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The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, says the proposal will deliver more flights for Australians, create more jobs and strengthen competition in the aviation sector. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGambling giant Sportsbet will no longer advertise live betting odds and multi-bet options during sport broadcasts, acknowledging strong community criticism.The decision has been made despite the federal government’s decision to defer any action on gambling ads until after the election.Sportsbet can confirm that after listening to stakeholder and community sentiment on gambling advertising, we have taken the decision to remove integrations and ‘odds style’

Trump’s budget chief and head of personnel management direct bosses to provide detailed plans by 13 MarchUS government agency heads have been given a 13 March deadline to produce a plan for drastically slashing the federal workforce as Donald Trump reinforced warnings that workers who failed to account for what they do could be fired.A White House memo issued on Wednesday directed bosses to provide details of their workforce reduction plans in the most specific instruction yet to managers to cut stuff who are deemed unnecessary or inefficient. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/federal-layoffs-trump Author : Robert Tait in Washington

Guo Qingshan’s image of a cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River in Hubei province has been viewed millions of timesA cliff on the edge of the Yangtze River has become an overnight sensation in China after a Shanghai-based designer posted a photo of it earlier this month likening it to a dog.Guo Qingshan took the photo, which he captioned “Puppy Mountain”, while on a hike near his home town of Yichang, in Hubei province, in late January. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/26/viral-photo-makes-puppy-mountain-in-china-an-instant-sensation Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-26 17:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries reach the green transition and watering down environmental reporting demands on companies.Publishing its “clean industrial deal” on Wednesday, the European Commission said it had a plan to help polluting industries, such as steel and cement, make the switch to the net zero emissions future, as well as boosting clean tech companies, such as firms making electric vehicle charging points. Continue