FBI Director James Comey for the first time has publicly confirmed that his agency is investigating possible collusion between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign and whether any crimes were committed during the 2016 US elections. “They wanted to hurt our democracy, hurt her (Democrat Hillary Clinton), help him (Trump). I think all three we […]
The White House defended President Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor Barack Obama had ordered wiretapping Trump Tower and played down FBI’s probe into Russian election meddling. “There’s still a lot of information that needs to be discussed,” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said about Trump’s wiretapping accusation at his daily press briefing, soon […]
House Republican leaders unveiled a set of changes to modify their ObamaCare or Affordable Care Act replacement bill, as they seek to win more votes for the legislation, a media report said. The changes issued on Monday night mark efforts by Republican leaders and the White House to appease both conservatives and moderates who have […]
US President Donald Trump dropped 220 points on Forbes magazine’s 2017 Billionaires List, putting his net worth at $3.5 billion, down $1 billion from the rankings it issued a year ago, a media report said. According to the list published on Monday, his current position leaves him tied with 19 others as the 544th richest […]
US President Donald Trump’s administration will appeal rulings by two federal judges who blocked his second attempt to institute a travel ban, media reports said. “We intend to appeal the flawed rulings,” White House spokesman Sean Spicer said in his daily press briefing on Thursday, referring to temporary stays issued by federal judges in Hawaii […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Dutch Prime Minister Rutte won the elections but lost a friend like Turkey, media reports said. “Rutte, you might have finished the elections as the first party, but you should know that you lost a friend like Turkey,” Xinhua news agency quoted Erdogan as saying at a rally […]
The US intelligence community and defence officials are anticipating that North Korea will soon carry out a new round of testing of its missile and nuclear programme, a media report said on Friday. The officials are closely monitoring the regime’s programmes and there are growing intelligence indicators of fresh and concerning activity inside North Korea, […]
Around $120 will be shaved off the average Green Slip for motorists across the State under the NSW Government’s fairer and more affordable CTP reforms, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Finance, Services and Property Victor Dominello have announced. Under the new model, there will be a new safety net allowing all injured road users […]
Based on current growth trends, international student enrolments across NSW will hit 300,000 in 2017, after a record year in 2016 when enrolments grew by 11.1% to 268,500. NSW’s higher education sector saw the biggest enrolment growth nationwide in 2016 at 15.3% year on year, and remains the most popular destination with 106,160 enrolments. Minister […]
Opposition to the Republican health care bill strengthened, as key industry groups that had supported Affordable Care Act (ACA) or the ‘Obamacare’, said its replacement could harm vulnerable Americans, the media reported. The American Medical Association, which bills itself as the largest organisation of doctors in the nation, in a letter on Wednesday, detailed its […]