Jim Chalmers calls Peter Dutton ‘most divisive leader’ in modern Australian history

26/08/2024 10:58 The Guardian

Treasurer uses John Curtin Oration to accuse opposition leader of deliberately stoking culture wars and division Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer has unleashed a stinging attack on the opposition leader, calling Peter Dutton “the most divisive leader of a major political party in Australia’s modern history”, as he defended the Labor government’s economic performance since coming to office.Delivering the annual John Curtin Oration in Melbourne, which marks the anniversary of Curtin’s Labor government’s 1943 landslide election victory, Jim Chalmers accused the opposition leader of starting culture wars, dog whistling and dividing Australians “deliberately, almost pathologically”. Continue reading...

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US imposes new sanctions on Russia; Putin warns Nato against sending long-range missiles to Ukraine – live

US secretary of state Antony Blinken says the sanctions are in response to Russia’s attempt to ‘subvert and polarize free and open societies’The head of Russia’s security council, Sergei Shoigu, visited North Korea on Friday and met with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un, Reuters reports, c...

13/09/2024 19:23 The Guardian

Canadian military admits sleeping bags not suited ‘to typical winter conditions’

Soldiers who used bags, which cost army C$34.8m, reportedly found ‘several critical issues … related to lack of warmth’The Canadian military has admitted that new sleeping bags issued to troops last year were not suited to “typical Canadian winter conditions”.According to a briefing note o...

13/09/2024 18:32 The Guardian

Meta to push on with plan to use UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI

Move to use shared posts follows information commissioner concerns and sets collision course with EU over privacy Mark Zuckberg’s Meta is to go ahead with controversial plans to use millions of UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, in a practice that...

13/09/2024 17:40 The Guardian

Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats it accuses of spying

FSB says documents show diplomats in Moscow were helping to coordinate ‘escalation of military situation’ in UkraineRussia announced it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow on accusations of espionage as Keir Starmer prepared to meet Joe Biden in Washington to discuss...

13/09/2024 16:57 The Guardian

US election live updates: Harris campaign slams Trump for dodging questions on abortion and Ukraine

Harris campaign releases memo blasting Trump for ‘toxic positions’ he took during this week’s debate, saying he should respond to themDonald Trump is set to give a press conference for the first time since his debate with Kamala Harris on Tuesday.He’ll speak to reporters at his golf course i...

13/09/2024 16:33 The Guardian

US homeland security chief warns of lone terror attacks at election poll sites

Alejandro Mayorkas says radicalized individuals could disrupt voting by targeting polling places and workersThe secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, has warned that one of the top threats facing the US in the lead-up to November’s presidential election are “lone...

13/09/2024 15:00 The Guardian

James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race

Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbitingA firm that specialises in digging dirt on political candidates has been circulating a “dossier” on James Cleverly that appears to have been commissioned by one of his Tory rivals or a third party trying to i...

13/09/2024 14:10 The Guardian

Labour and Starmer suffer sharp fall in popularity since election, poll suggests – as it happened

Labour still more popular with voters than Conservative party but those saying they view party and leaders unfavourably has risen. This live blog is closedThe government’s defence review should consider the importance of Britain being able to “wage peace” as well as war, Justin Welby, the arch...

13/09/2024 13:36 The Guardian

IMF plan to visit Russia to assess economy prompts dismay across Europe

Protest letter sent to fund’s head over move to send staff to Moscow for first review since invasion of UkraineThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) will send staff to Moscow next week to review the Russian economy for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that has prompted anger...

13/09/2024 12:23 The Guardian

‘The game continues’: evacuating casualties and bombing bridges in Kursk

Drone operators and a volunteer medic on the ever-changing dynamics on the frontline of the Ukraine incursionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesDeep into one recent night, at a Ukrainian mobile drone command point hidden amid the fields and forests close to the border with Russia, the largest...

13/09/2024 12:04 The Guardian

‘Democrats are losing’: a battle on EVs could cost Kamala Harris votes in Michigan

Trump promises to end electric vehicle mandate. Harris has been silent, risking swing state autoworkers’ critical votesAs the critical swing state of Michigan hangs in the balance, experts warn that Democrats’ poor messaging over the shift to electric vehicles could lose them the state in Novemb...

13/09/2024 12:00 The Guardian

‘Usually just rhetoric’: European policy leaders downplay Putin’s war threats

International reaction muted over Russia’s warning about allowing Kyiv to strike it with western-made missilesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesEuropean leaders have dismissed Vladimir Putin’s warning that the west would be directly fighting Russia if it allowed Kyiv to strike Russian te...

13/09/2024 11:48 The Guardian

First Thing: Putin warns Nato over Ukraine missiles

Warning follows suggestions US may lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons. Plus, Bernardine Evaristo on the books of her lifeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Vladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use long-range weapons against t...

13/09/2024 09:58 The Guardian

Vodafone-Three merger: tens of millions could face higher bills, says UK watchdog

CMA fears customers least able to afford mobile services would be most affected by dealA proposed merger between the telecoms companies Vodafone and Three in the UK could lead to higher mobile bills for tens of millions of mobile customers, the competition watchdog has warned.Announcing the provisio...

