Brussels backs windfall tax on big firms to ease pain from energy crisis – POLITICO
This wouldn’t be the first time that EU capitals have raided the profits of energy companies to ease…
Three Tasmanian MPs share their experiences with mental health and politics
Politics has a mental health problem, or at least the politicians do. A nationwide survey of almost 300…
‘The politics of the Gambling Levy money’
The statutory levy marks a long-overdue shift in how gambling harm services are funded in Great Britain, through…
EU set to ban AI nudification apps in wake of Grok scandal – POLITICO
That changed Tuesday when the Cypriots floated a near-final text that backs a ban on AI systems that…
Singapore’s richest 1% holds 14% of total wealth, ‘broadly comparable’ with other advanced economies
Wealth inequality in Singapore exceeds income inequality, and is broadly in line with other advanced economies, new findings…
EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears – POLITICO
The European Union has beefed up its data security policies in recent years, in part due to concerns…
Anwar: Crackdown on illegal gambling to intensify
KUALA LUMPUR: Crackdowns on illegal gambling will continue to intensify, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Anwar,…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to dissolve parliament and call snap election for February 8
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she will dissolve parliament on Friday and call a snap election for…
Five songs from the 1970s that paved the way for the ’80s
(Credits: Far Out) Sat 3 January 2026 20:45, UK The 1970s stand as a gobsmacking decade for popular…
Billionaire tax won’t stop innovation in EU, insists economist Zucman – POLITICO
Critics of the tax warned about the risk of scaring investors out of the EU and that tech…
EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive – POLITICO
The word “omnibus” has since become a mainstay of the Brussels bubble vernacular with the Commission putting forward at…
2026 dubbed ‘most critical’ year for Türkiye’s economic blueprint
Next year will be the “most critical” one when it comes to the Turkish government’s medium-term economic program,…