Victorian government confident state has enough power supply

The Victorian government insists the state has sufficient energy supply, and it has no plans to reverse the permanent ban on coal seam gas exploration. Senior minister Jacinta Allan said the government would push ahead with its long-standing policy on transitioning to renewable energy in the face of the energy crisis gripping the country. She said the Australian Energy Market […]

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Ministers sink threat to free Press

Ministers sink threat to free Press as Labour MP tries to make change to Online Safety Bill to put pressure on news organisations to join an ‘approved regulator’ Ministers yesterday saw off an attempt to introduce State regulation of the Press by the back door. A Labour MP wanted to change a Government Bill to put pressure on news organisations […]

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In Japan, online insults punishable by up to a year in prison

Tokyo: Japan has made “insults” punishable by up to a year in prison under a new cyberbullying law. An online post as mild as calling someone an idiot could fall under the draconian legislation. The law to strengthen the existing penal code was passed by the Diet on Monday, with anyone convicted of using abusive language to insult a person […]

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Woman’s horror after discovering 10 creepy hidden cameras in Airbnb

A woman has issued a warning after she found 10 creepy spy cameras concealed around a rental property she booked on Airbnb. The traveller shared her "scary ordeal" after realising there was cameras "hidden all over the house" during her stay in Philadelphia, USA. The Twitter user named @foxytaughtyou said people "should be cautious" and said, "some were disguised as […]

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Amber Heard says she stands by 'every word' of her testimony

NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Heard says she stands by the testimony she gave during a contentious six-week libel trial against former husband Johnny Depp, saying she has "always told the truth.” “That's all I spoke. And I spoke it to power. And I paid the price,” Heard said in her first post-verdict interview, two weeks after a jury awarded […]

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