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Brittany Higgins wants inquiry to look into diary leak as Linda Reynolds makes ‘political hit job’ claim

Former Liberal staffer’s personal diary pages reported in the Australian, which also published fresh interview with Higgins’s former boss

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2023

Florida education officials discuss SAT alternative focused on ‘Western tradition’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republican leaders explore alternatives to the College Board’s AP classes and tests, top state officials have been meeting with the founder of an education testing company supporters say is focused on the “great classical and Christian tradition.”

Miami Herald · Feb 17, 2023

Why a shift to basing vehicle registration fees on emissions matters for Australia

The ACT is changing how it calculates car registration fees. Instead of being based on a car’s weight, the fee the owner pays will be based on the greenhouse gas emissions it produces.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2023

Will I pay more to register my car under the ACT government's new electric vehicle scheme?

The ACT government says its overhaul of motor vehicle registrations, to encourage electric cars, will not put Canberrans with petrol-powered vehicles further out of pocket.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

Thailand's political charade exposed

On the face of it, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for eight years, has touted himself as "an outsider" who was above the political fray, seizing power in a military coup and taking top office to help Thailand in its hour of need amid debilitating protests and polarisation in 2013-14. Now…

Bangkok Post · Jan 26, 2023

Indonesia’s charity laws in spotlight after Lion Air crash scam

Three charity workers have been given prison terms for misappropriating $7.8m from a victims’ fund set up by Boeing.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2023

Jacinda Ardern resigns: What led the New Zealand prime minister to quit

‘Leading a country is the most privileged job... you cannot, and should not do it unless you have a full tank’

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

Crofters threaten hostile ‘takeover’ of charity-owned land due to deer cull

A CROFTERS trust has threatened to “buyout” a piece of land owned by a Scottish conservation charity because it doesn’t agree with the…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 18, 2023

School Closures Still Link to Learning Loss, Nearly 3 Years Into Pandemic

Reading and math scores declined between 2020 to 2022, reversing two decades of improvement.

Reason · Jan 16, 2023

Signed transcript of ‘p***k’ remark made by Jacinda Ardern sells for $100,000

The prime minister muttered the insult after an exchange with ACT party leader David Seymour

Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022