US man shoots off-duty ICE agent who allegedly attacked him and daughter pred 1 uro in 21 minutami ICE official, who was sleeping on man’s lawn and appeared ‘intoxicated’, faces felony charges, California police sayA 72-year-old man shot an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official in California early on Friday morning after the “intoxicated and agitated” official assaulted him and his daughter on their property, local authorities allege.The Fresno police department said that the ICE official was receiving medical care after being shot in the midsection. The official, identified as David Gonzalez, is facing felony charges for assaulting the father-daughter duo, Fresno police said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hanson seems more and more like the de facto opposition leader. At CPAC, Angus Taylor warmed the seat for her pred 1 uro in 24 minutami Cooperation between One Nation and the Liberals ‘up to Angus Taylor’, Pauline Hanson says at conservative conference. How would that work?Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe annual Conservative Political Action Conference billed itself as a chance for the leaders of the three main conservative parties – Liberals, Nationals and One Nation – to make their pitch and compete for rightwing voters.The reception they received in Brisbane on Saturday suggests Pauline Hanson is effectively the preferred opposition leader, with Angus Taylor relegated to leading a minor party.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Albanese wants universal childcare to be his legacy. But paying for it isn’t as easy as ABC pred 1 uro in 25 minutami Labor is running out of time to make its case to Australian families about how they are going to make childcare accessible and affordable for allGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastRachel Hill, a mother of two from Sydney, explains the maths of family planning.The not-for-profit worker recently bumped up her workload from two days a week to full-time to try to cover ever-rising costs. Instead, the additional money has been swallowed by childcare fees. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Falling international student numbers create ‘massive problems’ for Australian universities, expert warns pred 1 uro in 25 minutami Immigration debate and visa uncertainty is putting students off and increasing pressure on budgetsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUniversity leaders warn they’re struggling to fill international student places due to visa uncertainty and heated political debate on immigration, with regional areas hit the hardest and concern that financial deficits could affect domestic students.The latest numbers from the Department of Education in October show on average universities are filling just two-thirds of their allocated places, and just five public universities have reached more than 80% capacity, all in capital cities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man dies after jumping into tiger enclosure at Yorkshire zoo pred 3 urami in 11 minutami Police say man was pronounced dead at the scene after being attacked by tigerA man has died after being attacked by a tiger after jumping into its enclosure at a zoo in Yorkshire, police have said.Yorkshire Wildlife Park was evacuated shortly after the incident and the site will remain closed on Sunday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt pred 3 urami in 14 minutami Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical careChrista Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal injection and is back in prison, her lawyers said on Saturday.Pike, 50, returned to the Deborah K Johnson rehabilitation center, where she has been imprisoned for the last three decades, her attorneys, Stephen Ferrell, Luke Ihnen, Randy Spivey and Kelly Gleason, said in a statement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
