Rights body asked to look at outburst
THE Human Rights Commission has been asked to make a section 18C ruling on Clive Palmer’s angry tirade of anti-China abuse.
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Business counts fallout from tantrum
BUSINESS leader Kevin Li believes Clive Palmer’s racist outburst could hurt Australia’s ability to compete with the rest of the world in China.
Master back to guide apprentices
WHEN Steven Heathcote returned to the Australian Ballet’s Melbourne headquarters last month it felt like he’d never been gone.
Minister backs Jakarta’s approach
THE Australian government believes Indonesia is “responding appropriately” to the terrorism risks of Muslim fighters returning from Syria and Iraq.
Japanese IVF dad of 20 a no-show
THAI police are demanding the Japanese millionaire who may have fathered 20 surrogate children present himself for questioning.
Elders take step towards owning homes
TRADITIONAL owners in the NT community of Gunbalanya have agreed to advance negotiations to sign a 99-year township lease.
New law opens Assange exit route
JULIAN Assange has declared he will leave the Ecuador embassy “soon’’, claiming recent changes to British law may offer him some protection.
Pact to heal Indon spy rift
THE Australian and Indonesian governments have concluded an agreement to patch up differences over allegations of Australian spying on Indonesia.
Push to host nuke waste sparks ructions
AN Alice Springs-based group of Aborigines is pushing to revive plans to host Australia’s nuclear waste.
Sun cycle link to climate pause
LONG-TERM natural cycles linked to the sun could explain the pause in global average surface temperatures.
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