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Dec 4, 2025 - World

Australian Workers’ Union calls for ‘simple, workable’ model that applies to existing projects, not just future onesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBlue-collar workers and manufacturers want the Albanese government to stare down the gas giants as it designs a new gas reservation scheme, warning the industry’s preferred approach would fail to quickly contain prices.The federal government is expected to unveil plans for an east coast gas reserve as soon as next week after a six-month review of the gas market. Continue reading...

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Prohibited from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensiveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAsylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australia say they are going hungry on the island, prohibited from working to support themselves and given insufficient money to buy enough food.Others say they fear the Nauru government will deport them to their home countries, from where they say they have fled persecution and violence. Continue reading...

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Rodney Burton says in Maryland district court memorandum he acted in good faith when promoting scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of US$1.89bn, but Lee calls claims ‘baseless’A key promoter of an alleged global $3bn Ponzi scheme claims in newly filed US court documents he was trapped by an “elaborate” fraud orchestrated by Australian Sam Lee, and should be released from custody.Rodney Burton – known as Bitcoin Rodney – was charged in the US in early 2024 for his alleged part in the HyperVerse scheme, which swept the globe from 2020 and allegedly defrauded investors of US$1.89bn (A$2.9bn at current rates). Continue reading...

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston airport while on the way to see family in Austin for a surprise tripAny Lucia López Belloza had not seen her parents and two little sisters since starting her first semester at Babson College, near Boston in August. A family friend gave her plane tickets so she could fly home to Austin and surprise them for Thanksgiving.The 19-year-old business student was already at the boarding gate at Boston airport when she was told there was an “error” with her boarding pass; when she reached customer service, she was handcuffed and arrested by what she believed were two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Continue reading...

Dec 4, 2025 - World

Late-night decision on the 23,000-seat roofed venue paves the way for Tasmania Devils to enter AFL and AFLWFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA contentious $1.13bn AFL stadium has been given the official tick of approval by Tasmania’s parliament to pave the way for the Devils to enter the AFL and AFLW.The 23,000-seat roofed venue at Macquarie Point was voted through the island state’s upper house of parliament at 11pm on Thursday after two days of debate. Continue reading...