The proposed Launceston eastern bypass project has been talked about for years. And some people are getting sick of it.
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Xinhua Commentary: Improving Hong Kong's electoral system, a major move to enrich "one country, two systems"
BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) — China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, on Thursday adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), the latest move to develop and enrich …
Read More »Cheap flight plan not political: Morrison
The Morrison government has rejected claims of favouring coalition and marginal seats through half-price flights to more than a dozen regional tourism destinations. The $1.2 billion tourism and aviation rescue package will provide an estimated 800,
Read More »WA Liberals leader braces for likely exit
Zak Kirkup insists he has no regrets as he prepares to lead the West Australian Liberals to a defeat that could spell the end of his own short-lived political career. The 34-year-old has vowed to walk away from politics if he loses his ultra-marginal seat …
Read More »Gladys Berejiklian continues to stumble
Watching life ebb from the premiership of Gladys Berejiklian requires a strong stomach because it is a most terrible experience, rather like seeing someone running out of breath. After keeping a daily record of the scandals raining down on her political career,
Read More »UPDATE 1-Democratic U.S. Senator Manchin to vote for Becerra to be health secretary
Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin plans to vote for Xavier Becerra to serve as President Joe Biden's secretary of Health and Human Services, according to a statement issued on Thursday. The support from Manchin,
Read More »LA movie theaters could reopen as soon as this weekend, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom
The biggest market for movies in the US, Los Angeles, could reopen movie theaters as soon as this weekend as COVID vaccinations continue to roll out.
Read More »Star Wars: Republic Commando’s Spirit Still Lives, Even in a Franchise That Killed It
There’s a paradoxical relationship between the legacy of one of Star Wars’ best games and the animated show that became one of the most beloved pillars of the franchise at large. Arguably, Star Wars: The Clone Wars killed Republic Commando at its apex — but without the groundwork it laid,
Read More »This digital art just sold for nearly $70 million – the highest crypto-art sale to date
The price for the Beeple piece jumped from $15 million to nearly $70 million in under an hour. It was the first NFT piece to be sold by Christie's.
Read More »Prince Charles 'couldn't bring himself to' watch Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview
And while 49 million people around the world tuned in to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's tell-all with Oprah Winfrey, there was one very surprising person who didn't want to see it – Prince Charles.
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