Hello, Australia! – The government stalls marriage equality – US spies are shutting down data collection servers – Don’t touch the spinning blades – And more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Opposition leader Bill Shorten introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.  “When someone has found not just another person they can live with, but a person they can’t live without, then they should have the same right to the true qualities of a bond that runs deeper than any law,” Shorten told lawmakers, “And we say to all young gay people: we are proud of you for who you are, you belong.”

The coalition adjourned debate, meaning that it won’t be considered again until Parliament’s spring sitting.  That leaves Australia behind with countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Botswana as much of the developed world embraces marriage equality.  Ireland last month approved a referendum to legalize same-sex marriage.

The US Senate failed to renew key parts of the so-called Patriot Act that allowed the National Security Agency to sweep up huge amounts of telephone records in the hunt for terrorists.  The White House is calling it an “irresponsible lapse” by the Senate.  A vote on a revised version of the bill that would impose more restraints on the spy agencies performing data collection won’t come up for a vote until mid-week.

If you’ve ever wondered how Islamic State is getting all of those US-made vehicles seen in news reports and propaganda videos, the answer is stunning.  It turns out that when Iraqi troops turn tail and run from advancing IS forces, they don’t leave just a few pieces of hardware behind.  Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi admits his military abandoned 2,300 armored Hummer vehicles when the militants overran Mosul.  The only good news is that those H1 Hummers are notoriously unreliable, and good luck getting spare parts.

Police in Japan are working to identify a body found in a suitcase that was abandoned in Tokyo Station for a month.  A station worker opened the bright yellow suitcase to find the decomposing body of a woman.  Someone left the bag in an unlocked locker on 26 April, and it was held for the customary month in case the owner showed up.

Bangladesh authorities will press murder charges Sohel Rana, owner of the Rana Plaza industrial building that collapsed in 2013.  More than 1,100 people died in the disaster, caused by Rana’s illegal additions to the non-reinforced building which couldn’t take the vibrations from the textile machinery and HVAC systems.  “We are going to press murder charges against 41 people including the owners of the building, Sohel Rana and his parents,” said lead investigator Bijoy Krishna Kar.  “It was a mass killing.  All 41 of those charged have a collective responsibility for the tragedy.”

Singer Enrique Iglesias flew to Los Angeles for treatment after he grabbed a camera drone at a concert in Tijuana, Mexico, apparently slicing up his fingers.  “Something went wrong and he had an accident,” a representative for the singer revealed on Instagram.  Yeah, those helicopter drones have spinning blades – that’s what went wrong.  Anyway, Enrique continued to perform for another 30 minutes, bleeding all over the place like a Tarantino movie – but when the bleeding did not stop he then headed for the airport.  Enirique will have several weeks to recover, as his next gig isn’t until 3 July in Mexico City.