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Republican donor invested in UK firm owned by Tory peer close to Boris Johnson

Former Tory party adviser Lynton Crosby joined as director three months after hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin invested £1m

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

Australia is awash with dirty money – here's how to close the money-laundering loopholes

Australia’s financial crime laws are unfit for purpose. The problem: there are many professionals currently facilitating money laundering within the country who are exempt from the laws and regulations set up to stop it.

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2023

Todd Howard says Starfield's 1000+ planets won't be all boring procgen globes and contain more handcrafted work 'than Skyrim and Fallout 4 combined'

Bethesda's spacey opus will be chock-full of authored stuff, promises Todd.

PC Gamer · Jun 16, 2023

The joy of being alone on the plot with a curious robin

This is among the finest times of year to sow seeds. That said, the early vegetables are already beginning to show

The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2023

Biden to graduates of historically Black Howard University: US history hasn't been a 'fairy tale'

President Joe Biden has told graduates of Howard University that American history hasn't always been a “fairy tale” and that “racism has torn us apart.”

The Independent UK · May 13, 2023

UK migration bill impractical and morally unacceptable, says Justin Welby

Archbishop of Canterbury attacks plan in Lords, saying it will harm UK’s standing and fails to address causes of movement of refugees

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023

Jim Chalmers says the Coalition racked up all but a 'tiny fraction' of $1 trillion in debt left to Labor. Is that correct?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that Labor inherited a trillion dollars of "Liberal debt" when it came to office, and that Labor's share of that, left to the previous Coalition government was "a tiny fraction". RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

ABC News · May 7, 2023

Is It "Abuse of Corpse" to Have Sex on Mattress That Partly Covers Your Ex-Girlfriend's Dead Body?

One might have hoped this question would never have come up .... [UPDATE: Commenter QuantumBoxCat adds, "Worst threesome ever."]

Reason · May 5, 2023

Who is The Earl Marshal – the Duke of Norfolk?

The Earl Marshal – the Duke of Norfolk – is in overall charge of the coronation – a role which is hereditary. Oxford-educated father-of-five Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 67, was responsible for organising Elizabeth II’s funeral, as well as the Accession

Wales Online · May 5, 2023

Liberal MP tells voice discussion ‘simply no time’ to hear from Indigenous speaker

Discussion with Tony Abbott and News Corp columnist Joe Hildebrand, hosted by Coalition MP Jenny Ware, shut down after Indigenous man takes to stage

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023