Kamala Harris rejects Republican accusations of “childlessness.”

US Vice President Kamala Harris has rejected Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' suggestion that the Democratic presidential candidate is not modest because she has no biological children. Harris said the Arkansas governor's views on family are outdated and spoke about her own “modern family,” which includes her husband Doug Emhoff and his two children from … Read more

Dodd Court Inquiry in Cleveland: Coroner rejects subpoena from former Corrections Secretary Bill Johnston

Cleveland Dodd's grieving parents stormed the courtroom and announced they would not return after their request to have former Corrections Minister Bill Johnston appear before their son's inquest was rejected by the coroner. Mr Johnston signed off on the establishment of the controversial Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison, where the 16-year-old sustained fatal injuries in … Read more

WA police union rejects wage agreement and describes state offer as “outright insult”

The Western Australian Police Union has rejected a new collective agreement proposed by the state government as a “blatant insult”. The union said in a statement on Tuesday that it received an offer from Western Australia Police last week for a 5 percent increase in the first year, followed by a 3.5 percent increase the … Read more

Hong Kong rejects Jimmy Lai's request to overturn the verdict

Hong Kong's Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a request to overturn the convictions of media magnate Jimmy Lai and six other democracy activists for an unauthorized assembly in 2019. Lai, 76, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and six others, including veteran Democrat Martin Lee, were found guilty of organizing and participating in an … Read more