Global News
One of Thailand's wealthiest men has been sentenced to 16 months in jail after being convicted on three poaching charges.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Hello Australia!! - Europe's collective furrowed brow over the UK's Brexit chaos - Cyclone Idai appears to be one of the worst - Did Facebook do enough to stop live video of the Christchurch Massacre? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance, HR - Westpac To Cut 900 Jobs
Westpac is quitting its money-losing financial advice business, which could result in a loss of 900 full-time positions.
Logistics, ICT, Government - Oz To Develop Blockchain Strategy
The Government is developing a plan to make Australia a global leader in Blockchain technology, although there are questions about whether the initial investment of $100,000 is enough.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Hello Australia!! - Three are killed as the Netherlands fear terrorism - Cops caught looting during a violent protest - Bercow throws May's Brexit plan into "dis-ordehhhhhhhrrrrrr" - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - Whale Swallowed 40kg Of Plastic
A young whale that washed up on a beach in the Philippines starved to death because it had eaten so much plastic in the ocean that it could no longer ingest enough of its regular food.
Health - Mushrooms May Help Your Brain
A new study suggests that eating mushrooms more than twice a week could prevent that sort of memory and language problems that occur in people older than 60 years.
ICT, Government - EU To Fine Google
The European Union this week is expected to smack Google with a third antitrust fine related to its AdSense advertising service, although the sanction will likely be smaller than the previous fines.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 18 March 2019
Hello Australia!! - Social media struggles to scrape off a terrorist's pride - More similarities between the 737 MAX 8 crashes - Banks plan London evacuations in case of a hard Brexit - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 17 March 2019
Hello Australia!! - She testified agaisnt the prime minister, and now she's dead - Anning's analysis gets him a censure - The rise of #EggBoy - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 16 March 2019
Hello Australia!! - The Christchurch massacre suspect goes to court - Trump seems oblivious to his "influence" on the shooting in NZ - north Korea threatens to quit nuclear talks - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Executive - VW Boss Apologizes For Nazi Gaffe
Volkswagen chief executive Herbert Diess is apologizing for an incredibly stupid gaffe in which he evoked Holocaust imagery to described the importance of corporate profits.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 15 March 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - How long could Europe and the UK put off the Brexit? - Families are disappointed in the charges stemming from the Bloody Massacre - Bolsonaro has some connections to a political assassination - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Governor Halts Executions
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order stopping the execution of death row prisoners in state penitentiaries.
Green, Resources - Aurizon Sues Activists
The freight rail operator Aurizon is suing five environmental activist with the group the group Frontline Action on Coal Incorporated (Flac Inc) over a series of recent protests that stopped coal trains.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 14 March 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - Boeing grounds all 737 MAX airplanes - What happened to Facebook overnight? - Trump's pal gets another prison term and even more bad news on top of it - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Pell Gets Six Years In Prison
Cardinal George Pell has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of molesting two young choir boys in 1996. Pell maintains his innocence and is appealing the case.
HR, OHS - New Calls For Industrial Manslaughter Laws
An independent review says he Northern Territory should adopt tough penalties on employers in the form of industrial manslaughter laws to address its abnormally high rate of workplace deaths.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Hello Australia!! - May's latest major defeat makes the Brexit even more chaotic - Trump's America won't ground the 737 MAX 8, but Australia did - Two cops are arrested in a notorious murder - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Resources, Government - Australia Could See Mineral Windfall
A new report from Geoscience Australia claims can add around $9.4 Billion of value to the nation's mineral and metal production by boosting output of certain critical metals.
Government - May Claims Improved Brexit Deal
UK Prime Minister Theresa May emerged from a late-night meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker claiming to have won important concessions to sweeten her Brexit deal just before MPs vote on it.