New Zealand’s leader said Friday that his country will need to engage in “tough conversations” with China on areas where their views and national interests clash in order to maintain their bilateral relationship. During his speech at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said relations with communist China are “the…
New Zealand PM Says Country Will Have ‘Tough Conversations’ With China
July 7, 2023
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Australian Government Rejects Opposition’s Call to Embrace Nuclear Energy
The Australian government has turned down the Opposition’s demand to include nuclear power in the energy mix as the country moves toward net zero emissions. In an interview with Nine News, Education Minister Jason Clare stated that the Labor government would not support nuclear power. “They cost about $400 million bucks and take years and…
Federal Employment Dep’t Has Fired 64 Employees Deemed Security Risks Since 2016: Records
The federal Employment Department has fired 64 employees deemed to be security risks since 2016, according to records, which noted that one of the fired employees was confirmed to be a foreign spy. The department’s staff wrote in a March briefing note for Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough and obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter that the government could not…
Fire in Milan Retirement Home Kills 6 People, Injures Around 80
MILAN—An overnight fire in a retirement home in Milan killed six people and injured around 80, including three who are in a critical condition, Italian authorities said on Friday. The fire started in a first-floor room of the facility. It was put out quickly and did not spread to the rest of the building, yet…
Experts Warn of New Laws Needed to Combat COVID-19 ‘Explosion’ of AI and Surveillance
New laws are needed to regulate the “explosion” of employer surveillance and AI systems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have warned. Speaking to Westminster’s Human Rights Joint Committee, Jeremias Adams-Prassl said “dark use” of the technology in the UK will grow unless legislation is implemented. The Oxford academic—who specialises in law and AI ethics—said…
Aussie State Government Set to Destroy High-Powered Guns Surrendered in Buyback
Hundreds of high-powered firearms have been removed from Western Australian (WA) citizens following a “successful” government buyback scheme. This follows an announcement in February that saw the state government outlaw very high-powered firearms that were capable of shooting at long ranges and piercing armoured plating. In a July 7 statement, WA’s Minister for Police, Paul…
Wheelchair Tennis Boss Awarded Damages for Refusing ‘Hard Line’ Covid Policy
A wheelchair tennis executive who was sacked after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine despite the government ending nearly all restrictions at the time has been awarded damages. An employment tribunal in London has awarded Sarah Synan over £27,000 from the governing body for tennis the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after being unfairly dismissed…
Universities Need to Improve Teaching Degrees: Real Schools CEO
An education expert has suggested that universities that do not have high-quality teaching degrees should face sanctions. Adam Voight, founder and CEO of Real Schools, an innovative mentoring and coaching program designed for school leaders, said there needs to be a fundamental shift at the university level on how students learn and how they are…
MPs Urge Government to Set out Plans for ‘Floundering’ HS2 Project
Delays in building the final stretch of the high-speed railway HS2 shows the government “does not know what it is trying to achieve” with the “floundering” station, a committee of MPs has warned. In a report published on Friday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Commons urged the Department for Transport (DfT)…
ANALYSIS: Is London Hiding a Regional UK Recession?
While the prospect of a UK recession is looming once again with the recent hike in interest rates, it appears the country has managed to sidestep it so far. But is London’s outsized finance-driven economy masking the fact that some British regions have actually been in a recession? Official estimates of local economic output suggest that…
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