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Rio Tinto praised for ‘breaking ranks’ to back revamp of environment laws – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

UN voices ‘strong concern’ for peacekeepers after Israeli attacks

The UN Security Council expressed ‘strong concern’ as Israel has fired on and wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region

The Independent UK

Launders Lane: Incurable lung cancer sufferer fears she will die before seeing toxic fire put out

‘Time is running out’ - Frustrated and sick residents demand council action over toxic fire left to burn for 20 years

The Independent UK

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J.T. Smith Unlocks Newberg's Workforce Housing Potential: The City Council's Broken Promise to Community Growth

As of now, the Newberg development has built 190 single-family homes, 51 apartment units, and 50,000 sqft. of retail commercial space, with another 196 multi-family homes to be built in the coming months.

International Business Times

The Appointments Clause Goes Fishing

A successful appointments clause challenge to Regional Fishery Management Councils. (Updated to fix block quotes)

Reason

Council calls for feedback on potential Newcastle Show day public holiday

'It will apply to all places of work within the Newcastle LGA.'

Newcastle Herald

‘It’s decimated’: Rayner faces a battle to boost Britain’s social housing

Labour wants action. But rent caps, rising interest rates and restrictions on councils have hit the affordable homes sector hard

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Labour councillor set to face investigation over grabbing Rachel Reeves protester

AN INVESTIGATION is set to be launched into the Labour councillor who aggressively dragged out a protester by the neck ...

The National (Scotland)

Haiti Security Mission Extended For One Year As WFP Sounds Alarm

The UN Security Council extended on Monday its authorization of the multinational policing mission in crime-ravaged Haiti, but without any call to transform it into a UN peacekeeping mission, as floated by Port-au-Prince.

International Business Times

Scandal-hit UK nursing regulator chief to step down following The Independent’s exposés

Chair of nursing and midwifery council announces departure, months after dammning review

The Independent UK

Scottish museum facing temporary closure as council overspends by £26m

An Edinburgh museum is facing months of closure as the city's cash-strapped council looks to take "urgent action" to cut costs.

The National (Scotland)

Kanak chiefs proclaim sovereignty over New Caledonia's ancestral lands

Kanak chiefdoms have unilaterally proclaimed their sovereignty over ancestral lands in New Caledonia, raising concern among some non-independence supporters in the midst of a social and institutional crisis across the archipelago.

Radio France Internationale

ABA Standard 208, Law Schools, and the First Amendment

New guidance makes explicit what should have been clear already: Standard 208 obligates law schools to embrace First Amendment principles.

Reason

UN Security Council Reform Debate Heats Up

Learn about the ongoing debate on reforming the UN Security Council to address veto power concerns by P5 members.

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Evening Standard

Six more Hackney schools under threat of closure due to lack of children

Six more Hackney schools under threat - just one month after four closed down

The Conversation

UN’s pact to protect future generations will be undermined by Security Council’s veto and its use in cases of mass atrocity

World leaders will gather at the United Nations on Sept. 22-23, 2024, where they are set to adopt the Pact for the Future – an ambitious plan for how to best reform the U.N., and other institutions, to address the current problems of the world and protect future generations.

The Independent UK

London borough on brink of banning Lime bikes for causing ‘havoc’ on roads

‘We are out of road for its activities in Brent’, council says

Newcastle Herald

Labor's Leah Anderson declares victory in Port Stephens mayoral race

Labor could hold up to six seats on Port Stephens council.

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International Business Times

US Calls For Africa To Get Two Permanent UN Security Council Seats

The United States called Thursday for two permanent seats on the UN Security Council to be reserved for African nations, alongside a rotating seat for small developing island nations.

Radio France Internationale

UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur

The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for another year, after experts said it had been regularly violated amid the ongoing civil war, including by the United Arab Emirates.

Newcastle Herald

Dungog council election is about more than roads and bridges

Dungog candidates focus on improvements to local infrastructure.

Newcastle Herald

Winds of change blowing through Port Stephens council election campaign

Offshore wind divides voters in Port Stephens council election.

Newcastle Herald

Councillor steps down after decades of service to shire

Brett Woodruff has represented Muswellbrook people for 28 years

The Guardian - UK

Undemocratic and secretive: the BMA no longer speaks for doctors trying to protect children

The union is risking its reputation by opposing the Cass report on gender identity services, writes BMA council member Jacky Davis

The Independent UK

Torbay Council will shut the pitch and putt after decades of use by locals and tourists

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