A defiant Magda Szubanski fired of a series of angry tweets on Wednesday morning amid growing backlash over her offensive Twitter post about Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s wife, Jenny. She defended her post – which compared a conservatively dressed Mrs Morrison to a character from dystopian TV series The Handmaid’s Tale – by arguing the PM’s wife was fair game for … Read more
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony got into a heated clash with Sen. Rand Paul on Thursday after Paul said it amounted to ‘political theater’ when people including Fauci wore masks even after being vaccinated. Fauci, 80, who advises President Joe Biden on battling the coronavirus, shot back and defended his view that there is not … Read more
The women’s suffrage movement began in the mid-1800s as organised campaigns began to take place across the UK after Mary Smith delivered the first women’s suffrage petition to parliament. In 1866, a women’s suffrage committee was formed in London, which soon sparked other groups being set up in other areas, such as the Manchester National … Read more
A U.S. admiral has warned that China aims to invade Taiwan within the next six years ahead of the Biden administration first meeting with the country’s officials in Alaska next week. U.S. Navy Admiral Philip S. Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, also told the Senate Armed Services Committee of fears among the U.S. … Read more
The so-called ‘QAnon Shaman’ charged in the Capitol riots has broken his silence to claim that he stormed the Senate floor to ‘sing a song’ and stop people from stealing and vandalizing in the hallowed hall. Jacob Anthony Chansley, 33, spoke publicly for the first time since his arrest in a 60 Minutes interview from … Read more
Facebook permanently deleted his Instagram account last month. But that hasn’t stopped Pete Evans making a cameo on the social media site by appearing in the Instagram Stories of his wife Nicola’s account on Wednesday. In a bizarre video, the controversial celebrity chef hugged a horse, while a woman (presumably Nicola) provided the horse’s ‘commentary’ … Read more
Labor’s leader in the senate Penny Wong has revealed she personally knew the woman who alleged she was raped by a senior government minister, and referred her to support services. Senator Wong, along with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, received a letter about the alleged 1988 rape this week. The woman … Read more
On Thursday, the House Of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act, which would provide basic protections for those of the LGBTQ+ community against discrimination. And Taylor Swift, who has actively lobbied for the progressive act in recent years, took to Twitter to celebrate the monumental news. ‘YES!!! Fingers crossed and praying that the Senate … Read more
The man who invented the World Wide Web has said proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech giants to pay media companies for monetizing news content could make the internet ‘unworkable.’ Tim Berners-Lee, known for creating the web in 1989, told an Australian Senate committee that the News Media Bargaining Code would violate the fundamental … Read more
The man who invented the World Wide Web has said proposed legislation in Australia that would force tech giants to pay media companies for monetizing news content could make the internet ‘unworkable.’ Tim Berners-Lee, known for creating the web in 1989, told an Australian Senate committee that the News Media Bargaining Code would violate the fundamental … Read more