Joe Biden is set to be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, taking the helm of a deeply divided nation and inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Inauguration Day LIVE updates: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to officially assume US office at heavily guarded ceremony in WashingtonCategory: Australia
Half of senior students without proficient civics and citizenship knowledge
Just 38 per cent of year 10 students and 53 per cent of year 6 students have achieved the proficient standard for their knowledge of democratic processes, the legal system and national values, according to new assessment data. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Half of senior students without proficient civics and citizenship knowledgeSykes flies high as Phoenix score first win of season
Keifer Sykes threw down a dunk-of-the-year candidate for South East Melbourne Phoenix and finished with a game-high 24 points as they beat Adelaide in Adelaide. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Sykes flies high as Phoenix score first win of season‘There’s no other law like this in Australia’: Facebook hits out at digital media code
In his first major comments since threatening to ban news in September, Facebook’s local boss has doubled down on his criticism of new Australian laws. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More ‘There’s no other law like this in Australia’: Facebook hits out at digital media codeDozens of refugees released from hotel detention
Dozens of the 60 refugees who were being detained for more than a year in hotels in Melbourne have been granted temporary bridging visas by the federal government. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Dozens of refugees released from hotel detentionDonald Trump pardons former adviser Steve Bannon
The US President is expected to issue more than 100 pardons and commutations on his last full day in office. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Donald Trump pardons former adviser Steve BannonCoronavirus updates LIVE: NSW restrictions likely to be eased next week as state records no local COVID-19 cases; Australian Open crisis continues
Australian Open organisers say some players may have “brushed off” advice that 14-day hard quarantine was on the table if they were close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Coronavirus updates LIVE: NSW restrictions likely to be eased next week as state records no local COVID-19 cases; Australian Open crisis continues‘Stellar intent, remarkable grit’: Kohli, Modi lead tributes to India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and absent skipper Virat Kohli have joined the Indian media in paying tribute to an ‘Aussome’ Test triumph at the Gabba. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More ‘Stellar intent, remarkable grit’: Kohli, Modi lead tributes to IndiaNational Guard members with extremist ties removed from Biden inauguration mission
The guard members were found to have ties with right-wing militia groups or to have posted extremist views online, according to two US officials. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More National Guard members with extremist ties removed from Biden inauguration missionPompeo declares China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’
Many of those accused of having taken part in the ethnic repression are already under US sanctions but the “genocide” designation means new measures will be easier to impose. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Pompeo declares China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’‘It evaporated overnight’: Sydney tourism operators face another 12 months of hardship
Local tourism operators have been doing it tough and now face another 12 months of hardship. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More ‘It evaporated overnight’: Sydney tourism operators face another 12 months of hardshipThousands of elderly wait more than 28 months for access to high-needs home care packages
A Productivity Commission report also found about 58 per cent of older people waited more than three months to enter residential aged care after being approved. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Thousands of elderly wait more than 28 months for access to high-needs home care packagesCheapest mortgages, energy, mobile prices in years
Don’t ask, don’t get: You need to seek the best deal from your provider to access some of the big savings on offer. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Cheapest mortgages, energy, mobile prices in yearsAdelaide’s Ebony Marinoff suspended for three matches
Adelaide Ebony Marinoff Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Adelaide’s Ebony Marinoff suspended for three matchesAustralia vs India fourth test, day five LIVE updates
The stage is set for an enthralling finale to the Test series with all four results in play heading into the final day at the Gabba. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More Australia vs India fourth test, day five LIVE updates