET on March 21 with Robert Doar, president of American Enterprise Institute (AEI) . …