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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a bill to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, by about 10 pct.

Yohei Kono, former speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, who is also known to have written a landmark 1993 statement over wartime comfort women, died on Monday at the age of 89, people close to him said Wednesday.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is looking at a proposal to automatically reduce the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives if a ruling-opposition panel fails to reach a deal within a year.

Sendai High Court and Hiroshima High Court's Matsue branch both ruled Tuesday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparity.

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In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea reveals how Chinese spies are targeting us on LinkedIn. Plus, the Albanese Govt’s tax reforms pass the Lower House & Donald Trump’s anti-slavery tariffs explained.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government's bill to reduce the capital gains tax discount and restrict negative gearing, has passed the lower house. Vehicle theft has again surged in Victoria while declining in every other state. And The top earning women who made the Forbes list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The federal government's bill to reduce the capital gains tax discount and restrict negative gearing, has passed the lower house. Vehicle theft has again surged in Victoria while declining in every other state. And The top earning women who made the Forbes list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Naha branch of Fukuoka High Court ruled Wednesday that the Feb. 8 election for Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.

Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a disaster management agency, which oversees the government's disaster prevention and response measures.

Two high courts in Japan on Tuesday ruled that the February general election for the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the country's parliament, was constitutional in terms of vote-value disparities.

A Japanese parliamentary panel on Thursday discussed a draft outline of an emergency clause that may be included in the Constitution as part of a planned amendment to the country's fundamental law.

One Nation has just made history by securing its first-ever federal lower house seat. With Pauline Hanson eyeing the Lodge, the message to Canberra is loud and clear: Australians are fed up. But is this a genuine endorsement of hard-right policies, or a protest against the cost-of-living crisis and housing stress? Today, we’re joined by The New Daily’s Political Editor Amy Remeikis to unpack whether the old 'blue vs red' era of Australian politics is officially over. Plus, we speak with Charlotte Mortlock, founder of Something Better Australia, about her grassroots mission to build a new political force that moves beyond the fringe.

Joining the show from the ground in Albury, Federal Politics Editor Michael Pachi describes the scene as One Nation's Farley secured nearly 40% of the primary vote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The finance journalist says changes to capital gains tax concessions and negative gearing are only likely to have a 'symbolic effect' on housing affordability.Mentioned in this episode:The Making of One NationSearch for "The Making of One Nation" - new episodes out weekly.The Making of One Nation

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party, are slated to resume later this month working-level talks on cutting the number of the House of Representatives seats by 10 pct.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party proposed Thursday that a House of Representatives council on the electoral system include a plan to reduce the number of seats in the lower chamber of parliament in future discussions.

The South Australian election has triggered a federal political crisis, with One Nation displacing the Liberals as the primary alternative to Labor and securing its most significant electoral foothold in nearly 30 years. As the Coalition grapples with whether to pivot right to reclaim regional voters or overhaul its suburban appeal, the result has forced a panicked Parliament House to recognise the populist surge as a permanent disruption to the traditional political order.

Iran is vowing to strike Gulf infrastructure if the US follows through with a threat to hit its electricity grid tomorrow.US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Tehran to fully re-open the Strait of Hormuz  by tomorrow, or the US will completely destroy Iran's ‌electricity plants.The war on Iran is now in its fourth week - Israel has admitted that it will likely last several more weeks, while Tehran continues to show off its ability to carry out attacks.US Democrats are urging the Trump administration to stop the war, which they say Americans never wanted.  Vote-counting is continuing today after Saturday's South Australian election - with independent Geoff Brock now confirmed as the winner of the vast northern seat of Stuart - fighting off a challenge from One Nation candidate Brandon Turton.Eight seats remain in doubt, including three where One Nation is in the lead - Mackillop, Narungga and Hammond.So far Labor has won 32 Lower House seats, compared to four for the Liberals and one for One Nation.Australia's only manganese smelter Liberty Bell Bay in northern Tasmania has appointed voluntary administrators, consulting group EYThe smelter employs more than 200 people and has been in care and maintenance since May.ASIC has recently  filed to shut down the smelter after the operators repeatedly failed to submit their annual financial documents.

