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Throughout a decade of challenges and leadership changes during his time in parliament, Frydenberg has always supported the incumbent leader, voting for Tony Abbott against Malcolm Turnbull in 2015 and Turnbull against Peter Dutton in 2018. “He is loyal to a foul with the leaders, “said one of the party’s leading figures. At the start …

The Liberals discussed Morrison’s ouster in the last months of the Coalition Read More »

With the start of June a week away, Apple has announced two new Pride-themed watch bands. The first is a take on the company’s classic sports loop style. The design includes a color gradient that incorporates the iconic rainbow colors seen in a variety of Pride flags with the addition of light blue, pink, white, …

Apple’s latest Pride Edition watch bands include a look at the company’s history Read More »

Be prepared for something “reckless and dangerous.” That’s what former Prime Minister Scott Morrison said would be Prime Minister Anthony Albanese if he asked the Fair Labor Commission to grant a salary increase large enough to cover inflation. It would turn Albanese into a “loose unit” of the economy. However, Albanese and its labor relations …

Raising the minimum wage is anything but reckless: that’s what low-income workers need Read More »

When all the votes are counted and all the seats are decided, the Coalition has a lot to think about. This is the worst seat result for the combined Liberal and National parties since at least 1949, even if they win every seat in doubt they have a chance. Surely the Coalition has won less …

After the Coalition’s worst election result in 70 years, they have work to do to prevent a repeat of the wild years. Read More »

It’s a Labor elimination like you’ve never seen before. An ABC analysis of data from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) at Fowler’s headquarters has revealed how the independent Dai Le achieved victory. Fairfield’s deputy mayor overturned the 14% Labor margin in Sydney and outperformed her high-profile opponent Kristina Keneally by two-thirds of the booths. Preferences …

The work was removed at Fowler’s Sydney headquarters: these graphs show how it happened Read More »

(Pocket-lint) – Asus has announced the “first” 500 Hz G-Sync gaming screen in the world. The Asus ROG Swift 500 Hz gaming monitor is primarily designed for eSports and was unveiled on Monday during Nvidia’s Computex presentation. Designed from the ground up for competitive PC gaming, the display uses a proprietary E-TN panel (eSports TN) …

Asus ROG Swift is the “first” 500 Hz G-Sync gaming screen in the world Read More »

In this phase, 10 Liberal seats have fallen to Labor, including four where the incumbent retired. These are John Alexander (Bennelong), Nicolle Flint (Boothby), Gladys Liu (Chisholm), Ken Wyatt (Hasluck), Katie Allen (Higgins), Christian Porter (Pearce), Fiona Martin (Reid), Lucy Wicks (Robertson), Steve Irons (Swan) and Ben Morton (Tangney). Six other Liberal MPs lost their …

The Liberals have the lowest proportion of seats since the party’s first poll in 1946 Read More »

‘Containable’ smallpox outbreak: WHO | The advertiser – Cessnock | Cessnock, NSW Cessnock Advertiser Nation registers 36 new cases of smallpox from news.com.au Smallpox is not a gay disease, says the WHO star observer Monkeypox: Gay and bisexual men are not at increased risk for the disease, but they are unjustly stigmatized The Conversation The …

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If he had come at another time, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga could have won more titles. If his body didn’t fail so many times, the same thing could happen. So it was with the most cruel irony that, while he seemed willing to give one last challenging performance, his shoulder fell and he ended his career crying …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, cruelty for a shoulder injury while saying goodbye to tennis and Roland Garros with tears Read More »

As cases of Monkeypox virus have been reported in more non-endemic countries on Sunday, a British virologist said it would not become a COVID-like pandemic. “Monkeypox is not a COVID situation and will never be a COVID situation. It will be a problem, but it will be a problem that we will eventually be able …

British expert rules out new pandemic as monkeypox spreads to more countries Read More »