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Victorian premier suggests businesses could pay more if Coalition votes down WorkCover reforms
The government may increase premiums paid by businesses if Labor's WorkCover bill is defeated, Jacinta Allan says
‘Defensive’ police missed their opportunity, NSW gay hate inquiry told
NSW police took adversarial' approach to special inquiry, counsel assisting says in final address
Millions of UK households forced to unplug fridge to cope with rising bills
Families resorting to desperate measures' and struggling with frightening' level of hardship amid cost of living crisisAbout 2m UK households have been forced to turn off their fridge or freezer to save money as they continue to struggle with what poverty campaigners called a frightening" level of hardship.Nearly half of those households said that since May they had to disconnect their fridge or freezer for the first time, a sign the cost of living crisis was still hurting low-income families, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) charity. Continue reading...
Studio 10 morning show axed by Channel 10 after a decade on air
Channel 10 morning show will not return in 2024, but hosts Angela Bishop, Narelda Jacobs and Tristan MacManus will remain with the network
Anthony Albanese’s Labor branch calls for Gaza ceasefire and condemns Israeli ‘retribution’
Exclusive: ALP branch members in Marrickville say their position reflects deeply held anguish' within rank and file over Australia's response to Gaza
‘Back to the future’: how the papers covered the return of David Cameron
Rishi Sunak's decision to bring a more moderate figure to his cabinet and oust Suella Braverman is viewed as likely to set up a clash with the Tory rightThe return of former PM David Cameron to government as foreign secretary has evoked surprise for many, shock for some, and anger among MPs on the right of the Tory party. The British papers reflect the full spectrum of reactions.The Guardian says: Cameron's shock return in high-stakes reshuffle", noting that the political comeback for the now Lord Cameron marks a return to a more centrist team for Rishi Sunak, particularly given the sacking of Suella Braverman as home secretary. Continue reading...
Tamworth council calls for legislation mandating all cats to be contained
The regional NSW council made the submission at a state parliamentary inquiry into the management of pounds
Sydney commuters caught in 26km traffic jam after sprinkler test goes awry
Chaos caused after routine maintenance led to large amount of water on roads, with traffic described as bumper to bumper'
New Zealand in limbo one month after election as government coalition negotiations drag on
Incoming PM Christopher Luxon must bring together the libertarian Act party and populist New Zealand First, parties that have major differencesOne month on from New Zealand's general election, the country is still waiting for three parties to reach an agreement on the makeup of the next coalition government.On 14 October, the conservative National Party beat the current centre-left Labour party government, winning a razor-thin majority to govern in a coalition with the ring-wing Act Party. That majority disappeared once additional voting results were announced three weeks later, forcing National to rely on a third party, the nationalist New Zealand First, to reach the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.This story was amended on 14 November to correct the date of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi Continue reading...
Israel-Hamas war: Brazil’s president accuses Israel of ‘killing innocent people’ – as it happened
This blog has closed. You can see all our Israel-Hamas war coverage here and see our latest full report on the conflict hereIn case you missed this earlier, hundreds of patients were trapped and thousands of people sought shelter around Gaza's largest hospital on Monday, as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battled near the compound.On Sunday, witnesses at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City told AFP that violent fighting" raged throughout the night. Continue reading...
Veteran MP Russell Broadbent quits Liberal party to sit on crossbench
Member for Monash will remain in parliament as independent after losing Liberal pre-selection for next election
US health officials warn of fruit pouches tainted with lead after 22 toddlers fall ill
WanaBana, Schnucks and Weis fruit puree recalled as reported symptoms include headache, vomiting and diarrheaUS health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce.Children ages one to three were affected, and at least one child showed a blood lead level eight times higher than the level that raises concern, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Continue reading...
Fisherman missing in Queensland crocodile territory named as 2GB radio host Roman Butchaski
Butchaski, a keen angler, has been missing since Sunday after he went on a solo fishing trip at Olive River on the Cape York Peninsula
Egg and sperm donors in UK to lose right to anonymity at birth under new plans
Regulator says access to DNA testing and genetic matching already allows identification without formally applying for details at age 18People who donate sperm, eggs and embryos to help others have children will lose the right to anonymity from the moment the child is born, under proposed changes to UK fertility law.Existing rules around IVF treatment state that children conceived from donor tissues can apply for details that identify their biological parents only once they reach the age of 18. Continue reading...
MP Kate Chaney launches bid to overturn ban on accessing assisted dying appointments via telehealth
Exclusive: Teal MP to introduce bill exempting voluntary assisted dying appointments from criminal code
Mexico’s first openly non-binary magistrate found dead at home
Authorities look into Jesus Ociel Baena's cause of death as activists urge full investigation into gender identity-related threatsMexico's first openly non-binary magistrate and a prominent LGBTQ+ activist has been found dead at home in the central state of Aguascalientes.Jesus Ociel Baena, who used they/them pronouns, was celebrated across Latin America for their work to advance the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. Continue reading...
Iraqi TV shows video of kidnapped Israeli-Russian Elizabeth Tsurkov
The academic was abducted in Baghdad nearly nine months ago and had not been heard from sinceAn Iraqi network has broadcast a video showing a kidnapped Israeli-Russian academic, in the first sign of life from Elizabeth Tsurkov since her abduction in Baghdad nearly nine months ago.Israeli authorities revealed in July that Tsurkov had been kidnapped, blaming pro-Iranian militants after she had gone missing in Iraq in late March. Continue reading...
Supreme court announces ethics code for justices amid public pressure over undisclosed gifts – as it happened
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Israeli forces at gates of Gaza’s main hospital with hundreds trapped
Health officials say patients dying due to energy shortages as fighting between Israel and Hamas intensifies
Rightwing Tories meet in wake of Suella Braverman’s sacking
One MP publishes formal letter of no confidence in Rishi Sunak, saying it is time for a real' Conservative leader
‘In the circle of death’: Gaza doctors say patients are under siege in al-Shifa
Staff say they fear rising numbers of deaths at hospital on third day without power, and with shooting and bombing outsideDozens of corpses lay on the courtyard outside Gaza's largest hospital, covering the ground next to a blue refrigerated truck that had long ceased to be able to keep the bodies cool. Most of the bodies were shrouded in colourful blankets originally meant for the living, after the hospital ran out of white bodybags. A severely burnt arm protruded from one of the blankets. Elsewhere, according to video footage seen by the Guardian, the charred body of a child was visible among the soft folds of the material.We are under siege," said Munir al-Boursh, a doctor who is also a Palestinian health ministry undersecretary, speaking from inside Dar al-Shifa hospital. The hospital had intended to dig a mass grave, until Israeli tanks and snipers encircled the the complex on Friday, making movement around it impossible. Continue reading...
Argentina’s far-right Milei angers Falklands veterans with Thatcher praise
Presidential candidate calls former UK prime minister one of the great leaders in the history of humanity' during debateArgentina's libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei has been pilloried by veterans of the Falklands war after he praised Margaret Thatcher as one of the great leaders in the history of humanity" during the final electoral debate before next Sunday's election.Milei - a self-described anarcho-capitalist - has frequently expressed admiration for Thatcher's free-market policies. But she is still reviled in Argentina for ordering the sinking of the General Belgrano cruiser, killing 323 people on board, during the 1982 war with the UK over the Falkland islands, which Argentina claims as Islas Malvinas. Continue reading...
Sunak seeks to appease Tory right by giving Esther McVey ministerial role
GB News presenter appointed Cabinet Office minister, reportedly to lead government's anti-woke agenda
Rachel Reeves plans pensions reform as part of Labour’s growth plan
Shadow chancellor also backs planning changes and industrial strategy, but no unfunded tax cuts'Rachel Reeves is proposing to shake up Britain's pension system as part of a three-pronged plan aimed at boosting the economy's sluggish growth rate if Labour wins the next election.The , wants more of the money saved for retirement schemes to find its way into support for expanding UK businesses, and says her reforms could increase the size of the average pension pot by up to 37,000. Continue reading...
Russia-Ukraine war live: three people killed in Russian shelling of Kherson, says Ukraine
Six people injured during attack on southern Ukrainian city, says local governor
Archbishop of Canterbury makes ‘moral cry’ for Israel-Hamas ceasefire
Justin Welby's call came as British Palestinians with relatives in Gaza demanded a meeting with the prime minister
Canada investigates alleged ‘threats’ against Air India after boycott call
Officials launch investigation after separatist leader posts video warning Sikhs against flying with airline on 19 NovemberCanadian officials and the Royal Canadian Mounted police are investigating alleged threats" against Air India after a separatist leader warned Sikhs against flying with the airline on 19 November.The US-based activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun posted a video last week in which he called for a boycott of India's flagship carrier. Continue reading...
Cameron’s comeback explodes Sunak’s ‘change candidate’ claim
PM clearly hopes to rewrite the narrative with shock appointment, but will it shift the dial with voters?
Six people arrested in China’s Hubei province over ‘baby-trafficking ring’
Whistleblower claims hospital director colluded with online intermediaries' to sell birth certificates for about 10,750Six people have been arrested in central China's Hubei province over alleged involvement in a baby-trafficking ring linked to a hospital in one of the province's biggest cities.The allegations about Xiangyang Jianqiao hospital first came to light on 6 November via a Weibo user by the name of Shangguan Zhengyi, who describes himself as an anti-trafficking volunteer". Shangguan posted a series of claims about the hospital's director, Ye Youzhi, whom he accused of colluding with online intermediaries" to sell birth certificates for 96,000 yuan (10,750). Continue reading...
What is the Greensill scandal overshadowing David Cameron’s return to cabinet?
Inquiry found ex-PM had sent dozens of messages to former colleagues asking them to help his then employer
Renters on jobseeker need at least 78% of income for one-bedroom apartment in capital cities, report finds
Index reveals rental affordability has plunged over year with situation particularly difficult in Sydney
Animals to be recognised as sentient beings under proposed Victorian cruelty laws
New draft of animal care and protection act may make Victoria first state to explicitly recognise animal sentience
Rising interest rates wipe £200m off British Land’s property portfolio
Underlying profits, however, up 3.4% to 142m in half year to end of September, driven by higher market rentsSoaring rental rates and increasing demand for office and retail space have boosted profits at the property company British Land, but rising interest rates slashed almost 200m off the value of its portfolio.British Land, which owns sites including the Broadgate Centre in the City of London and the Paddington Central development, reported a 3.4% rise in underlying profits to 142m in the half year to the end of September. Continue reading...
Beauty company Avon to open first UK stores in its 137-year history
Group famous for house-to-house visits is to open franchises as it also expands deal with SuperdrugAvon, the beauty company famous for building a global business by making house-to-house visits, is to open its first physical UK stores in its 137-year history.The company, which was founded in New York in 1886 by the travelling book salesman David H McConnell, has had to strategically rethink its business model after its 5 million door-to-door sales representatives had to stop making Avon house calls during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...
Loophole adds to ‘shameful’ rental conditions in England, says housing chief
Exclusive: Peter Wright calls for reform of private rented sector to address serious systemic failings'A loophole allowing landlords to rent out squalid homes is contributing to shameful" conditions of the type seen nearly a century ago, the head of England's environmental health chiefs has said.Peter Wright called for wholesale reform of how the private rented sector is regulated to address serious systemic failings" that leave tenants at the mercy of rogue landlords. Continue reading...
UK plans U-turn on powers to halt company takeovers on national security grounds
Change of tack sees government treading fine line between being more business friendly' and defending national interestThe UK government is looking to roll back powers to intervene in company takeovers less than two years after they were introduced, in an attempt to be more business friendly".Oliver Dowden said the government will review measures narrowing and refining" the National Security and Investment Act, which only entered into force in January 2022, and allowed much greater scrutiny of foreign investments in British companies. Continue reading...
Duterte critic Leila de Lima granted bail after six years in jail
Former senator was arrested after launching inquiry into ex-president's brutal war on drugs, now an ICC investigationThe most prominent critic of the former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's so-called war on drugs" has been granted bail, after more than six years in jail on what rights groups condemned as trumped-up charges.Leila de Lima, 64, a former senator and human rights commissioner, emerged from court on Monday to cheers from supporters, who chanted Justice" and Leila will soon be free". Continue reading...
Blackpool beats Benidorm as soaring air fares keep UK holidaymakers at home
Travel site Trivago says UK destinations are dominating Britons' hotel bookings in the latter half of 2024Blackpool is more popular than Benidorm for British holidaymakers booking trips away next year as soaring air fares lead people to opt for stayactions, according to accommodation search website Trivago.The group's chief executive, Johannes Thomas, said UK hotel bookings in the third and fourth quarters of 2024 are dominated by domestic destinations. Continue reading...
How the UK far right hijacked Armistice Day | Archie Bland
Police and on-the-ground accounts suggest violence came largely from counterprotesters rather than those on Palestine march
Rescue operation under way in India to save workers trapped after tunnel collapse
Entrance to Silkyara tunnel collapsed in early hours of Sunday with dozens of workers insideA huge operation is under way to rescue 40 construction workers trapped after a tunnel partially collapsed in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.The entrance to the Silkyara tunnel, which was under construction as part of a road project in Uttarkashi district, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday morning while dozens of workers were inside. Continue reading...
NSW government seeks third extension of racing boss’s term as sector faces ‘challenging’ times
Animal Justice party to fight state government's absurd' move to extend Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding's term
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Albanese says world must ‘distinguish between Hamas and Palestinian citizens’ amid pressure over response
Prime minister says all civilian deaths should be mourned as he faces criticism from both Greens and Coalition over Labor's position on Gaza conflict
Optus says routine software upgrade caused 14-hour network outage
The telco will establish a complaints team for small businesses after criticism of its compensation offer of 200GB of free data
Storm Debi weather warnings in place across UK and Ireland
Heavy rain and gale-force winds moving from Ireland towards north-west England, Wales and ScotlandAn amber weather warning is in place for parts of north-west England on Monday as Storm Debi hits the UK, bringing heavy rain and severe gale-force winds - while much of the Republic of Ireland is covered by red and orange wind warnings until mid-morning.The alert for England is active from 10am until 4pm and has been issued for areas north of Liverpool up to Whitehaven and west to areas that include Blackpool. The Met Office has warned people should be wary of solid and disruptive winds with the possibility of flying debris. Damage to buildings and structures is likely and heavy items such as tiles blown from roofs may present a potential danger to life. Continue reading...
Australian government will apologise to people affected by thalidomide tragedy
PM Anthony Albanese says formal apology for effects of morning sickness drug that caused birth defects during 1950s and 1960s is well overdue
Snakes alive: Sydney woman reunited with pet pythons allegedly dumped on street by ex
My two precious pythons have been safely returned to me,' the woman wrote on social media on Monday
Robodebt royal commission: Labor accepts all 56 recommendations in full or in principle
Albanese government releases formal response to Catherine Holmes's inquiry into Centrelink debt recovery scheme
Calls for crackdown amid report gambling lobbyists ‘wined and dined’ minister Michelle Rowland
MP Monique Ryan wants tougher laws around lobbying of politicians, saying current guidelines are toothless and ineffective'
‘Complete backing down’: Melissa Caddick’s husband gives up fight for deceased fraudster’s goods
Anthony Koletti to walk away with handful of luxury goods with other items to be sold and funds returned to investors
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