Voters sour on Albanese as debt fears bite New polling suggests voters are increasingly anxious about federal and state debt and are losing trust in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Labor’s economic management, with more people calling for spending restraint. It’s a warning sign for Labor heading into the next electoral cycle, sharpening the political contest around cost-of-living, budgets and credibility. Covered by: Sydney Morning Herald, The Age. Fuel excise cut back on the table as Middle East war threatens petrol prices The Prime Minister is reportedly considering reviving fuel excise relief as conflict in the Middle East escalates and is expected to push up petrol prices. The move would be politically potent—offering immediate hip-pocket relief—but would also intensify the debate about budget repair at a time when voters are already jittery about debt. Covered by: The Australian. Productivity fight erupts: big business targets Labor’s economic agenda Australia�

The newly appointed Inspector-in-Charge of Phoolbehad Police Station in Uttar Pradesh, Triloki Nath Maurya, recently held an interactive meeting with local journalists. During the interaction, Maurya learnt about various issues pertaining to the area and emphasised the need to maintain peace and law and order. He added that efforts would be made to effectively curb crime and resolve public grievances in a timely manner. He also appealed to the public to report any criminal activity in the area immediately through the media. “Better coordination between the police and the journalist community helps effectively highlight and resolve regional problems,” Maurya said, according to Dainik Bhaskar. He assured the journalists of all possible support.    

A female journalist in Uttar Pradesh's Madhogarh tehsil was allegedly assaulted and subjected to indecent behaviour, days after two female reporters were assaulted in Delhi, raising fresh concerns over the safety of journalists. The incident has triggered anger among journalists in Madhogarh, who on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Sub-Divisional Magistrate Manoj Prakash, demanding an impartial investigation and action against those responsible. The journalists said the alleged assault and harassment of the female journalist was unacceptable and urged the administration to ensure justice for her. They also demanded strict measures to prevent such incidents against journalists in the future, Dainik Bhaskar reported.

The Kerala High Court’s recent decision to quash a criminal defamation complaint against a Malayalam media publication and its editorial staff has been followed by similar rulings from the Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand High Courts, reinforcing that journalists cannot be held criminally liable merely for publishing factual reports or statements attributed to officials. The Himachal Pradesh High Court has now quashed a defamation complaint against the editor of Divya Himachal, holding that publication of a report based on true and undisputed facts, particularly when the complainant’s clarification was sought and published, could not amount to defamation. Justice Sandeep Sharma observed, “Since news item, which is being claimed to be defamatory, was based upon true facts, coupled with the fact that clarification was sought from the complainant and thereafter such clarification was also published in the same newspaper, act of publishing news item by the petitioner cannot be said

Friday, 11 September 2026 #1  ·  Times Nation  ·  In-depth feature India adds 30 new N-warheads, total at 190: Study By Surendra Singh   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page 23 A Federation of American Scientists report estimates India has added at least 30 nuclear warheads for new missiles under production, bringing its total assembled warheads to approximately 190, up from 160 for operational launchers. The study details nine operational nuclear-capable delivery systems across air, land and sea, with at least two more nearing completion. India's new 500-MWt Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam reached first criticality in April 2026, potentially expanding future plutonium production capacity. Significant national security story that synthesises a detailed technical report into accessible public interest journalism, with the reporter adding context around India's secrecy norms and the metho

"It's multiple different technologies sitting under a trench coat that is constantly changing size and shape." That is Addie Freyne describing AI, which is not necessarily the description you might expect from the head of strategy at an agency built around it. She goes further. "Anyone who tells you this is the way that you should do it is a liar," she says, "because it changes every single day." Freyne is head of strategy at VOCAL, the earned-first agency launched in Sydney recently by co-founders and managing partners Jami Gandha and Angela Malkin, with Akina Taniguchi as client director. It arrives with foundation clients across corporate, technology, healthcare and consumer. The founders have worked together for several years, so the agency is new in structure rather than in personnel. What it has, Freyne argues, is the chance to design for the current environment instead of retrofitting. For most agencies, she says, AI has had to arrive

  As journalists arrive in New Delhi to cover the 18th BRICS Summit, the first introduction to India may not come through a briefing room or a diplomatic speech, but through a media kit carrying products from different parts of the country. The two-day summit will be held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13, bringing together leaders of the expanded BRICS grouping. As around 1,200-1,300 journalists from India and abroad converge on the capital, the Ministry of External Affairs has curated a media kit that offers visiting journalists a glimpse of India’s regional food and craft traditions. The kit brings together Bihar’s sattu and makhana, coffee from Koraput in Odisha and handicrafts from Gujarat, turning a routine press kit into a small showcase of India’s cultural diversity. The initiative is part of the MEA’s effort to use the summit’s international media presence to showcase what Vasudev Ravi, OSD, Public Relations, described as the “India Story”. “Thi