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There could be a major change coming for the riders who bring takeaway to your home and the drivers who ferry you about town. Tech goliath Uber is calling for workers across the sector to be guaranteed a minimum wage and other conditions for the first time, a move that would upend the so-called gig economy.

A human smuggling disaster has been uncovered in the US city of San Antonio, Texas. A local worker discovered a lorry filled with dozens of people, the current death-toll is 51 people.

Turmoil on the other side of the world is causing great uncertainty here in Australia, that's according to a new poll by the Lowy Institute. The only time we've felt less secure, and not by much, was in 2020 during lockdowns and before we had a COVID vaccine.