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Vulnerable teenagers placed in residential care under Victoria’s child protection service were subjected to violence in 2019-2020, with more than 700 suffering serious physical and sexual abuse, a report has found. The annual report by Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young Persons (pdf) also found that of the 7300 incidents reported for that year, eighteen […]

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk may end Greater Brisbane’s lockdown on Thursday, a day before the start of the Easter long weekend, if CCP virus testing numbers remain high and new case numbers stay low, she told reporters on Wednesday. Palaszczuk said only two new locally-acquired cases were reported since Tuesday, with no further known cases

A recent poll found that 63 percent of Americans want the government to buy goods made in the United States—even at a significantly higher cost. The Reuters-Ipsos poll, which was released on Tuesday, also showed that, while 69 percent of U.S. respondents believe a product being made in America is at least somewhat important, 37

Former President Donald Trump on March 30 endorsed the reelection bid of South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick, passing over Lin Wood, an attorney who filed several post-election lawsuits with the goal of overturning the results in Trump’s favor. “Drew McKissick has done an outstanding job as South Carolina GOP Chairman, electing more Republicans

The Chinese consul general in Brazil openly mocked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him a “running dog” to the U.S. government, and accusing him of ruining the friendly foreign relations between China and Canada. Li Yang, China’s highest-ranking diplomat in Rio de Janeiro, called Trudeau “boy” and a “spendthrift” in English on Twitter on March

A Mexican man has been charged with human smuggling that led to the deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan people in a car crash near Holtville, California, earlier this month. Jose Cruz Noguez of Mexicali, Mexico, was charged in federal court on Tuesday with coordinating the smuggling event on March 2 that resulted in a mass casualty crash

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Tuesday that he is under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) over “sexual conduct with women,” but denied reports of a relationship with a teenage girl or any criminal wrongdoing. His remarks follow a New York Times report that claims Gaetz, who represents parts of western Florida, had a

The ACCC is reporting that Australian businesses have lost more than $14 million as a result of payment redirection scams, with the average losses in 2021 more than five times higher than average losses in the same period last year. The scams, also known as business email compromise scams, impersonate businesses or employees via email

An emergency holding facility in Fort Bliss, Texas, will receive its first 500 unaccompanied minors from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) announced that the Fort Bliss Emergency Intake Site, which is located near El Paso, will take in the group of

A Florida couple have pleaded guilty to federal charges related to their employment of illegal immigrants at their restaurants, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. Ji Lin Qiu, 44, and his wife, Gui Zhen Yang, 37, who both live in Palm Coast, are permanent U.S. residents who came from China.