Jim Chalmers insists Labor can meet target of 1.2m new homes despite department warning

14/07/2025 03:22 The Guardian

Treasurer ‘relaxed’ about error that saw advice accidentally shared with ABC but says he will not make full unredacted document publicFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTreasurer Jim Chalmers insists Labor is ambitious enough to meet its policy of building 1.2m new homes by 2030, despite his own department warning the federal government’s goals will not be met.Calling housing shortages “one of the defining challenges” facing the Australian economy, Chalmers downplayed advice from Treasury officials saying the current policy settings would not deliver the new homes and warning Labor would need to increase taxes to make the budget more sustainable.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Strengthening air defences, sanctions against Russia and procurement of weapons all on table in US talks, Zelenskyy says – Europe live

Ukraine president says he had ‘productive’ meeting with US envoy with Trump announcement on Russia due to come later todayUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The SBU intelligence a...

14/07/2025 11:51 The Guardian

BBC breached accuracy guidelines over Gaza documentary, review finds

However, inquiry into Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone says there were no other breaches, including impartialityA BBC documentary about children in Gaza breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines for accuracy by failing to disclose its child narrator was the son of a Hamas official, an internal...

14/07/2025 11:44 The Guardian

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM | First Thing

Ehud Olmert says plan would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitism. Plus, why are numbers of first-time US homebuyers at a generational low?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.The “humanitarian city” Israel’s d...

14/07/2025 11:00 The Guardian

Trump says he spoke to Dan Bongino after reports deputy FBI director could leave post over Epstein files fallout – US politics live

US president says Bongino ‘sounded terrific’ when he spoke to him about uproar over how Justice Department handled inquiry into Epstein deathDonald Trump has indicated that the US will announce a plan to sell Patriot air defence systems and other weapons to Ukraine later on Monday, amid growing...

14/07/2025 10:44 The Guardian

Trump expected to announce plan to sell Patriot defence systems to Ukraine

President says US will send Kyiv ‘sophisticated’ equipment ahead of announcement as frustration with Russia growsEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has indicated that the US will announce a plan to sell Patriot air defence systems and other weapons to Ukraine later on Monday, amid growin...

14/07/2025 10:35 The Guardian

Weather tracker: Warm air engulfs parts of Argentina as winter temperatures soar

Rosario in Sante Fe likely be to 10C above normal, as Japan braces for Tropical Storm NariAn unseasonably mild start to the week is expected in northern and central parts of Argentina, where it is winter. A plume of warm air will sink southwards from neighbouring Paraguay on Monday, lingering throug...

14/07/2025 09:45 The Guardian

Pentagon wants to make Aukus work but some stakeholders have ‘serious concerns’, senior US defence official says

Defence official says major increase in Australian defence spending is ‘quite warranted’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US military stakeholders have “very serious concerns” about the Aukus arrangement but the Pentagon wants “to make this thing work”, a se...

14/07/2025 08:30 The Guardian

Monday briefing: The ‘toxic cocktail’ of climate denial, federal cuts and the Texas floods

In today’s newsletter: Amid at least 129 deaths and billions of dollars of damage, there has been little reckoning about the part global heating and cuts to public services may have played in the disasterGood morning. The death toll from the catastrophic floods in Texas has climbed to 129, includi...

14/07/2025 05:47 The Guardian

Ed Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generations

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14/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination

SBU intelligence agency claims to have ‘liquidated’ members of Russia’s FSB who were suspected of killing Colonel Ivan Voronych last weekUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The S...

14/07/2025 01:09 The Guardian

Heavy rain in Texas halts rescue efforts as officials warn of further flooding

State authorities believe more than 160 people could still be missing as flash flood warnings remain in Kerr countyMore heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned t...

13/07/2025 20:37 The Guardian

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel over Gaza war is not all down to antisemitismThe “humanitarian city” Israel’s defence minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a concentration camp, and forcing Palestinians inside wou...

13/07/2025 18:14 The Guardian

Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard childrenTwo fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secre...

13/07/2025 16:28 The Guardian

Ukraine must get ready for future in which there is no ceasefire with Russia

Recognising Putin is not serious about peace is first step towards ‘strategic neutralisation’ proposed by ex-ministerWhile Donald Trump – and other western leaders – are taking their time to catch up with reality, it is obvious that Vladimir Putin has no apparent desire to halt the war in Uk...

13/07/2025 16:22 The Guardian

Brenda, 95, and her soft toys become unlikely stars on TikTok

Brenda Allen from Cheshire amasses more than 2m views for videos featuring her quirky Jellycat figuresThe anger and polarisation often on display on social media have made it a stressful place to venture for many people, wary of its unpredictable pile-ons and bile-filled responses. Yet a 95-year-old...

13/07/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Macron calls on EU to ‘defend European interests resolutely’ from Trump tariffs

French president says bloc should be ready for trade war after 30% tariff threat but other EU leaders call for calmThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has called on the EU to “defend European interests resolutely” after Donald Trump threatened to impose 30% tariffs on nearly all imports from...

13/07/2025 14:40 The Guardian

‘Now or never’ to save replica of American revolutionary war vessel, say French campaigners

Fresh plea for funds to repair €26m copy of frigate that carried Louis XVI’s promise of aid in war of independenceFrench maritime enthusiasts are battling to save a replica of an 18th-century warship that became a symbol of the country’s historic relationship with America.The copy of L’Hermi...

13/07/2025 13:16 The Guardian

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after measles death in Liverpool

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13/07/2025 13:02 The Guardian

Macron not expected at UN summit on two-state solution for Palestine and Israel

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13/07/2025 10:59 The Guardian

Iran says it would resume nuclear talks if US guaranteed no further attacks – Middle East crisis live

June attacks by the US and Israel on Iran struck but did not fully destroy nuclear facilitiesIn 2015, Iran agreed a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany.The deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), allowed Iran to e...

13/07/2025 10:55 The Guardian

Ofcom head says age checks are ‘really big moment’ for children’s online safety

Melanie Dawes says rules will protect children from harmful content but campaigners are unconvincedThe UK’s chief media regulator has promised age verification checks will prove a “really big moment” in the battle to keep children safe online, even as campaigners warn she needs to take tougher...

13/07/2025 10:43 The Guardian

Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says

Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical...

13/07/2025 03:35 The Guardian

Australia news live: Chinese surveillance ‘won’t be unexpected’ as Talisman Sabre war games begin, Conroy says; Queensland premier announces CFMEU inquiry

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13/07/2025 02:44 The Guardian

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12/07/2025 12:00 The Guardian

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12/07/2025 08:03 The Guardian

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12/07/2025 07:00 The Guardian

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12/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Nearly 60 Labour MPs call for UK to immediately recognise Palestinian state

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12/07/2025 06:00 The Guardian

MPs and political candidates face ‘industrial’ levels of abuse, minister says

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12/07/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

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11/07/2025 23:51 The Guardian

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