Federal Military Lobby for Tax Reduction on Private Pilots
Rumours coming out of Mars today suggest that a powerful lobbying group, acting on behalf of Admiral Vincent and the Federal Navy, are currently engaged in a massive campaign to lower taxes on combat-capable spacecraft. The aim of the campaign is to encourage Federal pilots to become more battle-ready... Read more
Galactic Mechanics Union Busted Breaking Laws
Word has reached GalNet that an investigation into the Galactic Mechanics Union will result in charges being brought against the organisation by all three of the galaxy’s major powers. The investigation, which was carried out in secret by a consortium of independent investigators, has found that the GMU has... Read more
Prism Senator will not be late, not even slightly
In another administrative mix up, Lady Kahina Tijani Loren’s Imperial Courier has been denied docking clearance at Mars High. Official observers report that an Imperial Courier attempted to dock without prior permission and when confronted, refused to acknowledge hails. Unofficial, and anonymous, reports from independent traders seem to favour... Read more
Federal Congress Calls Emergency Session
An emergency special session of the Federal Congress was held today to discuss how best to deal with the Crimson State Group’s attempt to force Lugh to secede from the Federation. Lugh is home to 15.3 billion residents, who are supported almost entirely by the vast natural resources that... Read more
Prism Senator will not be late, not even slightly
In another administrative mix up, Lady Kahina Tijani Loren’s Imperial Courier has been denied docking clearance at Mars High. Official observers report that an Imperial Courier attempted to dock without prior permission and when confronted, refused to acknowledge hails. Unofficial, and anonymous, reports from independent traders seem to favour... Read more
It’s Time to Stop Slavery Stupid
Aisling Duval is in the spotlight again today, following a rather passionate outburst on the Empire’s most-watched reality stream show, Celebrity Pets. “The truth is every pet we’ve seen tonight lives a better life than the billions of slaves who are busy working themselves to death while all you... Read more
Unity Starport Officially Opens in New Yembo
Today marks the official opening of the first Deep Space Exploration Platform being sponsored by the Explorers’ Association in conjunction with Universal Cartographics. The station will initially be housed in New Yembo, a resource rich system on the outer edges of human-occupied space. Thousands of Commanders helped provide the... Read more
Torval Handles the Help in Synteini
Corporations operating under the direction of Senator Zemina Torval have been making waves throughout the Empire this week, as shipments of unregulated slaves continue to pour into Imperially -sanctioned slave training centres in Synteini. Despite the questionable legal nature of the Senator’s import operations, the Senate has so far... Read more
Alliance Terraforming Initiative Set to Enter Final Stage
The Big G Corporation, in association with the Alliance of Independent Systems, is pleased to announce that a dozen planets involved in the Alliance terraforming programme are finally ready to undergo their last stage of biochemical transformation. The first set of planets to undergo the final stage of terraforming... Read more
Lugh Ambassador Accuses Federal Party of Foul Play
Lugh Ambassador Éamonn Uí Laoghire, the leading spokesman for the Crimson State Group, held his third and final rally on Alioth today. After a heated speech, in which he spared no quarter for the Federation and their mistreatment of the Lugh population (who he repeatedly referred to as ‘The... Read more