Trump helps Chinese jobs at ZTE
US President Donald Trump has announced his intentions to save ZTE, one of China’s largest telecom companies.
The firm suspended operations last month after the commerce department banned US companies from selling it components for the next seven years.
ZTE pleaded guilty to making illegal shipments to Iran and North Korea.
Surabaya church attacks
A family of six, including a nine-year-old girl, were behind a wave of blasts that targeted three churches in Indonesia's city of Surabaya, authorities say.
At least 13 people died in the bombings on Sunday, which the Islamic State group have claimed responsibility for.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered a full investigation into the IS-inspired network the family belonged to after touring the bomb sites over the weekend.
Bill Shorten aiming to put Pauline Hanson in the ‘back of the queue’
Schools and universities across Tasmania are starting to reopen as the clean up from flood damage continues.
The three-day catastrophe has led to roads being closed, dozens of houses without power and 12,000 properties damaged.
While the clean up has only just begun, Attorney-General Elise Archer applauded emergency services and local councils around Tasmania saying they have been ‘nothing short of extraordinary.’
Ascot will hold a new Public parkland in 2019
A racing club car park located at Ascot will be converted back into public parkland in 2019 to offer more health activities to the neighbourhood.
The project will cover the triangular park between Lancaster Road, Kitchener Road and McGill Avenue. At this time, the area has dirt and cement paths surrounded by the grass and a scattering of trees.
Considered a historical site once used by military vehicles, the proposed park will offer a gym/fitness area, a dog off-leash area, playground and rotunda.
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Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard address misogyny in politics at Melbourne business talk
2016 Presidential Candidate and former US First Lady Hillary Clinton spoke at a ‘Women in Leadership” talk in Melbourne yesterday.
Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard shared the stage with Clinton, and the pair discussed experiences of misogyny in office and eradicating sexism from politics.
Clinton also encouraged Australia to advocate strongly for its national interests, after she mentioned China’s expansionism; building naval bases and occupying reefs and atolls across the pacific.