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Australia news live: Victorian buildings to be lit up for Neale Daniher; ‘no guarantees’ Coalition will rubber stamp Labor’s NDIS overhaul

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Neale Daniher, a former AFL footballer and coach, died on Monday, 13 years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia...

Australia politics live: Taylor pushes Albanese on small business CGT carve-out as two Coalition MPs ejected from question time

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Opposition leader asks PM to declare which small businesses will receive a carve out from ‘broken promises and higher taxes’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australi...

UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groupsThe British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitiaries despite MI5’s role in many killings during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it can be revealed.The presence of policing and state agency figures among...

BHP ‘laughing’ at Australia’s key climate policy while pocketing hundreds of millions in tax breaks, Pocock says

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Outrage as leaked documents reveal mining giant’s backsliding on climate commitmentsAdam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel. It’s a strange way to tackle emissionsRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent senator David Pocock says leaked BHP documents show that the mining giant is “laughing” at...

Australia politics live: Taylor targets Labor on small business; Joyce says One Nation may have to raise money to hire more staff

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Opposition leader asks PM to declare which small businesses will receive a carve out from ‘broken promises and higher taxes’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australi...

Tehran expresses ‘resolute support’ for Hezbollah – as it happened

The Guardian • 3 months ago

This blog is now closed – our live coverage continues here Israel escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ HezbollahEbrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, has said that time is working against the US and warned that Iran does not respond well to threats.In a post on X, he wrote:During the military war, our tact...

Middle East crisis live: US attacks Iran missile sites as Tehran negotiators hold talks in Qatar

The Guardian • 3 months ago

US Central Command claims targets also included boats trying to lay mines, rattling ceasefire, while Iranians meet with Qatari prime minister in DohaIsrael escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ HezbollahWelcome to the Guardian’s continuing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.US forces attacked missile sites in southern Iran and boats trying to lay mines on Monday, US...

UK consumers likely to face higher prices ‘for many months to come’

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Data shows even if Iran war ends, shop price inflation on rise, while only 16% of firms left unscathed by conflictHigher prices could persist over the summer even if ceasefire talks between the US and Iran bear fruit, consumers have been warned, with economic shock waves likely to be felt “for many months to come”.Disruption to global shipping, coupled with soaring prices for energy and raw materi...

Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences to begin in Newry

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Former DUP leader faces charges spanning 21 years in case that triggered political earthquake in Northern IrelandThe trial of former Democratic Unionist party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for alleged sex offences is set to begin in a case that triggered a political earthquake in Northern Ireland.Donaldson, 63, is charged with rape, gross indecency and other sexual offences spanning 21 years....

Indians protest over ‘forever chemicals’ after relocation of scandal-hit Italian factory

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian companyProtests over the production of cancer-linked Pfas chemicals have spread across India, after an investigation revealed that an Italian factory shut down due to an environmental scandal was bought by an Indian company and partly rebuilt.At the end of last year, the Guardian revealed tha...

Do red-light masks really keep you looking young? – podcast

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Home red-light therapy devices have exploded in popularity as masks, body wraps and mittens promise to reduce wrinkles, redness and even acne. But do the claims stack up, and what other benefits are scientists investigating? Ian Sample hears from his co-host, Madeleine Finlay, and the consultant dermatologist Dr Jonathan Kentley. Kentley explains how the potential benefits of red light were discov...

Two men arrested in connection to Dezi Freeman’s movements after Porepunkah shootings

The Guardian • 3 months ago

A 48-year-old and 35-year-old will be interviewed by police after their arrests at two separate locations in north-east VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo men have been arrested in connection to Porepunkah shooter Dezi Freeman’s months on the run after he killed two police officers.Police on Tuesday said dete...

Australia politics live: BHP ‘laughing’ at Labor’s key climate policy, Pocock says; Hockey ‘nervous’ about submarine delivery

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Independent ACT senator asks the government if it has reviewed the investigation into the mining giant’s apparent walk back of climate commitments. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summ...

