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New Bill to Protect Australian Children from Unhealthy Food Advertising

June 19, 2023
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An independent Australian MP has introduced a new bill to stop junk food companies from targeting children with advertisements amid the prevalence of childhood obesity in the country. On June 19, independent MP Sophie Scamps, who represents the electoral division of Mackellar in New South Wales, tabled the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Healthy Kids Advertising) Bill…

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Australian Parliament Approves Referendum on ‘The Voice’

June 19, 2023
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The Australian Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve a referendum on changing the country’s Constitution. Having already passed the lower house, the bill passed the upper house on Jan. 19, 52 votes to 19, and means the country is set for a national vote sometime between October and December. The passing of the Constitution Alteration…

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Blinken Could Meet Xi on Final Day of Talks in China

June 19, 2023
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U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken met with China’s top diplomat and will potentially meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as he nears the end of his two-day visit to Beijing on Monday. China’s top diplomat Wang Yi greeted Blinken at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Monday. They exchanged handshakes upon meeting and posed for photos…

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Australian Housing Bill Deferred as Greens Play Hardball with Labor’s Social Policy

June 19, 2023
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s key legislation that was lauded as a way to provide tens of thousands of social housing around Australia has faced another roadblock after the Greens’ motion to delay a vote on the bill until October succeeded. The motion proposed by the Greens senate leader Senator Sarah Hanson-Young argued the delay would…

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Quebec Provincial Police Say Man, 32, Killed Northeast of Montreal Is Homicide Victim

June 18, 2023
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Quebec provincial police say they are investigating a homicide after a man was allegedly gunned down in his car in a city northeast of Montreal. Police say Noël Garcia-Frias, 32, was found Friday in Charlemagne. Repentigny police say they spotted a badly injured man on a street at around 10 p.m. in the small city…

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Trudeau Calls Byelection in Riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24

June 18, 2023
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Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a byelection will be held in the Alberta riding on July 24 after Conservative MP Bob Benzen resigned his seat in Calgary Heritage at the end of last year. Benzen easily won re-election…

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Russian Missile Kills 2 in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Region: Governor

June 18, 2023
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KYIV—Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov revised the death toll from a Russian missile strike on a small Ukrainian village in the east to two people on Saturday. Synehubov initially said on the Telegram messaging app that four people were killed as a Russian anti-tank guided missile hit a car driving towards the village of Huriyv…

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6 Reasons Why Making Canberra an ‘EV Only’ City Is a Bad Idea

June 18, 2023
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Commentary What is it about the thought processes of the policymakers in our capital cities? Australia’s capital city and its government—the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly—are seriously exploring ways to cement a Grand Canyon-like disconnect between the people and lofty ideas. Currently, the latest thought bubble to hit the ACT’s Legislative Assembly is to…

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Six Reasons Why Making Canberra an ‘EV Only’ City Is a Bad Idea

June 18, 2023
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Commentary What is it about the thought processes of the policymakers in our capital cities? Australia’s capital city and its government—the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly—are seriously exploring ways to cement a Grand Canyon-like disconnect between the people and lofty ideas. Currently, the latest thought bubble to hit the ACT’s Legislative Assembly is to…

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Making Canberra an ‘Electric Vehicle Only’ City Will Be to Its Own Detriment

June 18, 2023
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Commentary What is it about the thought processes of the policymakers in our capital cities? The disconnect between reality and the lot of the citizens seems of Grand Canyon proportions. Australia’s capital city and its government—the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly—is seriously exploring its ability to cement its reputation as being seriously out of…

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