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NSW Crackdown on No-Reason Evictions Boosts Tenant Confidence

Twelve months after the Minns Labor Government introduced a ban on no-grounds evictions, renters across New South Wales are reporting greater stability, clearer rights, and improved transparency in the rental market. The reform, which took effect in May 2025, requires landlords to provide a valid, legislated reason to end a tenancy.

NSW Fast-Tracks Police Recruitment with New Academy Program

The New South Wales Government is stepping up efforts to recruit more police officers, announcing an additional intake at the NSW Police Academy this year to strengthen frontline policing across the state. Under the expanded program, the Academy will increase from three attestation classes annually to four.

Kingscliff Set to Host World's Largest Women's Surf Festival Again

The NSW Government and Surfing Australia have announced the return of the Seas The Day Women's Surf Festival to Kingscliff Beach next month, backed by $110,000 in state government funding. Now entering its fourth year, the festival has grown into the world's largest women's surfing event.

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI

WASHINGTON (AP) – It was perhaps a surprising private overture from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Cuba opens hotel sector to management by Cubans after chains leave island

HAVANA (AP) – Cuba’s government said it is open to offering the management of its hotels to Cuban investors, both residents and those living abroad, following decisions by Spanish hotel chain Melia and other companies to withdraw or limit their operations on the island.

China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers

HONG KONG (AP) – Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and even make coffee as the companies developing them seek ways to expand and dominate the market.

Ukrainian strikes hit oil sites in Russia and Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said Monday, as part of their campaign to make Moscow pay an economic cost for the war. Separately, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Roman Abramovich acted as a go-between for messages between Kyiv and Moscow.

The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House. It came hours before Israel and Iran traded fire in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war.

Hong Kong to let city leader decide what counts as national security offense

HONG KONG (AP) – The Hong Kong government on Monday proposed legislation that would allow the city’s leader to designate certain criminal acts as national security offenses, stepping up its efforts to stamp out challenges to its rules in the city where critics say freedoms have been eroding.

JERUSALEM (AP) - Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.