US strikes Iran missile sites and mine laying vessels as Trump’s promised peace deal remains elusive

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Negotiators from Iran travelled to Qatar on Monday, with the fate of the country’s nuclear programme and access to frozen assets under discussionMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has launched strikes on southern Iran in a test of the seven week-long ceasefire, as both sides played down hopes for an imminent peace deal even as negotiators from Tehran began new talks in Qatar.US forces targete...

Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95

The Guardian • 3 months ago

One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and othersSonny Rollins, one of the greatest jazz saxophonists of all time, has died aged 95.His death was announced on his website on Monday night, “with deep sorrow and profound love”. His publicist Terri Hinte also confirmed the news. Continue reading.....

Australia politics live: Alex Antic cites ‘dream team’ of Abbott, Canavan and Taylor as inspiration for bid to lead SA Liberals

The Guardian • 3 months ago

State tilt would seemingly end speculation South Australian senator could defect to One Nation. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia’s involvement is “very good ...

Vivid Sydney cancels shows after 89 drones plunge into Darling Harbour

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Event organisers blame ‘unforeseen technical difficulties’ for the drone malfunction, with four performances cancelledFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAbout 90 drones have plummeted from the sky and plunged into Sydney’s Darling Harbour during an aerial drone show, prompting a second event to be cancelled later in the ...

Chris Bowen says he has made it ‘crystal clear’ to BHP and other big polluters they must cut emissions onsite

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Mining giant’s backsliding on climate commitments due to ‘weakness’ of policy, Kate Chaney saysAdam Morton: Big Mining gets a $4bn tax break to use fossil fuel. It’s a strange way to tackle emissionsRead more from the BHP files investigation hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s climate change minister, Chris Bowen, says he has made it “crystal clear” that he ...

Power bills to fall by up to 10% from July as renewables and batteries soar across Australia

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Australia now a top-three global player in batteries, and renewable energy met nearly half of the nation’s power in 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEnergy bills for households and small businesses will fall by up to 10% per cent from July across parts of the eastern states, as a new industry survey shows record le...

Australia politics live: Bowen hits back at Tehan in row over climate negotiations travel bill; warning over integrity bodies

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Centre for Public Integrity launches new report calling for core integrity agencies to be independent and accountable. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia’s inv...

Israel escalates strikes in Lebanon as Netanyahu vows to ‘crush’ Hezbollah

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Hezbollah and Israel launch attacks amid increasingly imperilled ceasefire and stalling talks between US and IranMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe Israeli army has intensified strikes in southern Lebanon, as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to escalate its offensive in an effort to “crush” Hezbollah in a further erosion of an already fragmented ceasefire.In turn...

Power bills to fall by up to 10% in July as renewables and batteries soar across Australia

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Australia now a top-three global player in batteries, and renewable energy met nearly half of the nation’s power in 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEnergy bills for households and small businesses will fall by up to 10% per cent in July across parts of the eastern states, as a new industry survey shows record leve...

Middle East crisis live: US launches ‘self-defence strikes’ on southern Iran as efforts to reach a peace deal continue

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Iranian state media said the situation is ‘under control’ and there was no cause for concern after reports of explosions in Bandar AbbasIran denies deal with US is imminent, despite some progressEbrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission, has said that time is working against the US and warned that Iran does not respond well to thre...

‘A tsunami of harm’: views on tackling online safety for under-16s in the UK

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Campaigners, teenagers, legislators and experts give their opinions on the government’s social media consultation Change is coming for social media platforms. The UK government’s consultation on improving online safety for children will result in some form of action being taken against big tech. Even before the deadline for submissions has passed, ministers have pledged to introduce an Australia-s...

Australia news live: Minns says he and Albanese ‘disagree on a fair bit’; household energy bills to fall up to 10% in July

The Guardian • 3 months ago

Australia now the world’s third-biggest nation for utility-scale batteries behind China and the US. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘This is very good value for money for Australia’: Bowen defends COP roleChris Bowen, who has also taken on the role of president of negotiations at the Cop climate summit, says that Australia’s involvement is “very...