Australia news live: Zoe Daniel within 300 votes of Tim Wilson as Goldstein count tightens further; Albanese ‘chats elections’ with Prabowo

15/05/2025 02:44 The Guardian

Independent Zoe Daniel needs the final envelopes to go two-to-one in her favour. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is watching closely as the last data domino falls before a pivotal rates meeting.The RBA’s preferred measure of inflation – the trimmed mean – fell back into target at 2.9% in April, but tightness in the labour market remains a concern for the central bank. Continue reading...

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LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise

EDO boss says Crisafulli government decision means many ‘won’t even know their rights, let alone have the chance to exercise them’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a move raising comparisons to the government of Campbell N...

15/05/2025 02:39 The Guardian

Russian scientist held in Ice jail charged with smuggling frog embryos into US

Kseniia Petrova, Harvard researcher arrested in February, faces deportation as lawyer calls case ‘meritless’A Harvard scientist who has been held in US immigration detention for months was charged on Wednesday with smuggling frog embryos into the United States, and likely faces deportation.Kseni...

15/05/2025 00:23 The Guardian

Royal Navy commander removed from job over sexual allegations

Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger, who took charge of HMS Tyne in February, under investigation over sexual allegationsA Royal Navy commander has been removed from his role less than three months into post while he is investigated over sexual allegations.Lt Cdr Martyn Mayger took charge of HMS Tyne, a warship th...

14/05/2025 22:56 The Guardian

Major Canada wildfire kills two and forces 1,000 people to evacuate homes

Manitoba experiences unusually hot conditions after authorities warned this fire season could be devastatingA major wildfire burning in central Canada has killed two people and forced 1,000 more to evacuate their homes, kicking off a fire season authorities warn could prove devastating.Canadian fede...

14/05/2025 22:18 The Guardian

‘Aggressive’ hackers of UK retailers are now targeting US stores, says Google

Alphabet warns of ‘Scattered Spider’, network of hackers reportedly behind cyber-attack against UK retail giant M&SAlphabet’s Google warned on Wednesday that hackers responsible for paralyzing disruptions of UK retailers are turning their attention to similar companies in the United States...

14/05/2025 19:24 The Guardian

Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence

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14/05/2025 19:05 The Guardian

Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest

Trump’s foray into cryptocurrency involves him leveraging his presidency for personal gain and operating in an industry he has power overThe 220 winners of a cryptocurrency contest were told on Monday to look out for an email featuring “the most exclusive invitation in the world”. As a reward...

14/05/2025 17:23 The Guardian

New prisons to be built and inmates released early, justice secretary says, as MoJ warns men’s jails could run out of space – UK politics live

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14/05/2025 16:34 The Guardian

Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened

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14/05/2025 16:10 The Guardian

Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows

Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normalExceptionally low river flows are predicted across the UK this summer as a drought becomes more likely, scientists have said.An update from the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) says...

14/05/2025 15:32 The Guardian

China issues warning to UK over terms of US trade deal

UK accused of aligning with US in move that could compel firms to exclude Chinese products from supply chainsUK politics live – latest updatesChina has warned the UK over its new trade deal with the US, accusing Britain of aligning with the US in a move that could compel British companies to exclu...

14/05/2025 15:30 The Guardian

Colourful price tags at Australian chemists may trick shoppers into buying full-price items, Choice says

Survey from consumer advocacy group finds some customers confused by bright stickers and tags not necessarily advertising actual discountsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPromotional price tags used by major chemists may be entici...

14/05/2025 15:01 The Guardian

Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot

Prosecutors say men intended to attack German cargo transport by sending packages that would explode in transitRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThree Ukrainian nationals have been arrested on suspicion of plotting parcel bomb attacks in Germany on behalf of the Russian state, according to p...

14/05/2025 14:24 The Guardian

‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter

Yang Hengjun writes he can ‘only use a silent voice to thank you and all the people who care for and love me’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJailed Chinese-Australian academic Yang Hengjun has written to Anthony Albanese from...

14/05/2025 13:00 The Guardian

‘Greedflation’ fears rise as Bank official warns firms against price hikes

Bank of England’s Catherine Mann wary of ‘pricing power’, with companies looking to rebuild profit margins by hiking pricesBusiness live – latest updatesBusinesses will need to show they are keeping a lid on prices before there can be further interest rate cuts, according to the Bank of Engl...

