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Japan receives more revenue from Australian gas imports than the Albanese Government collects from exports of the valuable resource, an inquiry has been told.A Senate inquiry is probing Australia’s gas tax arrangements amid calls for a new 25 per cent tax on exports or an increase to the petroleum resource rent tax on windfall profits – proposals gas companies warn could put Australia’s energy security at risk.The Australia Institute estimates a new 25 per cent tax would generate a whopping $17 billion a year.Executive director Richard Denniss told the inquiry on Tuesday that the proposal was about fairness and a…

SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Monday (Apr 20) that he and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim agreed on the importance of upholding diplomacy in a call amid the war in the Middle East.The two prime ministers also discussed how Singapore and Malaysia can fortify supply chain resilience.”We agreed on the importance of sustained diplomacy to secure a durable resolution to the crisis,” said Mr Wong, who is also Singapore’s Finance Minister.”We also discussed how Singapore and Malaysia can work more closely to strengthen supply chain resilience,” he added in a Facebook post. Mr Wong said that he…

NewsFeedActivists with the Global Sumud Flotilla have disrupted the MSC Maya, a cargo ship they believe was carrying materials used for Israeli weapons to the ports of Ashdod and Haifa. The vessel is operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company, which Al Jazeera confirms has carried hundreds of shipments to and from illegal Israeli settlements.Published On 21 Apr 202621 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Alabama woman, her pregnant teenage daughter and her 12-year-old son were found brutally murdered in their home, authorities said.Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said deputies responded to a home in Wilmer just after 2:30 a.m., where they discovered the three bodies in separate rooms with their hands tied behind their backs.The victims were identified as 46-year-old Lisa Gail Fields, who was stabbed; 17-year-old Keziah Arionna Luker, who was shot; and 12-year-old Thomas Cordelle Jr., who had his throat cut and was nearly decapitated.”It was a brutal scene,” Burch said. “If you’ve…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Montreal said it closed the Île Mercier bridge to vehicle traffic as of 7 p.m. Monday due to spring flooding risks. Officials say the bridge, located in the L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève borough, will remain open to pedestrians but will be closed to vehicles until further notice due to high water levels on the Rivière des Prairies.Residents are being asked to avoid the area and follow sign instructions.Authorities also said that Chemin de l’Anse-à-l’Orme, between Chemin de Senneville and Timberlea Trail, has been closed since 5 p.m. Sunday.The city says its spring…

James Gunn has begun production on a new Superman sequel.Marking the next phase of DC’s cinematic relaunch of the decades-long franchise, the 59-year-old director and co-head of DC Studios has confirmed filming on Superman: Man of Tomorrow by sharing an image from the set including a chess board, a Van Kull Prison badge labelled for inmate A Luthor and a bag of Ruffles potato chips.The film marks a continuation of the rebooted DC Universe following the commercial success of Superman in 2025, which grossed more than $US600 million ($A836 million) worldwide.It is scheduled for release on July 9 2027, as…

First all-women cohort of winners hails from Colombia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, the UK and the US.This year’s prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to six grassroots environmental activists from around the world for their efforts to fight climate change and save biodiversity.For the first time since the prize was created in 1989 by philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman, all recipients of the award are women: Iroro Tanshi, from Nigeria; Borim Kim, from South Korea; Sarah Finch, from the United Kingdom; Theonila Roka Matbob, from Papua New Guinea; Alannah Acaq Hurley, from the United States; and Yuvelis…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginians for Fair Elections, a main group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve a ballot referendum that will allow the state to redraw its congressional maps, has been pumped with millions in cash from a web of George Soros-backed dark money groups and top Democratic Party officials.The money the group has garnered ahead of Tuesday’s vote, which is poised to allow Democrats in the House of Representatives to potentially take four seats from Republicans going into the midterms, also comes from leading Democratic Party figures and organizations like Nancy Pelosi and…

For years, Stephen A. Smith’s many football blunders have been easy enough to explain away.He’s not an NFL guy (remember when he said the three key players for a game were three guys who weren’t playing in the game?) Stephen A. Smith falsely claimed the Warriors haven’t made the playoffs since 2022, but Golden State reached the second round in both 2023 and 2025. (Jerome Miron/Imagn Images)He’s definitely not a college football guy (remember when he called Jalen Milroe Jalen “Milroy” multiple times and then read the wrong stat line after a College Football Playoff game?).CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE…