Illegal tobacco burns $3.3bn hole in Australia’s tax revenue, crime agency says

06/11/2025 08:30 The Guardian

ACIC report says total impact of illicit trade on economy amounted to $4bn in a year amid debate over cigarette exciseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe illegal tobacco market has left a $3.3bn hole in the federal government’s finances, with Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency warning organised crime’s dominance of the market is continuing to grow.The Australian Taxation Office believes the illegal trade now accounts for one in five tobacco sales, which has led to reduced tax revenues despite the government’s excise on legal cigarettes reaching almost $30 for a pack of 20 sticks in September. The excise has increased almost eightfold since 2006, when it was $4.65. Continue reading...

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Belgium holds emergency security council meeting to address drone sightings – Europe live

Security services believe state actor, ‘probably Russia’, to be behind drone flights at military bases and airportsLast month’s spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France’s crown jewels, was a “deafening wake-up call” for museum security, the head of France...

06/11/2025 09:55 The Guardian

Belgium to hold security meeting after drone sightings at airports and military bases

Source says Russia ‘very probably’ responsible amid surge in incursions into European airspace since mid-SeptemberBelgium’s national security council will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday after drone sightings at airports caused chaos for travellers and raised security concerns.Arrivals a...

06/11/2025 05:00 The Guardian

British military announces first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles – eight years late

First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominateBritain’s military has announced the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles, eight years behind schedule and amid questions about their relevance as cheap drones dominate the...

06/11/2025 00:01 The Guardian

Spot the difference: parents warned that fake Labubu dolls could contain lead and pose choking risk

Australian consumer watchdog’s safety warning says counterfeit dolls – called Lafufus – can have wrong number of teeth and ears that are too wideFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDoes your Labubu have exactly nine t...

05/11/2025 23:47 The Guardian

Trump transport chief warns US to cut airline traffic by 10% if shutdown not resolved

Sean Duffy says cuts at 40 locations to reduce stress on air traffic controllers and will start Friday if solution not foundTransportation secretary Sean Duffy said on Wednesday the federal government would be reducing airline traffic by 10% at 40 locations beginning on Friday if the government shut...

05/11/2025 21:53 The Guardian

Australia politics live: union warns banks to respect WFH requests; NSW Nationals expected to scrap net zero pledge

Finance sector union writes to banks saying they must comply with the law on flexible working. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party is in damage control, trying to hold itself together as it forms a position on energy and net zero.On...

05/11/2025 20:43 The Guardian

Reform’s public-sector pensions plan could cost billions extra, union warns

Prospect says proposals to make payouts less generous would damage public finances rather than save moneyReform UK’s plans to make public-sector pensions less generous could cost billions extra a year and cause a ticking timebomb in the public finances, a leading trade union has warned.Prospect sa...

05/11/2025 19:30 The Guardian

Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy

Report by consultants Deloitte undermines Labor’s public claims that WA’s gas exports help reduce emissions overseasFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastExports of Australian gas carry “substantial risks” of slowing...

05/11/2025 19:00 The Guardian

Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity arrested in Tripoli

Osama Almasri Najim was arrested in Italy in January on an ICC warrant, only to be released and flown back to LibyaA Libyan general wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Tripoli.Osama Almasri Najim, the former chief o...

05/11/2025 17:02 The Guardian

Russian forces appear to tighten grip on strategic city of Pokrovsk

Military analysts say situation in Pokrovsk has deteriorated, while Kremlin says it plans to explore resumption of nuclear testingMoscow’s forces appear to be tightening their grip on Pokrovsk, with street fighting raging across the ruined city in eastern Ukraine, as the Kremlin announced plans to...

05/11/2025 16:28 The Guardian

Zohran Mamdani victory shows how to defeat rightwing populism, says UK MP

Labour’s Luke Charters and Sadiq Khan hail result while Israeli minister warns New York ‘walking into the abyss’Liberal politicians outside the US have watched Zohran Mamdani’s election win as New York mayor with interest, with some saying it offers lessons in how to combat the rise of right...

05/11/2025 14:00 The Guardian

BBC must change or be ‘a Titanic’, says manager of the Sidemen YouTubers

Jordan Schwarzenberger says BBC is becoming irrelevant to gen Z and risks crashing unless it attracts younger viewersThe BBC risks becoming the Titanic of the media world and culturally irrelevant to gen Z unless it embraces a “radical shift” towards reaching young audiences, the manager of one...

05/11/2025 14:00 The Guardian

Democrat Zohran Mamdani sweeps to victory in New York City mayoral election and lays down challenge to Trump - live

The 34-year-old democratic socialist secured victory with more than 50% of the voteZohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York CityProp 50: Californians pass redistricting measureNYC mayoral election resultsShare your views on the New York resultIt was an encouraging night for the left in America with...

