Australia politics live: social media ban bill backed by $50m fines to be introduced; Woolworths workers on strike

20/11/2024 19:59 The Guardian

Communications minister says laws forcing social media companies to keep under-16s off their platforms are about ‘protecting young people’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 1,500 employees across four Woolworths distribution centres have started an indefinite strike as worker representatives seek a “cost-of-living wage increase” and improved conditions.The industrial action, which starts today, affects three warehouses in Victoria and one in New South Wales, and threatens to disrupt logistics ahead of the busy Christmas shopping period. Continue reading...

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Labour’s new public bodies are likely to come at a high cost, thinktank finds

At least 17 state agencies to be created or overhauled, a challenge the IfG says will require major investmentLabour is creating or overhauling at least 17 public bodies, a move which is likely to come with high costs, an Institute for Government report has found.Launching a new “tracker” of pub...

21/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Labor to confiscate phones from non-citizens in immigration detention in new bill

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor has introduced a bill that would allow drugs and mobile...

21/11/2024 04:54 The Guardian

Australia’s east coast on heatwave weather alert with temperatures up to 12C above average

Extreme heat expected to hit much of South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and inland NSW as central Queensland braces for flooding Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMuch of Australia’s east coast will swelter through hea...

21/11/2024 02:21 The Guardian

Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ torments US north-west with strong winds and rain

At least two people killed as major storm batters region, closing schools, downing trees and knocking out powerA major storm swept across the US north-west, battering the region with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two p...

21/11/2024 02:16 The Guardian

Outcry over stalemate on Gaetz report; Bernie Sanders’ Senate vote on blocking some arms to Israel fails – as it happened

This live coverage has ended. Read the latest at the links below: House ethics committee deadlocked on releasing Matt Gaetz reportUS Senate rejects Bernie Sanders effort to block sales of tank rounds to IsraelThe Federal Reserve must not remove Wells Fargo’s $1.95tn asset cap until the bank has fi...

21/11/2024 02:14 The Guardian

Allegations of police brutality as number of protesters arrested after Land Forces expo swells to 110

Police Accountability Project says a number of charges had been withdrawn and raised questions about the responseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice say 110 people have now been arrested in relation to a violent prot...

21/11/2024 01:42 The Guardian

Zelenskyy welcomes US decision to give landmines to Ukraine amid criticism from aid groups – Russia-Ukraine war as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read all our Ukraine war coverage here:See all our Ukraine war coverageIn a television interview in France, foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s approval of a new nuclear doctrine yesterday as rhetoric, and, Reuters reports, said ...

20/11/2024 21:06 The Guardian

Ukraine fires UK-made missiles into Russia for first time

Storm Shadow missile attack comes day after Kyiv used US-supplied long-range weapons to strike within RussiaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine has fired UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for the first time since the beginning of the conflict, multiple sources have told the Gua...

20/11/2024 20:38 The Guardian

US vetoes UN security council push to call for ceasefire in Gaza

UN security council voted 14-1 in favor of resolution but it was not adopted because of the US vetoThe US has vetoed a UN security council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas.The resolution demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasef...

20/11/2024 20:26 The Guardian

How might Russia respond to UK and US letting Ukraine hit it with their missiles?

Moscow has rattled its nuclear sabres, but experts say an increase in hybrid, ‘grey zone’ warfare is more likelyMoscow has threatened to retaliate for the decision taken by the US and the UK to allow their long-range missiles to be used in strikes inside Russian territory, and warned that nothin...

20/11/2024 18:37 The Guardian

Trump picks former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker as US ambassador to Nato

Whitaker, who is seen as partisan loyalist, has a background in law enforcement and not in foreign policyUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has named his former acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, to be the US ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) in his upc...

20/11/2024 18:12 The Guardian

Author Kamel Daoud sued over claim he used life of wife’s patient in novel

Woman says French-Algerian writer’s prize-winning Houris uses her story as she told it to therapist Aicha DehdouhTwo complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France’s most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a therapist, alleging t...

20/11/2024 17:53 The Guardian

Tories say Labour is weakening national security with plan to decommission drones, warships and helicopters – as it happened

This live blog is closedAlex Burghart says he agrees with Rayner’s remarks on Ukraine.He gets on to his question, and it is a short one. What is the government doing to cut inflation. Continue reading...

20/11/2024 17:30 The Guardian

More snow forecast for weekend after UK’s ‘first taste of winter’

Met Office warnings in place until Sunday as schools are closed and travel disrupted in ScotlandMore snow has been forecast for the weekend after an Arctic blast brought the “first taste of winter for many” and the Met Office issued new weather warnings.A yellow weather warning for frequent snow...

