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Artist accused of winning prize with ‘imitation’ won Australian award with piece ‘influenced’ by Basquiat

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Jane Allan’s winning Darling portrait prize painting has raised eyebrows after her Doyles art award piece was compared to artist Nicholas HardingAn Australian painter was “clearly influenced” by New York artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in a major prize-winning work, according to the National Portrait Gallery, after she was accused of winning a separate $20,000 prize with “an imitation” of a Nicholas H...

Liberals dumbfounded by Angus Taylor’s multiculturalism comments: ‘Embrace the reality of modern Australia’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Party colleagues concerned opposition leader was missing an opportunity to differentiate Coalition from One NationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAngus Taylor has attempted to clarify comments on multiculturalism after his five non-answers on Tuesday which left colleagues dumfounded and questioning the opposition lead...

Australia politics live: Ted O’Brien dismisses ‘silly’ debate over monoculturalism asking ‘who’s in the mono?’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRuston pushes for overhaul to controversial aged care toolOver to her portfolio, the shadow health and aged care minister, Anne Ruston, will introduce a private member’s bill to change the government’s controversial integrated assessment tool.The three things it seeks to do is to restore the discretion of a human a...

Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm electionsA three-star navy rear-admiral fired by Pete Hegseth last year in the defense secretary’s purge of senior US military officials has won the Democratic primary in a closely watched congressional race.Nancy Lacore secured the party’s nomination for the US House of Representatives in South Carolina’s first...

Mamdani-backed candidates sweep Democratic primaries in New York City

The Guardian • 2 months ago

JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg fails to advance in election to replace Jerry Nadler in Manhattan districtZohran Mamdani’s growing influence over the Democratic party was on show in New York City on Tuesday as three congressional candidates endorsed by New York’s democratic socialist mayor won closely watched primaries.Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller who also ran for mayor last y...

Australia politics live: Chalmers welcomes ‘better than expected’ inflation figures; government orders review of ‘ethical soundness’ at KPMG

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRuston pushes for overhaul to controversial aged care toolOver to her portfolio, the shadow health and aged care minister, Anne Ruston, will introduce a private member’s bill to change the government’s controversial integrated assessment tool.The three things it seeks to do is to restore the discretion of a human a...

Australia politics live: government to review ‘ethical soundness’ of KPMG; inflation slows to 4%, below forecasts

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRuston pushes for overhaul to controversial aged care toolOver to her portfolio, the shadow health and aged care minister, Anne Ruston, will introduce a private member’s bill to change the government’s controversial integrated assessment tool.The three things it seeks to do is to restore the discretion of a human a...

Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest

The Guardian • 2 months ago

China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess.The LineShine computer in Shenzhen displaced top-rank...

Federal judge blocks Trump policy that allows immigration court arrests

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Judge vacates administrations policies, finding actions of ICE and another government arm ‘arbitrary and capricious’A federal ⁠judge in California vacated the ⁠Trump administration’s ​nationwide policies expanding arrests at immigration courthouses and the duration for detaining noncitizens in short-term facilities, finding the actions of US Immigration ⁠and Customs Enforcement and another governm...

Australia politics live: energy minister asks regulator to investigate big jump in power companies’ supply fees

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Social services minister says Pauline Hanson ‘completely unsympathetic’ to financial stress of having a baby. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRuston pushes for overhaul to controversial aged care toolOver to her portfolio, the shadow health and aged care minister, Anne Ruston, will introduce a private member’s bill to change the government’s contr...

Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words

The Guardian • 2 months ago

‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after being extubated on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman attacked by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee beach has uttered her first words after waking from a coma 10 days after sustaining her injuries.“I love you,” Leah Stewart told her mother and partner a...

House gives final approval to bipartisan housing bill aimed at lowering costs

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Donald Trump has indicated he will sign rare bipartisan initiative to tackle affordability after 358-32 vote in HouseThe House gave final approval on Tuesday to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year’s midterm elections.The 358-32 vote sends the bill to Donald Trump, who is expe...

Australia politics live: Energy minister asks regulator to investigate big jump in power companies’ supply fees

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Social services minister says Pauline Hanson ‘completely unsympathetic’ to financial stress of having a baby. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRuston pushes for overhaul to controversial aged care toolOver to her portfolio, the shadow health and aged care minister, Anne Ruston, will introduce a private member’s bill to change the government’s contr...

