State government backs out of central Queensland wind farm
By Vanessa Jarrett

CleanCo says the project does not align with the Queensland Government Energy Roadmap, given changing energy market conditions.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/state-government-cleanco-pulls-out-of-moah-creek-wind-farm/106281190

#RenewableEnergy #GovernmentPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #VanessaJarrett

State government backs out of central Queensland wind farm

CleanCo says the project does not align with the Queensland Government Energy Roadmap, given changing energy market conditions.

First Nations leaders welcome Invasion Day rally terror probe
By Stephanie Boltje, Kirstie Wellauer, and Joanna McCarthy

Noongar woman Hannah McGlade is among many First Nations leaders who say WA Police's decision to investigate Monday's alleged Invasion Day rally attack as "a potential terrorist attack" is a step in the right direction.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/first-nations-leaders-welcome-perth-invasion-day-terror-probe/106281330

#IndigenousAustralians #Crime #Terrorism #GovernmentPolicy #StephanieBoltje #KirstieWellauer # #JoannaMcCarthy

First Nations leaders welcome Invasion Day rally terror probe

Noongar woman Hannah McGlade is among many First Nations leaders who say WA Police's decision to investigate Monday's alleged Invasion Day rally attack as "a potential terrorist attack" is a step in the right direction.

[독파모가 쏘아올린 작은 공, '소버린 AI' 기준 다시 묻다

한국 정부의 독자 AI 파운데이션 모델(독파모) 사업이 국가 대형 언어 모델(LLM)의 정의와 설계 개념을 다시 묻는 논쟁으로 확장되고 있다. 정부는 개발 결과물을 오픈소스로 공개하겠다는 원칙을 밝혔지만, 구체적인 개방과 통제 범위에 대한 명확한 입장을 밝히지 않았다.

https://news.hada.io/topic?id=26167

#ai #llm #opensource #governmentpolicy #koreantech

독파모가 쏘아올린 작은 공, '소버린 AI' 기준 다시 묻다

<p>[한국클라우드신문=이우성 기자] 정부가 추진하는 독자 인공지능(AI) 파운데이션 모델(이하 독파모) 사업을 둘러싼 논쟁이 '국가 대형 언어 모...

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When Ella needed family violence support, the silence was deafening
By Tyrone Dalton

Young Victorian victim-survivors of family violence say the state government must prioritise their needs so they can leave violent homes.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/young-victim-survivors-family-violence-response-harm-teenagers/106257876

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When Ella needed family violence support, the silence was deafening

Young Victorian victim-survivors of family violence say the state government must prioritise their needs so they can leave violent homes. 

Yukon gun owners say they're unimpressed with Ottawa's buyback program
More than 2,500 types of so-called "assault-style" weapons have been illegal in Canada since 2020. The federal government has an amnesty order in place for the guns and is offering to buy them back from businesses and individual owners. But ...
#guncontrol #governmentpolicy #Yukon #Canada #Whitehorse
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-gun-owners-say-they-re-unimpressed-with-ottawa-s-buyback-program-9.7058134?cmp=rss

US and China sign off on TikTok agreement to avoid ban
By Jason Fang

Social media giant TikTok reaches a deal for a new joint venture in the United States to avoid being banned for American users. The platform's Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, will retain a 19.9 per cent stake in the company.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-23/us-and-china-sign-off-on-tiktok-agreement-to-avoid-ban/105946464

#SocialMedia #WorldPolitics #GovernmentPolicy #JasonFang

US and China sign off on TikTok agreement to avoid ban

Social media giant TikTok reaches a deal for a new joint venture in the United States to avoid being banned for American users. The platform's Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, will retain a 19.9 per cent stake in the company.

'Ten-pound Pom' vows to boycott UK over 'money grab' passport changes
By Celina Edmonds

People who came to Australia as children from the UK as part of an organised migration scheme say they the UK's new regulations for dual citizens unfairly targets them.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/ten-pound-pom-boycotting-uk-over-passport-changes/106252052

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'Ten-pound Pom' vows to boycott UK over 'money grab' passport changes

People who came to Australia as children from the UK as part of an organised migration scheme say they the UK's new regulations for dual citizens unfairly targets them.

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