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Malaysia to Mull Emergency Bid to Host 2026 Commonwealth Games

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Malaysia to Mull Emergency Bid to Host 2026 Commonwealth Games

This week, Malaysia’s Cabinet will discuss a proposal to hold a “downsized” version of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, replacing the original host, the Australian state of Victoria, which pulled out of the event last year. According to a Reuters report published on Monday, the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) had offered Malaysia $127.33 million in … Read more

In Victoria, First Peoples’ Assembly Moves Toward Treaty

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In Victoria, First Peoples’ Assembly Moves Toward Treaty

Advertisement The “Massachusetts of Australia” is how former Australian Prime Minister John Howard once described the state of Victoria. His comment, a criticism mired deeply in his unwavering commitment to the increasingly conservative Liberal Party, was aimed at a state that has had a center-left Labor government for all but four years of the 21st … Read more