27 October 2021
In a leaked video address to her Perth alma mater, Gina Rinehart claimed polar bear numbers have increased. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.
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27 Oct: The Queen cancels plans to attend the COP26 climate talks, on doctor's orders, but appears via video from Windsor Castle in her first public appearance since being told to rest.... more
27 Oct: The South African Cricket Board instructed all players they must "take the knee" in a united stand against racism but one of their biggest stars refused and withdrew from their latest match over it.... more
27 Oct: COVID-19 cases are surging across Papua New Guinea, prompting a renewed focus on increasing the country's vaccination rate, which is the lowest in the region.... more
26 Oct: Aiming to open new markets in space, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and Boeing announce a venture that will be built in partnership with Sierra Space, the space-flight wing of defence contractor Sierra Nevada, in the latter part of this decade.... more
26 Oct: A parliamentary inquiry suggests sweeping changes to the law to better protect vulnerable taxpayers, including reversing the onus of proof for cases of fraud and evasion.... more
26 Oct: A representative from Manchester United's Glazer family is among the losers of a multi-billion-dollar bidding war which results in two new IPL franchises in Lucknow and Ahmedabad.... more
26 Oct: The Taliban promised the Afghan people a "free and independent" media, but the country's once flourishing media sector is now "dying" and women are paying the highest price.... more
25 Oct: Gas giant Woodside says a $1 billion hydrogen and ammonia plant will set WA up as a global clean energy powerhouse, as the Conservation Council of WA questions the project's green credentials.... more
