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Der Musiker war bekannt für die Arbeiterhymne Take This Job and Shove It sowie für Hits wie The Ride und andere. David Allan Coe, der Country-Singer-Songwriter, der die Arbeiterhymne Take This Job and Shove It schrieb und unter anderem mit You Never Even Called Me By My Name und The Ride Hits landete, ist gestorben. Er war 86. Coes Ehefrau, Kimberly Hastings Coe, bestätigte seinen Tod gegenüber Rolling Stone am Mittwoch. Weiterlesen...

With a reshuffled cabinet, the premier is hoping to quell leadership rumblings as her party seeks an unprecedented fourth termGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, stood alongside the fresh faces in her reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday, she attempted to send her increasingly jaded electorate a blunt message: despite its 12 years in power, her government is – apparently – new.In her opening four-minute preamble to reporters, Allan - whose Labor government will in November seek an unprecedented fourth term - repeated the word 17 times. In one sentence alone, she referred to her “new cabinet”, “new portfolios”, “new solutions” and “new areas that are going to drive this government forward”.Benita Kolovos is Guardian Australia’s Victorian state correspondent Continue reading...

Wildlife film pioneer has died aged 74 ‘immersed in nature and surrounded by friends’, his representatives have saidAn award-winning wildlife cameraman renowned for his work with David Attenborough has died aged 74 while trekking in Nepal.Doug Allan, described as a “true pioneer” of wildlife film-making, won several Bafta and Emmy awards and was principal camera operator on a number of BBC series including Planet Earth, Frozen Planet and The Blue Planet. Continue reading...