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Senator Mathew Canavan (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Nationals in the Senate): I must give it to the newly elected Labor government: they are already smashing records. Yesterday they broke a major election promise in just their first day at work here in parliament. That must be some kind of record! At the election, the Labor Party promised—I'm quoting from their own policy—to 'cut power bills for families and businesses by $275 a year for homes by 2025 compared to today.' Yesterday, in the Governor-General's address, there was not a mention of the $275 saving at all; instead, there was just a vague commitment to 'help save families hundreds of dollars on their electricity bills'. Where has the $275 gone now? Australians are asking the newly elected Labor government: 'Where is our $275 that you promised?' This is a massive broken promise that will hurt Australian families already struggling with crushing increases in the cost of living. Since the elect...

  The Georgia Guidestones Explosion to  The Georgia Guidestones was a  granite  monument that stood in  Elbert County, Georgia , United States from 1980 to 2022. It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg).The structure was sometimes referred to as an "American  Stonehenge ".The creators of the monument believed that there was going to be an upcoming social, nuclear, or economic calamity and wanted the monument to serve as a guide for humanity afterward. Though initially gaining little controversy, they became subject to conspiracy theories alleging a connection to  satanism .On the morning of July 6, 2022, the guidestones were heavily damaged in a  bombing . and were dismantled later the same day. The Georgia Guidestones inscription read: Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature. Guide reproduction wisely – improving...

Vladimir Putin gave a video address to greet the participants of a plenary session of the 10 th  St Petersburg International Legal Forum. This year’s plenary session was themed  Law in a Multipolar World . The video address was recorded during the President’s recent visit to St Petersburg.

  Reserve Bank of Australia :   At its meeting today, the  Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 1.35 per cent. It also increased the interest rate on Exchang e Settlement balances by 50 basis points to 1.25 per cent. Global inflation is high. It is being boosted by COVID-related disruptions to supply chains, the war in Ukraine and strong demand which is putting pressure on productive capacity. Monetary policy globally is responding to this higher inflation, although it will be some time yet before inflation returns to target in most countries. Inflation in Australia is also high, but not as high as it is in many other countries. Global factors account for much of the increase in inflation in Australia, but domestic factors are also playing a role. Strong demand, a tight labour market and capacity constraints in some sectors are contributing to the upward pressure on prices. The floods are also affecting some pr...

Premier Danial Andrews As part of Victoria’s continued response to the coronavirus pandemic and as we continue to manage the challenges winter presents, I have extended the pandemic declaration to apply to the State of Victoria from 11.59pm Tuesday 12 July for three months. The pandemic declaration gives the Minister for Health the authority to make pandemic orders she considers reasonably necessary to protect public health after considering the Chief Health Officer’s advice and other relevant factors, including social and economic factors. Recently, a number of modest and sensible changes to pandemic orders were made to allow Victorians to live safely with COVID-19 while reducing transmission and hospitalisations. This extended declaration will enable those key settings to remain in place over winter, protecting Victorians and our health system. The declaration was made under section 165AE of the  Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008  after consultation with, and consideratio...