Australia's billionaires saw their wealth surge by nearly $50,000 per minute in the past year, according to Oxfam. Meanwhile, Barnaby Joyce headlines an anti-abortion rally in Sydney, Peter Garrett leads an inquiry into Aukus, and a smart drug shows promise against cancer.
Australia's billionaires saw their wealth increase by nearly $50,000 per minute in the past year, according to Oxfam. Meanwhile, anti-abortion rallies gain traction, a smart drug shows promise against cancer, and Peter Garrett leads an inquiry into the Aukus pact.
Former environment minister Peter Garrett will lead an independent inquiry into the Aukus defence pact, launched by Labor veterans and public figures concerned about the $368bn plan's scrutiny and potential risks.
Former environment minister Peter Garrett will lead a five-month community inquiry into Australia's $368bn Aukus defence pact. The inquiry will examine delivery timelines, budget, nuclear waste management, and strategic interests, addressing concerns about a lack of parliamentary scrutiny.
The board of the vocational charity has shown a ‘catastrophic failure of governance’, according to a member of the group’s councilThe trustees of City & Guilds London Institute have been accused of attempting to dodge accountability for a “catastrophic failure of governance” by stalling on the launch of an independent inquiry into the £166m sale of the vocational charity’s training and accreditation business last October.Members of the 148-year-old body voted overwhelmingly last month for the trustee board to trigger what would be the third investigation into how the foundation sold its operations to the private operator PeopleCert in October. Continue reading...
John Edwards says he is fully cooperating with ICO’s independent inquiry into ‘HR matters’The UK’s information commissioner has stepped back from his job after the data protection regulator launched an independent workplace investigation into unspecified “HR matters”.John Edwards, the national watchdog for information rights, data privacy and transparency among public bodies, said he was cooperating with the investigation in a post on his LinkedIn account. Continue reading...
An independent inquiry into Bristol Brunel Academy has found no evidence of antisemitism or influence from lobby groups in the postponement of a visit by Labour MP Damien Egan last September. The review, conducted by retired headteacher Joan McVittie, concluded the decision was made solely on safeguarding grounds after the school learned a protest was being planned. Concerns included unknown protest size, which groups would be involved, and risk of local activists joining. A snap Ofsted inspection also found no evidence of partisan political views. The DfE stated antisemitic incidents in educational settings have more than doubled since October 2023.
