Vienna: Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria and his caretaker government were ousted from power on Monday with a no-confidence vote in Parliament, as the ramifications of a secretly filmed video added to the political disarray in a European country normally known for stability. Kurz launched his re-election campaign just hours later. Click Here: After about…
Fast food giant Domino's Pizza's shares have slumped to an almost four-year low over fears that slowing growth in sales and store rollouts will see it deliver lower than expected profits over the next two years. Morgan Stanley analyst Thomas Kierath on Tuesday cut his price target for the ASX-listed company's shares from $50 to…
Two young women walk out of the World’s End pub and disappear into the cold Edinburgh night. The next time anyone sees them, they are dead. Christine Eadie’s body will be found first, dumped on the sand dunes of Gosford Bay, just outside the Scottish capital. Helen Scott’s body is found later, a few kilometres…
The Morrison government is ramping up pressure on Labor to support a bipartisan approach to energy and emissions policy as it rebuffs critics of its climate change plan in industry and the environmental movement. Energy Minister Angus Taylor has dismissed calls from climate change groups to reach a deal on Labor's proposals to cut greenhouse…
The one constant in the swirl of parenting advice is that children should have limited screen time. My girls have had iPads since they were three. TV shows like In the Night Garden were part of their wind-down ritual before bed. They spend hours absorbed in Minecraft and Crossy Road. My older daughter spends her…
Many young Australians are having sex without condoms and skipping STI checks, but researchers say peer perceptions, not a lack of information, is to blame. According to the National Debrief Survey, conducted by UNSW's Centre for Social Research in Health in 2018, 75 per cent of young Australians who had sex in the past 12…
Southampton: Usman Khawaja has staked his claim to open in the Cricket World Cup ahead of David Warner as Australia wrapped up their preparations with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka. Engaged in a battle with Warner to partner Aaron Finch against Afghanistan on Saturday, Khawaja hit 89 from 105 balls at Southampton on Monday….
London: British eurosceptic Nigel Farage said on Monday that his new Brexit Party's victory in the European election should spur Britain to leave the European Union even without a divorce deal. His call was echoed by many senior Conservatives, stung by their party's humiliating defeat. Farage's single-issue party and pro-EU forces combined to trounce Britain's…
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Robbie Farah has been given the ultimate leave pass – granted permission to watch his beloved English Premier League giants Liverpool take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final in Spain this weekend. Wests Tigers are enjoying the bye this weekend, which allowed the club pin-up to sneak off to the other side of…