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The ACCC says gas prices have doubled in the last three years but fell slightly in 2024. Follow today’s news headlines liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBeachwater NSW is advising against swimming at multiple Sydney beaches after storm water raised pollution levels.Sites across Sydney and the Central Coast have been affected, after several days of rain led to a higher likelihood of contaminants being flushed into the city’s waterways.Before you swim, check for signs of pollution such as flowing drains, open lagoons, murky water, unpleasant odours, litter and debris in the water. Continue reading...

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Labour needs ‘system reset’ to tackle youth unemployment, report to say

Alan Milburn, who is leading review commissioned by government, says current strategy ‘going in wrong direction’Labour has failed to tackle soaring youth unemployment and must launch a “system reset” involving a fresh attempt to overhaul health and disability benefits, a report commissioned...

25/05/2026 13:00 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Trump suggests Gulf countries should sign Abraham accords recognising Israel under any deal

Writing on social media, US president says countries should make settlement with Iran ‘a far more Historic Event’Iran 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 tha...

25/05/2026 12:53 The Guardian

Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel on hopes of Iran peace deal

Brent crude futures down 6% to lowest level in two weeks and stock markets riseOil prices fell below $100 a barrel on Monday and stock markets rose on hopes that the US and Iran are inching closer to a peace deal.Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, were down 6% to $97.28 a barrel, the low...

25/05/2026 12:43 The Guardian

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prompt raft of conspiracy theories in divided US

Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts sayHantavirus and Ebola outbreaks carry with them familiar attendants in the US: extreme conspiracy theories about a planned pandemic, or “plandemic”, designed to upend midterm elections...

25/05/2026 12:00 The Guardian

Reform MP refuses to say whether Farage should produce evidence for Russian hack claim

Danny Kruger says matter is ‘private’, after party leader claimed hack was behind Guardian story about £5m giftA senior Reform UK figure has refused to call on the party’s leader, Nigel Farage, to hand evidence to the UK’s security services to support his claim he was hacked by Russian agen...

25/05/2026 10:52 The Guardian

The BHP files: World’s biggest miner BHP backtracks on climate action with key projects put on ice, leaked documents reveal

Exclusive: Cache of internal documents leaked to the Guardian and the ABC’s Four Corners show multinational has war-gamed ways to massively delay decarbonisationRevealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate pushRead more from the BHP files investiga...

25/05/2026 10:30 The Guardian

US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks | First Thing

US president says he is not rushing into a deal after proposed plan to end war prompts Republican backlash. Plus, mood in Russia turns against PutinDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans yesterda...

25/05/2026 10:12 The Guardian

‘A bridge, not an obstacle’: is Armenia a new crossroads between east and west?

As former Soviet Republic goes to the polls, it finds itself in a strategic tug of war between Russia, the US, Turkey, Europe and AzerbaijanTo describe Yerevan, a charming city of liberal values encased in imposing Soviet architecture, as the centre of the world is a stretch, but Armenia’s claim t...

25/05/2026 07:40 The Guardian

Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse

Inmates at Barinas prison allege they were peacefully protesting when prison staff opened fire, leaving some woundedInmates at Venezuela’s western Barinas prison staged a protest on its roof on Sunday, piling flaming mattresses and calling for the removal of the facility’s director, whom they ac...

25/05/2026 06:20 The Guardian

Australia news live: Albanese warns Taylor to watch his back with next Liberal leader ‘just behind you’; Nacc chief Paul Brereton resigns

Prime minister and opposition leader trade barbs in question time. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWere the teal party conversations sparked by the government’s electoral reforms?Yes and no, Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall say.There are many t...

25/05/2026 05:43 The Guardian

The Mandalorian and Grogu has lowest box office opening for a Star Wars film in Disney era

Film starring Pedro Pascal next to ‘Baby Yoda’ took $165m globally on opening weekend, failing to surpass the opening of 2018 flop SoloThe Mandalorian and Grogu may have blasted into first place at the box office – but its launch was far, far away from impressive, having the lowest opening wee...

25/05/2026 03:44 The Guardian

Dezi Freeman inquest: police investigating alleged sexual assault of child when two killed, coroner hears

Directions hearing over deaths of Victoria police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart told of new details of Porepunkah shootingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe alleged sexual assault of a child has bee...

25/05/2026 02:10 The Guardian

UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue

Nearly a third of vice-chancellors would cut hardship support if necessary over next three years, according to pollVice-chancellors have said they may need to cut hardship support for impoverished students and reduce outreach activities aimed at disadvantaged groups if the dire funding struggles at...

24/05/2026 23:01 The Guardian

GPS jammed on RAF jet carrying UK defence secretary close to Russian border

Russia suspected of obstructing signal on flight bringing John Healey home from visit to British troops in EstoniaAn RAF jet carrying the defence secretary, John Healey, had its signal jammed for the entire three-hour flight after it flew near the Russian border.Healey had been visiting British sold...

