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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says LGBTQ+ community ‘have been heard and they will count in the 2026 census’. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpeers finishes up by asking Chalmers about the ongoing census questions palaver.He says there will be a new question covering both sexual orientation and […]
Tory ShepherdNational species list expands, with orb spider named after Tom Hardy’s Marvel character, Venom, also includedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA laughing frog and an intertidal marine worm named after Sir David Attenborough are among 750 animals, plants and other organisms that […]
Lisa CoxVictoria police erect ring of steel around event, which is expected to attract up to 25,000 activistsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs many as 25,000 protesters are expected to cause chaos ahead of a weapons expo to be held in Melbourne with […]
Australian Associated PressThe shooting occurred along Interstate 75 in a rural area south of Lexington, near the city of London authorities saidKentucky police reported an “active shooter situation” on Saturday evening near Interstate 75 in London, Kentucky, south of Lexington, where “numerous persons” had been shot in traffic.In a video statement, London mayor Randall Weddle said seven […]
Guardian staff and agenciesOpponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence say the building has been surrounded by security forcesVenezuela’s government has said that Brazil can no longer represent Argentina’s diplomatic interests in the country, putting several anti-government opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence seeking asylum at risk, as reports emerge that […]
Guardian staff and agenciesEmployees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union researchWorkers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of paid time off, according to new research.With unions gathering in Brighton this weekend for the first TUC conference […]
Michael Savage Policy EditorUS secretary of state will be most senior US official to have travelled to London since Labour’s election victoryThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, will head to London next week to discuss the Middle East and Ukraine, the state department announced on Saturday, in advance of a US visit by prime minister Keir Starmer.Blinken’s […]
Agence France-Presse in WashingtonBates and Suzanne Sercombe invited to Necker Island after publicly soliciting a holiday from Virgin tycoonThe Post Office campaigner Alan Bates has married his partner, Suzanne Sercombe, on Richard Branson’s Necker Island in a ceremony officiated by the Virgin tycoon.The wedding took place last month on the entrepreneur’s private island in the British Virgin Islands, […]
Nadeem BadshahBritain’s pandemic response was among the worst and the NHS had been ‘seriously weakened’, says leading surgeon • Three reports lay bare scale of NHS malaise, but will Reeves fund a remedy?Britain was hit far harder by the Covid-19 pandemic than other developed countries because the NHS had been “seriously weakened” by disastrous government policies […]
Toby Helm, Political editor, and James TapperThe system by Saturday had been dousing Texas and Louisiana with heavy rains for daysA tropical depression may form next week in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.In a forecast on Saturday afternoon, the NHC said that an area of low pressure had formed over the Bay of Campeche in the […]
Maya YangBroadcaster says episode will ‘celebrate gift of giving’ after news revealed in a cryptic teaser trailer for medical drama Casualty is to return to TV screens for an “innovative” Christmas special, the BBC has revealed. The news was announced in a cryptic teaser trailer, which followed Saturday’s season finale on BBC One.The BBC says the […]
PA MediaMS for Cardiff South and Penarth, who stood down after 140 days as first minister, will not seek re-election in 2026Vaughan Gething, the Labour former first minister of Wales who stood down after a series of scandals, has announced he will not seek re-election for the Senedd.Gething, the MS for Cardiff South and Penarth, said […]
PA MediaJames Shirah, 22, allegedly ran over groomsman with SUV, mortally wounding him, following argument on 30 AugustA newly married couple from Michigan were arrested only hours after their wedding because the groom allegedly used a car to intentionally run over and kill one of his groomsmen, according to local police.The groom, 22-year-old James Shirah of […]
Gloria OladipoCreating a fox-proof haven for endangered eastern quolls required a high, encircling fence. But what about the other wildlife?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEastern long-necked turtles are known for their “ridiculously cute grin”, says Nick Dexter, and a much less charming ability […]
Graham Readfearn Environment and climate correspondentPotential class action against private prison operator raised after 175 inmates at Clarence correctional centre locked in their cells for days after assault by a single prisonerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPrivate prison operator Serco should face sanctions for punishing nearly 200 […]
Catie McLeodWe hear about the ‘weakest growth in decades’ and being ‘smashed’ by the RBA, but positive tidings abound – if you want to look for themFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a week dominated by headlines declaring the “weakest growth in decades” […]
Peter HannamThroughout shooting that killed four people, many attempted to stop attacker and were first to aid injuredStudents and teachers at Georgia’s Apalachee high school – where a teenager carried out a deadly mass shooting on Wednesday – are being praised for the bravery they demonstrated when faced with unimaginable circumstances.Meanwhile, more information is emerging about […]
Gloria OladipoPalestinians say they have no faith in Israel Defense Forces inquiry into killing as US officials insist Gaza ceasefire is nearUS officials have insisted that a ceasefire in Gaza is close even as fighting rages unabated in the blockaded Palestinian territory and violence spirals in the occupied West Bank, where witnesses told the Observer an […]
Julian Borger and Sufian Taha in Beita and Bethan McKernan in JerusalemDemonstrators accuse Emmanuel Macron of perpetrating ‘denial of democracy’ by choosing conservative politicianThousands of angry leftwing protesters took to French streets on Saturday two days after Emmanuel Macron appointed a conservative prime minister.Demonstrators accused the president of a “denial of democracy” after his decision to name the former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, 73, as […]
Kim WillsherRuling, which may be reviewed by appellate court, could strike reproductive rights measure off November ballotA Missouri judge has ruled that a ballot measure asking voters whether abortion rights should be enshrined in the state constitution is invalid, potentially jeopardizing an election scheduled for November.In a ruling issued on Friday, Cole county circuit judge Christopher […]
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