20/11/2024 17:22 The Guardian

Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC

Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud had been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanityThe international criminal court has sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police...

20/11/2024 16:53 The Guardian

Lidl warns of price rises and HMV of job cuts amid backlash over UK budget

HMV owner says budget is ‘bad news’ while UK boss of Lidl says product inflation ‘inevitable’ despite returning to profitBusiness live – latest updatesLidl has warned of potential price rises, with HMV predicting job cuts as a result of cost increases caused by the UK government’s budget...

20/11/2024 16:05 The Guardian

BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses

OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastationBlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for allegedly contributing to environmental...

20/11/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Australians in outer suburbs have far less access to schools, healthcare and public transport, report finds

Too many new developments lack green spaces and have fast food outlets built before essential infrastructure, peak body warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne-in-five Australians living in outer metropolitan areas fac...

20/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

US embassy in Kyiv closes over threat of ‘significant attack’ | First Thing

It comes as the Kremlin rules out a ‘freeze’ in the conflict. Plus, 204 industrial farming lobbyists attend Cop29Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The US embassy in Kyiv closed on Wednesday because of a potential significant air attack. “Out of an abundanc...

20/11/2024 12:57 The Guardian

US closes embassy in Kyiv after warning of ‘significant air attack’

Warning comes as Biden agrees to supply anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine, days after lifting restrictions on use of long-range missilesRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesThe US has temporarily closed its embassy in Kyiv after receiving warning of a “potential significant air attack”,...

20/11/2024 09:29 The Guardian

Labor bill could lead to lengthy detention of migrants before deportation to countries paid to take them, committee warns

Bipartisan human rights committee says there could be a ‘significant intervening period’ before non-citizens are accepted by other countriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe human rights committee has warned the Albanese government’s migration bill could result in...

20/11/2024 08:03 The Guardian

UK inflation rises to 2.3%, increasing pressure for delay to interest rate cut

Level is above Bank of England target as retailers issue warning of more prices rises on wayInflation increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next year.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed a rise in the...

20/11/2024 07:02 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Why farmers won’t take Starmer’s inheritance tax land grab lying down

In today’s newsletter: Governments are clashing with the agricultural sector across Europe – it’s a complex battle that involves everything from the climate crisis to the far right• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.More than 10,000 of farmers descended on West...

20/11/2024 06:36 The Guardian

Australian women to get home self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution

People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWith rates of some sexually transmitted infections in Austra...

20/11/2024 06:05 The Guardian

Heatwave forecast for south-eastern Australia triggers energy supply and fire danger warnings

Coming hot weather prompts Australian Energy Market Operator to predict shortfall in electricity supplies for NSW and QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSouth-eastern Australia will endure its first big heatwave...

20/11/2024 05:21 The Guardian

Latest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine threaten ‘catastrophic power failure’

Targeting of substations connected to three working nuclear plants risks nuclear catastrophe in Europe, says GreenpeaceRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesUkraine’s power network is at “heightened risk of catastrophic failure” after Russia’s missile and drone attack on Sunday, Greenp...

20/11/2024 05:00 The Guardian

Sydney trains to run on Thursday as rail union backs down on eve of Pearl Jam concert

Rail, Tram and Bus Union denies it was a concession, suggesting train officials misread its initial demandsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn emergency court hearing may be needed to ward off the largest shutdown in rec...

20/11/2024 03:50 The Guardian

Pacific island governor backs $800m US military upgrade amid China threat

Northern Mariana Islands governor says ‘the world is changing in the Indo-Pacific’ as work continues in the US territory on defense developmentThe governor of the Northern Mariana Islands says an $800m US military upgrade plan which includes a new airfield in the Pacific territory “has to happ...

20/11/2024 03:09 The Guardian

Trump tariffs are coming, but some Chinese companies may already know how to avoid them

Some experts liken tariffs to a game of whack-a-mole, with trade flows simply rerouted if the potential rewards are big enough Businesses are bracing for the economic impact of a second Trump presidency, which, if his campaign promises are to be believed, will mean tariffs across nearly all imports...

20/11/2024 00:05 The Guardian

Knife crime ‘blighting the lives of too many children’ in England, warn inspectors

Ofsted report says serious youth violence affecting children as young as 11 Serious youth violence in England is widespread and not restricted to particular ethnic or demographic groups, according to investigators who were told that children as young as 11 are carrying knives for protection.The join...

20/11/2024 00:01 The Guardian

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