Pilot Energy Expands Cliff Head Carbon Storage Capacity by 27 Million Tonnes
Pilot Energy announced a 58% increase in the Cliff Head carbon storage project's capacity to 72.2 million tonnes following a CO2Tech assessment, significantly boosting its potential for decarbonizing West Australian industries.
Pilot Energy Expands Cliff Head Carbon Storage Capacity by 27 Million Tonnes
Pilot Energy announced a 58% increase in the Cliff Head carbon storage project's capacity to 72.2 million tonnes following a CO2Tech assessment, significantly boosting its potential for decarbonizing West Australian industries.
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16% Bias Score
Victorian Liberal Party: Remote Voting Dispute Threatens Leadership"))
A conflict has emerged within the Victorian Liberal Party over whether to permit remote voting in a crucial leadership meeting scheduled for Friday, pitting Opposition Leader John Pesutto against former ally James Newbury. The dispute centers on the interpretation of party rules regarding remote par...
Victorian Liberal Party: Remote Voting Dispute Threatens Leadership"))
A conflict has emerged within the Victorian Liberal Party over whether to permit remote voting in a crucial leadership meeting scheduled for Friday, pitting Opposition Leader John Pesutto against former ally James Newbury. The dispute centers on the interpretation of party rules regarding remote par...
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52% Bias Score
Australian Children's Clothing Store Fined $5.1 Million for Worker Exploitation
Blue Sky Kids Land, a Sydney-based children's clothing store, was fined over $5.1 million for underpaying four Chinese migrant workers by up to 60 percent of their entitlements and obstructing Fair Work inspectors; directors Guo Dong Gu and Fei Rong Yang were also fined personally.
Australian Children's Clothing Store Fined $5.1 Million for Worker Exploitation
Blue Sky Kids Land, a Sydney-based children's clothing store, was fined over $5.1 million for underpaying four Chinese migrant workers by up to 60 percent of their entitlements and obstructing Fair Work inspectors; directors Guo Dong Gu and Fei Rong Yang were also fined personally.
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32% Bias Score
PFOA Contamination Detected in Brisbane's Drinking Water
Tests reveal the carcinogen PFOA in Brisbane's Mount Crosby drinking water treatment plant at levels above US safety limits, prompting increased monitoring and investigation into industrial or agricultural runoff as the potential source.
PFOA Contamination Detected in Brisbane's Drinking Water
Tests reveal the carcinogen PFOA in Brisbane's Mount Crosby drinking water treatment plant at levels above US safety limits, prompting increased monitoring and investigation into industrial or agricultural runoff as the potential source.
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40% Bias Score
Billionaire Faces Charges in Sydney Asbestos-in-Mulch Crisis
Billionaire Arnold Vitocco, director of VE Resource Recovery, faces 102 charges from the NSW EPA for asbestos contamination in mulch supplied from Greenlife Resource Recovery Facility, impacting 79 Sydney sites and prompting the largest EPA investigation in history.
Billionaire Faces Charges in Sydney Asbestos-in-Mulch Crisis
Billionaire Arnold Vitocco, director of VE Resource Recovery, faces 102 charges from the NSW EPA for asbestos contamination in mulch supplied from Greenlife Resource Recovery Facility, impacting 79 Sydney sites and prompting the largest EPA investigation in history.
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40% Bias Score
House Ethics Committee Accuses Matt Gaetz of Sex Trafficking, Drug Use, and Obstruction
The House Ethics Committee released a report accusing Representative Matt Gaetz of paying for sex, including with a minor, using illicit drugs, and obstructing the investigation; the report details numerous instances of misconduct from 2017-2020, citing evidence such as text messages, financial reco...
House Ethics Committee Accuses Matt Gaetz of Sex Trafficking, Drug Use, and Obstruction
The House Ethics Committee released a report accusing Representative Matt Gaetz of paying for sex, including with a minor, using illicit drugs, and obstructing the investigation; the report details numerous instances of misconduct from 2017-2020, citing evidence such as text messages, financial reco...
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60% Bias Score
Australian Market Set to Open Weaker Despite US Tech Rally
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower despite a US tech-led Wall Street rebound, with ASX 200 futures down 0.2 percent, following a strong Monday for the Australian market. Weaker US consumer confidence data and concerns about the economic outlook are contributing to market uncertaint...
Australian Market Set to Open Weaker Despite US Tech Rally
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower despite a US tech-led Wall Street rebound, with ASX 200 futures down 0.2 percent, following a strong Monday for the Australian market. Weaker US consumer confidence data and concerns about the economic outlook are contributing to market uncertaint...
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36% Bias Score
Australian Citizen to be Extradited to US for Training Chinese Pilots
Daniel Duggan, a 56-year-old former US Marine and Australian citizen, will be extradited to the US to face charges of arms trafficking and money laundering for allegedly training Chinese fighter pilots from 2009-2012; this follows Australia's enactment of stricter laws against former defense personn...
Australian Citizen to be Extradited to US for Training Chinese Pilots
Daniel Duggan, a 56-year-old former US Marine and Australian citizen, will be extradited to the US to face charges of arms trafficking and money laundering for allegedly training Chinese fighter pilots from 2009-2012; this follows Australia's enactment of stricter laws against former defense personn...
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52% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without parole on Monday, halting the Trump administration's plan to resume federal executions and defying any future administrations from reversing the decision.
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Federal Death Row Inmates
President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death row inmates to life in prison without parole on Monday, halting the Trump administration's plan to resume federal executions and defying any future administrations from reversing the decision.
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40% Bias Score
Victoria's Power Grid at Risk Due to Broken Firefighting Equipment
Victoria's power grid is at risk due to an out-of-service aerial pumper vital for fighting coal mine and power station fires in the Latrobe Valley, which supplies 72% of the state's energy; concerns arise about firefighter safety and potential grid instability.
Victoria's Power Grid at Risk Due to Broken Firefighting Equipment
Victoria's power grid is at risk due to an out-of-service aerial pumper vital for fighting coal mine and power station fires in the Latrobe Valley, which supplies 72% of the state's energy; concerns arise about firefighter safety and potential grid instability.
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40% Bias Score
IMF Calls for Major Policy Overhaul to Solve Australia's Housing Crisis
The IMF urges Australia to implement a major policy package to tackle its unaffordable housing, recommending changes to taxes, land supply, and construction workforce numbers, citing Sydney as the world's second most expensive city for housing.
IMF Calls for Major Policy Overhaul to Solve Australia's Housing Crisis
The IMF urges Australia to implement a major policy package to tackle its unaffordable housing, recommending changes to taxes, land supply, and construction workforce numbers, citing Sydney as the world's second most expensive city for housing.
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36% Bias Score
Sydney Tunnelling Workers Exposed to Deadly Silica Dust for Years
Since early 2018, thousands of Sydney tunnelling workers were exposed to high levels of deadly silica dust, with regulators and contractors aware of the danger but failing to publicly disclose it until recently, prompting calls for greater transparency and accountability.
Sydney Tunnelling Workers Exposed to Deadly Silica Dust for Years
Since early 2018, thousands of Sydney tunnelling workers were exposed to high levels of deadly silica dust, with regulators and contractors aware of the danger but failing to publicly disclose it until recently, prompting calls for greater transparency and accountability.
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52% Bias Score