Politics

Sydney Uni challenges $80k council fee for $5.6m kitchen renovation

Sydney Uni challenges $80k council fee for $5.6m kitchen renovation

City of Sydney councillors deferred the application by the University of Sydney to the office of the NSW planning minister on Wednesday evening over the $80,470 dispute.

RNZ

Solomon Islands PM sacks minister, accuses rivals of opportunism as no-confidence vote looms

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has come out swinging against a motion of no confidence against him and the MPs backing the leadership challenge.

RNZ

Xi Jinping urges new Middle East security framework during Egypt visit

CNA

Xi Jinping urges new Middle East security framework during Egypt visit

Countries in the Middle East region should be "masters of their own destiny" and explore a new regional "security architecture", says the Chinese president.

CNA

Victorian town left without childcare service for two years calls for help

Victorian town left without childcare service for two years calls for help

A Victorian council is calling on the state government to immediately act to solve an early years facility crisis that has left local families without child care for two years.

Trump signs stopgap funding bill into law, temporarily avoiding shutdown

The Hill

Trump signs stopgap funding bill into law, temporarily avoiding shutdown

President Trump on Wednesday signed a stopgap government funding bill into law, affirming Congress’s efforts to temporarily avert a shutdown until at least Dec. 11. By signing the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027” into…

The Hill

‘AAP burning with anger’: Raghav Chadha's name 'shifted' from Punjab draft SIR

‘AAP burning with anger’: Raghav Chadha's name 'shifted' from Punjab draft SIR

Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha alleges political vendetta by the Punjab AAP government. His name was marked as 'shifted' in the state's draft electoral roll. Chadha states his voter ID is registered in Mohali, Punjab. He is pursuing remedies…

China rivalry ‘no excuse’: US Democrats allege corruption in Trump’s mining deals

South China Morning Post

China rivalry ‘no excuse’: US Democrats allege corruption in Trump’s mining deals

US Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday accused the Donald Trump administration of using the critical minerals contest with China as an excuse for corruption – alleging billions of dollars in deals were enriching the president’s family and…

South China Morning Post

‘If the government can’t find him, let me’

OnlineKhabar

‘If the government can’t find him, let me’

Sabina KC at TU Teaching Hospital. Kathmandu, September 3 Rain falls steadily over the grounds of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. People hurry in and out, some looking for shelter, others speaking urgently into their phones. But…

OnlineKhabar

'No complaint, no insult': MP denies nod to prosecute BJP neta for Col Qureshi remarks

'No complaint, no insult': MP denies nod to prosecute BJP neta for Col Qureshi remarks

In a decisive move, the Madhya Pradesh government has crafted a five-point reply to present to the Supreme Court concerning minister Kunwar Vijay Shah’s controversial comments. The state cabinet has opted not to grant sanction for his…

Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference

BBC

Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference

The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.

BBC

Homeland Security Secretary’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing

The New York Times

Homeland Security Secretary’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing

The landing was the latest close call over Washington’s congested airspace to involve a senior government official.

The New York Times

Iran, US trade threats as Tehran blames Washington for wedding strike

France 24