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Nationals Leader David Littleproud says the federal government has not done “any modelling” to see “what the cost burden” of safeguards against carbon emissions will be. “This is an ideological move … as it sits at the moment, no detail, no consultation, just an ideology,” Mr Littleproud told Sky News Australia. “When you do that without any numbers, without having done any of the consultation or any of the analysis, someone will pay the bill for this.“This is all unravelling before our eyes.” Source: Sky News

CNN  —  Classes resume Wednesday at the University of Idaho, just weeks after many students abandoned the campus amidst anxieties that the person responsible for the gruesome stabbing deaths of four students in November had yet to be found. The arrest of a suspect over winter break, however, has alleviated many students’ fears, allowing them to walk into classrooms Wednesday with more confidence in their safety. Still, the community’s long-held sense of security has been irrevocably shattered, some university members say. “It definitely seems like a different place,” sophomore Shua Mulder said to CNN affiliate KXLY. “I’m hanging out with…

California authorities will resume their search for a 5-year-old boy who went missing near San Miguel earlier this week, saying it was a “top priority” for search and rescue teams.Kyle Doan, a 5-year-old kindergarten student at Lillian Larsen Elementary School in San Miguel, was separated from his family on Monday, Jan. 9, after he was swept away by raging floodwaters in Central California following days of torrential rainfall causing catastrophic flooding.The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said an effort to locate him will resume “first thing” Wednesday morning.”The Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue operations continue to look for missing…

On January 8, supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s presidential palace, Congress, and Supreme Court demanding a coup to reinstate him to power. So-called “Bolsonaristas” smashed windows and furniture in the Supreme Court building. They climbed onto the roof of the Congress building and unfurled a banner that read “intervention”. They destroyed and stole works of art and broke glass panels. They roamed the presidential palace chanting pro-Bolsonaro slogans. They pulled a policeman from his horse and beat him to the ground. These shocking scenes in Brasilia were eerily similar to those we witnessed at…

Tokyo/Hong Kong CNN  —  Japan has culled just under 10 million birds as it confronts a massive outbreak of avian flu, which is threatening to put further strain on poultry supply and increase the price of eggs. In a statement Tuesday, the agriculture ministry said 9.98 million animals had been killed this season, surpassing a previous record of 9.87 million that were slaughtered in fiscal 2020, during a previous bird flu crisis. The latest cull included mostly chickens, as well as small numbers of ducks and ostriches, a ministry official told CNN on Wednesday. The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative…

UK news publisher Reach has warned that its full-year operating profit will come in below market expectations after advertising fell in its key end-of-year period, knocking its share price down by nearly a quarter. The group’s shares fell more than 23 per cent in early London trading on Wednesday.The publisher of the Daily Mirror and Daily Express said on Wednesday it expected operating profits for the full year to December 25 to be below the market consensus by “mid single-digit” percentage points after a sharp decline in advertising revenue for the fourth quarter. Chief executive Jim Mullen pledged cost savings…

SHANGHAI: A disgruntled guest rammed his sports car through a Chinese hotel’s doors and drove wildly around its lobby, leaving a trail of destruction after arguing with staff about his missing laptop. Several videos published on social media showed the white car smashing the glass doors of the central Shanghai hotel from their hinges, reversing and then bursting through into the lobby, knocking over anything in its path. The car, a convertible with its top up, then hurtled haphazardly around the entrance hall as bewildered spectators asked each other what was going on, with one exclaiming: “He’s going nuts!” Local…

Direct Line has suspended its dividend after a combination of severe cold weather in December and rising inflation pushed up the cost of claims, sending shares in the UK insurer down by more than 25 per cent. Faced with a surge in the cost of claims, the motor and home insurer said on Wednesday that it no longer expected to declare a final dividend for 2022.Direct Line’s shares fell as much as 28 per cent in early trading after the announcement, which followed a warning last July on the threat from rising inflation. Direct Line has lost more than 40 per…

An Arizona man was taken into custody on trafficking charges after a neighbor noticed something “off.” according to police.Steven Hurry was arguing with the female victim outside his home when a neighbor observing the altercation believed something was “off” with the two of them, Scottsdale Police said.Police were called to investigate the incident and, through the investigation, the woman revealed Hurry was trafficking her.Hurry was booked into jail on charges of sex trafficking, pandering, sexual abuse, aggravated assault, assault, criminal damage and disorderly conduct.According to court documents submitted by police, Hurry and the victim had been living together since May.…

KOTA KINABALU: Former Sabah deputy chief minister Bung Moktar Radin has claimed the state’s reshuffled Cabinet is not the idea of a unity government as previously mooted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.  According to local media, Mr Bung Moktar said on Wednesday (Jan 11) the two United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) assemblymen included in Mr Hajiji’s Noor new Cabinet did not represent the party.  The two are Deputy Chief Minister and Works Minister Shahelmey Yahya as well as Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister James Ratib.  They were among five assemblymen from UMNO who had previously broken ranks and…