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After stinging loses in Wentworth and Victoria's state elections, the Liberals suffered another embarrassing blow as MP Julia Banks cited the party's "reactionary and regressive right wing" as she quit and moved over to the crossbench.
Logistics - You Want More, And You Want It Fast
When it comes to online buying, Aussies want their stuff and they want it quick. A new survey from SOTI says 61 percent of Australian consumers believe the speed of delivery is the most important thing in e-commerce.
Health, Research - Doubts, Outrage Over Gene-Editing Claim
The Chinese government has ordered an investigation into a scientist who provoked outrage around the world by claiming he used gene editing to alter the DNA of twin girls who were born recently.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Ukraine goes under Martial Law - Islanders with bows and arrows chase off Indian police - Soros gives up on Turkey - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health - Experimental Ebola Treatments Show Promise
Health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo now have the government's approval to commence clinical trials for four experimental Ebola treatments and collect data on them.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 26 November 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - The EU formally approves the Brexit, it's up to the divided UK now - Ukraine accuses Russia of warfare on the Azov Sea - Mexico denies Trump's claims - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 25 November 2018
Hello Australia!! - Rioters burn police vehicles on the Champs Elysees - Tunisians are rejecting a planned visit from MBS - Labor victorious in Victoria, the Lib-Nats suffer a "bloodbath" - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 24 November 2018
Hello Australia!! - Amazon workers try to slow Black Friday - US government scientists openly defy Trump - A deadly assault on a Chinese Consulate - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Friday, 23 November 2018
Hello Australia!! - Guatemala sends an ex-soldier to jail for 500+ years - The hoaxer who threatened Aussie schools and institution gets a stiff jail sentence - Step by step, the Brexit passes key tests - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Engineering - Leaning Tower Now Leaning Less
Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa is leaning a little less, the results of extensive engineering work done decades ago to get the landmark's tilt under control.
Government - Terrorists To Loose Citizenship Under New Law
The government is proposing new legislation that would strip extremists of their Australian citizenship if convicted of a terror offence.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 22 November 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - More problems for the California fire zone - Interpol will remain free for now - A missionary is shot by arrows and left to rot - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green, Government - Stealing Australia's Forests
An ABC investigation alleges that the state-owned, for-profit logging company VicForests is harvesting tree that are "completely outside the legal boundaries", and is planning to cut more.
Green - Dead Whale Injested Plastic
The problem of single-use plastics winding up in the world's ocean couldn't get much clearer than in Indonesia where as much as six kilograms of plastics were found in a dead Sperm Whale's belly.
Green, Government - UN Environment Chief Quits
United Nations environment chief Erik Solheim resigned amid widespread criticism over his excessive global travel and reports of internal rule breaking.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 20 November 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Trump sides with the murderer in the case of a murdered Journo - Russia's surprise play to control Interpol - Airbnb won't list in one troubled part of the world - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health - Chickenpox Ravages Anti-Vaxxer School
The state of North Carolina in the southeastern US is having its worst outbreak of chickenpox in two decades, and it's all centered on a community where people claim religious exemptions to getting vaccines.
Resources, Government, Finance - BHP Ends Tax Dispute
The world's largest miner BHP says it will pay about AU$578 Million to settle its tax dispute with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) over its marketing operations in Singapore from 2003 - 2018.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - A new hurdle for the Brexit deal - Migrants refuse to go back to the dangers they fled - There is no such thing as innocent hazing - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Executive, Finance - Nissan Boss Ghosn Arrested
Japanese prosecutors arrested one of the world's top executives, Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, as well as a senior board member after a company investigation found that he had allegedly under-reported his compensation for years.
Health - US To Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Vapes
Concerned about tobacco use by teens, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would start the process to ban menthol in cigarettes and limit sales of flavored e-cigarettes to youths.