An imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima’s main square, 22 years after it was removed, in an apparent attempt to rehabilitate the conquistador’s controversial legacy. Weighing 7 tonnes and standing 5 metres tall, the Italian Renaissance-inspired sculpture of Pizarro astride…
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention. Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden…
Only 1.5% of the money lost by gamblers in poker machines in Victorian RSLs over several years went towards improving veteran welfare, new research shows. The study, published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, analysed records submitted to the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission over a 10-year period. Between 2009…
Hamas official says list of hostages to be given ‘any moment’ As we have already mentioned, the ceasefire was due to come into effect at 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT), but Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the temporary truce ill not go ahead until Hamas provides the names of the first hostages it plans…
A Nine reporter has been stood down after allegedly taking a $50,000 payment from a billionaire for referring to him as “McLaren guy”. Adrian Portelli, known for his cash and property giveaways, became known as the “Lambo guy” in 2022 after he turned up to a house auction for popular reality TV show, The Block,…
Tax breaks for work lunches are on the cards as part of a push by the Coalition to win over small businesses, as Peter Dutton looks to regain ground in inner-city Brisbane seats. The opposition leader used a campaign rally to unveil a plan to allow tax deductions of up to $20,000 for meal and…
A infant has been killed and four children and an adult injured in a horrific house fire in Tasmania on Sunday morning. Police and emergency services responded to reports of a fire at Rokeby shortly before 9am. The house was alight when fire crews arrived to contain the blaze. A child and an adult were…
A Queensland man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a woman in a horrific act of domestic violence in a home south of Brisbane. After being treated by paramedics at the scene in the Logan suburb of Kingston on Saturday morning, the 34-year-old woman was rushed to the Royal Brisbane…
It’s not unusual to see individuals championed as heroes of climate action, with their efforts to install rooftop solar and buy electric cars promoted as pivotal in the fight to save the planet. Hero figures can motivate others to follow suit, but a University of Sydney study suggests the way the energy sector shapes this…
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s former deputy prime minister, kicked off her bid to lead Canada by boasting: “Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much” in a campaign video that quickly went viral. For Freeland, who led Canada’s re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade agreement (Nafta) with the United States and Mexico during Trump’s first term,…