The head of the International Energy Agency says Asia is at the forefront of the current oil crisis. Last week Dr Fatih Birol described the current circumstances as "the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market".The head of the agency says he feels that decision-makers do not appreciate the depth of the problem.Iran has threatened to attack electrical plants in the Middle East powering American military bases, as US President Donald Trump's deadline on opening the Strait of Hormuz approachesMr Trump has warned that Iranian power plants would be targeted if Tehran failed to "fully open" the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping within 48 hours.Meanwhile, Israel and Iran are continuing to trade strikes, with a wave of attacks reported across Tehran and Tel Aviv.One Nation remains in contention to win additional Lower House seats following South Australia's election, with vote counting continuing today.One Nation has already gained one Lower House seat, compared to four for the Liberals and 32 for Labor.The party is well placed in Hammond, to the east of Adelaide, with One Nation's candidate Robert Roylance polling 27 per cent of the primary vote.There are also close contests in MacKillop and Narungga, with the Liberals and One Nation battling for those seats.

rWotD Episode 3231: Kirstie Marshall Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Monday, 9 March 2026, is Kirstie Marshall.Kirstie Claire Marshall (born 21 April 1969) is an Australian aerial skier and Victorian state politician.Marshall was an ex-gymnast who became an aerial skier at Mount Buller, Victoria. During her skiing career Marshall won over 40 World Cup medals, including 17 World Cup gold medals. Marshall competed in aerial skiing as a demonstration sport at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, and as a medal event at the 1994 Lillehammer and 1998 Nagano games, where she came sixth and fourteenth, respectively.In December 2002, aged 33, Marshall was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party.On 26 February 2003, she was ejected from the Lower House chamber for breastfeeding her 11-day-old baby, Charlotte Louise. A section of the Parliamentary rules, namely Standing Order 30, states: "Unless by order of the House, no Member of this House shall presume to bring any stranger into any part of the House appropriated to the Members of this House while the House, or a Committee of the whole House, is sitting." As there is no age limit to 'strangers in the House' (non-elected persons), only MPs and certain parliamentary staff are allowed in the House during sitting times.Subsequently, the Speaker of the House set aside a room in which female MPs can feed their children without violating the Standing Orders.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:19 UTC on Monday, 9 March 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Kirstie Marshall on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Matthew.

Iran claims a strike on the USS Abraham Lincoln as the Mideast conflict continues, President Trump predicts that Cuba will "fall soon," the U.S. grants India a 30-day waiver to buy Russian oil, Sudan's army retakes a strategic city, Hungary is accused of taking Ukrainian bank staff hostage, reports claim that the U.S. military used Anthropic's Claude AI in strikes against Iran, a House panel advances a kids' online safety bill, Jimmy Lai won't appeal his 20-year sentence in Hong Kong, Polymarket removes its nuclear detonation betting market, and Germany's Lower House passes a wolf-hunting bill. Sources: Verity.News

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party resumed discussions Friday to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, by 10 pct.

地方公聴会を８日、中央公聴会を１０日に開催することを議決した衆院予算委員会、３日午後、国会内衆院予算委員会は３日、２０２６年度予算案の採決の前提となる地方公聴会を８日に、中央公聴会を１０日に開催することを与党の賛成多数で議決した。 Japan's House of Representatives Budget Committee on Tuesday approved a ruling bloc-backed plan aimed at securing Lower House passage of the government's fiscal 2026 budget bill on March 13, despite opposition objections.

Japan's House of Representatives Budget Committee on Tuesday approved a ruling bloc-backed plan aimed at securing Lower House passage of the government's fiscal 2026 budget bill on March 13, despite opposition objections.

Japan's ruling bloc on Monday proposed holding a question-and-answer session at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on March 13 to wrap up the chamber's discussions on the government's draft fiscal 2026 budget.

参院本会議で立憲民主党の田名部匡代幹事長の代表質問を聞く高市早苗首相、２５日午前、国会内高市早苗首相は２５日、参院本会議の代表質問で、自民党の全衆院議員にカタログギフトを配布したことについて「法令上、問題はない」との認識を示した。 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday defended her distribution of a gift catalog to all House of Representatives lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who won Lower House seats in the Feb. 8 general election.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday defended her distribution of a gift catalog to all House of Representatives lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who won Lower House seats in the Feb. 8 general election.

Japan's major opposition Centrist Reform Alliance on Tuesday recommended Keiichi Ishii as vice speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament.

