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As we enter the final week of the election campaign with its scrappy debates and breathlessly seized “gotcha” moments, the impact of Gough Whitlam’s electoral reforms can be seen at every stage.

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) will reimburse U.S. employees if they must travel more than 100 miles from their homes to obtain an abortion, Reuters reported. The decision was communicated by the company through a memo to its employees. The coffee chain joins the likes of Amazon.Com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) to offer the benefit. The…

Salesforce, Inc (NYSE:CRM) informed employees about helping them relocate for access to abortions or other medical procedures following an expected ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Roe v. Wade, CNBC reports. Of the 50 U.S. states, 26 would or are likely to ban abortion if the court strikes down Roe.…

Aluminum available for withdrawal at London Metal Exchange warehouses fell to a record low. Still, the latest sign of supply shortages isn’t enough to break the pessimistic sentiment that is ruling metals markets as demand worsens, writes Bloomberg. On-warrant aluminum inventories fell 9.7% to 260,275 tons, breaking a record set in…

To boost economic engagement in Southeast Asian countries, the Biden administration will invest $150 million in the region as part of its strategy to counter China, Financial Times Reports. The new package comes seven months after Biden promised Asean leaders that he would provide up to $102 million in investments for countries in Southeast Asia. …

Buddhism is the third largest (and fastest growing) religion in Australia with approximately half a million adherents.

The last 50 years have been marked by a remarkably stable social consensus balancing the rights of women and fetuses. Let's not throw that away.

The combination of Russia's decades-old fear of an eastwards-expanding NATO and its own invasion into Ukraine seems to have had an adverse effect: non-aligned Finland and Sweden strongly considering joining the anti-Russian alliance and increasing the tense stand-off between Moscow and the west.

Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) ZeniMax Media postponed two of its anticipated video games until the first half of 2023, marking a slip for the Xbox. ZeniMax unit Bethesda Softworks is producing Starfield, a space-themed action role-playing game, Bloomberg reports. ZeniMax's Arkane Austin is developing Redfall, a first-person shooter. Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service has 25 million…