YouTube star Ms Rachel has said she is matching rapper Macklemore’s $1m donation to organizations supporting Palestinians, calling on other public figures to follow suit. Macklemore, who was fired as the opening act on Ed Sheeran’s tour after saying “Free Palestine” on stage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, pledged to donate the entirety of his…
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Headlines this week have been inundated with news of artist Macklemore being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour, following Macklemore’s onstage calls to “free Palestine”. The rap artist said Robert…
After a six-week delay, Immigration Minister Tony Burke has announced changes to the migration system.
Sean McVay would like to remove Australia from the Rams’ travel itinerary. Possibly forever. The Rams coach was discussing putting the 27-7 loss to the 49ers in Melbourne behind his team when he…