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Huawei finally revealed on March 16 that it will charge up to $2.5 in royalties per phone for its 5G patents, a price lower than its competitors although the company has 3,147 declared 5G patent families, the highest in the world. Huawei’s rivals have much higher royalty charges for the 5G patents they own. For example, […]

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) again requested talks with President Joe Biden over the administration’s handling of the surge in illegal aliens at the U.S.–Mexico border. McCarthy said he has not heard back from the administration after he sent Biden a letter about two weeks ago asking for a meeting over the border crisis.

The Victorian government will launch an inquiry into the early closure of the Yallourn coal-fired power station in the Latrobe Valley after state MP Melina Bath called for a report (pdf) into the economic impact of the power station’s shutdown. EnergyAustralia, the owner of Yallourn Power Station, originally announced the facility would close in 2032—but on

The Queensland government is moving to handle the state’s tourism industry crisis with the announcement they will be setting up an industry panel on Thursday to help draft plans for the recovery of the $25.5 billion tourism industry. The panel will be led by aviation guru Liz Savage and consists of heavyweights of the industry,

A federal judge this week dismissed investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson’s case against former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who she alleged had illegally spied on her and her family. Attkisson, the former CBS reporter who uncovered the “Fast and Furious” operation, had filed the lawsuit in January 2020 against Rosenstein and several Justice Department (DOJ) officials, claiming that

House Republicans during a party meeting voted to lift their decade-old self-imposed ban on earmarks, which will allow members to secure funds for their favored projects via large federal spending bills. In a 102-84 vote on Wednesday, the House Republican Conference passed a resolution by Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers to remove a 2011 ban on earmarks, so

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday used the phrase “crisis on the border” to describe the spike in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border, before walking back on her comments moments later. The Biden administration has avoided using the term “crisis” to describe the situation at the southern border. “There have been exceptions

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Thursday that he supports the idea of breaking the large infrastructure package into three parts to build bipartisan support for the different priorities. “Well, the reason they couldn’t do it the first time was that we had the urgency of the COVID vaccine. So that’s why it wasn’t done. That’s a

Hundreds of jobs will be saved at an aluminum smelter in Victoria thanks to a $76 million government deal to secure its electricity supply, which consists of renewable energy. Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed the underwriting commitment, with the public money to be spent over four years. Under the deal, AGL, Alinta, and Origin will

The Queensland government is moving to handle the state’s tourism industry crisis with the announcement they will be setting up and industry panel on Thursday to help draft plans for the recovery of the $25.5 billion tourism industry. The panel will be led by aviation guru Liz Savage and consists of heavyweights of the industry, including