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Thousands of young Australians will be offered a new payment to help access community housing as part of the federal budget.Under the change, the federal government will provide a roughly $6000 top-up payment to some people on Youth Allowance and the Indigenous ABSTUDY payment, making them a more appealing tenant for community housing providers.The scheme is expected to cost $60 million over the next four years, ramping up the number of people supported from 2325 at the start of 2027, to more than 4000 by the 2029/30 financial year.The two support payments are less generous than other welfare offerings like…

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s anti-graft chief Azam Baki, whose term ends on Tuesday (May 12), has said that enforcement leaders must avoid taking the “safe” route as leading in such a way would “be like doing nothing”.Azam, who will end more than four decades in anti-corruption service, said that courage and a willingness to make difficult decisions without being swayed by criticism were essential qualities, reported local media.“When I was in service, I tended not to do anything ‘safe’ because I felt that leading in such a way would be like doing nothing,” Azam was quoted as saying by local news outlet The Vibes on Monday.“I admit…

Impeachment complaint seeks Duterte’s removal from office and perpetual disqualification from any government post.Mindanao, Philippines — The Philippine House of Representatives is poised to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, for the second time.The impeachment vote against Duterte, scheduled for Monday, is the latest episode in the ongoing political feud between the Duterte family and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, plunging the country into deeper political turmoil, even as it faces serious economic uncertainty due to the global energy crisis.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe charges against Duterte include two violations of the constitution…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: PayPal — Shares gained nearly 3% after PayPal reported first quarter earnings of $1.34 per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $8.35 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $1.27 on revenues of $8.05 billion. Anheuser-Busch InBev — The Budweiser parent surged more than 7% after the company reported a quarterly earnings and revenue beat. Anheuser-Busch earned 97 cents per share on revenue of $15.27 billion. Analysts expected a profit of 89 cents per share on revenue of $14.87 billion, per LSEG. Pfizer — The pharma…

When President Trump arrives in Beijing aboard Air Force One for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, the top issue on the Chinese leader’s mind won’t be the global impacts from the Iran war and bottlenecked Strait of Hormuz.Instead, Xi will be focused on Taiwan, the tiny island democracy in the western Pacific Ocean that China claims as its own.Ownership of the island is the top issue in the U.S.-Chinese relationship. The U.S. has maintained a policy of “strategic ambiguity towards” Taiwan for decades, refusing to state whether or not it would intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan. At…

Kysaiah Pickett is off the hook for his hit that floored West Coast’s Jake Waterman, with Match Review Officer Michael Christian finding the Melbourne star did not make the choice to bump his opponent.Pickett clipped Waterman in the opening seconds of Sunday’s Marvel Stadium clash. The Eagles spearhead was first to the footy and had his head knocked back by Pickett’s right arm as the Demons speedster raced past.Waterman took a moment to recover before getting up to take his free kick and played out the remainder of the match.Christian on Monday ruled that Pickett had no case to answer,…

RENEWED ENGAGEMENTBut it was Cheng’s meeting with Xi that drew the most attention. Beijing has avoided engaging Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which it sees as promoting independence from China.Instead, it has maintained channels with the KMT, which is seen as more Beijing-friendly.The Xi-Cheng meeting therefore marked a revival of party-to-party dialogue between the Chinese Communist Party and the KMT – a priority Cheng has pursued since taking office last November. Speaking on the significance after the meeting, Cheng said: “As long as our starting point is right, peaceful development across the strait is full of optimistic possibilities. Today, we’ve successfully…

Edwards’ 36 points give Minnesota 114-109 win and tie the Western Conference semifinals 2-2 against San Antonio Spurs.Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026Anthony Edwards scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth ‌quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves took advantage of Victor Wembanyama’s ejection to post a 114-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs.The Timberwolves’ win on Sunday ⁠night in Minneapolis tied the Western Conference ⁠second-round series at two games apiece.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listNaz Reid contributed 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Minnesota. He also took an elbow from Wembanyama into his…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michael Eisenberg, a top advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says Israel and the newly-created Board of Peace will “take action” against Hamas if it does not comply with the peace terms it agreed to.Eisenberg made the comments during an interview with Fox News on Sunday. He said Hamas is currently out of compliance with a wider peace agreement and is refusing to give up its weapons to “demilitarize” Gaza.”I think all the options are on the table since Hamas is noncompliant with the 20-point plan, and they haven’t delivered their…