24/05/2026 22:40 The Guardian

Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

Announcement comes after former minister Alan Milburn says Britain has neglected a generation of young peopleMinisters are expanding youth work-experience and training schemes, after Alan Milburn warned Britain is spending £25 keeping young people on benefits for every £1 spent helping them into w...

24/05/2026 21:36 The Guardian

US and Iran inch closer to peace deal as Trump faces criticism from GOP hawks

American president says he is not rushing into a deal after proposed plan to end war prompts Republican backlashDonald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans on Sunday as he appeared on the verge of agreeing a deal with Iran to end the war.As hawks in his party called the p...

24/05/2026 20:56 The Guardian

Israeli strikes pound Lebanon despite signs US and Iran are close to peace deal

Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsIsraeli strikes hit southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and claims that t...

24/05/2026 19:44 The Guardian

Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says

Lee Zeldin says ‘low-volume release’ of flammable chemicals is most likely amid fears of explosion at Orange county facility near DisneylandGovernment officials in Orange county, California, have warned that an overheated chemical tank “will fail” and could result in a chemical explosion in...

24/05/2026 19:36 The Guardian

Trump says he does not make bad deals, but even Republican hawks doubt that now

The US has apparently had to agree to unfreeze billions of Iranian assets for a regime more hardline than before the warOn 24 May each year, Iranians celebrate a historic victory in the war with Iraq: the liberation of Khorramshahr in 1982.This year, some were hoping a peace deal looking likely to b...

24/05/2026 18:00 The Guardian

Republican lawmakers warn of ‘disastrous mistake’ as Trump nears deal with Iran

Trump insists US won’t rush talks with Tehran after rebukes from Republicans, including Ted Cruz and Lindsey GrahamRepublican hawks have issued a rare rebuke of Donald Trump over his planned peace deal with Iran, describing it as a “disaster” and questioning why the US president launched the w...

24/05/2026 16:50 The Guardian

Trump has ‘alienated’ voters ahead of midterms, warns ousted Republican Thomas Massie

GOP congressman says his party is set to count cost of ‘Trump disappointment syndrome’ after primary defeatDonald Trump’s Republican party is on course for a damaging rejection at the ballot box in November, according to a maverick US congressman ousted by a challenger handpicked by the presid...

24/05/2026 16:49 The Guardian

Russia hits Kyiv with hypersonic ballistic missile in ‘deranged’ attack

Assault hits water facility, market, residential buildings and schools, killing at least four and injuring dozens Russia used its powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people...

24/05/2026 16:02 The Guardian

Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m giftNigel Farage is under mounting pressure to provide evidence for his claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure of the £5m gift he received from the cryp...

24/05/2026 15:46 The Guardian

Escapes, fires, stabbing: catastrophic security failures revealed in Australia’s immigration detention network

Exclusive: ICE-linked private prison operator blamed for catastrophic security failures in Australia’s immigration detention networkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA series of catastrophic security failures involving the US private prison company running Australia’s im...

24/05/2026 15:00 The Guardian

Warrants for defendants skipping court in England and Wales up 50% since 2020

Former justice secretary Alex Chalk says figures obtained by Channel 4 reveal that current situation is a ‘horror show’Almost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England and Wales last year, up nearly 50% since 2020 in further evidence of the “horror show”...

24/05/2026 15:00 The Guardian

What may be included in proposed Iran ceasefire deal?

Proposed framework hinges on a 60-day truce, reopening strait of Hormuz, and revived talks on limiting Iran nuclear programmeDonald Trump has said a “memorandum of understanding” in talks to end the US-Israel war on Iran “has been largely negotiated”.Official details of the deal remain scant...

24/05/2026 10:31 The Guardian

UK supply chain unprepared for major shocks such as war, report warns

Research by National Preparedness Commission calls for ‘worst-case scenario’ planning by European statesBritain’s vital supply chains are unprepared for the prospect of a major shock such as war with Russia, and bold steps are needed to catch up with “worst-case scenario” planning by Europ...

24/05/2026 10:00 The Guardian

Trump claims peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open

President’s claim is tempered by Pakistani PM’s hopes of hosting more talks ‘very soon’, and Iran’s Fars news agency saying strait of Hormuz will remain under Iranian controlMiddle East crisis: live updatesDonald Trump claimed on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran “has been largely neg...

24/05/2026 06:16 The Guardian

£600 for cheese? The Brazilian beach scams that cost visitors dear

Travellers warned to beware of debit card cons after one was charged £1,500 for a kebab and another £3,000 for corn on the cobWhen Lisa Selby* used her debit card to pay for two slices of barbecued cheese from a beach vendor in Rio de Janeiro, she expected to pay 40 reais (£5.90) for the snack.Bu...

24/05/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Hunger increasingly used as weapon of war as ‘food-related violence’ surges, analysis shows

More than 20,000 attacks on markets, farmland and food distribution systems have been recorded since 2018Hunger is being increasingly exploited as a weapon of war with more than 20,000 documented incidents of “food-related violence” in the past eight years, new analysis reveals.Attacks include 1...

24/05/2026 06:00 The Guardian

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