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Bureau of Meteorology boss defends website contractors

Bureau of Meteorology boss defends website contractors

Bureau of Meteorology CEO Stuart Minchin has defended the contractors who worked on the weather office’s widely criticised website redesign. The bureau’s redesigned website was blasted by farmers and residents of Victoria and Queensland when severe storms coincided with its November launch. Critics said inadequate radar data and forecasting, and
Will Trump steal the midterms?

Will Trump steal the midterms?

Donald Trump betrayed his panic about the 2026 midterm elections last week when he vented at Dan Bongino, formerly the number two official at the FBI and now a podcaster, about his baseless conspiratorial thoughts on immigrants and voting. After glazing his “landslide” 2024 victory (in which he defeated Kamala
Criminal Offences That Apply to “Unauthorised Protests” in New South Wales

Criminal Offences That Apply to “Unauthorised Protests” in New South Wales

Israeli president Issac Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday, 9 February 2026 as part of his official four day visit. The stated purpose of Herzog’s tour is so he can mourn with the Jewish families, who lost loved ones in the Bondi Beach massacre. Yet, as his nation has been engaged in a 27-month-long genocide, a massive protest is set to take place on ...

Bureau of Meteorology boss defends website contractors

Bureau of Meteorology boss defends website contractors
Bureau of Meteorology CEO Stuart Minchin has defended the contractors who worked on the weather office’s widely criticised website redesign. The bureau’s redesigned website was blasted by farmers and residents of Victoria and Queensland when severe storms coincided with its November launch. Critics said inadequate radar data and forecasting, and

Will Trump steal the midterms?

Will Trump steal the midterms?
Donald Trump betrayed his panic about the 2026 midterm elections last week when he vented at Dan Bongino, formerly the number two official at the FBI and now a podcaster, about his baseless conspiratorial thoughts on immigrants and voting. After glazing his “landslide” 2024 victory (in which he defeated Kamala

Criminal Offences That Apply to “Unauthorised Protests” in New South Wales

Criminal Offences That Apply to “Unauthorised Protests” in New South Wales
Israeli president Issac Herzog arrived in Sydney on Monday, 9 February 2026 as part of his official four day visit. The stated purpose of Herzog’s tour is so he can mourn with the Jewish families, who lost loved ones in the Bondi Beach massacre. Yet, as his nation has been engaged in a 27-month-long genocide, a massive protest is set to take place on ...