05/11/2025 11:22 The Guardian

Global stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fears

Drop in US, Asia and Europe follows warning from bank bosses that market correction could lie aheadBusiness live – latest updatesGlobal stock markets have fallen sharply amid concerns that a boom in valuations of artificial intelligence (AI) companies could be rapidly cooling.Markets in the US, As...

05/11/2025 11:20 The Guardian

‘Nationals-lite’: former Liberal president says party would be ‘rewarding standover tactics’ if net zero dumped

Exclusive: Jason Falinski says cutting net zero would tell young Australians ‘we have given up’ and could have negative impact at next election Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party ran as “Nationals-lite” last election and would be “rewarding stando...

05/11/2025 08:53 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Improbable victory for city’s first Muslim mayor offers new playbook for fight against Trump

In today’s newsletter: With more than 50% of the vote, Mamdani tells supporters: “In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light”Good morning. A few hours ago, Zohran Mamdani was declared the winner of the New York City mayoral election with more than 50% of the vote on the b...

05/11/2025 06:44 The Guardian

Fake claims about Australian road rules on headlights generated by AI and spread on Google

Google search results displayed false information from an AI website about drivers risking a $250 fine for not keeping their headlights on at all timesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales transport depart...

05/11/2025 06:34 The Guardian

Australia politics live: question time clashes over Foodbank and energy prices after Chalmers and Hawke forced to withdraw ‘liar’ comments

Milton Dick issues warning over word ‘fraught with danger’. Follow today’s news liveLiberal women react with ‘horror’ at abortion comments from Coalition colleaguesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘More room for movement’ ahead of social media banThe governmen...

05/11/2025 04:54 The Guardian

Canada budget adds tens of billions to deficit as Carney spends to dampen Trump tariffs effect

Budget envisions significant increase in defence spending, cuts to civil service and ‘generational investments’A protracted trade war with the United States and a weakening domestic economy has forced Mark Carney to run a deficit tens of billions larger than initially forecast in his first-ever...

05/11/2025 03:43 The Guardian

Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said the deal amounted to ‘handing over’ the country’s independenceMalaysia’s government has been forced to defend its new trade deal with the US after opposition politicians, analysts and civil society groups warned that the deal was “one-s...

05/11/2025 00:50 The Guardian

Trump administration warns shutdown could force US airspace closures

Transport secretary says 35-day shutdown is causing severe air traffic controller shortages and warns of ‘mass chaos’The US may close portions of its airspace if the federal government shutdown continues, the transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has warned.Duffy made the announcement on Tuesday...

04/11/2025 21:27 The Guardian

NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting

Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuseAn “ugly” racism reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s has become worryingly commonplace again in modern Britain and NHS staff are bearing the brunt of it, Wes Streeting has warned.Incidents of verb...

04/11/2025 20:08 The Guardian

Dick Cheney’s role in ‘war on terror’ may have paved way for Trumpism

Former US vice-president a key figure in expanding White House’s power and ‘corrupting the intelligence-policy relationship’ to sell Iraq warDick Cheney, vice-president and giant of Republican politics, dies aged 84Dick Cheney, who has died aged 84, came to be seen as a moderate in his later y...

04/11/2025 19:11 The Guardian

Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills

Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill, though insiders warn move will be ‘disastrous’Rachel Reeves is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills, sources have told the Guardian, as the chancellor looks for ways...

04/11/2025 19:01 The Guardian

Sudan civil war spiralling out of control, UN secretary general says

António Guterres calls for the violence to end but there appears little appetite for ceasefire proposed by USThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, has said the war in Sudan is spiralling out of control as he called for a halt to the fighting and an end to the violence.The Rapid Support Force...

04/11/2025 18:41 The Guardian

Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre...

04/11/2025 18:31 The Guardian

China accuses Dutch of prolonging chip war that threatens to halt car factories

Beijing tells Netherlands to ‘stop interfering’ after seizure of chipmaker Nexperia as export bans disrupt supply chainBusiness live – latest updatesChina has told the Netherlands to “stop interfering” in the seized chipmaker Nexperia, accusing it of prolonging a dispute that has disrupted...

04/11/2025 17:17 The Guardian

Lucy Ward tells court Joey Barton social media posts scared her

Former footballer on trial over ‘offensive’ social media posts about broadcastersBroadcaster and former footballer Lucy Ward was left “intimidated” and “physically scared” by social media posts made by Joey Barton, a jury has heard.Ward, 51, was giving evidence to Liverpool crown court o...

04/11/2025 17:05 The Guardian

UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left minority ethnic Britons fearful as politicians target migrantsLeading British lawyers have warned of a political “race to the bottom”, after a Conservative MP tipped as future party leader said large numbers of legally settled families must b...

04/11/2025 16:41 The Guardian

Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine to join EU before 2030 after commission delivers warning on corruption - as it happened

This live blog is now closedWe will formally get the EU’s commentary on the enlargement ratings (9:26) in just over an hour – when EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU enlargment commissioner Marta Kos are due to speak to journalists – but we have just had a brief glimpse of what’s com...

04/11/2025 16:30 The Guardian

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