Whitebark Energy Soars 50% on Acquisition of Major Australian Hydrogen and Helium Project
Whitebark Energy shares soared 50% after a $1.7 million bid for King Energy, securing access to Australia's largest onshore white hydrogen and helium projects in South Australia's Officer Basin; exploration starts Q1 2024.
Whitebark Energy Soars 50% on Acquisition of Major Australian Hydrogen and Helium Project
Whitebark Energy shares soared 50% after a $1.7 million bid for King Energy, securing access to Australia's largest onshore white hydrogen and helium projects in South Australia's Officer Basin; exploration starts Q1 2024.
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52% Bias Score
MP Pitt Resigns Over Coalition's Net-Zero Plan
Australian MP Keith Pitt resigned on Friday, citing disagreement with the Coalition's net-zero emissions plan and criticizing Nationals leader David Littleproud for not opposing the Liberals' stance, highlighting economic impacts on regional communities; he served eleven years.
MP Pitt Resigns Over Coalition's Net-Zero Plan
Australian MP Keith Pitt resigned on Friday, citing disagreement with the Coalition's net-zero emissions plan and criticizing Nationals leader David Littleproud for not opposing the Liberals' stance, highlighting economic impacts on regional communities; he served eleven years.
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60% Bias Score
Australia Mandates Cash for Essential Goods from 2026
The Australian government proposes a 2026 mandate requiring businesses selling essential goods (groceries, children's clothes) to accept cash, but not non-essentials (alcohol), with penalties for non-compliance, including potential class-action lawsuits, to combat declining cash use (under 13 percen...
Australia Mandates Cash for Essential Goods from 2026
The Australian government proposes a 2026 mandate requiring businesses selling essential goods (groceries, children's clothes) to accept cash, but not non-essentials (alcohol), with penalties for non-compliance, including potential class-action lawsuits, to combat declining cash use (under 13 percen...
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36% Bias Score
Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Assad Regime's "Machinery of Death
Former US war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp says evidence from mass grave sites in Qutayfah and Najha, Syria, shows a state-run "machinery of death" under Bashar al-Assad, responsible for the torture and murder of over 100,000 people since 2013, with one site alone potentially containing at least 1...
Syrian Mass Graves Reveal Assad Regime's "Machinery of Death
Former US war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp says evidence from mass grave sites in Qutayfah and Najha, Syria, shows a state-run "machinery of death" under Bashar al-Assad, responsible for the torture and murder of over 100,000 people since 2013, with one site alone potentially containing at least 1...
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60% Bias Score
Youth Detention Review Shows Improvements Despite Coroner's Call for Closure
Following the death of Cleveland Dodd in Casuarina's Unit 18 on October 12, 2023, a coroner called for its closure; however, a recent review showed improvements in youth detention, including increased staffing and trauma-informed care, while still recommending Unit 18's closure and replacement.
Youth Detention Review Shows Improvements Despite Coroner's Call for Closure
Following the death of Cleveland Dodd in Casuarina's Unit 18 on October 12, 2023, a coroner called for its closure; however, a recent review showed improvements in youth detention, including increased staffing and trauma-informed care, while still recommending Unit 18's closure and replacement.
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40% Bias Score
Western Sydney Airport Nears Completion, Set to Open in 2026
Western Sydney International Airport, named after Nancy Bird Walton, is nearing completion, set to open in 2026 with Singapore Airlines as its first international carrier. The airport prioritizes public transport, features a spacious terminal with biometric check-in, and aims to reduce passenger wai...
Western Sydney Airport Nears Completion, Set to Open in 2026
Western Sydney International Airport, named after Nancy Bird Walton, is nearing completion, set to open in 2026 with Singapore Airlines as its first international carrier. The airport prioritizes public transport, features a spacious terminal with biometric check-in, and aims to reduce passenger wai...
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48% Bias Score
Whitebark Energy Soars 50% on Acquisition of Major Australian Hydrogen and Helium Project
Whitebark Energy shares soared 50% after bidding $1.7 million for King Energy, owner of Australia's largest onshore white hydrogen and helium projects in South Australia's Officer Basin, covering 19,467 square kilometers, with field operations starting in Q1 2024.
Whitebark Energy Soars 50% on Acquisition of Major Australian Hydrogen and Helium Project
Whitebark Energy shares soared 50% after bidding $1.7 million for King Energy, owner of Australia's largest onshore white hydrogen and helium projects in South Australia's Officer Basin, covering 19,467 square kilometers, with field operations starting in Q1 2024.
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48% Bias Score
Fatal Bus Crash on Hume Highway
A Greyhound bus collided with a truck on the Hume Highway near Wagga Wagga at 3:35 am on Saturday, killing the bus driver and injuring 13 passengers; police are investigating and seeking dashcam footage.
Fatal Bus Crash on Hume Highway
A Greyhound bus collided with a truck on the Hume Highway near Wagga Wagga at 3:35 am on Saturday, killing the bus driver and injuring 13 passengers; police are investigating and seeking dashcam footage.
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44% Bias Score
2024 Australian Crime Overview: Systemic Failures and Organized Crime
The 2024 Australian crime overview reveals a billion-dollar illegal tobacco trade fueling arson, a revolving-door justice system due to lenient bail, and a massive illicit alcohol racket avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes; these issues highlight systemic failures demanding urgent reform.
2024 Australian Crime Overview: Systemic Failures and Organized Crime
The 2024 Australian crime overview reveals a billion-dollar illegal tobacco trade fueling arson, a revolving-door justice system due to lenient bail, and a massive illicit alcohol racket avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes; these issues highlight systemic failures demanding urgent reform.
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56% Bias Score
Fed Rate Cut Causes Market Plunge Amid Inflation Concerns
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, defying market expectations by causing a nearly 3% stock market drop, and pushing the Australian dollar to two-year lows against the US dollar due to stronger-than-anticipated economic growth and persistent inflation.
Fed Rate Cut Causes Market Plunge Amid Inflation Concerns
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, defying market expectations by causing a nearly 3% stock market drop, and pushing the Australian dollar to two-year lows against the US dollar due to stronger-than-anticipated economic growth and persistent inflation.
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52% Bias Score
Sydney Rail Workers Resume Industrial Action After Court Ruling
Thousands of Sydney rail workers will immediately restart industrial action, disrupting train services after the Federal Court dismissed the NSW government's case to block work bans. The government will appeal to Fair Work to suspend the action, citing economic harm, while the RTBU states the govern...
Sydney Rail Workers Resume Industrial Action After Court Ruling
Thousands of Sydney rail workers will immediately restart industrial action, disrupting train services after the Federal Court dismissed the NSW government's case to block work bans. The government will appeal to Fair Work to suspend the action, citing economic harm, while the RTBU states the govern...
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40% Bias Score
Obesity Crisis: Lifestyle vs. Drugs
President-elect Trump's nominees offer opposing views on solving America's 40% adult obesity rate: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocates lifestyle changes, while Elon Musk champions affordable GLP-1 inhibitors; experts debate the balance between these approaches, considering the challenges of long-term li...
Obesity Crisis: Lifestyle vs. Drugs
President-elect Trump's nominees offer opposing views on solving America's 40% adult obesity rate: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advocates lifestyle changes, while Elon Musk champions affordable GLP-1 inhibitors; experts debate the balance between these approaches, considering the challenges of long-term li...
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16% Bias Score