Andrew Brown

England

"Clickbait journalism at its very worst" — the Bishop of Newcastle. "Trash journalism" — Richard Dawkins. Orwell Prize, Templeton journalism prize, etc

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Trump meeting cancellation 'always a chance': treasurer

1 week ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Donald Trump had been due to hold a meeting with Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of the G7 summit. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)The cancellation of Anthony Albanese's one-on-one meeting with Donald Trump is not surprising given the Middle Eastern instability, the treasurer says. The prime minister was set to meet with the US president on the sidelines of the G7 leaders summit in Canada, but Mr Trump is leaving early due to the conflict between Iran and Israel.
Betting giant fined millions for 'VIP' spam splurge

1 week ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Tabcorp has paid a $4 million fine for breaching spam laws thousands of times. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)The communications watchdog has fined betting giant Tabcorp $4 million for thousands of breaches of spam laws. The Australian Communications and Media Authority found Tabcorp sent more than 2500 messages over text and WhatsApp to VIP customers between February and May 2024 without an option for recipients to unsubscribe.
Minister plays down American review of AUKUS deal

1 week ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

A US review of a submarine pact has sparked calls for a plan B in the event the deal sinks. (Colin Murty/AAP PHOTOS)A US review of a deal to provide Australia with nuclear submarines is routine, the defence minister says, despite calls for a backup plan in case the Trump administration scraps AUKUS. The Pentagon on Thursday announced a review of the three-nation pact that would give Australia nuclear submarines, to see if the agreement lined up with President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
Australia calls for Middle East conflict de-escalation

1 week ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined other countries in calling for a de-escalation. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)Anthony Albanese has joined calls for Israel and Iran to de-escalate their bombing campaigns, amid fears the Middle East conflict will escalate even more. Israel and Iran began trading missile blows on Friday after the Israeli military launched attacks with the stated aim of wiping out Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Viewpoint with Andrew Brown: This New World lacks one vital component

2 weeks ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Andrew Brown

AN INTERESTING example of the blindness of the secular press: The New European has relaunched itself as The New World. It is the voice of the outrage felt by the decent liberal middle classes who believed until the Brexit referendum that they ran the country. Although The New European started in the summer of 2016 as an angry pop-up that was meant to last for only four weeks, it has kept going as a weekly, now profitable, and with 35,000 paying readers.
'No corruption': Brittany Higgins' $2.4m payout cleared

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

An anti-corruption body has released its verdict on Brittany Higgins' government payout. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)The federal anti-corruption watchdog has found that a $2.4 million compensation payout made to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins had "no corruption issue". Ms Higgins reached the compensation agreement with the Commonwealth in December 2022 after her alleged rape in Parliament House in 2019.
Australian sanctions against Israel 'sends a signal'

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong announced the sanctions against two Israeli ministers. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)The sanctioning of two Israeli ministers signals Australia will be more assertive in pushing for a two-state solution in the Middle East, an expert says. The federal government applied sanctions against Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in a co-ordinated move with allies Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom.
Parenting payments to increase to match inflation

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Families with children will get more government help from July when payments are indexed. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)Parents are set to get a financial boost with increases to social security payments. A range of welfare payments will rise by 2.4 per cent from the beginning of July as part of indexation, the increases in line with inflation.
Industrial disputes drop to lowest level in two years

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Industrial disputes across Australia dropped significantly in the first three months of 2025. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)The number of industrial disputes has fallen to a two-year low, new figures reveal, despite major work outages affecting public transport commuters. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed there were 44 disputes during the first three months of 2025, 34 of those being new ones.
'Partial tick': coalition cautious on PM's summit idea

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Andrew Brown

Anthony Albanese believes a productivity summit will help workers and employers. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)The federal opposition has given the government a partial tick over its upcoming productivity summit, saying that at least Labor recognises there is a problem. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the plan on Tuesday, saying the gathering of business, union and other leaders in Canberra in August would focus on ways to lift economic output. "A round table.