From prompters to page turners, meet the hidden figures of the music industry Behind the spotlight, a huge range of music professionals are doing the secret jobs of the industry. ABC News · Dec 16, 2022
Kate Reid was a Formula 1 engineer. Now people line up for hours to eat her croissants After Kate Reid's health nosedived, she ended up calling quits on her dream career. But her engineering skills turned out to be key to crafting world-renowned croissants. ABC News · Dec 10, 2022
How a lack of copper could slow the transition to renewable energy Analysts are concerned about the supply of copper, along with the actions being taken around the world to increase stocks. ABC News · Dec 7, 2022
Former treasurer Peter Costello criticises both Labor and Coalition over their economic management The former Liberal treasurer has some harsh words for governments past and present. ABC News · Dec 4, 2022
Federal assessment of millennia-old rock art begins on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula An independent reporter is visiting the region to see what impact industrial emissions are having on the rock art, and whether it can be moved. ABC News · Nov 22, 2022
Iranian women are fighting for their rights. They've had to fight for them for generations For more than a century, the modern women's movement in Iran has been forced to fight for their rights. ABC News · Nov 15, 2022
Online sports betting is targeting young Australians. These academics want more to be done to protect them Online sports betting is growing rapidly in Australia, but new research suggests this could be linked to a concerning rise in youth gambling. ABC News · Nov 8, 2022
What is Satanism? And where does social justice fit into this controversial religion? Satanism is undergoing an identity crisis, caught between its individualist origins and a more justice-oriented contemporary incarnation. Are Satanists supposed to be radical social Darwinists? Or is there room in the religion for compassion? ABC News · Nov 5, 2022
Bardella, 27, suceeds Le Pen as head of France's National Rally party Far-right European Parliament member Jordan Bardella, 27, was elected to succeed Marine Le Pen as president in the French far-right political party, National Rally (RN), on Saturday. Radio France Internationale · Nov 5, 2022
France’s far-right National Rally elects new president to replace Le Pen Jordan Bardella, 27, who joined the party as a teenager and is a protege of Marine Le Pen, replaces her as leader The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022
France's National Rally elects Bardella, 27, as Le Pen's successor France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) elected Jordan Bardella as its new president on Saturday, overwhelmingly backing the 27-year-old European Parliament member to succeed Marine Le Pen in the post. France 24 · Nov 5, 2022
France attempts to match immigration policies with labour needs The French government on Wednesday announced a bill that would create a specific residence permit to enable illegal immigrants who work in understaffed sector to legalise their status. The new measure aims to fight the exploitation of undocumented migrants and comes at a time when many European countries are experiencing… France 24 · Nov 4, 2022
French far-right MP hit with temporary ban for 'Go back to Africa' shout in parliament The French National Assembly on Friday cut the pay of a far-right lawmaker and temporarily banned him from the chamber for shouting "Go back to Africa!" as a Black legislator was speaking during a parliamentary session. Reuters · Nov 4, 2022
Watch: Moment Black MP told to ‘Go back to Africa’ by far-right MP in French parliament The French Parliament was suspended on Thursday after a far-right MP shouted, “Go back to Africa!” as a black lawmaker asked a question about immigration. Grégoire de Fournas, of Marine Le Pen’s RN party, shouted at Carlos Martens Bilongo during a debate on migrant and refugee arrivals, causing uproar in… Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2022 Outrage in French parliament as far-right MP shouts ‘go back to Africa’ at black colleague The culprit was identified as Grégoire de Fournas, the 37-year-old National Rally MP
Reuters · Nov 3, 2022 Le Pen's 'general' tipped to take over French far-right party, eyes EU polls Marine Le Pen still has her eyes on winning France's presidency, but a 27-year old loyalist from a tough working class neighbourhood is their far-right party's rising star and he has big ambitions that also extend to the European stage.
ABC News · Oct 31, 2022 Police's body-worn cameras have both benefits and limitations for domestic violence victims Criminology researcher Dr Mary Iliadis says victim survivors are concerned about the potential for police body-worn cameras to mis-identify the primary aggressor.
ABC News · Oct 25, 2022 JFK's Cuban missile crisis speech became iconic. But it could have been 'humanity's suicide note' Author and former speechwriter Jeff Nussbaum unearthed the speeches that were not delivered at turning points in history.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 25, 2022 French government survives no-confidence votes after forcing through budget French President Emmanuel Macron's government survived three no-confidence votes on Monday introduced by opposition lawmakers against the use of a special constitutional power to force budgets through the National Assembly without a vote.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 21, 2022 French far-right stages anti-government rallies to denounce girl's murder Hundreds of people gathered in Paris to observe a minute's silence to denounce the murder of a 12-year-old girl who's suspected killer is an illegal immigrant from Algeria.
ABC News · Oct 18, 2022 Are robots made from frogs cells the future of healthcare? This scientist thinks so Dr Douglas Blackiston describes xenobots as 'computer-designed life forms' and says they could help researchers learn more about various human diseases.
ABC News · Oct 17, 2022 Author Sally Rippin felt lost when her son couldn’t read. She wants other parents to learn from her experience When the author's youngest struggled to learn at school and he started acting out and losing self-esteem, she knew she had to do something. But she had no idea what.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 14, 2022 Blow for Macron as French parliament approves special tax on 'super profits' Lawmakers in France's National Assembly have voted in favour of an amendment to the 2023 budget that would raise taxes on dividends paid to large corporations for their windfall profits.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022 Lidia Thorpe to lodge press council complaint over voice report; attorney general says pursuit of Assange has ‘gone on long enough’ – as it happened Mark Dreyfus says most anti-corruption hearings will be private and only public in exceptional circumstances. This blog is now closed
France 24 · Oct 11, 2022 French government set to end strike by ordering fuel workers back to work France will order striking workers at Esso-ExxonMobil refineries and fuel depots back to their posts in order to end shortages causing headaches for millions of motorists, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Tuesday.