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Driving across KY? You’ll likely run into summertime road construction.

At any one time, Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said there are at least some 15 hundred road projects in the commonwealth’s highway plan.Motorists traveling across the Commonwealth this summer are likely to encounter some type of road project.

WEKU

Why does no one want to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

The Australian state of Victoria has pulled out of hosting the Games less than three years before the start, citing spiralling costs. Now cities across the Commonwealth are lining up to say ‘no’ to staging the event

The Independent UK

Kentucky state climatologist: Summertime flow from Canada a bit unusual

The smoke from a distant Canadian wildfire has been getting in the eyes of Kentuckians. It’s created a concern for those with health conditions. Somewhat unusual weather conditions have brought wildfires north of the border to the Commonwealth.

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Jamaican writer Kwame McPherson wins Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023

Jamaican writer Kwame McPherson has won the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 for his story 'Ocoee'. He was announced as the winner of the £5,000 prize in an online ceremony on June 27, 2023.

The Times of India

Knights fans got punished for Greg Marzhew's bus miss

I'm really struggling to understand why he should be stood down from playing.

Newcastle Herald

New 50p coin issued by Royal Mint to commemorate Windrush 75th anniversary

The coin's designer Valda Jackson was born in Jamaica and moved to England in 1964 and pays tribute to the many British Caribbean and Commonwealth citizens who arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation

Daily Mirror

Windrush pioneer who had to 'fight for survival' feels 'honoured to be British'

HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, 75 years ago this week in answer to a Government call to the Commonwealth to help rebuild the United Kingdom but hundreds were wrongly detained

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ACT to receive $50m of social housing spend

A plan for more housing will be developed in the coming months.

The Canberra Times

Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here's what the Albanese government can do

Victoria recently announced an end to native forest logging in December 2023, six years earlier than previously announced. Western Australia is ending it from January 2024. The Greens and independent federal MPs are now calling on the Albanese government to end native forest logging nationally.

The Conversation

First look at Rhys McClenaghan's new training base located on his own doorstep

The World, European and Commonwealth Pommel Horse champion has a new training base thanks to his coach Luke Carson

Belfast Live

Doubts over Cradle Mountain cableway future after funding deadline missed

The Cradle Mountain Cableway is in serious doubt after the Commonwealth withdraws $30 million in funding from the project because the Tasmanian government missed a deadline.

ABC News

Safety recommendations pertain to Kentucky motorcyclists and other drivers

Springtime tends to bring out more two-wheeled transportation all across the Commonwealth. Cyclists and drivers of cars both have responsibilities when it comes to safe travel.

WEKU

National anthems: how composers in South Africa and India are reimagining them

The rousing notes of the British national anthem God Save The King rang loudly in London’s Westminster Abbey when King Charles III was crowned – and in official and informal celebrations in many other places, though not always to an enthusiastic reception. The song is still sung in many Commonwealth…

The Conversation

Six GOP hopefuls talk issues on Kentucky's Primary Election Eve

Tuesday is Primary Election Day across the Commonwealth. 12 republican candidates for governor appear on this year’s ballot. Six of them have polled well enough and raised enough money to be included in political forums.

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Commonwealth settles $132.7m class action over foam contamination

Landowners whose properties were contaminated by firefighting foam used on RAAF bases have reached a $132.7 million settlement, while others face further talks.

Newsroom.co.nz

What will become of the Commonwealth under Charles III?

Republicanism was seen as a move against Queen Elizabeth II during her reign rather than a move towards nationhood. Now the Commonwealth is at a crossroads

The Hindu

Is the monarchy still relevant in the 21st century?

A discussion on the what the changes in society, politics and culture imply for the future of monarchies in the U.K. and across the world

Daily Mirror

King Charles faces Commonwealth struggle as countries refuse to celebrate Coronation

Some Caribbean countries were not celebrating Kings Charles' Coronation on Saturday - instead looking to detach themselves from the monarchy and become a republic together

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WA budget surplus again set to top $4 billion, with households to get $400 electricity rebate

Swelling iron ore royalties and GST payments from the Commonwealth are set to hand the WA government a bumper surplus of more than $4 billion for the third straight year.

The Conversation

Dismay over King Charles's coronation raises questions about Canada's ties to the monarchy

The coronation of King Charles was a cringe-inducing display of white European hereditary privilege and ostentation that angered many, both in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

The Guardian - UK

Coronation composer Iain Farrington on making music fit for a king – and what the cameras didn’t show

One of 12 coronation composers, Farrington’s brief was to reflect the music of the Commonwealth. On the organ. In five minutes. He tells us about a day of the sublime and the ridiculous

France 24

Commonwealth countries view King Charles' coronation with mixed feelings

Following yesterday's coronation, 14 of the 56 Commonwealth nations now have King Charles III as their head of state. Although some are celebrating the occasion, for others, it is a jarring reminder of colonialism and repression.

The Guardian - UK

Barbados won’t be toasting Charles’s coronation – we’re still celebrating being rid of the monarchy

Across the Commonwealth, the contrast with the jubilation of 1953 is stark. Times have changed, but have the royals, asks Suleiman Bulbulia

Manchester Evening News

How the King's Coronation will be different to Queen Elizabeth II's in 1953

The Coronation of King Charles III will be the first time a monarch is crowned in the UK in 70 years

The Guardian - UK

‘That one I’ve never heard of’: Africans unimpressed with Charles celebrations

The distant familiarity and affection many in the Commonwealth had with the Queen does not extend to her son

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