3 d. ago We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response | Surangel Whipps Jr

Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exportsWatching from the western Pacific, we saw many describe Australia’s recent election as a decisive moment for climate and energy policy. If that was the case, the people of Australia have spoken loud and clear.Like many of us in the Pacific had hoped, most Australians wanted to throw off the shackles of the last decade’s “climate wars” and usher in a new era of responsible climate and energy policy, one that harnesses the limitless potential of Australia’s renewable energy superpowers and helps lead the Pacific region and the world to a safer and more prosperous climate future. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Asylum seeker who tried to win the right to stay in Britain because he was gay has his case thrown out

Esmir Demaj petitioned for the right to stay in Britain because he was a 'gay' man but was later found to have deliberately 'misled' the Home Office.

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2 w. ago Nevada hearing could provide look into dispute over who will control Murdoch empire

Case has been unfolding in state court in Reno but proceedings have remained under sealA hearing before Nevada’s high court today could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case over the Murdoch family trust has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, Nevada. But the proceedings have remained under seal, with the Nevada courts barely acknowledging the legal action even exists. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nevada hearing could provide look into legal battle to control Murdoch empire

Case has been unfolding in state court in Reno but proceedings have remained under sealA hearing before Nevada’s high court on Wednesday could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case over the Murdoch family trust has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, Nevada. But the proceedings have remained under seal, with the Nevada courts barely acknowledging the legal action even exists. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nevada hearing may give first public view into legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire

A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public view into a secretive case about who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after he dies

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4 w. ago Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire

Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate himI have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon BrownThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has made a new complaint to British police over allegations that Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper empire obstructed justice, after stating he has spoken to officers involved in the original phone-hacking inquiry.Writing in the Guardian, Brown said one of the detectives had alleged they believed there was “significant evidence” that News Group Newspapers (NGN) deleted millions of emails to pervert the course of justice. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon Brown

Evidence suggests an elaborate cover-up. The Met must actFormer UK prime minister makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire The groundbreaking apology to Prince Harry from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) has not closed an era of investigation and litigation into media corruption. It has opened it up. Far from ending one of the most sordid chapters in British media history, it is raising fundamental, troubling and as yet unresolved questions – and today I am making a criminal complaint to the Met and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) alleging that I am, along with many others, a victim of the obstruction of the course of justice by NGN.This is not an allegation made lightly. It is informed by recently available evidence, and by the statements of senior officers involved in the original investigations into unlawful newsgathering, who have now stated to me that they were misled.Gordon Brown was UK prime minister 2007 to 2010Do you have an opinion on the ...

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