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Treasurer Scott Morrison will not apologize or admit he was wrong for repeatedly opposing the banking royal commission, which has since revealed stunning abuses by some of Australia's best-known institutions.

The CEO of AMP bank is stepping down immediately, prompted by this week's devastating revelations that AMP had misled the regulator ASIC about charging customers for services that were never delivered.

Good Morning Australia!! - China and Australia go head to head on the high seas - Cuba's new leader promises to carry on the Castro legacy - A "web of corruption" is killing South Africa's Rhinos - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The governor of the US territory of Puerto Rico is suggesting the island's public utility sack a sub-contractor responsible for cutting off power for the entire island.

Vanuatu is not considering allowing China to build a military base there, according to the Prime Minister of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai.

Lieutenant General Angus Campbell is banning troops from wearing "death symbols" such as masks with skull faces.  Australia's army chief considers them to be "arrogant".

Hello Australia!! - World history turns a page today - A White House battle spills out into the public - Erdogan races the clock - Old attitudes fail in South Africa - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Starbucks will close its 8,000 or so company-owned locations in the US to that it can provide racial bias training to 175,000 employees.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Poland violated EU law by ordering large-scale logging in the Bialowieza forest, one of Europe's oldest woodlands and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Good Morning Australia!! - A woman is nearly sucked out of a high-flying passenger plane - Moving to save women's lives in Argentina - The UK admits the "Windrush Generation" has the right to stay - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hundreds of Australian companies have been on the receiving end of what the US and UK allege is a Russian government-sponsored cyber attack against internet network infrastructure around the world.

Two leaders many people consider to be abject failures are preparing to meet:  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet the orange clown Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago in Florida on Tuesday. 

Good Morning Australia!! - The UN impores Oz to deal with reality - Trump backstabs his UN ambassador to help Russia - The not-so-mysterious death of journo who embarrassed the Kremlin - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the first time have agreed on a plan to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases.

Victoria is undergoing a gruesome epidemic of flesh-eating Buruli ulcers.  Hundreds of cases have been reported.

Good Morning Australia!! - Putin threatens "Chaos in international relations" - Boris Johnson seems to split from the US Syrian air strikes - Shocking results in Brazil's presidential poll - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Russia condemns Western Air Strikes on its ally Syria - Tens of thousands attend Winnie Mandela's funeral - A court ruling might advance human rights across the Caribbean - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

Hello Australia!! - Bloodshed at the Gaza border - The US says evidence shows Syria was responsible for the chemical weapon attack - Trans rights take a giant step forward - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:

The younger sister of the Korean Air executive who berated employees so badly she actually went to jail has made her own mark - on the wall, where she whipped a water bottle during a tantrum.

The American multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs released a report questioning whether creating cures for diseases is good for a pharmaceutical or bio-tech company's bottom line.