14/05/2025 11:01 The Guardian

Donald Trump says lifting sanctions on Syria ‘gives them a chance of greatness’ – US politics live

Donald Trump meets Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia after agreeing to lift sanctions on SyriaSaudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has told Donald Trump that Arab Gulf states were seeking to work with the US to de-escalate tensions in the region, as the Israel-Hamas war i...

14/05/2025 08:39 The Guardian

PM says Australia has ‘no more important relationship’ than with Indonesia – as it happened

This blog is now closedBradfield back ‘in doubt’ as Liberals hope Kapterian can hold off late Boele surgeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWong comments on tariff deals and UkraineOn whether Australia should be lobbying harder for a tariffs deal with the United States, f...

14/05/2025 07:50 The Guardian

Australian workers claw back hit to living standards as wages outpace inflation

The 1% climb in real pay was the fastest in five years, and twice the five-year average leading into the pandemicAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionAustralian...

14/05/2025 07:43 The Guardian

NSW police argument that unlawful strip-search was necessary is ‘outrageous’, class action lawyer says

Judge appears baffled that police force, which admits search of Raya Meredith was unlawful and unjustified, nevertheless claims it was ‘objectively necessary’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police made an “o...

14/05/2025 06:54 The Guardian

Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott

Legislation brings state in line with others, as opposition leader says he refuses to cave to ‘Americanisation of NSW politics’ after grassroots campaignAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales women will have easier a...

14/05/2025 06:30 The Guardian

‘Eerie gem’ of an unearthed Graham Greene story published in Strand Magazine

A ghost story – unusual subject matter for the late author of political thrillers – features alongside little-known Ian Fleming storyA short ghost story by Graham Greene described by analysts as “an eerie gem” was published for the first time on Wednesday, a rare glimpse into the largely unc...

14/05/2025 06:00 The Guardian

Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette?

In today’s newsletter: the Ukraine president’s call for Putin to meet him in person represents a huge gamble in the prospect of peaceGood morning.Talks. Istanbul. Thursday. In the geopolitical equivalent of a playground challenge, the latest move in the back-and-forth brinkmanship between Russia...

14/05/2025 05:27 The Guardian

Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom

Two reports published today catalogue ‘gruesome yet avoidable accidents’ on construction sites despite the Gulf kingdom’s claims that work-related deaths have fallenThousands of migrant workers are likely to die in Saudi Arabia as a result of a building boom fuelled by the 2034 Men’s World C...

14/05/2025 04:00 The Guardian

Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050

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14/05/2025 03:30 The Guardian

Psychiatrist who treated Bondi Junction stabber ‘withdraws’ evidence he was not psychotic at time

Day after stating Joel Cauchi’s attack was likely due to his ‘hatred towards women’, Dr A tells inquest ‘I shouldn’t have speculated’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA psychiatrist who claimed Joel Cauchi was not psych...

14/05/2025 02:20 The Guardian

Captain Cook memorial will not return to Melbourne park after repeated vandalism

City of Yarra voted to scrap memorial to the explorer, which was toppled and graffitied in JanuaryAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA contentious Captain Cook memorial repeatedly damaged by vandalism is to be scrapped.The City of Y...

14/05/2025 01:43 The Guardian

Rohan Dennis given two-year suspended sentence after car crash that killed wife Melissa Hoskins

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14/05/2025 00:48 The Guardian

NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £58.2bn amid calls to improve patient safety

Public accounts committee called the record sum ‘jaw-dropping’ and criticised inaction to reduce errors in a damning reportThe NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence have hit an “astounding” £58.2bn amid ministers’ failure to improve patient safety, an influential group of MPs h...

