Global News
Good Morning Australia!! - Trump is apparently planning to bring the filthiest mud to sling at today's presidential debate - Gina rides to the rescue of Aussie steaks - North Korea is up to something - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 9 October 2016
Hello Australia!! - Trump's vulgarity sends a panic through the US Republican Party - How Julian Assange lost the weekend, and maybe a lot more - Russia's newest nuclear moves in the heart of NATO - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 8 October 2016
Hello Australia! - Grim news from hurricane-ravaged Haiti, as the death toll skyrockets - Irony wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize - The Philippines nominates a nazi-lover for UN Ambassador - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Finance - Sterling's Flash Crash Mystery
The UK Pound Sterling plunged to a fresh 31-year low on Friday, unsettling stock markets in early Asian trading before recouping some of the losses. It's not entirely clear why the "flash crash" happened.
Finance - Truth-Challenged Home Buyers Drive Odd Statistic
More than a quarter of Australia's recent home buyers have fudged some information on their mortgage applications, including overstating their household income. That's according to a survey conducted by the investment bank UBS.
World AM News Briefs For Friday, 7 October 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - The UKIP shows its seamy and violent underbelly - A rift develops in Duterte's cabinet - Matthew kills more than a hundred, and that's before it gets to Florida - Whitey REALLY needs to stop going to other countries and dissing the symbols and traditions - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Budgie Nine Get Lucky And Walk Free
The brain trust that is the nine young Australians who were jailed for four days after stripping down to Malaysian flag-themed budgie smugglers at the Sepang Formula One Grand Prix have had the charges dropped and were released.
Government - Brandis Downplays Feud With Solicitor-General
Federal Attorney General George Brandis says he has never had a "cross word" with Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, who complained that he was not consulted on important legal matters. The rift between Australia's top two law enforcement figures has the opposition calling for Mr. Brandis' resignation.
World AM News Briefs For Thursday, 6 October 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - An International Climate Change deal will finally take effect next month - Russia rattles another nuclear cage - Cleaning up after Rodrigo - A crowded jet narrowly misses a flaming Samsung disaster - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Green - Leaders Fiddle As Earth Heats Up
The last time the Earth was this hot, the oceans were six to nine meters higher than they are today - that was 115,000 years ago. A leading climate scientist says it doesn't appear as though anyone is doing anything about it.
Research - Nobel Week Rolls Along
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will announce the winner this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry, after awarding the prizes for Medicine and Physics earlier this week.
World AM News Briefs For Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - A powerful Hurricane hits the one country that is least-equipped to deal with it - Russia bolsters its missile defenses in Syria - Big Brother really was watching you - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Energy, Green, Government - AGL Boss Says Renewables More Secure
Despite the specious claims of Prime Minsiter Malcolm Turnbull and other politicians, if every home and business were equipped with the means to generate and store its own renewable energy - such as with solar cells and battery arrays - the nation's power grid would be stronger and more secure.
Logistics, ICT - Robot Customs Officers In China
A week after deploying robot cops at three airports, China is now rolling out robotic customs officers at three ports in the cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan, which are in Guangdong Province.
Green - Honduras Loses Environmentalist Murder Files
The United Nations and rights groups are calling on Honduras to recover the case files in the murder of environmental activist Berta Caceres, whose shooting death earlier this year caused outrage around the world.
World AM News Briefs For Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - US-Russian relations badly deteriorate in a day - Hillary jabs Trump over his colossal business failure - Nine Aussies are in hot water for a tasteless display in Malaysia - Who held a gun to Kim Kardashian's head? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
Government - Shock In Colombia As Peace Referendum Fails
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says a ceasefire with the Marxist FARC rebels will remain in place, after voters shockingly rejected a peace deal to end five decades of civil war in a nationwide referendum.
Health - Jamaica Eyes Ganja-Based Wellness Tourism
With decriminalization accomplished, Jamaica is looking at ways to capitalize on marijuana to light a fire under one of the world's slowest economic growth rates.
World AM News Briefs For Monday, 3 October 2016
Good Morning Australia!! - Shocking revelations about Trump's taxes, or lack thereof - The UK PM is setting a scheduled to leave the EU - Duterte feels the warmth from Moscow and Beijing - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Sunday, 2 October 2016
Hello Australia!! - Syria bombs out the only hospital in a beseiged city - Time is running out for the children of "The Jungle" refugee shatytown in France - Where does a popular Pope get a cold shoulder? - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs:
World News Briefs For Saturday, 1 October 2016
Hello Australia!! - A hundred children are dead in Aleppo, but it's not the most shocking statistic out of Syria - Thin-skinned Trump disqualifies himself with his latest twitter meltdown - How not to cover-up a crime - Panda-monium - And more in your CareerSpot Global News Briefs: