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The Cook Government has been accused of failing to provide WA kids with the same protections in day care as those in the rest of the country, after it took more than a year to pass new laws to keep them safe.

NewsFeedFrancia Marquez called for stronger Latin America–Africa ties to boost growth and challenge colonial legacies.Published On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare2SharefacebooktwitterwhatsappcopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Washington — As voters gear up for the midterm elections in November that will decide control of the House and Senate, the Supreme Court is set to weigh Monday whether states can count mail ballots that are postmarked by, but arrive after, Election Day.The dispute before the high court, known as Watson v. RNC, involves Mississippi’s deadline for late-arriving mail ballots and whether its law — and similar measures in 13 other states — conflicts with federal statutes that set Election Day as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.President Trump has continued to target voting by mail, which…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The federal government is stepping in to help resolve a long-running dispute between seven Western states and 30 tribal nations over access to the shrinking Colorado River, as negotiators miss multiple deadlines to reach a new water management agreement.The river supplies drinking water and irrigation to tens of millions of people across the West, but the system that divides its water, based on agreements more than a century old, is under increasing strain after years of drought and declining reservoir levels.Interim guidelines used for nearly two decades to manage shortages are set…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Next month, the Masters will once again open golf’s major season.Barring any injury setbacks, Tiger Woods could be on the hallowed grounds of Augusta National Golf Club, trying to make the cut in pursuit of a 16th major championship. In February, the 15-time major winner suggested he had not ruled out playing in this year’s Masters.Woods’ storied career has been derailed by a long list of injuries and subsequent surgeries. In more recent years, back issues have plagued the golf icon. Woods underwent a seventh back procedure last fall. Tiger Woods of Jupiter…

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter has heaped praise on the young and the old Eagles for standing tall in critical moments during their drought breaking victory over North Melbourne at Optus Stadium on Sunday.The Eagles came from 30 points down 64 seconds into the second term to record a 17.9 (111) to 15. (94) victory over the Kangaroos to claim their first victory since May of last year.It didn’t come easy though, with the Kangaroos coming hard at last year’s wooden spooners in the final term with the first three goals to get within 11 points before the Eagles found…

MANILA: The Philippines has allowed the temporary and limited use of a cheaper but dirtier type of fuel to ensure supply as it finds ways to cope with the impact of the Middle East crisis.The Department of Energy (DOE) said only vehicles from model year 2015 and earlier, traditional jeepneys, power plants and generators, and the marine and shipping sectors would be allowed to use Euro-II compliant petroleum products.”The measure is intended to help maintain a continuous, adequate and accessible fuel supply, while allowing limited flexibility for sectors that may be affected,” the DOE said in a statement.It ordered oil…

By AFP, AP, EPA and ReutersPublished On 22 Mar 202622 Mar 2026Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in dual attacks not far from Israel’s main nuclear research centre.The Iranian strikes late on Saturday came after Tehran’s main nuclear enrichment facility at Natanz was hit earlier in the day. Israel denied responsibility for the strike on Natanz, nearly 220km (135 miles) southeast of Tehran.The Pentagon declined to comment on the strike on Natanz, which was also hit during the first week of the war and the 12-day war last June. Russian Ministry of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., sidestepped Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in her glowing endorsement Thursday, despite previously expressing alarm over Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Christian tattoos.Warren, one of the Senate’s most liberal members who is seeking to recruit progressive candidates, endorsed Platner’s campaign in a video posted to social media Wednesday, calling him “the real deal.” “Graham Platner has the grit to go against the grain and to fight for what is right,” Warren said. “And the people in Maine are fired up and excited for change.”The 41-year-old…

Jewish security org keeps community safe In the backdrop of conflict in the Middle East, synagogues and Jewish spaces are on high alert for any potential threats. Magen Am is a Jewish-run nonprofit focused on community security. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! PHOENIX, Ariz. – Law enforcement agencies across the United States are on high alert over an elevated terror threat, prompting Jewish communities in particular to ramp up security after a series of recent attacks, including an incident at Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan.Experts warn that the most pressing danger comes from so-called lone wolf attackers…