Month: June 2025

Expanded ‘Jack’s law’ police powers could lead to further ‘surveillance and harassment’ of some Queenslanders, expert warns

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

LNP moves to allow police to detain and search people with metal detecting wand in any public place and remove sunset clause

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Vulnerable and marginalised Queenslanders could be subjected to “surveillance and harassment” under strengthened laws permitting police to detain and search any person anywhere in the state, the lead author of the only state-funded report into them has warned.

“Jack’s law” permits police to randomly detain any person to search them with a metal detecting wand without the normal requirement that they reasonably suspect the person of a crime. However the powers are now limited to specific locations such as supermarkets, train stations and nightclub districts. The government says the law enables police to prevent knife violence.

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Argentina’s President Javier Milei Captures Houthi Missile Attack on Israel

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

Hostilities between the Houthis and Israel are escalating with Israel forces carrying a naval strike against a port in Yemen

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The world’s oldest restaurant faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that says its even older

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

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US and China Agree on Plan to Cool Trade Tensions

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

Good morning. The US and China agree on a plan to ease trade tensions. Scott Bessent is said to be a contender for the US Federal Reserve chair. And Nintendo’s Switch 2 sales smash a record. Listen to the day’s top stories.

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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s son Wyatt addresses claim he was viral protester scolding National Guardsmen during LA riots

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

Actor Wyatt Russell, son of Hollywood legends Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, has cleared the air after he was mistakenly identified as a man scolding law enforcement during the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles in a viral video.

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Asia shares climb after China and the US say they have a framework for seeking a trade deal

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

Asia shares climb after China and the US say they have a framework for seeking a trade deal [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now

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Four ex-staff of Taiwan’s ruling party charged with spying for China

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

Accused held senior positions with Democratic Progressive party including one who worked for Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president

Taiwan prosecutors have charged four former staffers in the ruling Democratic Progressive party with spying for China while they worked in senior positions.

The four include a former aide to Lai Ching-te, when he was vice-president and for a time during his current presidency, and a senior staffer to Joseph Wu, then foreign minister and now national security chief.

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Newsom goes scorched earth against Trump in address accusing prez of ‘brazen abuse of power’

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date June 11, 2025

“This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers, and even our National Guard at risk,” Newsom said.

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