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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says he supports the Voice “in principle” because being able to consult First Nations people “in respect of matters that affect them” is incredibly important.“I think this is a time where we should be united as a country, but we should also have a respectful debate,” Mr Perrottet told Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.“And as Peter Dutton has raised concerns, he is completely right to do that.” Source: Sky News

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A Reddit user sought advice from others on whether it was OK or not for her to ask her adult daughter to split the rent with her.Reddit user “throwaway_dating224” posted on the “Am I the A*****e” (AITA) subreddit on Jan. 30 asking if she was in the wrong for wanting her live-in 25-year-old daughter to pay part of the house rent payment.The user said her daughter moved into her home in 2019 while she was attending college. REDDIT USERS SIDE WITH FATHER OF THE BRIDE WHO WAS SNUBBED BY ‘BRIDEZILLA’ DAUGHTER WHEN HE DIDN’T EAT CAKE It’s unclear from the post whether…

The crime crisis sweeping Alice Springs has seen a “dramatic improvement” since the introduction of a two-day ban on takeaway alcohol as a decision looms over whether to reinstate blanket liquor restrictions. The Northern Territory government reintroduced alcohol restrictions last week in response to mounting pressure over surging crime and alcohol-fuelled violence. Under the new measures no takeaway alcohol can be sold in Alice Springs on Mondays and Tuesdays, with sales limited between 3pm and 7pm on remaining days.Central Australian GP Dr John Boffa told Sky News Australia’s Kieran Gilbert the two-day ban alone has already had a noticeable effect within the…

Like a funnel full of bitumen forever about to drip, the FTSE 100 is oily, dull and ostensibly inert. It’s been three weeks since Bloomberg splashed on the index nearing a record high and still we wait, transfixed for reasons unclear by an experiment seemingly without end.The FTSE’s up 14 per cent this millennium, so its 7 per cent jump in the month to mid-January caught some level-watchers off guard. A fresh high already within sight and the news otherwise pretty quiet, the FT’s markets desk rushed to prepare a piece for when the champagne moment finally arrived. Perhaps it…

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Good morning. The Unhedged team is back on our feet. A little cold is not enough to make us miss Fed day. Today we’ve taken the vital signs of US consumers, and found them to still be in rude health. That is one of several factors that will keep Jay Powell and his team at the central bank on their toes. Send us your thoughts: robert.armstrong@ft.com and ethan.wu@ft.com.The US consumer isn’t hunkering downThe lingering pandemic shock makes the US consumer hard to read. To understand what’s happening, two distinctions are crucial: nominal vs real, and goods vs services.The place where…

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a Q&A at Teesside University, on Jan. 30, 2023.Oli Scarff | Wpa Pool | Getty Images NewSThe U.K. formally laid out plans to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, with the government looking to rein in some of the reckless business practices that emerged over the past year and contributed to the demise of FTX.In a widely-anticipated industry consultation launched Tuesday, the government proposed a number of measures aimed at bringing regulation of crypto asset businesses in line with that of traditional financial firms.Among the proposals unveiled Tuesday was a move that would strengthen rules…

Shortly after the military coup in 2021, those tensions escalated again.  HOW THE KAREN ARE TREATED  Mr Uthai Payapthanakorn works for a Thai-Karen non-governmental organisation (NGO) which has seen firsthand how the Myanmar military is handling the insurgency.  “Previously, they mostly used ground troops, but now they are using planes to shoot and drop bombs, forcing our Karen brothers to flee,” said Mr Payapthanakorn.  The fighting has caused a fresh influx of people to cross into Thailand seeking refuge. Footage by Thai authorities shows injured people caught in the crossfire being treated in nearby clinics.  But such care may not…

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