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Senior lecturer for politics at Monash University Dr Zareh Ghazarian says former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministry went against the “spirit of the Australian political system”. “That was to have open, transparent, responsibility when it came to ministerial portfolios,” he told Sky News Australia. “And what we learnt is that there are ways in which leaders can go around those rules.” Source: Sky News

A.J. Brown isn’t the one who secured Brian Daboll a national championship ring.  If the Giants need any reminders that the Eagles have more than one game-changing receiver, their head coach can show the film of his most memorable play call as an offensive coordinator. In his one year at Alabama, Daboll called “four verticals” on a second-and-26 and a streaking DeVonta Smith caught a 41-yard walk-off touchdown pass in an overtime win against Georgia in the College Football Playoff.  So, the Giants are aware of the pick-your-poison conundrum presented by a wide receiver corps led by Brown and Smith. …

Senior lecturer for politics at Monash University Dr Zareh Ghazarian says he suspects Labor’s energy relief plan is going to be used as a “springboard” by the Albanese government moving forward. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a suite of measures to address rising power bills, which were agreed upon at National Cabinet, and parliament will be recalled to pass the legislation. “I suspect this is going to be used as a springboard by this government moving forward to demonstrate that they can actually tackle these sorts of pressures head-on,” Dr Ghazarian told Sky News Australia. Source: Sky News

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Republicans in Arizona have filed a lawsuit again alleging incompetence from election officials influenced the midterm election results, after a previous legal challenge was dismissed.Abraham Hamadeh, the Arizona Republican nominee for attorney general, joined with the Republican National Committee in a lawsuit filed against several election officials in Mohave County on Friday. The lawsuit comes after a previous lawsuit, filed on Nov. 22, was dismissed as a judge argued the voting results had not yet been certified.The Republicans said they “are not, by this lawsuit, alleging any fraud, manipulation or other intentional wrongdoing that would impugn the outcomes of the…

CNN  —  College football fans and HBCU alumni are still coming to terms with Deion Sanders announcing his departure from Jackson State University for his new head coaching gig at the University of Colorado. The move struck a chord, especially among alumni of the Mississippi college, with some calling Sanders a “sell out” for leaving the historically Black JSU for the predominantly white CU. Others are angry about him selling the dream of changing the athletic culture at historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, across the US and leaving after only three years. While some were hopeful about everything…

The marketing dream of a Messi v Ronaldo World Cup final is still alive, at least for the next few hours. Friday’s truly remarkable evening of football ended with Argentina edging out the Netherlands to reach the semi-final where they will face Croatia, who earlier in the day had ousted tournament favourites Brazil. Both games went to penalties. Today Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will seek to join them as they face the World Cup’s surprise package: Morocco. And England take on France: Mbappé takes on Walker. Deschamps takes on Southgate. It promises to be another dramatic day. Before we begin, do…

EY has told its US staff they will not be getting holiday bonuses this year, becoming the latest large firm in the financial and professional services sectors to signal a challenging economic outlook.The news was delivered on Friday in an all-hands meeting at the Big Four accounting firm, which is planning to split its historic audit business from a tax and advisory business that has grown rapidly in recent years.Staff were told the economic outlook had darkened in the US and globally, according to people who were on the call.For the past two years, EY US has paid merit bonuses…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai was sentenced on Saturday (Dec 10) to five years and nine months in prison for fraud, convicted of violating a lease contract for the headquarters of a liberal newspaper he used to run. Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up the operations of a private company, Dico Consultants, at the headquarters of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, in what was ruled a breach of its land lease. Hong Kong’s most prominent China critic, Lai has been behind bars since December 2020 and has served…

It’s that time of year, folks.You’ve swiped your card an absurd amount of times for seasonal Starbucks drinks. Your calendar is filled with holiday parties, and you need to buy a Secret Santa present for every single one of them. And you’ve said yes to buying something from every “sale” that planted an ad in your inbox.Welcome to December.We know a little extra cash goes a long way around this time of year. That’s why Terry Bradshaw is giving away $100K in the FOX Bet Super 6 NFL Sunday Challenge for Week 14.FOX Bet Super 6 is a free-to-play contest where…