Global News
Hello Australia!! - Trump subjects himself, his office, and his country to ridicule after his stupidest tweet yet - A US official knocks down claims of a Cuban secret weapon - A giant from the golden age of space travel is gone - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 6 January 2018
Hello Australia!! - Australia's having a heatwave - Europe says "No" to Turkey's Erdogan - The tell-all book on Trump goes on sale - The dictator who got away with it - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance - Billabong Agrees To Takeover
The iconic Aussie surfwear company Billabong says there will be no job cuts in the short-term after it agreed to a $380 Million takeover bid.
Finance, Resources - Aussie Trade Slumps
Weaker coal and grain exports combined with increased imports causes Australia's trade to drop a $628 million deficit in November.
Executive, ICT - Zuckerberg Wants To Fix Facebook
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg says the social network is making too many errors enforcing policies and preventing misuse of its tools.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 5 January 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Trump tries to stop a critical book from being published - Trump's top law enforcer is trying to reverse progress on marijuana decriminalization - Another Chibok girl escapes - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Trump And Bannon And The Messy, Messy Break-Up
Good lord, Hollywood divorces aren't anywhere near as nasty as Donald Trump's break-up with his former right hand Steve Bannon. Trump's attorney sent a cease and desist order to Bannon, demanding he refrain from making disparaging comments against the president and his family.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 4 January 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - Trump's "bigger" tweet may have caused noticeable shrinkage with US influence - Iran claims anti-government demonstrations are over - Germans agape as escapees seem to pour out of a Berlin jail - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Insecure Man With Size Issues Threatens Nuclear War
The orange clown Donald Trump managed to debase the office of the US President even further with a Freudian tweet claiming his "Nuclear Button" is bigger than North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's.
OHS, Health - Worker Gored By Rhino
A zoo worker was flown to hospital in Canberra after being gored through the arm by a white rhinoceros.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 3 January 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - One country leads the world in pay gender equality - South Korea takes a step towards easing tensions without Trump - A wannabe celebrity finds out that suicide is no joking matter - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Health, Government - Bad Flu Season Blamed For QLD Hospital Delays
Last year's nasty flu season so overwhelmed the health care system in Queensland that more than half of the critically ill patients who showed up at hospital were forced to wait for hours before being admitted.
Green, Research - Chocolate Could Go Extinct Because Of Climate Change
Cacao, the plant that gives us chocolate, could go extinct as early as the year 2050 thanks to warmer temperatures and dryer weather conditions caused by man-made global warming.
ICT, Government - Germany To Enforce Hate Speech Law
Germany will commence enforcement of a new law that requires social media platforms to quickly remove hate speech, fake news, and illegal material, or face fines reaching into the millions of Euros.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Good Morning Australia!! - The death toll rises in Iran's anti-government protests - Trump picks a fight with Pakistan, ignoring its strategic importance in the war on terror - Lightin' up in Cali - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs for Monday, 1 January 2018
Happy New Year Australia!! - Iran clamps down on the internet as protests spread - South Korea nabs another ship allegedly supplying the North - A deadly plane crash near Sydney - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 31 December 2017
Hello Australia!! - The Navy makes a big drug bust - Russians are allegedly violating the North Korean embargo - Iran faces civil unrest not seen in decades - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 30 December 2017
Hello Australia!! - The horror fire in the Bronx was started by an unsupervised toddler - The investigation into a Sydney woman's death will go past the New Year - Was China caught violating trade sanctions on North Korea? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Education, Government - Ethnic Studies Ban Blocked
A US federal judge permanently blocked an Arizona law that banned ethnic studies from being taught across the southwestern state.
Finance - The Rich Get Obscenely Richer
The world's 500 wealthiest people got insanely wealthier in 2017, thanks to the soaring stock market transferring US$1 TRILLION to the very, very top.
Horror Fire In The Bronx Kills Twelve
At least a dozen people including a one-year old baby are dead in what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called the worst fire tragedy in the city in a quarter-century.