Australian cartoonist under fire for Serena Williams sketch
MELBOURNE – An Australian cartoonist has come under withering criticism for portraying tennis superstar Serena Williams using — what Harry Potter author JK Rowling described as — “racist and sexist tropes”. Mark Knight’s caricature, published in Melbourne’s Herald Sun newspaper on Monday, shows a butch and fat-lipped Williams jumping up and down on her broken […]
Melbourne mayors call for end to ‘African gangs’ talk
Eight Melbourne mayors have called for unity and end to the talk about so-called “African gangs” which has repeatedly made news headlines this year. African-Australian leaders in Victoria have said the “gang” rhetoric is an example of fear-mongering and has vilified their community to the point some now feel unwelcome in the state. Mayors from […]
Top-secret report uncovers high-level Chinese interference in Australian politics
A top-secret Government report has uncovered a decade-long attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to compromise Australia’s major political parties. 9NEWS has confirmed the report says the CCP’s operations are aimed at all levels of government and designed to gain access and influence over policy making. Malcolm Turnbull commissioned the joint investigation in August 2016, […]
Russian MH17 Suspect Millitary Officer Identified by ‘High-Pitched’ Voice
Investigators have identified a Russian military officer believed to be involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 from the distinctive tone of his voice. Oleg Vladimirovich Ivannikov has been named by investigators as heading military operations in eastern Ukraine when the Boeing 777 was shot down by a Russian-made Buk missile on July […]
Australia and Netherlands formally accuse Russia of responsibility for downing MH17 passenger jet in 2014
Australia and the Netherlands say they are holding Russia responsible for downing a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet in 2014. All 298 people on board MH17, which was en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, died when it was shot down over rebel-held territory in Ukraine. On Thursday, Dutch-led international investigators concluded that the missile belonged […]
More Than 200 South Africans Apply for Australia’s ‘Humanitarian’ Visas
More than 200 South Africans have applied for Australian humanitarian visas in light of recent comments by the country’s minister of home affairs. According to a 9Nine News report, there are 89 applications relating to 213 people seeking visas in this category. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton previously stated that he would welcome white South […]
More than 120 countries expected to adopt first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons despite boycott by all nuclear-armed nations including US
More than 120 countries are expected to adopt the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons Friday despite a boycott by all nuclear-armed nations, including the United States, which has pointed to North Korea’s escalating nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Elayne Whyte Gomez, president of the U.N. conference that has been negotiating the legally binding treaty, […]
“No Religion” Is Now Australia’s Number One Religion
For the first time ever, “no religion” has overtaken any single religious denomination, toppling Catholicism as the number one religious affiliation for Australians, the latest national census released on Tuesday revealed. Australia remains a fairly religious country, with 60% of people reporting a religious affiliation. In 1966 only 0.8% of Australians ticked the box for […]
Djibouti Plays the West Off Against the Far East
China recently established a military base in Djibouti. Little is known about the base except that it may have capacity to house up to 10 000 troops. The military base has attracted much international attention, with little understanding of either Djibouti or China’s motives. Turning 40 years old on 27 June, Djibouti – which has […]
14 billionaires join Bill Gates, Warren Buffett in giving away more than half their money
Welcome the newest class of billionaires who have pledged to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. Fourteen more billionaires have signed on to the Giving Pledge – the initiative created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett in 2010 to “help address society’s most pressing problems” by shifting “the social norms […]
