December 9, 2023
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government has six months to enact measures to make pay in Italy “fairer”. Italy’s governing right-wing parties on Wednesday scuppered an attempt by the opposition to introduce a minimum wage, which would have brought the country into line with the majority of the EU. Members of parliament voted instead to
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A war over UFO disclosure broke out on Capitol Hill after House Republicans were accused of obstructing a bill that would declassify records of mysterious sightings. The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure Act of 2023 was passed by the Senate in July but needs full congressional approval to be part of the National Defense Authorization (NDAA) 2024. Senate Majority Leader
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Guess what – Bill & Klaus. I drove to the food store and stopped by a gasoline station to fill up my Porsche. You know what that’s like, Bill, since you have a 959. Well, someone was in an accident and took down a pole that had fiber-optic connections to the internet. The whole
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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the door open to extending power bill relief for households. It has been more than a year since Labor announced energy bill relief for more than 5.5 million Australians and that support is set to be extended. From last July, eligible households received a one-off discount of up to
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A UK Conservative MP has sparked a bid to strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their Duke and Duchess titles after a royal racism row. Tory MP Bob Seely is making a push to change the law. It comes after the Dutch version of Omid Scobie’s book ‘Endgame’ named King Charles III and Princess
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Liberal Senator Alex Antic says “people are onto” the Labor government’s continued push for its misinformation bill. The bill broadly defines misinformation as material that is unintentionally “false, misleading or deceptive” and is “reasonably likely to cause serious harm”. “The misinformation bill, a bit like the digital ID bill, are both of great concern to
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Netflix, billionaire Mukesh Ambani‘s Viacom18 and other streaming companies plan to collectively lobby the Indian government to delay or revamp a broadcast bill they fear will be onerous for the sector, sources familiar with the matter said. India last month introduced the new draft law to regulate the broadcasting sector that will also apply to
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Liberal MP Tony Pasin says the Labor government’s ‘Restoring our Rivers Bill’ passed on Thursday is a “step in the wrong direction” and is “bad” for Australian farmers and consumers. The Albanese government on Monday struck a deal with the Greens which could see more than 700 gigalitres of water used for farming each year
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The Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill 2023, which has been put up for public consultation by the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB), has major ramifications for the broadcasting sector since the government is looking to bring diverse platforms and technologies under a single regulatory framework. With the government aiming to make India a global content
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Former NFL head coach Rex Ryan had some harsh words for New England Patriots boss Bill Belichick on Monday as the team fell to 2-9 on the season following a loss to the New York Giants. Ryan, who coached against Belichick when he was leading the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, appeared on
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