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Passing of bill technically gives English same status as Māori and sign language but, with it already spoken by 95% of country, critics call it ‘a pointless exercise’Legislation recognising English as an official language of New Zealand has been passed by parliament, prompting derision from linguists and legal experts and a now-viral broadside from a Māori MP who called it “pathetic”.The English l...
Passing of bill gives English same status as Māori and sign language but, with it already spoken by 95% of country, critics call it ‘a pointless exercise’Legislation recognising English as an official language of New Zealand has been passed by parliament, prompting derision from linguists and legal experts and a now-viral broadside from a Māori MP who called it “pathetic”.The English language bill...
State corruption watchdog enters second of eight weeks of hearings as part of Operation Rosny. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has give...
Former Liberal, ‘anti-woke’ film animator and councillor who says he used to work on Daniel Andrews’ security team among lineup for November’s state pollOne Nation has named its first candidates for the upcoming Victorian state election, as leader Pauline Hanson has vowed to ban the ABC and the Guardian from attending her press conferences during the campaign.Guardian Australia understands an ABC ...
State corruption watchdog enters second of eight weeks of hearings as part of Operation Rosny. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has give...
British band say they are ‘proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore’, where open display of all foreign flags is bannedMassive Attack have called being banned from Singapore a “surreal experience” after displaying a Palestinian flag during their show.On Wednesday, the English trip-hop collective – whose current lineup includes Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G”...
Local councillor who says he used to work on Daniel Andrews’ security team also part of upper house lineup for November’s state pollA former Liberal party candidate, the animator behind Pauline Hanson’s anti-woke film and a local councillor who says he worked on former premier Daniel Andrews’ personal protection team have been unveiled as One Nation candidates for the Victorian election.Pauline Ha...
State corruption watchdog starts second of eight weeks of hearings as part of Operation Rosny. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has give...
Officials are banning some ‘compressed hikes’ which involve walkers tackling demanding routes in short timeframesMalaysia’s government is tightening hiking rules nationwide after a social media trend left increasing numbers of adventurers needing to be rescued when they became lost or stranded in remote locations.In the first five months of 2026, Malaysia saw 52 cases of lost hikers, an increase o...
Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1mFormer rugby league star Luke Bateman has alleged gambling company promoters supplied him with cocaine and alcohol, telling a parliamentary inquiry the betting industry exercised no duty of care.Bateman, who is now a TikTok star and influential in the “BookTok” com...
Senate inquiry into Albanese government’s gambling laws under way. Follow today’s news liveAngus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this weekThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, Jane Hume, acting in his stead.NSWRL owes a massive debt of gratitude to Laurie for the service he has given to his state as both a pla...
The new London and South East University Group will be UK’s third largest higher education institutionThe UK’s first “super-university”, which will merge the universities of Greenwich and Kent, is set to launch in September.The new London and South East University Group, to be known as the LASEUG, will have more than 50,000 students on four campuses across London, Medway and Kent, making it the th...
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day South Korea has registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as authorities warned people to “immediately” stop all outdoor activities in affected areas.The south-eastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5C on Sunday aft...
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day South Korea has registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago, as authorities warned people to “immediately” stop all outdoor activities in affected areas.The south-eastern city of Yangsan saw the temperature reach 42.5C on Sunday aft...
Wildfires in and around Spokane have stretched ability of federal and local agencies to fight blazesWildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday.The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 8.2 sq miles (about 21 sq k...
Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With GeorgeAriana Grande has announced plans to take a break from public-facing work after her tour ends due to “endless, ongoing public scrutiny”. She is pulling out of the upcoming London revival of Sunday in the Park With George.The pop singer was due to appear opposite her Wicked co-star Jo...
New Order and Simon Armitage among more than 100 signatories to criticise ‘foolish and shortsighted’ cutsMore than 100 artists, writers and scientists have called for the UK government to save the “world’s clearest eyes on the sky”, after funding for thenetwork of radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank Observatory was slashed.New Order, the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and the poet laureate, Simon ...
Decision comes after group of survivors claimed ex-Harrods owner’s associates must have helped facilitate his crimesAt least five victims of the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed have been confirmed by the Home Office as victims of human trafficking.A group of survivors of abuse by the deceased businessman had called for the Metropolitan police to make trafficking the main focus of its investi...
Meanwhile fuel excise cut, imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news liveHouse prices slide across Australia as Middle East conflict and tax changes begin to biteHouse prices have fallen in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth as the market downturn spreads across Australia. Continue reading...
Twin Falls police chief believes Chad Williams, 24, was alone in Saturday attack that killed three peopleAuthorities say the man accused of opening fire at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as investigators say quick action by an off-duty law enforcement officer and an armed bystander helped prevent even more bloodshed.Speaking on Sunday, Matthew Hicks, t...
Fuel excise cut, which was imposed after outbreak of Iran conflict, ended at midnight on Monday. Follow today’s news liveGood morning, and happy Monday. Nick Visser here to get the week’s news going. Here’s what’s on deck:The high-profile trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones for indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins today in Sydney. Continue reading...
Lowe says the two should put ‘personalities and our past disagreements aside for good of the country’The leader of Restore Britain, Rupert Lowe, has extended an olive branch to Nigel Farage, saying the two should put “personalities and our past disagreements aside for the good of the country”.Lowe told the Reform UK leader that if he was “prepared to work together around serious policies, serious ...
Toledo police say Ohio Democrat is active and alert after two-vehicle hit-and-run collision on SundayMarcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a car crash in Toledo, Ohio, on Sunday, the Democratic US representative’s office said.Kaptur, 80, was a passenger in the vehicle and on her way to church, her office said. Toledo police did not respond to a request from ...
Health secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMRRobert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, on Sunday told American parents that they should get their children vaccinated against measles, as the surge in infections has reached numbers not seen in the past 35 years.Kennedy, a leading vaccination skeptic who has spent years amplifying...
Prime minister says UK needs to ‘bring back that control’, but safe routes for refugees are necessary to tackle traffickingAndy Burnham has pledged to be “relentless” in tackling small boat crossings after tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta, a Spanish territory, but said “safe routes” for refugees were necessary to tackle trafficking gangs.Speaking during a visit to Dover, the prime minis...
Senator Bernie Moreno says congressman and ex-son-in-law should step down after his daughter’s allegationsRepublican senator Bernie Moreno on Sunday publicly called for Representative Max Miller, his ex son-in-law, to step down from Congress amid allegations of domestic and child abuse.As recently as Friday, the Ohio senator had avoided giving his opinion directly on accusations made by his daught...
Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public from “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.While he said there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a week...
Chancellor says the government wants to prevent shoppers being ‘taken for a ride’ at the pump or tillThe chancellor, John Healey, has said the government is standing by to prevent the public “being taken for a ride at the pump or the till” as the Iran war continues to hit prices.While there had been “no significant evidence of so-called price gouging” during the crisis, he used a weekend column to...
Search and rescue operation under way for crew member whose aircraft went down in gale-force winds west of capitalTwo firefighting helicopters have collided west of Athens, prompting a search and rescue operation, as efforts to control a massive wildfire barrelling towards the outskirts of the Greek capital intensified.Gale-force winds that have pushed flames towards settlements on Athens’ western...
Paedophile breached non-molestation order before killing and sexually assaulting girlfriend’s daughterCleveland police failed to arrest a paedophile for breaching a non-molestation order, 18 months before he murdered and sexually assaulted his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter, Teesside crown court has heard.Isabelle Welsh died on 14 September 2025 after what police described as a “campaign of vi...
