Global News
A United Nations is asking Australia to consider suspended the Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project in Queensland until the traditional owners can be convinced to support it.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 25 January 2019
Hello Australia!! - Russia cautions the US on Venezuela - Italy is forced to pay over a notoriously botched murder case - A ray of light in Africa - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government, Health - Anti-Vaxxers Cause Another Outbreak
Health officials outside Portland, Oregon are declaring an emergency because of a rapidly escalating outbreak of Measles, a highly contagious disease that was once en route to being eliminated.
Government - Trump Caves On State Of The Union
After a week of posturing and threatening to defy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Donald Trump has surrendered and agreed to delay his State of the union address until after the US Government Shutdown is over.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 24 January 2019
Hello Australia!! - Venezuela on the edge of chaos - A US court finally equates racism and terrorist - Zimbabwe's crackdown on dissent is decried - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - Greenland Ice Sheet Shrinks
The Greenland Ice Sheet has gone through an "unprecedented" period of ice loss within the last two decades, according to scientists studying years and years worth of satellite data.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Hello Australia!! - Trump wins one at the US Supreme Court - A controversial star walks away from a polcie station without charges - New science ends some very old doubts - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Logistics - Breaking In To China
Australia Post has teamed with Alibaba Cloud and the Australia-China Council to create a new online program designed to help Australian businesses expand into China.
Logistics - Newscastle Joins Ecoports
The Port of Newcastle was granted membership of the International EcoPorts network, becoming the first port in Australia and New Zealand to commit to meeting the group's environmental and sustainability standards.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 22 January 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - The rich get richer as inequality causes harm - An auto workers strike could slow production at the world's top badges - The shocking reason a TV host is jailed - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Energy, Green - Switching To The Sun
Jordan is pushing ahead with ambitious plans to switch 20 percent of its power consumption to green energy by 2020.
Health - Ebola Danger Higher For Women
Troubling new information is emerging about who the current Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo is impacting the most, and where the killer virus appears to be spreading, and how long it could last.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 21 January 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - Is a Brexit rebellion brewing? - Greek cops battle angry nationalists - A 97-year old who just wrecked his car is driving again - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 20 January 2019
Hello Australia!! - A chance at free fuel turns deadly - Trump fails again, while his followers are caught in yet another racist incident - The eye doctor's fuzzy surprise - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 19 January 2019
Hello Australia!! - Washington is abuzz with word of evidence an impeachable offense - American blame Trump for the US government shutdown - Ireland's law legalizing abortion faces a test - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Education - College Ousts Chief Over Gymnast Comments
Michigan State University ousted its interim president after he made insulting comments about the hundreds of women and girls who were sexually assaulted by the now-imprisoned campus sports doctor who worked with the US Olympic Gymnastics team.
Finance, ICT, Government - Germany Considers Blocking Huawei
Germany is considering following in Australia's footsteps and blocking the controversial Chinese tech firm Huawei from taking part in buildings its next generation mobile phone system.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 18 January 2019
Good Morning Australia!! - Why is a 97-year old royal driving on his own? Anyway, he wasn't hurt.. - Europe girds for an ugly Brexit - Trump goes tit-for-tat - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - China Cautions Australia
Australia's acting Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham expressed the government's concern over a Canadian man being sentenced to death for drug smuggling in China - but Beijing will have none of it.
Government - Tsipras Wins Confidence Vote
The UK's Theresa May wasn't the only PM in Europe facing a no confidence measure. Greece's Alexis Tsipras won a simple majority in a confidence vote, and with it the means to pursue a peaceful resolution to a long-standing dispute.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 17 January 2019
Hello Australia!! - UK's May for some reason keeps her job - US authorities arrest an Iranian journalist - How an Aussie survived a deadly terrorist attack in Nairobi, Kenya - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: