Elderly man wins court battle to die in beachside apartment after 'evil blow' asbestos ruling

Elderly people who are terminally ill with mesothelioma will be able to remain in the community at construction giant James Hardie's expense, rather than being forced into a nursing home by the company, under a landmark court ruling. On Wednesday, the NSW Dust Diseases Tribunal ordered James Hardie, the company behind the asbestos scandal, to…

'We are shocked, we are broken': South Sudanese community leader killed in alleged hit-run

The South Sudanese community in Melbourne is mourning the loss of a prominent cultural leader and youth mentor who was killed in an alleged hit-run in the city's west. Abiol Atem Manyang,  who was known fondly by the community as Mama Abiol, was crossing Ballarat Road in Ardeer about 6.45pm on Monday when she was…

Pelosi calls Facebook execs 'willing enablers' of Russian interference

Click:楼凤app Washington: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Facebook's refusal to take down an altered video of her shows that the company's leaders were active contributors to online disinforrmation and "willing enablers" of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Pelosi's comments to KQED News, her first public response to the video since it…

'I had a 10-year vision', but Atlassian moved in quickly on Tim's start-up

Click:工控机维修 Tim Clipsham wasn't prepared for a phone call from Atlassian inquiring about buying his start-up. Click Here: "I was really surprised, it wasn't something I had considered," the founder of analytics company Good Software says. "I had a 10-year vision ahead of what I wanted to achieve." The 31-year-old software developer launched Good Software…

Hong Kong won't be swallowed up by Greater Bay Area: HK exec

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has told an Australian audience it was “speculation” and “absolutely untrue” that Hong Kong would lose its distinct identity as the Chinese Communist Party pushes ahead with an economic plan to link the former British colony with nearby mainland cities. Lam will travel to Australia to promote…

Alan Jones signs on for another two years at 2GB

Alan Jones has re-signed with Macquarie Media after protracted  contract negotiations that have dragged on for months. On Tuesday, Macquarie Media announced the Sydney shock jock had been given a two-year contract. Formal contract negotiations kicked-off in late February. Macquarie Media chairman Russell Tate said in a statement he was pleased that Jones would be…

'Witch-hunt': New Zealand rattled by budget 'hacking' claims

Click:スーパー コピー 優良 サイト 口コミ Wellington: New Zealand's political opposition has denied hacking the Treasury department to obtain highly secure state budget documents and says the Ardern government is conducting a "witch-hunt". The country's centre-right National Party on Tuesday released what it said were details from the Labour-led administration's much-anticipated national budget, but refused to…