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Commonwealth grants commission to recommend to treasurer how vital tax revenue should be distributed next financial yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn the ABC last night Kevin Rudd said he would continue fighting for tariff exemptions for Australian goods despite what appears to be an uphill battle in Washington.Optismism about winning a carve out seems to be fading with Australia’s ambassador to the US admitting that negotiaations had been difficult and that pointing out Ameroca’s historic trade surplus with Australia had not cut any ice.We’re up against a deep, ideological, strategic view of this Trump

RMT union wins 87% backing from members for improved package for train managers at Avanti West CoastTrain managers on Britain’s biggest intercity service, Avanti West Coast, have settled a dispute over rest-day working, ending a series of weekend strikes.The RMT union said 87% of its members had voted to accept a deal including additional pay for working weekends and an agreement on the allocation of staffing for extra shifts. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/13/pay-deal-ends-strikes-on-britains-biggest-intercity-rail-line Author : Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent Publish date : 2025-03-13 18:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

‘What more do you want from us?’ asks chancellor-in-waiting as he seeks urgent support for fiscal rule changesGermany’s chancellor-in-waiting has tried to win over the Greens to his ambitious but controversial plans to raise the country’s defence spending, promising to expand the scope of the plans and demanding of them: “What more do you actually want from us?”The outgoing parliament met on Thursday to debate the creation of a €500bn (£420bn) fund for infrastructure investment and radical changes in Germany’s borrowing limits in order to boost defence spending. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/13/german-parliament-to-debate-radical-borrowing-rule-changes-to-boost-defence Author : Kate Connolly in Berlin

Mahmoud Khalil described by former colleague at UK office for Syria as well liked and extensively vettedA detained Columbia University graduate threatened with deportation after the Trump administration claimed he poses a risk to US foreign policy is a former employee of the British government who was extensively vetted before working at the embassy in Beirut.Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate from a Columbia University master’s programme, was arrested at home on 9 March as he returned with his wife from a dinner to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/13/mahmoud-khalil-columbia-british-government-work Author