Australia politics live: Australia condemns Iran’s attacks on Gulf states at UN debate pred 2 urama in 49 minutami Australia co-sponsored resolution affirming support for sovereignty and security of Gulf states. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers’ leaders have told us that the Covid era will seem like a “tea party” compared with the economic problems that could be unleashed by the current fuel crisis.Michael Hampson, boss of dairy farmer cooperative Norco, says the disruption could be so bad that “wewon’t be worried about running out of toilet paper – we’ll be worried about not having food”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Resident doctors in England to begin six-day strike after rejecting offer in pay dispute pred 2 urama in 56 minutami British Medical Association blame government for longest proposed walkout so far, with NHS leaders warning it could cost £300mResident doctors in England will strike for six days after Easter after rejecting what they said was the health secretary Wes Streeting’s final offer to end the long-running pay and jobs dispute.The British Medical Association blamed the government for its decision to undertake its longest stoppage so far, from 7am on Tuesday 7 April to 6.59 on Monday 13 April. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mark Carney rebukes Air Canada chief over English-only crash message pred 2 urama in 59 minutami The prime minister says the condolence video after the fatal LaGuardia crash revived anger over linguistic rightsCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has said a decision by Air Canada’s top executive to post an English-only message of condolence after a deadly crash in New York showed a “lack of judgment, a lack of compassion”.Amid growing calls for his resignation, the airline chief’s misstep has once again revived frustrations and fears over linguistic rights protections in the province of Quebec, where French is the only official language. Continue reading...(The Guardian)