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Exterior of an Australian Centrelink service centre building where people access welfare payments

October 26, 2026

News·Policy

Could you get up to $600 from Centrelink? Applications close 29 January 2027

Think you may have been underpaid by Centrelink, or wrongly charged a debt? A one-off compensation payment is available to some people whose debts were worked out using income apportionment. Applications close

A close-up of a plastic driving licence card showing a photo and details

India·Mobility·Policy

India Driving Licence Colour Change: MoRTH Has Published a Draft—Here Is What It Proposes

If you saw reports that India will introduce colour-coded driving licences for Indian citizens and foreign nationals, there is now a real document to point to. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification in the

October 25, 2026

Alaska Early Voting Is Open—but Ranked Choice Voting That Won by 737 Votes in 2024 Is on the Ballot Again

News·Policy·USA

— Early voting for Alaska’s 2026 general election opened on October 19. If you plan to vote before Election Day on November 3, the

Six Months After the 131st Amendment Bill Failed 298–230, India’s 33% Women’s Quota Is Still Without a Path Forward

India·News·Policy

Six months after the Lok Sabha rejected an attempt to expand the lower house and implement India’s 33% women’s seat quota, Union Parliamentary Affairs

Rows of computer servers in a California data center, representing the water and energy infrastructure that AB 2469 aims to regulate.

Environment·Policy·Technology·USA

California AB 2469 Could Delay Data Center Permits With New Water Rules, But Does Not Mandate Closed-Loop Cooling

United States September 2026 5 min read California’s AB 2469 Won’t Force Closed-Loop Cooling — But It Could Block Your Data Center Permit A water-disclosure gate, not a technology mandate. Here’s what

Rahul Somvanshi

September 20, 2026

US Capitol building under a blue sky, used as context for the Michigan Senate race

Policy·USA

2026 Midterms Senate Map: Georgia and North Carolina Decide Control as $3.4B Campaign Spending Rises

About seven weeks before Election Day, the race for control of the US Senate has narrowed to a handful of states where both parties are measuring how much they can afford to

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

US Federal Building in Washington DC, the workplace behind the $9.5 billion administrative leave GAO report.

Policy·USA

Federal Workers Cost $9.5 Billion in Paid Leave as GAO Report Reveals Deferred Resignation Impact

The federal government paid $9.5 billion in salary costs for workers on administrative leave in 2025. That is six times the 2023 level, according to a Government Accountability Office report released September

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg under daylight

Canada·Policy

Manitoba won’t turn clocks back November 1—what permanent daylight time means for winter mornings

Manitobans have adjusted their clocks twice a year for decades. That ends this fall. Premier Wab Kinew’s government announced September 17, 2026 that the province will stay on daylight saving time permanently—meaning

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

Calvert landfill site, representing the UK's waste management infrastructure behind the environment agency's revised compliance metrics.

Environment·Policy·UK·Waste

UK environment agency to revise waste site compliance metrics by 2027

The UK's Office for Environmental Protection found that the Environment Agency's current waste-site compliance metrics are misleading. The agency has been reporting high compliance rates based on a system that does not

Sunita Somvanshi

September 18, 2026

A materials recovery facility, the kind of recycling infrastructure behind the UK's still-unpublished circular economy growth plan.

Business·Policy·UK

UK’s circular economy growth plan remains unpublished since early 2026

The UK's Circular Economy Growth Plan is supposed to provide strategic direction for England's transition toward an economy where resources remain in use longer. The government committed to publishing it in early

Sunita Somvanshi

September 17, 2026

Reserve Bank of Australia building in Canberra representing government financial institutions and monetary policy

News·Policy·UK

Wandsworth Council projects £958 council tax increase for April 2027

Wandsworth Council has announced that a typical Band D property in the borough could face an additional £958 in annual council tax from April 2027 if the UK government does not change

Govind Tekale

September 17, 2026

Split image of filmmakers Yuval Abraham (left) and Rachel Szor (right) at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, whose documentary NAZA sparked Israeli military backlash.

Culture·Policy·World

NAZA Gaza Documentary Sparks Israeli Military Backlash Over Targeting Claims

An Israeli documentary titled NAZA, featuring testimony from military officers, has sparked a significant backlash within Israel’s political and military establishment, centered on allegations about civilian deaths and decision-making in military targeting

Govind Tekale

September 16, 2026

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, the venue at the centre of the Trump naming dispute and board closure vote.

Culture·News·USA

Kennedy Center Trump Name Blocked as Board Votes to Close Building

A federal judge has blocked the Kennedy Center from adding President Trump’s name to the building, rejecting the board’s effort to rename the performing arts venue and its grounds. Hours after the

Govind Tekale

September 16, 2026

The United States Capitol building in Washington DC, the seat of Congress where the CLARITY Act crypto legislation was debated and blocked.

Business·Policy·USA

Senate Blocks CLARITY Act, Leaving Crypto Regulation in Limbo

The Senate on September 15 failed to advance a major cryptocurrency bill that would have established the first comprehensive federal framework for digital asset regulation, leaving the industry’s push for clarity in

Sunita Somvanshi

September 16, 2026

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