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Police allege the Rooty Hill care home resident was administered an unknown substance by her daughterAn 84-year-old woman who was found dead in an aged care home was allegedly administered an unknown substance by her daughter.Emergency services were called to Our Lady of Consolation aged care home in Rooty Hill in Sydney’s far west around 11.35pm on Thursday. Continue reading...
‘There was no ambiguity. I did not do what was alleged,’ Guy says of fellow state Liberal MP’s accusationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictorian Liberal MP Matthew Guy is demanding an apology from his colleague Moira Deeming after police closed their investigation into an allegation he assaulted her, finding there w...
Australian Labor party president says authoritarian trends must not be ‘normalised’ in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor must not allow increasingly authoritarian trends in Australian politics to become “normalised”, ALP president Wayne Swan has warned, likening Pauline Hanson’s attacks on multiculturalis...
Follow today’s news liveLIVE: Australia vs Paraguay – Socceroos World Cup gameGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Stefanovic saga ‘unfortunate’, but ‘words do matter’The prime minister was asked by the ABC about Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine. He had this to say:It’s a matter, of course, for Channel 9, but words do matter, and what people who are very pr...
This live blog is now closed.Supreme court lets Trump administration end TPS for Haitians and SyriansTrump officials can turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US emailHere’s my colleague Maanvi Singh’s report on the supreme court’s decision to give the Trump administration a green light to turn back asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, in a ruling that fundam...
When the academic Sarah Steele was assaulted in England, she had no idea her case would end up in front of a US military court. Harry Davies explains why military judges and juries are ruling on crimes committed in the UKA little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through a court martial for alleged crimes committed in the UK is under growing scrutiny. One person who has been th...
David Vander Meer was recently arrested for the death of his wife in national park 20 years ago after new information revealedA Las Vegas man and former youth pastor died dead days after he was arrested and charged with murdering his wife, who plummeted thousands of feet to her death while hiking in Utah’s Zion national park in 2006.At a scheduled extradition hearing on Thursday, a Las Vegas judge...
China’s leader wants to promote his alternative to the current world order, and his efforts are being assisted by a capricious US Xi Jinping meets Bangladesh’s new prime minister on Friday, the latest in a wave of world leaders to visit Beijing this year as the Chinese leader builds his influence and economic ties, and seeks to “shift the balance of power” away from the west.Xi’s meeting with Tari...
‘It’s all just rendered useless’ Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey says as AI scrapes millions of songs to learn how to make musicPaul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are among big-name Australian musicians upset that their original songs have been found in datasets used to train artificial intelligence.A dataset search tool recently created by US publication The Atlantic reveals millions of creative ...
Sharks were spotted at Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte beaches this morning. Follow today’s news liveLIVE: Australia vs Paraguay – Socceroos World Cup gameGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Stefanovic saga ‘unfortunate’, but ‘words do matter’The prime minister was asked by the ABC about Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine. He had this to say:It’s a matter, of cou...
Plan to levy 5% tax on California billionaires championed by progressives – but state’s super rich are forcefully opposedFull story: California billionaire tax heads to ballotThe proposed billionaire tax in California is officially heading to voters’ ballots in November. After getting more than double the necessary signatures to qualify, the secretary of state certified the ballot measure late on ...
Proposal to introduce one-time tax of 5% will go to voters in November after backers decline to withdraw measureCalifornia’s billionaire tax, explained: what you need to knowCalifornia voters will get to decide in November whether billionaires should pay a one-time 5% tax, after a deadline passed on Thursday for its backers to withdraw the measure.The so-called billionaire tax is among the highest...
Vice-president declares admiration for 37th president and claims Nixon and Trump targeted by ‘deep state’ forcesJD Vance does not think the era-defining Watergate scandal would have lasted more than a single news cycle in today’s fragmented, hyper-partisan political environment – and certainly would not have led to a president’s downfall.Speaking at the Richard Nixon presidential library in Yorba ...
Prime minister says it is ‘possible’ that Australians are affected by severe earthquake. Follow today’s news liveLIVE: Australia vs Paraguay – Socceroos World Cup gameGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Stefanovic saga ‘unfortunate’, but ‘words do matter’The prime minister was asked by the ABC about Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine. He had this to say:It’s...
