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Barnaby Joyce is still tapping into populist politics in the bush, although the re-installed Nationals leader has lost his lustre with some regional Queenslanders.

Touted for its ability to allow users to "leverage the digital assets in their day-to-day lives,� the Bakkt Visa debit card is now available for online and in-store purchases.

The Treasurer says his budget is not "a pre-election splurge" but a "responsible" financial plan for the state as it moves through the coronavirus pandemic. The Opposition says it's […]

The forests of the NSW south coast are shooting green new leaves — but local residents face a dangerous, expensive and uncertain future.

The heavy over-representation of Indigenous young people in Queensland's youth detention centres is being condemned as an indictment on the justice system and the government is being called upon […]

Authorities believe a quarantine hotel worker may have inadvertently transmitted the COVID-19 virus between two guests, but how can someone do that without testing positive themselves?

Queensland Health says less than half of its invoices for COVID-19 hotel quarantine have been fully paid and more than $52 million is outstanding, forcing them to engage private debt collectors.

Tasmanian Aboriginal man Rodney Dillon doesn't blame "rednecks" for their views about his ancestors and the island's bloody history. He says he just wants the truth to finally be told. Now, […]

Jacqui Matthew spent her 49th birthday on the operating table after a lung scan to investigate her COVID-19 symptoms revealed an aggressive form of breast cancer.

As Fiji's COVID-19 outbreak grows to more than 2,000 cases, experts fear that physical, psychological and economic pressures may set the perfect stage for political instability.

Amid years of controversy over the legal guardianship Britney Spears is under, the pop star will have her day in court to speak about the arrangement. Free Britney fans hope it will mean the singer […]

Countries including Australia, Britain, the US and Germany read out the joint statement, citing reports of torture, forced sterilisation, and sexual violence against the region's Uyghur minority.

Experts remain optimistic a COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney's eastern suburbs is contained, despite yesterday's "enormous" rise in case numbers that saw the Bondi cluster almost double in size.

They've been around for 50 years, released 25 largely acclaimed albums, and influenced countless other musicians — but the Sparks brothers are largely unknown within the mainstream.

Bitcoin short positions at Bitfinex soared as BTC price dropped below $40,000, so why did the majority of them close before the largest part of the correction?

New data from the UK suggests a headache and runny nose are among the most commonly reported symptoms of COVID-19 in younger people. Experts say the finding is an important reminder to get tested.

Barnaby Joyce reckons 2050 is too far away for Australia to commit to net zero carbon emissions. But as previous government forecasts remind us, the future arrives more quickly than we think, writes […]

Scientists are using DNA sequencing and advanced gene-editing tools in an attempt to solve the extinction crisis.

Caged eggs would be phased out by 2036 under a major plan to end the practice of keeping hens in battery cages across the country.

To be caught up in China's "residential surveillance" prison system is to disappear. Suspects can be detained for six months without charge, without a court's permission, and sometimes without […]

U.S. securities regulators are still going after ICO cheats from the 2017-18 bull market. Initial coin offerings raised tens of billions of dollars during the last major cryptocurrency bull market.

The Czech Republic and England have already qualified, but Scotland and Croatia meet needing a win to progress to the Euro 2020 last 16, follow live.

Simon Campbell, a resident of the Pennsbury School District in Bucks County Pennsylvania confronts the school board in an epic confrontation of their brutal censorship.  Not only does Mr. Campbell […]

MSTR shares declined by as much as 12% on Tuesday as the broader U.S. stock market showed signs of strength.

Last week President Trump announced ‘sketchy’ Jason Miller would be removed from his role as spokesperson and replaced with Liz Harrington. According to the press release: “Harrington is the […]

Blockchain Capital has attracted investment from PayPal, Visa, and other investors to the tune of $300 million for its Fund V LP.

China’s continued crackdown on Bitcoin mining and OTC transactions, along with prolonged technical weakness, triggered BTC’s drop to a 6-month low.

When Sarah Loh arrived in Australia, her Chinese mum told her sport was the key to fitting in. But her ascent to become CEO of an Aussie Rules league wasn't easy.

Brian Nelson said he would push for implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 "including new regulations around cryptocurrency."

The police chief of Tehran said authorities had raided 50 locations across the Iranian capital in the last 48 hours, discovering 3,000 illegally operating crypto miners.

Norway’s Financial Supervisory Authority says it only supervises crypto companies for money laundering.

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang has his doping ban reduced from eight to four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport but he still won't be swimming at the Tokyo Games.

Nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition are eyeing freedom, after Spain's Cabinet pardoned them in the hope of starting what Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a much-needed […]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte tells citizens he will have them arrested and inject them with COVID vaccines himself if they hesitate.