Kenny and Macca are joined live in the studio by Nina Taylor, Labor MP, Albert Park. Bill protecting intersex children from unnecessary medical, interventions that has just been passed by the Vic lower house The Victorian Government's Bill protecting intersex children from unnecessary and irreversible medical procedures without their consent has passed in the lower house. Intersex people are born with innate variations of sex characteristics that don't fit medical norms for female or male bodies. As the intersex community has grown more visible, we have learned how common unnecessary and irreversible surgeries are to individuals, particularly those who are too young to consent. It is believed that about 1.7 per cent of the population is born with an intersex trait. There are at least 40 known intersex variations. In October 2021, the Australian Human Rights Commission urged all Australian governments to implement measures that prevent harmful medical interventions on intersex people without personal consent.   In August 2025, the Australian Medical Association passed a motion calling for a deferral of surgical interventions for intersex people until they can give consent. The Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025 passed the lower house without opposition on Thursday. The Bill prohibits deferrable medical interventions until a child can decide for themselves that they want that, introducing independent oversight of proposed treatment plans. The passing of the bill reflects decades of tireless advocacy by intersex people and community organisations, building on similar protections introduced in the ACT in 2023. https://qnews.com.au/intersex-reform-for-childrens-medical-interventions-passes-vic-lower-house/ The post Sat, 14th, Feb, 2026: Nina Taylor, Labor MP, Albert Park, Intersex Medical Intervention Reform for Children Passes Vic Lower House appeared first on Saturday Magazine.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to recommend former Justice Minister Eisuke Mori as speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament, senior LDP officials said Friday.

A total of 336 posts hinting at assaulting dignitaries were made online in the lead-up to Sunday's House of Representatives election, the National Police Agency said Thursday.

A snap election bet paid off in a very big way for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. She and her Liberal Democratic Party now hold a supermajority in the country’s Lower House. This gives them the power to override the opposition, push through legislation and even amend the Constitution. Ms Takaichi has made bold pledges on everything from industry and the economy to immigration and national security. But how quickly and aggressively will she move, and what does it mean for Japan and its neighbours? Arnold Gay gets insight from CNA's Senior Correspondent Michiyo Ishida.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi captured a historic supermajority for her Liberal Democratic Party in yesterday's election, meaning the LDP holds two-thirds or more seats in the Lower House, and giving her the scope to pursue her fiscal agenda. The Nikkei 225 rallied 5.5% today, crossing the 57,000 threshold for the first time. Other Asian markets rallied this morning following the recovery in the US indices on Friday. Nevertheless, last week marked a rotation out of Big Tech and into smaller companies and dividend growth stocks. Gold is back up above USD 5,000 after whipsawing last week. Louis Chua, Equity Research Asia, joins the podcast today to talk about the likely impact of the Takaichi victory on Japan's financial markets, and Mensur Pocinci, Head of Technical Analysis, provides his analysis of the moves in the IT sector and what the charts suggest might lie ahead.(00:00) - Introduction: Helen Freer, Product & Investment Content (01:14) - Markets wrap-up: Bernadette Anderko, Product & Investment Content (06:47) - Japan elections: Louis Chua, Equity Research Asia (11:56) - Technical Analysis update: Mensur Pocinci, Head of Technical Analysis (14:20) - Closing remarks: Helen Freer, Product & Investment Content Would you like to support this show? Please leave us a review and star rating on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

As of the evening of February 9th, according to Jiji Press, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a historic landslide victory in Sunday's House of Representatives election, winning 316 seats to occupy a standalone two-thirds majority of the 465 seats in the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, the country's parliament. Episode notes: 'Japan Ruling LDP Claims Historic Win in Lower House Election': https://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2026020901581

The poll projects that the Liberal Democratic Party and its partner will have two-thirds of the 465 lower house seats.

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to win a majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday's election, according to Kyodo News exit polls. Episode notes: ‘Japan's ruling LDP certain to win lower house majority: exit polls' https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/70097

Lee Hardman, Senior Currency Analyst, and Abdul-Ahad Lockhart, Currency Analyst, discuss the outlook for the JPY ahead of this weekend's Lower House election in Japan. The GBP has also taken a hit in recent days, what have been the main drivers of the weaker GBP?

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet has adopted a decision to dissolve the House of Representatives.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken by phone with his Brazilian counterpart, urging both nations to better defend their shared interests and those of the Global South (01:12). The lower house of Japan's National Diet has formally dissolved ahead of a general election (05:30). U.S. President Donald Trump says the White House is negotiating a deal to secure Washington's total access to Greenland with no time limit (18:14).

New gun control and anti-hate laws have passed the lower house of parliament in response to the Bondi terror attack at a Jewish festival, which killed 15 people last month. They are expected to pass into law, but the process has been far from harmonious. - Tsev kis xeev siab tau pom zoo tsim tsab cai gun control thiab anti-hate laws tshiab siv coj los tawm tsam nrog tej xwm txheej neeg phem tua neeg ntawm thaj ntug hiav txwv Bondi beach rau lub caij tseem muaj tej neeg Jews lub koom txoos, uas tau ua rau muaj 15 tug neeg Australia raug ob txiv tug neeg phem tua tuag thiab tas sim neej. Tsis tas li ntawd los tsev kis xeev siab kuj tau pom zoo tsim ob tsab cai no coj los ua cai siv lawm thiab, tab sis yeej tsis muaj cov kev pom zoo raws tib seem.