13/05/2025 23:01 The Guardian

Trump must realise Putin is obstacle to peace, Zelenskyy says

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13/05/2025 19:15 The Guardian

No 10 defends Starmer’s language on immigration likened to Enoch Powell speech

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13/05/2025 17:38 The Guardian

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15/05 02:44 - Australia news live: Zoe Daniel within 300 votes of Tim Wilson as Goldstein count tightens further; Albanese ‘chats elections’ with Prabowo 15/05 02:39 - LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise 15/05 02:16 - Europe on brink of endemic dengue and chikungunya as mosquitoes move north 15/05 02:11 - Ben & Jerry’s cofounder arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza 15/05 02:11 - Ben & Jerry’s cofounder arrested at US Senate after protesting war in Gaza 15/05 01:43 - Will Putin Attend Ukraine Peace Talks in Turkey? Kremlin’s List Indicates Not. 15/05 00:35 - Putin not on Kremlin list of officials attending Ukraine peace talks in Turkey 15/05 00:29 - Gunbattles resume in Tripoli despite ceasefire, UN expresses 'alarm' 15/05 00:23 - Russian scientist held in Ice jail charged with smuggling frog embryos into US 14/05 23:59 - Drone attacks raise stakes in new phase of Sudan's civil war 14/05 23:09 - U.S. Charges Russian Scientist With Smuggling 14/05 22:56 - Royal Navy commander removed from job over sexual allegations 14/05 22:18 - Major Canada wildfire kills two and forces 1,000 people to evacuate homes 14/05 21:48 - Pezeshkian says Iran will ‘not bow’ to bullying from Trump 14/05 21:48 - Pezeshkian says Iran will ‘not bow’ to bullying from Trump 14/05 21:35 - Putin not listed in Russian delegation for talks with Ukraine in Turkey - and Trump also not attending 14/05 21:32 - South Sudan : Ugandan troops' breached arms embargo 14/05 21:26 - HRW report: migrant workers in Saudi Arabia electrocuted, decapitated and falling to death 14/05 21:09 - Beginning of the end? Ukraine's front-line soldiers eye Russia talks with hope 14/05 20:55 - Trump predicts ‘good news’ from Russia-Ukraine talks 14/05 20:53 - Putin absent from Russia's delegation for Ukraine peace talks in Turkey 14/05 20:25 - Rubio and Witkoff will travel to Istanbul on Friday – Reuters 14/05 20:17 - Planned Russia-Ukraine talks upend European push for U.S. sanctions on Moscow 14/05 20:13 - News24 | France must help Ukraine, but ‘we do not want to unleash a Third World War’ - Macron 14/05 19:29 - US opposes Zelensky attendance at NATO summit – media 14/05 19:24 - ‘Aggressive’ hackers of UK retailers are now targeting US stores, says Google 14/05 19:05 - Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence 14/05 18:59 - 3 Are Arrested in Russia-Linked Sabotage Plot, Germany Says 14/05 18:49 - Trump praises Al Sharaa, presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions 14/05 18:32 - ICC chief prosecutor pushed for charges on Netanyahu after facing sex assault allegations – WSJ 14/05 18:05 - Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Northern Gaza Overnight, Health Officials Say 14/05 17:40 - We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S. 14/05 17:29 - Netanyahu vows to go ‘with full force’ into Gaza 14/05 17:23 - Trump’s cryptocurrency endeavor caps a political career filled with conflicts of interest 14/05 17:22 - UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack 14/05 17:22 - UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack 14/05 16:54 - EU to slap tariffs on Ukrainian imports – FT 14/05 16:34 - New prisons to be built and inmates released early, justice secretary says, as MoJ warns men’s jails could run out of space – UK politics live 14/05 16:11 - Taking Inches in Battle, Russia Demands Miles in Talks 14/05 16:10 - Trump says there’s a ‘possibility’ he will attend Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Turkey – as it happened 14/05 16:07 - Syrian rapprochement with the United States brings hope after years of sanctions and isolation 14/05 15:53 - Warsaw contradicts US on possible Ukraine deployment 14/05 15:32 - Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows 14/05 15:30 - China issues warning to UK over terms of US trade deal 14/05 15:25 - Trump’s Vow to Lift Sanctions on Syria Unleashes Hope 14/05 15:17 - UN calls for calm as fighting resumes in Libya’s Tripoli 14/05 15:17 - UN calls for calm as fighting resumes in Libya’s Tripoli 14/05 15:07 - ‘We discussed the world’: US president, emir of Qatar speak in Doha 14/05 15:07 - ‘We discussed the world’: US president, emir of Qatar speak in Doha 14/05 15:01 - Colourful price tags at Australian chemists may trick shoppers into buying full-price items, Choice says 14/05 14:51 - Israel remains silent as US-Syria ties improve 14/05 14:25 - Exceptionally low river levels raise fears over water supplies 14/05 14:24 - Germany arrests three Ukrainians over alleged Russian parcel bomb plot 14/05 14:15 - Brazil’s Lula to ask Putin to negotiate with Ukraine 14/05 14:04 - Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China? 