Politics

Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: Who are the presidential candidates?
February 23, 2023 10:56 PM AEDT | By ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria will elect a new president on Saturday to take over from Muhammadu Buhari in a contest pitting the old guard against a third...

Factbox-Nigeria election 2023: how it all works
February 23, 2023 06:01 PM AEDT | By ReutersBy MacDonald Dzirutwe and Sofia Christensen ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerians are set to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that a...

Argentina government loses Senate power after senators exit coalitio...
February 23, 2023 01:28 PM AEDT | By ReutersBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's ruling Peronist coalition was dealt a blow on Wednesday when four of its senators announced their departure, weak...

Buenos Aires opposition mayor Larreta set to join election race
February 23, 2023 05:17 AM AEDT | By ReutersBy Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, mayor of Argentine capital Buenos Aires, is set to announce his 2023 presidential...

Sierra Leone opposition party names runner-up for 2023 presidential...
February 21, 2023 06:30 PM AEDT | By ReutersFREETOWN (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's main opposition party has named Samura Kamara, the runner-up in the last presidential election, as its candidate f...

Nigeria's Atiku promises unity, economic bounce in final campaign ra...
February 20, 2023 06:16 PM AEDT | By ReutersYOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar on Saturday said he would bring peace and unity to the country and improve its...

Peru Congress passes complaint against ex-President Castillo for all...
February 18, 2023 06:29 AM AEDT | By ReutersLIMA, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Peru's Congress passed a constitutional complaint against former President Pedro Castillo, who was ousted in December, for al...

Nigerian police say protesters who attack banks, ATMs to be treated...
February 18, 2023 05:50 AM AEDT | By ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian police on Friday said some citizens frustrated by cash shortages in the country were attacking banks and vandalising cash-d...

Documents show other Lehrmann allegations
December 02, 2022 04:01 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Other women reported sexual assault and harassment allegations against a man accused of raping Brittany Higgins in 2019, court documents show.</p>

Work starts on federal corruption watchdog
December 02, 2022 03:50 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>With the passing of laws to set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission, work has begun to get it operating by mid-2023.</p>

Vic Labor unveils post-election cabinet
December 02, 2022 01:27 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A Victorian Labor government minister has been dumped from cabinet after seven MPs shifted their factional allegiance following Saturday's election...

Push for national reforms in rape cases
December 02, 2022 12:16 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Prosecutors have dropped the case against Brittany Higgins' accused rapist due to the impacts on her mental health and advocates say urgent reforms...

Boost for young children with a disability
December 02, 2022 10:51 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Young children with a newly-diagnosed disability or emerging developmental concerns can access projects backed by $13.8 million in federal governme...

Consumers now safer from dodgy lenders
December 02, 2022 10:12 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>A crackdown on rogue lenders will protect vulnerable consumers struggling to make ends meet, advocates say.</p>

Feds call for unity to lower energy prices
December 02, 2022 08:52 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Federal ministers have urged the states and territories to put their differences aside and do their bit to lower energy prices.</p>

Vic Liberal leadership contest down to two
December 01, 2022 05:43 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Incoming Hawthorn MP John Pesutto and opposition frontbencher Brad Battin will face off for the Liberal leadership after the only other nominee wit...

Don't bank on rates present for Christmas
December 01, 2022 05:22 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Mortgage holders are likely to get slugged with at least one more interest rate rise, with the central bank about to make its final cash rate call...

Workplace law changes all but locked in
December 01, 2022 04:39 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>The raging debate over industrial relations changes is coming to a head after the controversial changes passed the Senate.</p>

Ex-minister accused of intimidating staff
December 01, 2022 04:29 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>An under-pressure former federal cabinet minister has been accused in parliament of inappropriately seeking to pressure public servants.</p>

Wong in NZ talks on climate, security
December 01, 2022 04:25 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS<p>Foreign Minister Penny Wong and her New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta will meet in Canberra for talks on regional security and Pacific climate...
Recent Articles

The OneStream-Howwe Platform Digitalizes...
September 19, 2023 10:07 PM AEST | By EIN Presswire
IPCO and NFW strategic partnership enabl...
September 14, 2023 10:00 PM AEST | By EIN Presswire
i2i Population Health Platform Fuels Mam...
September 14, 2023 10:00 PM AEST | By EIN Presswire
New Study Confirms Child and Youth Suici...
September 13, 2023 07:48 AM AEST | By EIN Presswire