Trump’s acting intelligence chief fires dozens of staff members – report

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Firings come less than a week after US president appointed Bill Pulte as acting director after Tulsi Gabbard left the postSeveral staff members have reportedly been fired from the US office of the director of national intelligence (DNI), multiple outlets have reported. These firings come less than a week after Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as the acting director after former director Tulsi Gab...

New Trump appointee fires several office of director of national intelligence staff – report

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Firings come less than a week after US president appointed Bill Pulte as acting director after Tulsi Gabbard left the postSeveral staff members have reportedly been fired from the US office of the director of national intelligence (DNI), multiple outlets have reported. These firings come less than a week after Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as the acting director after former director Tulsi Gab...

Man arrested near Trump’s reflecting pool plans to fight obscenity charge

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Christian Miles berated Oklahoma state troopers near Washington DC landmark subject to botched renovationA Washington DC resident arrested this week near the National Mall’s reflecting pool told the Guardian he planned to fight the charges, as Donald Trump continues to blame vandals for the botched renovation of the pool.After the Trump administration spent $14.2m renovating thebody of water in fr...

Australia politics live: paid parental leave ‘not safe’ with One Nation, Plibersek warns; Bragg says ‘we want more investors’ in housing market

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Social services minister says Pauline Hanson ‘completely unsympathetic’ to financial stress of having a baby. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRuston pushes for overhaul to controversial aged care toolOver to her portfolio, the shadow health and aged care minister, Anne Ruston, will introduce a private member’s bill to change the government’s contr...

California teen plotted Columbine-type shooting at library that left two dead, officials say

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Gunman, 18, faces first-degree murder charges after killing two people and injuring a child at library in Butte countyAn 18-year-old gunman, who police said wanted to carry out a Columbine high school massacre-type shooting, was expected to face first-degree murder charges after killing two people and injuring a child at a northern California library Monday evening.Chico police dispatchers receive...

Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businessesWeakening the UK’s net zero policy would disrupt business and damage the economy, the UK’s chief climate adviser has warned.Nigel Topping, chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), said: “The U-turns are really damaging to inward investor confidence. If we really want to grow the economy, ...

Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein ads in UK banned over ‘recycled’ clothing claims

The Guardian • 2 months ago

UK regulator has increased its scrutiny of fashion retailers over potentially misleading environmental statementsAds for Calvin Klein, Adidas and Uniqlo promoting “recycled” clothing and shoes have been banned by the UK watchdog after the advertisers were unable to prove their green claims.Each of the fashion companies ran paid-for Google ads, with Adidas promoting “recycled running shoes”, Calvin...

Adidas, Uniqlo and Calvin Klein ads banned over ‘recycled’ clothing claims

The Guardian • 2 months ago

UK regulator has increased its scrutiny of fashion retailers over potentially misleading environmental statementsAds for Calvin Klein, Adidas and Uniqlo promoting “recycled” clothing and shoes have been banned by the UK watchdog after the advertisers were unable to prove their green claims.Each of the fashion companies ran paid-for Google ads, with Adidas promoting “recycled running shoes”, Calvin...

Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understoodDeaths linked to air pollution fell by an estimated 40% in London over the five years from 2019, according to new analysis.The city’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, welcomed what he called “overwhelming evidence” that his ultra-low emission zone was saving lives. Continue reading...

Multiple Airbus A380 planes to be grounded for urgent inspections after cracks found in wings

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Airbus to inspect 15 Emirates and one Qantas plane after cracks found in structural wing beam of some jetsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAirbus will inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines.The European Union...

Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for governmentAndy Burnham has chosen his Blairite former colleague James Purnell as his chief of staff, the Guardian understands, as he begins to finalise his team for government.The Makerfield MP has picked his former cabinet colleague to be his right-hand man in Downing Street, in one of the m...

Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as his chief of staff

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for governmentAndy Burnham has chosen his Blairite former colleague James Purnell as his chief of staff, the Guardian understands, as he begins to finalise his team for government.The Makerfield MP has picked his former cabinet colleague to be his right-hand man in Downing Street, in one of the m...