Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he will continue to make strong calls despite pledging a more empathetic tone if re-elected.A week out from polling day, Mr Morrison issued a mea culpa saying he would consult more widely and empathise a lot more, as Labor continued to attack his character as part of its campaign strategy.
Members of Australia's Filipino community have protested outside a Melbourne apartment building where the Philippines' presumptive next president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was reportedly visiting his son.Marcos Jr was making a private family visit, spokesman Victor Rodriguez told reporters in Manila.
Glen Worrell underwent more than two decades of conversion practices aimed at changing his sexual orientation which, he says, left him in a cycle of guilt and shame.The 54-year-old is among those calling for Tasmania to join Victoria, Queensland and the ACT in banning the "therapy".
Piers Morgan called c*** live on air. Source: Talk TV
A passenger on a Delta flight was shocked to find the stranger next to her taking photos of her feet. Find out how she reacted.
Scott Morrison was grilled by Tracy Grimshaw on A Current Affair, after comments made by the PM over the weekend. Source: A Current Affair
Asian shares led a global rally on Tuesday on optimism about an easing of China's crackdowns on tech and COVID-19, but concerns about rising prices worldwide set a nervy tone in markets as investors wait for more signals from policymakers.European shares followed the positive start in Asia, with the STOXX index of Europe's 600 biggest stocks up 0.
A bullish Scott Morrison has suggested he has no intentions of going anywhere, regardless of Saturday's election result. Find out more.
People accused the ad of showing 'double standards'. What do you think of the ad?
The Prime Minister was confronted with what he admitted was a 'long list' of his failures. But Scott Morrison says he saved the country.
Can you guess how many people are killed by crocodiles each year? Watch the video to find out. Narration: Sophie Chandler. Vision: Getty
More than 250 Ukrainian fighters have surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and Kyiv has ordered its entire garrison to evacuate, heralding the end of Europe's bloodiest battle in decades.Reuters witnessed buses leave the steelworks and five of them arrive in the Russian-held town of Novoazovsk on Tuesday, where Moscow said they would be treated for wounds.
Next year's New Zealand election looms as a brawl over climate policy after the opposition National party signaled stark disagreement with the government's emissions reduction plan.On Monday, Jacinda Ardern's government released a plan four years in the making, from its introduction of the Zero Carbon Act in 2018.
Republican candidates backed by former president Donald Trump have won their party's nod to run for the US Senate in North Carolina and for governor in Pennsylvania, key races that will help shape the November midterm elections.Pennsylvania state Senator Doug Mastriano, who has amplified Trump's false claims of 2020 voter fraud, will face Democratic Attorney-General Josh Shapiro in a high-profile governor's race.
The Las Vegas man accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a burst of gunfire at a Taiwanese-American church luncheon in California was licensed to work as a security guard who carries a gun, state records show.David Chou, 68, had his first court appearance on Tuesday in Orange County on charges of murder, attempted murder and use of a destructive device for allegedly killing a beloved local doctor and wounding five others.
A Lyft driver kicked out two passengers from his car after a woman made racist comments, leading the other passenger to go on a racist tirade. Source: Facebook/James W. Bode
Two Melbourne gamers have been charged with match fixing at an Esports tournament after a year-long Victoria Police investigation.A betting agency alerted police to suspicious activity linked to matches in the League of Legends Pro League tournament in June 2021.
What the major parties plan to do for retail workers. Source: Yahoo Australia
A right-wing activist's attempt to unmask an anonymous Twitter user could drag out for months ahead of a planned defamation action.Avi Yemini wants to sue the user known as PRGuy for defamation, but can't without knowing the user's identity.
Two top US defence intelligence officials are due to testify on Capitol Hill about what the government knows of unidentified flying objects, in the first public congressional hearing concerning UFOs in more than 50 years.Tuesday's hearing before a US House Intelligence subcommittee comes 11 months after a report documenting more than 140 cases of what the government officially calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," or UAPs, that US military pilots have reported observing since 2004.
