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News you can trust. Opinions you can't ignore. View Online   |   Forward July 16, 2019 Trump defends 'racist' tweets targeting female congresswomen Donald Trump is defending his online attack against a group of female minority congresswomen, denying his outburst was fuelled by racism. Blaming workers for sluggish wage growth 'a bit rich' Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Jason Clare says it is 'a bit rich' blaming 'workers for their wages not going up'. Govt to spend $600m fixing Vic's flammable cladding The Victorian government will fork out hundreds of millions of dollars to fix 500 risky high-rise buildings riddled with combustion-prone cladding, like London's Grenfell Tower. Adani tried to hunt down scientists reviewing its environmental plans Adani reportedly tried to identify scientists who were reviewing environmental plans for its mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin. NT prison officers to walk off the job over poor staffing Prison officers will walk off the job in Darwin and Alice Springs as negotiations over a new workplace agreement reach boiling point. Australia to pursue China over its mass detention of Uighur people The Australian husband of a woman detained in China will appeal to the Morrison government to return his wife to Australia. Blaming workers for sluggish wage growth 'a bit rich' Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness Jason Clare says it is 'a bit rich' blaming 'workers for their wages not going up'. Thousands of hospital staff to strike over safety 'crisis' A surge in violent attacks on NSW hospital staff has led to more than 22,000 workers planning to walk off the job next month. SMH and The Age lose defamation payment appeal The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Canberra Times have lost an appeal against the defamation payout awarded to West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle. Govt urges states to 'fast-track' infrastructure projects The federal government has called on the states to fast-track infrastructure projects in order to stimulate the economy. Govt open to more deeming rate changes The government has opened the door to further changes to the deeming rate after announcing the first cut since 2015, which has received criticism for not going far enough. Govt to push through revised bill to avoid union lawbreaking Queensland's Construction Union the CFMMEU has been found to have contravened an industrial law once a day on average for the past two years. Bali hotels sent into chaos from powerful earthquake Bali has been hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake which is believed to have started 100km south of Denpasar at 10am on Tuesday. Federal Government should 'fast-track' Infrastructure Economist Stephen Koukoulas says the Federal Government should work with the state to 'fast-track' infrastructure projects in Sydney. Australian actor Richard Carter dies, aged 65 The great Australian actor Richard Carter has died, aged 65. Carter, born in Sydney, was known for his work in The Great Gatsby. Rake, Blue Murder, Pig in the City and Mad Max: Fury Road. Latest News Bulletin Copyright Australian News Channel Pty Ltd Unsubscribe