5.6-magnitude California tremor, 7.2-magnitude temblor in Japan and two quakes in Venezuela all struck within hoursA 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck a rural part of northern California on Wednesday. Hours later, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the northern coast of Japan and two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela in a devastating mass casualty event.The tremors happened in the span of eight hour...
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is an anti-Islamic, far-right political activist well known in the UK and EuropeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe man who calls himself Tommy Robinson has roared into prominence in Australia after the morning TV mainstay Karl Stefanovic posted an interview with Rob...
Company says it cannot shield customers from memory and storage chip costs – and iPhone hikes could be nextApple raised iPad and MacBook prices on Thursday, saying it could no longer shield customers from soaring memory and storage chip costs driven by the AI industry’s datacenter buildout.The move does not affect Apple’s cash cow, the iPhone. But it would take starting price of the Neo, its lowe...
Blaze on Tintwistle Moor, Glossop, has burned more than 500 square metres, forcing road closures and smoke warningA major wildfire close to Greater Manchester has torn through large areas of moorland for more than 24 hours, forcing road closures and smoke warnings as fire crews battle to bring it under control.The blaze, on Tintwistle Moor, near Glossop, has burned an area of more than 500 square ...
Guy accuses Deeming of making ‘ridiculous and unsubstantiated’ claims as state Liberal party grapples with falloutFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have concluded their investigation into Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming’s allegation that her colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her, making the finding “no offence d...
International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move againA United Nations agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the UN.The head of the UN’s International Maritime O...
International Maritime Organization says plan on hold until safety guarantees confirmed after projectile hits vesselA United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz on Thursday after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman following the passage of several tankers that used a route backed by the UN.The head of the UN’s Inte...
Planning permission has been sought for three additional military sites Home Office plans to use three more former military sites to house thousands of asylum seekers have been condemned as “arrogant”, “costly” and “a political fix” by refugee charities and local stakeholders.Planning permission is being sought to build “basic” accommodation at MOD Bicester in Oxfordshire, RAF Barnham in Suffolk a...
Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKarl Stefanovic: ‘I’m free’Karl Stefanovic just released a statement following the announcement he will leave Nine immediately.So I’m free. Truly independent. I didn’t get the chance to thank my free to air audience for 21 years, so t...
Charles and Camilla to remain at Clarence House and are said to want the public to have more access to ‘monarchy HQ’King Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn and what is still in the dark?Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year runningKing Charles and Queen Camilla will not move into Buckingham Palace when £369m of buildings works to update it finish next year, preferring to remai...
King Charles’s property management firm rakes in £1.2bn as it continues to benefit from offshore windfarm boomKing Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn and what is still in the dark?King Charles’s property management company has made more than £1bn for the third consecutive year thanks to the boom in offshore windfarms paid for through energy bills.The crown estate, the royals’ portfolio of land ...
We know the monarch paid £24.6m in tax over the last two years, but we still don’t know how wealthy he actually isCrown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year runningKing Charles has become Britain’s first monarch in modern times to reveal how much tax he pays on his private income: £24.6m over the last two years.It’s a move celebrated by some as heralding an era of greater transparency...
Network says it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today, days after he interviewed far-right activist Tommy Robinson on independent podcastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKarl Stefanovic is leaving Nine immediately, the network said in a statement on Friday.It was presented as a joint decision, however i...
Network says it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today, days after Today host interviewed far-right activist on independent podcastKarl Stefanovic is leaving Nine immediately, the network said in a statement on Friday.It was presented as a joint decision by the broadcaster and network, however it follows days of controversy after the highly-paid Today presenter used his independent ...
Nine says in a statement it was ‘no longer possible’ for Stefanovic to host Today. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastKarl Stefanovic is leaving Nine immediately, the network said in a statement this morning.It follows days of controversy in which the highly-paid Today presenter used his independent podcast series to interview British far-right activ...
Delcy Rodríguez said authorities were shifting rescue teams from other parts of the country to the hardest-hit La Guaira areaVenezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakesHave you been affected by the earthquakes in Venezuela?Volunteers, medics and relatives of victims have raced to the Altamira area in Caracas hoping to help save survivors from the rubble of collapsed buildin...
