'Deep down, I don't think she's very good': The rise and fall of Prime Minister May

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 25th May, 2019 AM News Update [Theresa May on the day she became British Prime Minister (left) and announcing her resignation (right). ]( ['Deep down I don't think she's very good': The rise and fall of Prime Minister May]( Theresa May infamously promised "strong and stable" government. She leaves her party, and her country, in more disarray than ever. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Some flights to and from Bali cancelled as Mount Agung erupts]( Mount Agung erupted on Friday night, sending stones and incandescent lava up to three kilometres in all directions. [Mount Agung erupted on Friday night, sending lava and stones up to three kilometres away.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Salads, burgers and a cherry on top: GST food reforms canvassed at ATO]( Changes in the way we eat has prompted calls within the tax office to alter how our food is taxed. [ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Just a jump to the left, and then a step to the right: the challenges facing Anthony Albanese]( Labor's tectonic plates are shifting as it gets a nominally left-wing leader at the same time as its wealth redistribution agenda has come under question. [Anthony Albanese, a hero of Labor's Left, will lead significant soul-searching about the party's economic agenda.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The man behind Jim's Mowing has some advice - 'do a bit of homework']( David 'Jim' Penman has savaged the state of the franchising sector in the wake of a scathing parliamentary inquiry that recommended huge changes. [David 'Jim' Penman has savaged the franchising industry.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Catering for international students a learning curve we must conquer]( A number of the suicides I have dealt with have stemmed from the financial impositions placed by the institutions on these students. [Academics say they are seeing a rise in helicopter parents at university.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bob Hawke's state funeral to be held at Sydney Opera House]( A state funeral for Australia's 23rd prime minister, Bob Hawke, will be held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday June 14. Australia's 23rd prime minister was 89 when he passed away just two days before last Saturday's federal election. [A state funeral for Australia's 23rd Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, will be held at the Sydney Opera House on Friday June 14.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nick Kyrgios pulls out of French Open for second-straight year]( The polarising Australian was defaulted following an on-court outburst in Rome last week, before hitting with Andy Murray at Wimbledon in preparation for the tournament. [Nick Kyrgios has made no secret of his disdain for the slower clay conditions.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Sick, wounded' children need urgent evacuation from Syrian refugee camp, say families]( Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said he is "deeply concerned" about the children but warned that "swift results cannot be guaranteed". [Foreign ISIS wives and children at the fence line of the Foreign section of al-Hawl camp.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [On the trail of a narcoterrorist: The true story of the agents who caught Pablo Escobar]( More than 25 years after the death of notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, the DEA agents tasked with tracking him down are coming to Perth. [Retired DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Peña. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rocked by Speers' defection, Sky News may delay his move to ABC]( The respected journalist could be caught in a contractual tug-of-war. [Insiders story ... David Speers is leaving Sky News for the ABC.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2019 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia