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‘Oh shit’: Labor councillor who attended 2021 Liberal fundraiser was worried about potential Icac inquiry, Icac hears
Texts reveal Sharangan Maheswaran had ‘an explanation ready’ but was worried about picture taken with premier prompted by ‘dumb’ Christian EllisFollow our Australia news live blog…
Sydney and parts of NSW swelter through temperatures in the 30s before plummeting 10C within hours
Temperatures in Sydney’s outer west peaked at 35C and 32C in the city on Monday before a cool change from the south-eastSydney and parts of New South Wales have sweltered through …
One complainant withdrawn from Alan Jones trial bringing number of alleged victims to five
Court also hears from four people who say they didn’t witness alleged offence against another complainantOne of Alan Jones’s accusers has had his allegation withdrawn, with one ch…
Freedom oppressed: the journalists caught up in Trump’s ICE crackdown
Media workers are grappling with increasingly volatile press climate in US, with some detained and even deportedBanished: Trump’s secret deportation dealsWhat is Trump’s third-cou…
Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals
After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on th…
Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme
Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliamentLabour has been warned its “skills revolution”…
UK urged to strengthen financial muscle of national wealth fund to aid economy
Unions, thinktanks and others say overhaul could provide investment Britain needsUnions, thinktanks, environmental groups and charities have come together to call on ministers to …
‘It’s unrecognisable’: How being a tax haven has changed Jersey
While global billionaires and multinational companies have been lured to its shores, many islanders feel left behind and priced out, with food bank use increasingOn a late Friday …
NSW cop Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly disguised himself as Uber Eats rider before double murder, court hears
The 31-year-old former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder as his trial begins in Sydney’s supreme courtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest up…
More Australians will die than be born by 2060s as major government report lays bare lower growth future
Seventh intergenerational report outlines how Australia is at cusp of new and uncertain age of artificial intelligenceThere will be more Australians dying than being born in 40 ye…
Patrick Clancy, ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, opens up on children’s killings in first televised interview
In a 60 Minutes interview, ex-husband describes moments leading to the 2023 killingsIn his first televised interview, Patrick Clancy, the ex-husband of Lindsay Clancy, described t…
John Farnham tribute: Céline Dion, Chris Martin and Hugh Jackman honour ‘living legend’ at livestreamed concert
Though the man of the hour is unable to attend, fans flock to Rod Laver Arena and cinemas nationwide to celebrate the songs of an Australian iconAt a Sydney shopping centre on a b…
Macron and Carney announce closer France-Canada ties amid Trump tensions
Two leaders meet in French territory off Canada as Ottawa seeks stronger relations with EU while fighting trade war with USThe leaders of France and Canada have pledged closer tie…
More than 800,000 bees stolen across far north Queensland in ‘sophisticated’ operation
Apiarists will lose not just the insects but the value of pollination contracts, which can be worth thousands of dollarsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet o…
Police allege mother behind Blue Mountains stabbing attack on three children that left one dead
Bystanders found all four on the side of the road at Valley Heights on Sunday with stabbing injuriesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news ema…
ICE agent shoots and wounds man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas, officials say
Anti-ICE protests break out in push for transparency as unnamed man is in serious but stable condition at hospitalA US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and w…
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives
President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agendaDonald Trump’s latest executive order is expected to establish a b…
Albanese launches bid for UN security council seat and names former Murdoch aide to top diplomatic post
Australia and Finland are vying for a spot on the council, and the PM needs two thirds of member states to back himFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our br…
Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales
Funding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forwardSpecialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex …
Australia news live: Albanese names former News Corp executive as consul-general in New York
Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNSW to lead Australia with solar panel recycling mandateNew South Wales plans to introduce Aus…
More than a dozen arrested in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian president
Jovenel Moïse, 53, was shot dead in July 2021 in a killing which sparked chaos in HaitiEighteen people have been arrested in association with the 2021 assassination of the Haitian…
Deaths of three women in sea at Brighton had no criminal involvement, police say
Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from Uxbridge were found on 13 MayThe deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach did not involve any criminali…
Middle East braces for more violence as Iran claims US is planning to renew bombing campaign
Tensions grow as Trump tells Fox News he is considering ‘wiping Iran out’ after attacks on Riyadh by Houthi rebelsGovernments across the Middle East are bracing for an escalation …
Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictable
The PM hopes to be firmer with the US leader than his predecessor without provoking diplomatic warfare, as the Iran war weighs on the UK economyNo international relationship has m…
Friedrich Merz vows to stay in office after CDU ‘disaster’ in German state elections
Far-right AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and leftwing Die Linke on course for victory in BerlinGermany’s embattled chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to stay in offi…
Feeling ‘forced out’ by Badenoch? Lib Dems conference welcomes young Tory defectors
Self-described moderates say Ed Davey’s party offers them a home as Conservatives shift further rightClimbing the party-branded stairs of the Brighton Centre with a Liberal Britai…
Greek police investigate death of 82-year-old man after beach brawl over sunlounger
Row at resort on Athenian riviera escalated into violence after two elderly bathers reportedly argued over shortage of loungersGreek police are investigating the death of an 82-ye…
House Republican doubles down on jab at Trump’s immigration enforcement
Florida’s María Elvira Salazar warns Trump that advisers are ‘compromising his legacy’ and not showing ‘whole picture’María Elvira Salazar, the Republican congresswoman who has ac…
Baltic spy chiefs warn Moscow is preparing for more decisive action in Europe
Exclusive: intelligence officers warn campaign against Nato could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but panic will play into Kremlin psy-opsEuropean intelligence officials have r…
La Bola Negra wins Toronto film festival people’s choice award
The queer period drama wins Oscar-predicting award, being named the most popular audience film at the festivalSpanish queer drama La Bola Negra has won this year’s people’s choice…