Albert Wagner 
Labor has accused the former New South Wales Coalition government of “pork barrelling at the public’s expense” after the auditor general found the design of a $5bn scheme to funnel money into areas worst hit by Covid lockdowns “lacked integrity”. In a report released on Wednesday, Margaret Crawford found that more than $1bn was allocated … Read more
BYD is a Chinese carmaker that recently unseated Tesla as the world’s leading seller of electric vehicles. Its new all-electric Yangwang U9 has nearly 1,300 horsepower and is designed to compete directly with Lamborghini and Ferrari. The company says the Yangwang U9 has four electric motors and, with all-wheel-drive, can reach more than 60 miles … Read more
It was supposed to be a very personal and emotional day for the Prince of Wales. The memorial service for his godfather, King Constantine of Greece, was to be held at St George’s Chapel in Windsor. But with less than an hour to go before the start of the service, Prince William pulled out of … Read more
DEARBORN, Mich. – U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump won the Michigan primaries on Tuesday, further solidifying the all-but-certain rematch between the two men. Biden defeated Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, his one significant opponent left in the Democratic primary. But Democrats were also closely watching the results of the “uncommitted” … Read more
TOKYO – The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed Tuesday, and a top official said it was critical for the country to reverse the trend in the coming half-dozen years. The 758,631 babies born in Japan in 2023 … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A rocket exploded late Tuesday night off the side of a ship travelling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, authorities said, the latest suspected attack to be carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack comes as the Houthis continue a series of assaults at … Read more
B.C.’s provincial health-care system is under scrutiny following the death of a 23-year-old woman in Nanaimo. The mental health worker’s family, friends and employer believe the tragic outcome was preventable – only by the time an infection was diagnosed it was too late. “I just really want somebody to take accountability,” says … Read more
Apple has cancelled work on its electric car, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday, a decade after the iPhone maker kicked off the project. Shares of the company were up 0.7 per cent in afternoon trading, having pared some losses from earlier in the trading day. Several employees … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin said Monday that if a small percentage of symptomatic COVID-19 patients took an antiviral drug during the 2022 omicron wave, the number of hospitalizations would have been reduced by hundreds of thousands and billions of dollars would have been saved. According to the UT … Read more
MARAVATIO, Mexico – Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. The widening control of drug cartels in Mexico has been described as a threat. During the … Read more
