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The State Government is arguing for a ‘fair and sustainable’ increase to WA’s minimum wage, but declined to put a number on it as unions brace for a new pay fight. 

BANGKOK: Thailand’s economic growth may slow down over the next two years due to steep US tariffs, but state-owned banks will provide support to exporters and supply chain businesses affected, its finance minister said on Thursday (May 15). “Within the next two years, we should see quite a few stumbles. The ones who will stumble are likely to be in the export sector,” minister Pichai Chunhavajira said at a meeting with state-owned banks. However, Thailand is not expected to see a greater tariff impact than other countries, Pichai said. Thailand faces a 36 per cent US tariff if a reduction…

NewsFeedIsraeli forces destroyed homes in the occupied West Bank and killed dozens in Gaza as Palestinians marked 77 years since the Nakba. Israel’s ‘brutality’ has displaced 85-year-old Nakba survivor Mohammed once again, but he says this time it’s worse.Published On 15 May 202515 May 2025

Justice Elena Kagan grilled U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer on the practicalities of ending universal injunctions on Thursday, a major sticking point in a highly watched case centered on birthright citizenship and the power of lower courts to rule against the executive branch. Kagan pressed Sauer Thursday on the practicalities of ending universal injunctions, and how the higher court should then be tasked with managing the flow of lower court challenges. She also noted that the Trump administration has been “losing uniformly” in lower court cases on the “substantive question” in dealing with birthright citizenship.SUPREME COURT TAKES ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: LIBERALS BALK…

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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A woman from a small Ontario town came within days of missing out on claiming a lottery jackpot worth $5 million, according to OLG. Ontario’s lottery agency said Beachville resident Connie Christie normally checks her tickets once a month although sometimes she forgets.Luckily for Christie, OLG issued a release on April 17, reminding people to check their tickets as a lottery windfall worth $5 million had gone unclaimed and would soon expire if not claimed. Players have a year from the date of a draw to claim winning tickets or they expire.Christie…

Jai Hindley, Australia’s only active cycling Grand Tour winner, has been forced to abandon the Giro d’Italia, injured and dazed after a mass crash on a wet road during the sixth stage to Naples.The Perth rider, who won the race in 2022, came off one of the worst in a mass pile-up in the peloton with 72km left of the 227km trek from Potenza.The race had to be neutralised after the crash which left Hindley sitting in pain at the side of the road for several minutes before he was eventually taken off in an ambulance, his race over.The 29-year-old…

CHECKING FOR ISSUES At Tokyo’s Oi Depot, trains that ply the Tokaido Shinkansen line – which began operating more than 60 years ago – wait to undergo maintenance or to be dispatched for service.  The operations hub is one of four owned and run by JR Central. About 160 staff carry out routine inspections on the signals, electricity circuits, brakes of the trains, among other things, every two days.  Transport authorities perform a similar inspection every 45 days. They also dismantle some parts, including wheels and brakes, every 20 months for a detailed examination.  All components are inspected thoroughly about once in 40…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ESPN’s NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. and Miami Hurricanes football coach Mario Cristobal were in a war of words on Wednesday over coverage of quarterback Cam Ward.The Tennessee Titans selected the one-time Heisman Trophy contender with the No. 1 overall pick of the draft last month. It was the easiest selection the Titans could have made, and it arguably went under-covered as Shedeur Sanders’ draft slide began as the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up with the Cleveland Browns to select Travis Hunter with the No. 2 pick. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal…

By Louis Jacobson and Loreben Tuquero | PolitifactPublished On 15 May 202515 May 2025The administration of US President Donald Trump says it has accepted a plane worth an estimated $400m from the state of Qatar. While Trump is president, the White House says it would be used as the new Air Force One, then it would go to Trump’s presidential library after his term ends. The aircraft would become the most expensive gift from a foreign government ever to a US elected official, ABC News reported. But some members of Congress say accepting it would be unconstitutional. When asked about the…