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FactCheck: have the Trump tax cuts led to lower unemployment and higher wages? No it hasn’t

September 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

Fabrizio Carmignani, Griffith University The evidence on the ground is very clear. The Trump tax cuts have led to stronger investment, stronger growth, lower unemployment [...]

New Zealand: Slow rollout of PrEP could risk more HIV infections

August 31, 2018 // 0 Comments

New Zealand became one of the first countries in the world to publicly fund PrEP (a daily pre-exposure pill that prevents HIV) in February 2018. Researchers say PrEP can help [...]

USA: Just how educated are Americans?

August 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Dora Mekouar For the first time ever, 90 percent of Americans over the age of 25 have finished high school, and more than one-third of Americans over the age of 25 has a [...]

Friend of Australia Senator John McCain has died 81

August 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

John McCain has died of brain cancer at 81 a day after halting treatment. He was Once a prisoner of war, he made two bids for president and was a towering presence in the [...]

USA: Trump Cuts More Than $200 Million in Aid to Palestinians

August 25, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Trump administration has cut more than $200 million in economic aid to the Palestinians. Administration officials said Friday the decision was made after a review of the [...]

USA: Manafort jury reaches verdict on 8 counts, mistrial declared on 10 others

August 22, 2018 // 0 Comments

CNN reports that the jury in the Paul Manafort trial has reached a verdict on eight counts, but it can’t reach consensus on 10 counts. A mistrial has been declared on [...]

USA: After “disturbance” at immigrant detention centre, 16 migrant fathers taken away overnight

August 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

Federal officials have given few details. Activists have called it a "horrifying scene." [...]

White House Caught Lying About African American Jobs Claim

August 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Trump White House was caught lying this week about African American jobs rate claim. In a rare instance White House press secretary Sarah Sanders issued a rare correction [...]

Kofi Annan -Former UN chief dies

August 18, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate has passed away. The Ghanaian [...]