Australia news live: Hecs debt relief to come into effect from mid-November; Melbourne’s new Town Hall metro station complete | Australia news

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Hecs debt cuts to come into effect from mid-November Tom McIlroy Higher education debt relief will start flowing from next month, the Albanese government has confirmed. In November and December, Australians with student debt will begin to see their balances reduced…

Australia news live: Liberal frontbencher backs Andrew Hastie on immigration; police investigate 84-year-old woman’s ‘suspicious’ death in Sydney | Australia news

Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh backs Hastie on immigration Tom McIlroy Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh has expressed support for colleague Andrew Hastie, after he quit the opposition frontbench on Friday over a dispute with Sussan Ley. Hastie, the now former shadow home affairs minister, said he was resigning because Ley had not offered him any role…

Debt relief is the last hope for Africa to withstand climate change shocks

President William Ruto delivers Kenya’s statement at the UN general assembly New York, USA. [PCS] Africa​ is tra‌pped in a v‌icio​us cycle‍. It faces‍ escalating climate disasters but spends more on de​bt repayment than‍ on p‌rotec‍ting it‍s people.​ In 2023,​ African nations paid more than $70 bill‌ion i‌n debt servicing, money that‍ could have built…