The question is not whether Bitcoin will be the future of money; the question is how, where and when it will be the future of money.

The benchmark cryptocurrency slipped briefly under the $29,500-level on June 22 as a Glassnode report indicated the possibility of miner capitulation in China.

The Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces and a group of other high-ranking military commanders met with Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi and congratulated him on his victory in the...

The market has begun making room for Iran’s oil even as reports from Vienna have a dim view of the US folding back all its sanctions imposed on Tehran under the...

Elderly and terminally ill survivors of child sexual abuse will be able to access advance compensation payments of up to $10,000, after an inquiry found the scheme designed to support victims is a […]

The Vatican protests to Italy over a draft law to combat homophobia, saying that in its present form it could restrict the religious freedom of the Catholic Church in Italy.

The German Football Association will create player NFT cards that can be used in Sorare’s Global Fantasy Football game.

With SushiSwap growing in adoption through multi-chain strategy, data reveals signs of a fundamental shift for its major network.

Downward selling pressure sees Bitcoin swiftly take out $30,000 support as Binance users report technical difficulties.

Polkadot’s canary network, Kusama, is set to see decentralized finance hub Karura become the first parachain.

The U.N. will keep exploring the uses of blockchain technology to improve the reliability of data on harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems MMS is now a public validator on Celo via its Open Telekom Cloud infrastructure.

Crypto mining pool BTC.com is leaving China after local authorities withdrew its power supply.

A former crypto exchange engineer believes that China’s ban on Bitcoin mining is “fantastic news.�

With the right tokenomic models, the liquidity war raging between AMMs on underlying chains will move to a new battleground.

VanEck’s new “Bitcoin Strategy Fund� will invest in BTC futures, pooled investment vehicles and exchange-traded products providing exposure to Bitcoin.

DOGE is down 70% from its all-time highs as a trader reiterates that altcoins have “no bottom.�

Whale selling pressure is too great to preserve the bull market for now, one warning says, while similarities to 2017 provide a silver lining for hodlers.

Existing law in India could mandate a 2% levy on cryptocurrency purchases from offshore-based exchanges servicing India’s market.

A new report from Elliptic has found that unregistered securities offerings account for more than half of all crypto-related fines handed out by U.S. regulators.

Bitfarms’ debuting shares have been unable to escape the bearish crypto meta-trend, despite the firm claiming its profits have increased amid the recent drop in Bitcoin hash rate.

Maker hopes to reignite demand for its DAI stablecoin through the fee reduction.

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the […]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive […]

Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward provides an update today specifically targeting the disinformation from CNN and national media about a mysterious cabin in Montana and the vast right-wing conspiracy […]

A political party in El Salvador has filed a lawsuit alleging President Bukele’s new Bitcoin law could be unconstitutional and harmful to the country.

CTH has received anecdotal and unconfirmed reports the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine has been pulled from the market.  Three independent reports, from 3 different retail pharmacies, have […]

CNBC’s Jim Cramer has sold off almost all of his BTC holdings, predicting bearish fundamentals will suppress Bitcoin’s price for the foreseeable future.

Earlier this morning Georgia Judge Brian Amero heard arguments by Fulton County officials seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by Garland Favorito, who wants to be able to inspect 147,000 Fulton County […]

President Donald Trump called-in to Real America Voice for an interview with David Brody about the current state of election challenges and ballot audits.  Brody starts the interview by asking […]

The “trap” was clear as day. “Anyone who is advocating for the legislative branch to be the solution to intense internal corruption within the DOJ, FBI or Intelligence Community is only setting […]

As noted yesterday the narrative engineers in corporate MSM are falsely stating that pushback against school indoctrination and their cultural revolution is being organized by a vast right-wing […]

Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi reminded the US of its responsibility to carry out the 2015 nuclear deal, saying Washington must also lift all of the sanctions on Iran. Speaking in...

President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that US sanctions on Iran which were wrong in the first place would be removed soon and foreign investment would pour into the country....

 Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the United States once showed during the Trump era that it can arrogantly ignore the interests of other countries, so Iran wants guarantees from...

Iran’s top negotiators in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal said Tehran’s policies are not going to change under the administration of President-elect Ebrahim […]

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the remaining important issues of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) require serious decisions in capitals, especially […]

Iran has reported a slight increase in agrifood exports in the two months to May 21 despite continued restrictions imposed at borders because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the country’s...

Russia’s permanent representative to the international organizations in Vienna says a consensus on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is “within reachâ€� as the parties to […]

Stating that almost all JCPOA agreement documents are ready, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs said that the parties will return to the capitals not only for further […]