Queensland coalmines marked for closure ‘uneconomic’, analysis shows, despite sector blaming royalties scheme

23/09/2025 05:45 The Guardian

Findings show ‘zombie mines’ often restarted during coal price spikes and mothballed as prices return to normal levelsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalmines recently marked for closure in Queensland were previously shuttered due to being uneconomic, new analysis shows, undermining claims from the resources companies that they are being forced to close by the state’s royalty regime.The “zombie mines” were often restarted in anticipation of windfall profits during coal price spikes, which occurred when Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022. Continue reading...

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Australia news live: two MPs cleared in Jacinta Allan manure investigation; search for couple missing in Tasmanian light plane called off

Victoria’s new integrity watchdog made no finding of misconduct by Liberal MPs who assisted a delivery of cow manure to the premier’s office. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians urged to take health advice from doctors, researchers and...

23/09/2025 07:24 The Guardian

National Trust reports bumper apple and pumpkin crops at its sites

Near-ideal conditions have led to high yields at some of the country’s best loved orchards and walled gardensThe nights may be drawing in and the days becoming chillier, but there is cheering news from some of the UK’s best loved orchards and walled gardens: a bumper crop of apples and pumpkins....

23/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Australian health experts warn Trump’s unfounded autism claims about paracetamol may harm pregnant women

TGA confirms drug is safe for use in pregnancy as doctors worry about effect of White House misinformationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s peak body for obstetricians and gynaecologists fears pregnant women...

23/09/2025 04:26 The Guardian

Hungary refuses to stop buying Russian oil despite Trump’s Nato demand

Foreign minister says getting energy supplies elsewhere is a ‘nice dream’ while describing western European officials as ‘fanatics’Hungary will not wean itself off Russian energy supplies, the country’s foreign minister has told the Guardian, despite the White House’s demand for Nato all...

23/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Keir Starmer to launch progressive fightback against ‘decline and division’ fuelled by far right

Prime minister expected to warn UK is ‘at a crossroads’ as he sets out plan to counter Nigel Farage and ReformKeir Starmer will make a major intervention this week, pledging a progressive fightback and promising the UK will reject the division and hate fuelled by the far right.The move comes ahe...

23/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Trump is waging culture war on Europe by promoting rightwing allies, report finds

Study says US president seeks to interfere in elections and ‘move the ideological centre of gravity’ in European politicsThe Trump administration is waging a culture war on Europe by aggressively promoting the Maga movement’s political and ideological allies on the continent and publicly humil...

23/09/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Experts alarmed as Trump pushes unproven link between Tylenol and autism

Doctors call president’s warning that pregnant women should limit use of acetaminophen – also known as paracetamol - ‘highly concerning’ and ‘irresponsible’Medical experts are raising alarms after Donald Trump warned pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol, baselessly linking the painkill...

23/09/2025 01:30 The Guardian

Albanese warns Netanyahu expansion of settlements in West Bank risks putting two-state solution ‘out of reach’

Australian PM tells major conference in US the trajectory of Gaza conflict is deeply worrying to the international communityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is warning Benjamin Netanyahu any move to expa...

22/09/2025 23:34 The Guardian

France recognises Palestine and calls for UN force in Gaza

Macron sets out plan for international stabilisation mission as Arab and Muslim leaders prepare to meet Trump in New YorkEmmanuel Macron has announced France’s official recognition of the State of Palestine, setting out a plan for a UN-mandated international stabilisation force in postwar Gaza tha...

22/09/2025 21:55 The Guardian

France recognises state of Palestine, Emmanuel Macron tells UN general assembly – Middle East crisis live

French president makes announcement during official address; Trump to hold high-stakes meetings with leaders from Ukraine, EU and several Middle Eastern nations on TuesdayThe Israeli military, which justifies its assault on Gaza City by saying it wants to “destroy Hamas military infrastructure”...

22/09/2025 21:26 The Guardian

Iran’s foreign minister meets with UN nuclear watchdog in bid to avert sanctions

Abbas Araghchi will likely also meet with European officials, as window for reaching an agreement narrowsIran’s foreign minister has met the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog at the start of a frantic round of diplomatic meetings in New York in a bid to avert the reimposition of a wave of UN san...

22/09/2025 21:21 The Guardian

Anthony Albanese left off Donald Trump meeting schedule in New York

The Australian prime minister appears to have failed to secure a bilateral with the US president on his visit to the UN general assembly in New YorkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has been left off Dona...

22/09/2025 19:48 The Guardian

UK and Poland vow to confront Russian aircraft violating Nato airspace

Russia shrugs off criticism as Poland and Estonia speak about incursions at emergency meeting of UN security councilEuropean allies have vowed to shoot down any Russian aircraft violating their airspace after Nato members accused Moscow of repeated incursions into the alliance’s territory in recen...

22/09/2025 18:04 The Guardian

We will confront Russian planes in Nato airspace, UK foreign secretary says, and warns Putin risks armed clash – as it happened

Yvette Cooper says Russia is undermining territorial integrity of sovereign nations with fighter jet incursions into European territoryin BerlinThe absence of Friedrich Merz this week from the UN general assembly at which recognising Palestine as a state is the central focus might not be headline ne...

