Australia’s gambling industry split over betting-ad ban on match-day jerseys

Government, wagering giants and NRL examining merits of English Premier League deal to voluntarily phase out shirt sponsorship Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The gambling industry is divided over whether sponsorship of match-day jerseys should be banned or … Read more

NSW government delays budget after uncovering $7.1bn in fresh ‘financial pressures’

State treasurer Daniel Mookhey says ‘difficult to avoid’ costs include extending funding for 1,112 temporary nurses Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Minns government says it has uncovered more than $7.1bn in fresh “financial pressures” since taking office … Read more

‘A little kid trying to be important’: locals react to Pentagon leak suspect

A post-9/11 switch from ‘need-to-know’ to ‘need-to-share’ explains why a low-level guardsman had access to such sensitive material Locals living close to the sprawling military base in Cape Cod where 21-year-old Jack Teixeira worked for a US air force intelligence unit have been asking the same questions as everyone else. Was his alleged leak of … Read more