“I can think of no other festival that has had to deal with as many tragedies and dramas as we do – it’s never-ending,” says former Melburnian Janet DeNeefe.
Category: Default
Protesters clash with police in India after late-night cremation of gang rape victim
The woman’s body was cremated at a ceremony her family said took place without their permission, prompting protests across the country.
Trump’s debate remark puts white supremacy at focus of campaign
Even many of the US President’s staunch supporters struggled to make sense of his comments and spin them in a favourable light.
Trump shows American democracy is in terrible danger
Trump has told us in innumerable ways that either he will be reelected or he will delegitimise the vote by claiming that all mail-in ballots are invalid.
No end in sight for Azerbaijan, Armenia clash as world leaders call for ceasefire
Meeting with wounded servicemen, Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliyev said Armenia must “unconditionally, completely and immediately leave” Nagorno-Karabakh.
Seagram’s heiress Clare Bronfman sentenced for role in NXIVM sex cult
Bronfman helped non-citizens get into the country, promising them visas and payment, but once they got stateside, she did not pay them as promised.
Tory MPs curb Johnson’s ability to order a second national lockdown
The virus is not yet spreading with the same speed as the first wave but hospital admissions are increasing, particularly among the elderly.
Voting lawsuits pile up across US as election approaches
The lawsuits are all the more important because President Donald Trump has raised the prospect that the election may wind up before the Supreme Court.
‘Embarrassment’: Trump, Biden assess debate as rule change flagged
The group that manages US presidential election debates said it will take steps to bring order to the final two contests between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Britain considered Australian-style offshore asylum centre: report
Reports suggest the British Home Secretary Priti Patel floated plans to send asylum seekers to a remote island in the southern Atlantic.