After fiery debate in Canberra this morning, Labor's gun reforms have passed parliament's lower house.

New gun control and anti-hate laws have passed the lower house of parliament in response to the Bondi terror attack at a Jewish festival, which killed 15 people last month. They are expected to pass into law, but the process has been far from harmonious.

After fiery debate in Canberra this morning, Labor's gun reforms have passed parliament's lower house.

After fiery debate in Canberra this morning, Labor's gun reforms have passed parliament's lower house.

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Brazil's lower house has approved exempting up to 5,000 reais ($940) a month from income taxes, which would more than double the current exemption and meet a key priority of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's 2022 election campaign. The bill passed the House unanimously on October 1 and will now head to the Senate, where Lula said he expects final approval for the measure, which has drawn broad public support. Lula described the vote on X as "A victory in favor of tax justice and the fight against inequality in Brazil, benefiting 15 million Brazilian workers." In the bill sent to Congress in March, Lula's leftist government proposed to offset the loss of state revenue by introducing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income individuals—a tax that must be paid regardless of the amount of deductions and credits the taxpayer might have. The new minimum effective tax would apply to people who earn over 600,000 reais (approximately $113,000) a year, ramping up from zero to 10% for those who earn over 1,200,000 reais (some $226,000) annually. That legislation would target some 141,000 wealthy individuals in the country, who on average currently pay an effective tax rate of 2.5%, according to Brazil's Finance Ministry. If the measure passes the Senate, Lula would then sign the reform into law, and it would come into effect on January 1, 2026. "Income tax exemption is not a favor from the state, it is the acknowledgment of a right, a step forward in the country's social justice, ensuring more money on the table for those earning up to 5,000 reais," Speaker Hugo Motta said on social media, after the approval. Carla Beni, an economist at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, said that the proposed exemption helps correct imbalances in which many of the rich pay proportionately less tax than the poor, and that it would help the economy. "People will either spend more, save or, pay off debts," Beni said. This article was provided by The Associated Press.

The venerable historical preservation organization celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month with an LA County-wide programming series where the past and the future intermingle. One Institute Executive Director Tony Valenzuela talks about the trailblazing histories and vibrant cultural contributions around the festival theme “Reclaiming Freedom” (interviewed by Jason Jenn). And in NewsWrap: a report from the international track and field governing body World Athletics finds that up to 60 event finalists would not have passed its newly instituted genetic sex test, the U.S. government straddles a line between erasing its transgender citizens and labeling them dangerous terrorists, U.S. President Donald Trump puts the blame on trans rights in his diatribe over the current federal budget standoff, reparations for gay men in Tasmania who were victims of the Australian state's laws against homosexuality and cross-dressing are approved by the Lower House, Filipina designer Veejay Floresca is Project Runway's first trans winner and Vietnam's entrant in the Miss Universe pageant will be transgender star and singer Nguyen Huong Giang, the Australian horror movie "Together" has been pulled from Chinese cinemas after censors used AI to replace one of the male grooms in a gay wedding with a woman, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg consider whether to discuss his gay sex life with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, and more international LGBTQ+ news reported this week by Marcos Najera and Ava Davis (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the September 29, 2025 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

A far-right party which came to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic recently showed itself to be a contender to Japan's centrist political establishment, when it grew from one seat, three years ago to 15 seats in the recent elections. Known as Sanseito, the party is led by Kamiya Sohei, whose YouTube videos spread conspiracy theories about vaccinations. Its political platform is a nationalist ‘Japanese first' agenda and warns against a ‘silent invasion of foreigners'. Whilst for Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party coalition, the election results were bruising. The LDP lost its majority in the Upper House, having already lost control of the Lower House last year. But its embattled Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, whilst facing calls from within his party to resign, has said he has no plans to quit. Against this backdrop, there's a growing unease amongst Japanese voters over issues like immigration, over-tourism and the economy and Sanseito are tapping into that. Joining us to discuss Japan's political climate are Kenneth Mori McElwain, professor of Comparative Politics, University of Tokyo, Japan; Dr Fabian Schäfer, chair of Japanese Studies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany; Jeffrey Hall, author and lecturer, Kanda University of International Studies, Eastern Japan; Dr Kristi Govella, associate professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, UK.Presenter: William Crawley Producer: Jill Collins Researcher: Evie Yabsley Technical producer: Craig Boardman Production management assistant: Liam Morrey Editor: Tara McDermott

New figures out this morning show first home buyers are being buoyed by lower house prices and being able to tap into their Kiwisaver funds. Cotality chief property economist Kelvin Davidson spoke to Corin Dann.