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Homicide detectives begin three-day search for 30-year-old in NSW central tablelands; peak Muslim bodies deny police consulted them in lead-up to Sydney raids. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAs we reported, X has provided an update on its legal challenge against Australia’s eSafety commissioner, […]
Emily Wind (now) and Martin Farrer (earlier)A 35-metre-tall wheel is set to open in South Wharf at Polly Woodside Park more than two years after Melbourne Star stopped operatingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastYears after the Melbourne Star last turned, a second ferris wheel for the […]
Benita KolovosWang Yi says recent improvements in ties face ‘disruptions’ amid threats of sanctions over support for Russia’s defence industryChina’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, has warned the US that the recent improvements in the two countries’ relations were being jeopardised by “disruptions” which could take them back to a “downward spiral” leading to rivalry, confrontation and […]
Julian Borger in BeijingThe Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee warns that unemployment benefits are still too low Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJobseeker payments should be raised to 90% of the age pension and indexed to prevent people going “without life’s essentials”, the government’s […]
Paul Karp Chief political correspondentSearch near Jenolan Caves comes after CCTV footage showed Zrinski in station wagon being driven towards Blue Mountains in November 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHomicide squad detectives are searching bushland near the Jenolan Caves in New South Wales for […]
Jordyn BeazleyPolice have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New YorkAs the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the world’s attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. […]
Presented by Michael Safi with Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan; produced by Hannah Moore, Courtney Yusuf and Solomon King; executive producer Phil MaynardCourt hears charges against Cobram man John Torney include assault and intentionally causing injuryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastCobram man John Torney, who allegedly assaulted Emma Bates before she was found dead in northern Victoria, is also accused of breaching […]
Adeshola OreElon Musk’s X says it opposes demands from Australia’s eSafety commissioner that it remove the content globallyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSocial media platform X says it has complied with Australian federal court orders to remove footage of the Wakeley […]
Stephanie ConveryAbout 1,000 US troops will support the military construction efforts, but Joe Biden has ordered them not to set foot on the Gaza shoreUS troops have begun construction of a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza that aims to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the territory, the Pentagon has said, but the […]
Guardian staff and agenciesMogul’s lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheldHarvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and […]
Dani Anguiano in Los AngelesMultiple arrests at crackdown on Emory University campus encampment focused on Palestine and Cop CityPolice have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine […]
Timothy Pratt in Atlanta, Maya Yang in New York and Erum Salam in PrincetonMove made after more than 90 demonstrators arrested on campus and university cancels pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s speechThe University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony, citing new safety measures as student protests over the Israel-Gaza war have surged on the campus.USC is one of many campuses across the country that have become […]
Nick Robins-EarlyApp’s ‘secret source’ algorithm reportedly core to operations of parent company, which sources say make a sale highly unlikelyByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.The algorithms TikTok […]
ReutersMinisters considering more funding to protect important research sites, with China seen as a particular concernMI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections.Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, were briefed on the threat by the domestic security service’s […]
Mabel Banfield-NwachiWorld’s largest public company reports $61.86bn revenue after investing billions into artificial intelligenceProfits at Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations as its heavy bet on artificial intelligence continued to bear fruit in the latest quarter.The technology giant has invested billions of dollars into AI in a bid to turbocharge its growth, particularly of its cloud computing […]
Blake MontgomerySuspects, aged 42 and 68, held on suspicion of murder after discovery of plastic-wrapped lower back, buttocks and thighTwo men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve in Greater Manchester.Part of a dismembered body, consisting of the bottom of the back, buttocks and […]
Mabel Banfield-NwachiConcern grows over legality of government’s approach as new figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties A hero – then sacked. The carer’s allowance whistleblowerNew figures show more than 150,000 unpaid carers are now facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, as MPs, charities and campaigners demanded an immediate amnesty.Ed Davey, the Lib […]
Patrick Butler, Josh Halliday, Aletha Adu and Haroon SiddiqueFormer coalition partners’ decision brings Scottish first minister to brink of losing vote, which could make his position untenableExplainer: what was the SNP and Greens’ deal?Humza Yousaf could be forced to quit as Scotland’s first minister after the Scottish Greens announced they would back a motion of no confidence against him at Holyrood.The Scottish National […]
Severin Carrell Scotland editorTeenager charged with trying to kill two teachers and fellow pupil after incident at Ysgol Dyffryn AmanA 13-year-old girl has been charged with attempting to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil in a school playground stabbing in Wales.The two adults and child all received knife wounds in the incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in […]
Steven Morris and Emine SinmazChronic workforce shortages have put nursing staff under unbearable pressure, says union chiefNurses in England took an average of a week off sick last year because of stress, anxiety or depression, NHS figures reveal.The disclosure has prompted concern that the intense strains nurses face in their jobs, including low pay and understaffing, are damaging their […]
Denis Campbell Health policy editor