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Dec 30, 2025 - World

Changes include the Victorian government expanding land taxes and Queensland introducing a child sex offender registerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCheaper medicines on the PBS, a Medicare phone service and new laws mandating businesses to accept cash payments are just some of the major changes coming into effect in the first week of 2026.Indexation increases to social security payments, changes to childcare settings and a new online mental health service will also kick in from the beginning of January. Continue reading...

Dec 30, 2025 - World

PM Modi has been stressing for dialogue and diplomacy since the Russia-Ukraine war began in February 2022.

Dec 30, 2025 - World

Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December

Dec 30, 2025 - World

Nearly a year after this border province became a focal point of Israel's response to the fall of Bashar Assad, what the Netanyahu administration then described as "temporary" security measures have hardened into a sustained military presence on Syrian soil -- complicating U.S. President Trump's efforts to turn the fragile new government in Damascus into a reliable American ally.

Dec 30, 2025 - World

Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail services through the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the U.K. and continental Europe on Tuesday, operators said, indefinitely stranding passengers during the busy end-of-year holidays.