14/05 14:04 - Did the US flinch first in tariff war with China? 14/05 14:01 - Gauff marches past Andreeva into Italian Open semis 14/05 13:54 - Macron reveals feelings about ‘America first’ 14/05 13:53 - Russian Election Expert Grigory Melkonyants Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, State Media Report 14/05 13:47 - Trump’s Middle East trip makes it a big week for Turkey’s Erdogan 14/05 13:40 - 'It felt like my parents were divorcing': Relief in China's factories as US tariffs paused 14/05 13:32 - Putin announces team for Russia-Ukraine talks in Türkiye: Live Updates 14/05 13:00 - ‘Tears blur my vision’: Australian writer jailed in Beijing thanks Albanese for support in emotional letter 14/05 12:56 - Trump's Middle East business deals could be template for ending Ukraine conflict 14/05 12:27 - Fact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz? 14/05 12:27 - Fact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz? 14/05 12:25 - Humanitarian disaster in Gaza: No aid has entered the enclave for over two months 14/05 12:17 - No rules, no rulers: The unraveling of the old world order and the role of Russia 14/05 12:15 - France: Emmanuel Macron struggles to be convincing on the national stage 14/05 12:07 - French president Macron lays out priorities for remainder of term on TV interview 14/05 11:04 - News24 | UN relief chief blasts Israel Gaza aid as ‘deliberate distraction’, warns of genocide 14/05 11:01 - ‘Greedflation’ fears rise as Bank official warns firms against price hikes 14/05 10:38 - If Putin and Zelenskyy meet it'll be for only the second time - here's what happened at the last summit 14/05 10:16 - Ukraine: Uncertainty over the possible meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Turkey 14/05 09:30 - News24 | Zelensky ‘will do everything’ to end Russia-Ukraine war, urges Trump to push Putin 14/05 09:28 - 'They started war, could end it today': Israeli spokesperson slams Hamas for suffering Gaza children 14/05 09:06 - EU unveils Russia sanctions targeting 'shadow' oil fleet and cyberattackers 14/05 08:58 - France can’t give Ukraine any more arms – Macron 14/05 08:49 - Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia 14/05 08:39 - Donald Trump says lifting sanctions on Syria ‘gives them a chance of greatness’ – US politics live 14/05 08:35 - Wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 48, hospitals say 14/05 07:50 - PM says Australia has ‘no more important relationship’ than with Indonesia – as it happened 14/05 07:43 - Australian workers claw back hit to living standards as wages outpace inflation 14/05 07:42 - Kremlin declines to say if Putin will meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Istanbul 14/05 07:42 - Kremlin declines to say if Putin will meet Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in Istanbul 14/05 07:20 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,175 14/05 07:20 - Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,175 14/05 06:54 - NSW police argument that unlawful strip-search was necessary is ‘outrageous’, class action lawyer says 14/05 06:30 - Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott 14/05 06:27 - Trump envoy reveals NATO troop deployment plans for Ukraine 14/05 06:00 - ‘Eerie gem’ of an unearthed Graham Greene story published in Strand Magazine 14/05 05:27 - Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette? 14/05 05:00 - 'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in Poland 14/05 04:00 - Pressure grows on Fifa as reports warn of serious risk to workers amid Saudi World Cup building boom 14/05 03:49 - Saudis Greet Trump to His Tastes, With Pomp, Opulence and Real Estate 14/05 03:39 - News24 | Pope Leo XIV seeks to build bridges with Jews, vows to strengthen dialogue 14/05 03:37 - News24 | 'Blatant hoax': France slams Macron cocaine claim, blames Russia 14/05 03:30 - Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050 14/05 03:29 - US, China trade truce comes into effect bringing short-term relief for markets 14/05 03:27 - US to lift sanctions on Syria to give country 'a chance at peace', says Trump