Global News
Hello Australia!! - Trump finds a way to go even lower and actually picks a fight with Puerto Rico - A passenger plane engine blows out at 35,000 feet - Thousands march for choice in Dublin - It's D-Day in Barcelona - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 30 September 2017
Hello Australia!! - Civilians die in bombing runs linked to Australian forces in Iraq - The US warns its tourists to avoid Cuba - San Juan's Mayor is out of patience with the Trump Administration - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government, Green - Monsanto Banned From European Parliament
The European Parliament banned lobbyists from Monsanto after the company boycotted hearings about its efforts to influence EU policy and regulations of its controversial weed-killer glyphosate.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 29 September 2017
Good Morning Australia!! - North Korea's only friend is backing away - Trump's Puerto Rico recovery effort STILL isn't getting off the ground - Am acclaimed actress goes to bat for the have-nots in revealing her cancer battle - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Australia Softens Myanmar UN Resolution
The Federal Government insisted the UN Human Rights Council soften a resolution condemning violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar, which Human Rights Watch already identified as crimes against humanity.
Government - Brandis Defends Macklemore From "Angry Old White Dude" Tony Abbott
Attorney General George Brandis is standing up for Macklemore's appearance at the National Rugby League's final on Sunday, after former PM Tony Abbott claimed the US rapper would "politicize" the sporting event.
World AM News Briefs for Thursday, 28 September 2017
Hello Australia!! - Life-saving aid sits on a dock in Puerto Rico, fenced off from the people who need it - Trump defends his post-hurricane recovery effort - Thailand reveals the verdict against the last democratically-elected prime minister - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Energy, Government - Oz Reaches Gas Deal
The government has reached an agreement with the major gas companies to fill the domestic shortfall in Australia's gas market next year.
Green, Government, Resources - Brazil Reinstates Preserve
Brazil's government has rescinded a controversial and unpopular presidential decree that would have opened up the vast Renca National Preserve to mining.
Executive, Finance - Equifax Chief Steps Down
The chief executive officer of the credit reporting company Equifax has stood down after hackers stole the personal financial information of 143 million consumers on his watch. But Richard Smith isn't leaving empty handed.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Good Morning Australia!! - Saudi Arabia lifts one of its ridiculous restrictions on women - People are dying in Puerto Rico as the US government is absorbed with an idiot's tweets - Russia arrests a couple of cannibal killers - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Iran Missile Test Didn't Happen
Iran last week announced it had tested a medium range missile, leading news agencies around the world to pick up the story and prompting Donald Trump to tweet about it. 'Turns out it never happened.
HR - Companies Warned Modernize Boards
A leading business group is warning that if companies fail to get more women onto their boards, the federal government might get offthe fence and intevene with quotas.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Good Morning Australia!! - A humanitarian disaster unfolds in Puerto Rico while Trump acts the fool - Pols from both sides demand Trump do something about the Hurricane-ravaged island - North Korea threatens to shoot down American military planes - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Australia Aims For The Final Frontier
Australia will boldly go where every other developed country except Iceland has gone before and create its own Space Agency. Officials say it will allow Oz to compete in the AU$400 Billion aeronautics industry.
Health - Malaria Superbug Spreads In SE Asia
Scientists are warning that a new drug-resistant form of Malaria parasite that is spreading across Southeast Asia could prove to be a global threat.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 25 September 2017
Good Morning Australia!! - Europe's stabilizing force gets another term in office, despite a US push to put the Islamophobic far right into power - The NFL delivers a stinging rebuke to the orange clown, as players, coaches, owners, even water-boys defy Trump - Just another American Sunday as bullets fly in church - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 24 September 2017
Hello Australia!! - Iran and North Korea defy Trump, who picks a racist and petty fight to divert attention - The NZ government is up for grabs - popular abroad, Emmanuel macron faces a giant protest back home - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 23 September 2017
Hello Australia!! - Oz makes clear where it sides with the US and where it doesn't - Uber is kicked out of one of the world's great cities - The One Nation senator who actually had Two Nations - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Education, Government - DeVos, Trump Rescind Campus Rape Rules
Many of the one-in-five women who experience sexual assault on US college campuses will now have to meet inconsistent and unreasonably high standards of evidence when they bring their complaints to campus authorities after the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era rules on the matter.
Government - Man Charged In Abbott Row
Tasmanian police charged a man with one count of common assault in an alleged altercation with former prime minister Tony Abbott on the Hobart waterfront.