13/09/2024 09:12 The Guardian

Third of people in Spain say local area has too many foreign tourists

Exclusive: YouGov polling across Europe suggests most countries are sympathetic to protests against overtourismA third of people in Spain say their local area now has too many international visitors, according to a continent-wide survey that has found most people across Europe are sympathetic to pro...

13/09/2024 04:00 The Guardian

By stripping military medals only so far up the chain of command, Richard Marles has reopened old wounds

Australia’s defence minister has sent letters to fewer than 15 people to let them know whether their awards are being cancelled or retainedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRichard Marles may have been trying to close the door on what he told parliament were “arguably th...

13/09/2024 01:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: blast of cold weather coming to NSW; Melbourne airport third runway gets green light

Front will bring chill to Victoria and NSW over weekend, BoM warns. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe NSW government says it will try and stop family violence before it starts under a new $38m prevention strategy.The strategy, announced today, h...

12/09/2024 21:02 The Guardian

Starmer tells Putin Russia started Ukraine war and can end it any time

UK PM responds to Putin’s threat that use of long-range British missiles inside Russia would put it at war with NatoKeir Starmer has told Vladimir Putin that he started the war in Ukraine and could end it at any time after the Russian leader warned that any use of long-range British missiles into...

12/09/2024 21:00 The Guardian

Pro-Palestine protester stands trial for racial offence over ‘coconut’ placard

Marieha Hussain attended a London march against the war in Gaza carrying a sign depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconutsA woman who held a poster depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts during a London protest against Israel’s war in Gaza has gone on trial accused of a...

12/09/2024 19:59 The Guardian

Putin: lifting Ukraine missile restrictions would put Nato ‘at war’ with Russia

Comments come after Antony Blinken hints US will lift restrictions on Kyiv’s use of weapons inside RussiaVladimir Putin has said that a western move to let Kyiv use longer-range weapons against targets inside Russia would mean Nato would be “at war” with Moscow.Putin spoke as US and UK top dip...

12/09/2024 18:06 The Guardian

Six UN aid workers among 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

Unrwa says attack on school sheltering refugees in Nuseirat led to highest death toll among its staff in a single incidentSee all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza warIsrael has bombed a UN school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza, killing at least 18 people, including the shelter manager an...

12/09/2024 17:25 The Guardian

UK faces another autumn and winter of flooding, Met Office warns

The government’s flood resilience taskforce has met for the first time to plan and discuss pre-emptive measuresThe UK faces another autumn and winter of destructive floods, the Met Office has warned.On Thursday, the government flood resilience taskforce met for the first time to discuss how to pro...

12/09/2024 17:14 The Guardian

Russia says 10 settlements recaptured in Kursk counteroffensive

Ukrainian president says his country’s incursion still going to ‘plan’, as Russian forces make rapid advancesRussia says its forces have recaptured 10 settlements after it launched a counteroffensive in the Kursk region to push out Ukrainian troops who stormed across the border five weeks ago....

12/09/2024 16:51 The Guardian

Minister for police’s purse stolen – at policing conference

Diana Johnson was giving speech in which she said UK was in grip of ‘epidemic of antisocial behaviour, theft and shoplifting’The minister for policing and crime prevention has had her purse stolen at a conference for senior police officers.Diana Johnson was in Warwickshire on Tuesday to give a s...

12/09/2024 15:43 The Guardian

ECB cuts interest rate to 3.5% and warns of weak eurozone growth

European Central Bank makes 0.25-point cut as expected after eurozone inflation fell to 2.2% in AugustThe European Central Bank has lowered interest rates for the second time this year, as it warned that economic growth in the eurozone will be weaker than it had hoped.The ECB’s governing council d...

12/09/2024 15:37 The Guardian

UK counter-terror police drafted in after Telegraph journalist dies in Gibraltar

David Knowles, who helped make Ukraine: The Latest podcast, died on holiday after suspected cardiac arrestUK counter-terrorism police are providing support to the investigation into the death of a Daily Telegraph journalist in Gibraltar.David Knowles died while on holiday on Sunday after what his em...

12/09/2024 15:10 The Guardian

Russia-Ukraine war: Red Cross confirms three of its staff killed as Zelenskiy blames Russia – as it happened

Although Zelenskiy posted on social media that Russia was to blame, the ICRC statement did not apportion blame to any partyAntony Blinken and David Lammy’s joint trip to Kyiv, to be followed by Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington DC to see Joe Biden on Friday, has inevitably lifted expectations th...

12/09/2024 15:09 The Guardian

Fear for koalas after bushwalker finds fire ant nests near Queensland sanctuary

Calls for suppression efforts to be extended after at least five nests discovered at Logan in the Daisy Hill koala bushlandsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFire ants have reached protected koala habitat and a koala prio...

12/09/2024 15:00 The Guardian

Early version of Lord of the Flies with different beginning to go on display

Manuscript that begins with boys evacuated amid nuclear war is part of exhibition marking 70 years since novel’s publicationLord of the Flies, the story of a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves, is considered to be one...

12/09/2024 14:34 The Guardian

Israel-Gaza war: killing of Unrwa workers by Israeli strike ‘appalling’, says UK foreign minister – as it happened

This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our Israel-Gaza war coverage hereSyrian media is reporting that in addition to killing two people in a drone strike on a vehicle inside Syria, Israeli forces have also shelled the Syrian town of Al-Rafid in the south-east of the country, close to te...

12/09/2024 13:54 The Guardian

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