22/09/2025 18:04 The Guardian

Democrats silent as Republicans galvanised after Charlie Kirk memorial

Democrats trod carefully in responding to event attended by nearly 100,000 that blended politics with religionDemocrats maintained a wary silence on Monday as Donald Trump’s Republican party appeared galvanised by a memorial service for the late rightwing activist Charlie Kirk that was part religi...

22/09/2025 16:52 The Guardian

IDF may attack camps of displaced people after Gaza City, says ex-general

Yaakov Amidror says ‘central camps’ could be next target, as aid workers there say they have been warned of attacksMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsraeli military forces are likely to mount new attacks into parts of Gaza now crowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced people once they ha...

22/09/2025 16:20 The Guardian

American staffordshires are NSW’s most attack-prone dog – but there may be more to the data

Australian Veterinary Association says aggression is ‘more reliably predicted’ by owner behaviour and individual dog experience than by breed aloneGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAmerican staffordshires (Amstaffs) registered in NSW had the highest rate of attacking a c...

22/09/2025 15:00 The Guardian

Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war

Schools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europe’s biggest demonstrations opposing Israel’s offensiveTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in dozens of cities across Italy – shutting schools, disrupting trains and blocking ports and roads – in one of Europe’s...

22/09/2025 14:28 The Guardian

What does the UK recognising Palestinian statehood really mean? – podcast

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the UK’s recognition of Palestine as a state. With the US and Israel criticising the move, what will it mean for the war in Gaza, and for diplomacy?Plus, what do we know about the split at the top of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new leftwing party? And...

22/09/2025 14:27 The Guardian

The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer: first look at big-screen Star Wars spinoff

Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White team up for first movie in Star Wars universe since 2019The Star Wars universe is returning to the big screen with our first look at The Mandalorian and Grogu, next summer’s big bet from Disney.The film follows the hit Disney+ show The Mandalor...

22/09/2025 14:04 The Guardian

Hiring of military lawyers as immigration judges alarms law experts

Move is high-risk and potentially unlawful amid Trump’s deportation push since military lawyers lack immigration expertiseThe Trump administration has started recruiting hundreds of military lawyers to sit as immigration judges, presiding over what are often life-and-death federal decisions for im...

22/09/2025 13:00 The Guardian

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS servicesNigel Farage has said Reform UK would scrap the main route that migrants take to gain British citizenship, leaving tens of thousands of legally settled people facing deportation unless t...

22/09/2025 10:44 The Guardian

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee could hurt US growth, economists warn

Move is a blow to big tech companies, which rely heavily on visas to hire staff from overseas, particularly IndiaBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 (£74,096) fee on H1-B visas for skilled foreign workers could hurt US economic growth, economists have warn...

22/09/2025 09:38 The Guardian

Monday briefing: What the UK’s recognition of Palestine means for the war, its future – and its people

In today’s newsletter: the coordinated action, taken alongside six UN allies, is a significant rebuke to Israel and the United States, but peace remains a distant hopeGood morning. Yesterday, the UK, Canada, Portugal and Australia joined 147 other countries in formally recognising the state of Pal...

22/09/2025 05:47 The Guardian

Vodafone franchisees warned of ‘massive impact’ of commission cuts on mental health

Small business owners told telecoms group of stress four years before 62 launched £120m high court claimVodafone franchisees warned the telecoms group of the “massive impact” commission cuts were having on their mental health four years before a group of 62 launched a £120m high court claim ag...

22/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

More Britons view AI as economic risk than opportunity, Tony Blair thinktank finds

TBI says poll data threatens Keir Starmer’s ambition for UK to become artificial intelligence ‘superpower’Nearly twice as many Britons view artificial intelligence as a risk to the economy than regard it as an opportunity, according to Tony Blair’s thinktank.The Tony Blair Institute warned t...

22/09/2025 05:00 The Guardian

Australia news live: RBA chief upbeat on economy but warns of ‘uncertain’ future; murder charge after body found in Brisbane River

Michele Bullock says rising incomes should boost household spending. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAny penalties would be financial, not criminalThe Australian Communications Media Authority said any penalties would largely be financial if impos...

22/09/2025 03:09 The Guardian

Latest recognitions of Palestinian state will deepen global diplomatic rifts

Israel threatens retaliatory West Bank annexations as move by UK, Canada and Australia increases tension with US• UK, Canada and Australia announce formal recognition of Palestine, with wave of Israel’s allies to followThe recognition of a Palestinian state by the UK, Canada and Australia will s...

21/09/2025 20:00 The Guardian

Trump drive to pursue critics puts US on path to dictatorship, Democrats warn

Chuck Schumer and Chris Murphy condemn president’s call for justice department to act against perceived enemiesTop Democratic leaders on Sunday warned that Donald Trump’s drive to go after his political opponents is putting the US on a path to becoming a dictatorship and a “banana republic”...

21/09/2025 19:23 The Guardian

Kenya’s arrest warrant is milestone in Agnes Wanjiru case but lengthy UK process awaits

After 13 years, warrant has been issued for UK suspect, but Robert James Purkiss would need to be extradited to face chargesBritish soldier accused of murdering Agnes Wanjiru namedIn the spring of 2012, David Cameron was prime minister and British troops were still fighting in Afghanistan under the...

21/09/2025 17:39 The Guardian

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