Monday, 14 September 2026
304 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 00:44
Mary Gaudron, first female judge of Australia’s high court, dies aged 83 ↗Legal pioneer remembered as an advocate for equality and champion of women in the workplace Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Mary Gaudron, the first woman appointed to the high court of Australia, has been honoured for her con…
The Guardian World · 00:44
Motorcyclist’s death reignites debate over potholes on Victoria’s ‘deteriorating’ roads ↗Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on Sunday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Emergency services were called to T…
The Guardian World · 02:41
Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns ↗TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A patient who tore their oesophagus after taking a counterfeit version…
The Guardian World · 03:05
Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears ↗Alleged victim tells court he froze and was ‘in disbelief’ after broadcaster kissed him on corner of his lips at public event A prominent athlete froze and was “shocked and embarrassed” when Alan Jones kissed him on the side of his mouth at a public event, the broadcaster’s trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre has hea…
The Guardian World · 05:05
Sydney mayor allegedly threatened and children secretly recorded after he refused to step down, Icac hears ↗Corruption inquiry turns its investigation to allegations Strathfield councillors may have engaged in blackmail or illegal surveillance Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A Sydney mayor was allegedly threatened, followed and his…
The Guardian World · 06:00
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn ↗Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres Pfas companies are launching a “tidal wave” of forever chemicals production to meet demand from the AI industry, a campaign organisation has warned. Despite alarm over the chemicals, which have been linked to canc…
The Guardian World · 06:38
Pauline Hanson’s comments about Indigenous Australians condemned as ‘nasty’ and ‘derogatory’ ↗Indigenous senators have criticised One Nation leader saying the comments showed ‘wilful ignorance’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Federal parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined in condemning resurfa…
The Guardian World · 07:32
AI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development ↗Shares in tech firms tumble across Asia with Nasdaq also likely to dip later after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call AI-linked stocks tumbled on Monday after the bosses of Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX called for a slowdown in “reckless” development citing fears the technology could soon run out of con…
The Guardian World · 08:44
Indonesian police investigate deaths of Australian man and two children in Bali as suspected murder-suicide ↗Police in Bali believe the two young children died as a result of violence, while a 57-year-old man is believed to have taken his own life Indonesian police are investigating the deaths of three Australians who died in Bali over the weekend, with initial reports suggesting a father killed his two young children b…
The Guardian World · 09:15
Queen’s secret Whitlam correspondence inspires Sydney Theatre Company play in 2027 ↗STC’s 2027 program also features Celeste Barber in Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris play, Tim Minchin as Scrooge and the return of The Picture of Dorian Gray Six years after the Australian historian Jenny Hocking won her legal battle to release secret correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II, Malcolm Fraser and the…
The Guardian World · 09:34
Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live ↗The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister Senior figures in the Social Democratic party are meeting this morning with party leader Magdalena Andersson to discuss next steps. The party topped the polls – that is certain – and is most likely to have a fi…
The Guardian World · 11:47
‘We are not scared,’ says top EU diplomat after Russian strike on passenger train ↗Kaja Kallas calls drone attack that narrowly missed Boris Johnson and David Petraeus ‘a message to the western world’ Europe live – latest updates Europe needs to show it will not be “scared off” in supporting Ukraine, the EU’s chief diplomat said, after a Russian drone hit a passenger train on the country’s bo…
The Guardian World · 12:19
The far right’s march to power in Sweden has been halted, but its influence remains ↗The Sweden Democrats slipped to third after decades of growth, but their hardline positions have already reshaped the political mainstream Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – live Since the party was founded in 1988, the story of the far-right Sweden Democrats (…
The Guardian World · 12:38
Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO ↗Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds The fortune of Africa’s richest person could swell by two thirds to nearly $60bn (£44bn) after his refinery in Nigeria listed publicly in the continent’s biggest-ever initial public offering. If Monday’s fl…
The Guardian World · 13:00
The London hospital funded by donors who invested in the slave trade ↗St Barts is one of many UK institutions whose benefactors were involved in the trafficking of enslaved Africans Inside the Great Hall of St Bartholomew’s North Wing, alongside stately portraits of the apostle from whom London’s oldest hospital takes its name and King Henry VIII, extravagant commemorative boards ad…
The Guardian World · 13:21
Westminster’s time is coming to an end, say first ministers of UK’s Celtic nations ↗Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summit Westminster’s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have said at a landmark summit aimed at putting the UK’s Celtic nations on the path to independence r…
The Guardian World · 15:00
One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart ↗Pauline Hanson’s gas policy and the party’s relationship with Rinehart is examined in a new Guardian podcast series, The Populist Listen: The Populist: Aeroplanes and bulldozers | Episode 1 – podcast Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation has come under fire for quietly shelv…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Queensland homeless man shot with Taser after being given move-on order to make way for kite festival ↗Exclusive: Advocate says homeless clearances should be halted after man is hospitalised during confrontation in Brisbane park Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A homeless man was shot with a Taser by police after attempting to take his own life during a tent city clearance, sparking c…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Gonorrhoea and syphilis rise by more than 50% in Australia with ‘concerning’ rise in cases in women ↗Newly collated data also shows Indigenous Australians experiencing disproportionally high rates of infection Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rates of reported gonorrhoea and infectious syphilis have increased by more than 50% across Australia over the past decade, with experts warni…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Cloudy with a chance of rainbow: iridescent clouds brighten the sky over parts of Victoria ↗Rainbow clouds are not uncommon in Australia but rarely photographed, and experts say they get their colours when light is diffracted around ice crystals Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Rainbow clouds shone over parts of Vict…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70% ↗Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s dependence on gas for power during the evening, when the grid is under the most pressure, has fallen by almost nearly 70% over the past y…
The Guardian World · 15:22
‘Signs of violence’: asylum seekers arriving in France injured after being deported from UK ↗French health service documents injuries including fractures and bruising after detention and return under ‘one in one out’ scheme Multiple injuries including bruising and fractures have been documented by a health service supporting people returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme. The…
The Guardian World · 16:08
UK armed forces member killed in crash in Ukraine ↗Ministry of Defence says person died in road incident understood not to be result of hostile action A member of the UK armed forces has been killed in a crash in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The MoD said the person died in a road traffic incident on Saturday. Continue reading...
The Guardian World · 16:47
Sweden’s political parties launch coalition talks as both blocs try to secure power ↗Centre-left bloc led by Social Democrats has narrow lead with 95% of vote counted, but faces internal policy battle Sweden’s political parties have launched coalition negotiations as the Social Democrats leader, Magdalena Andersson, started the long and difficult process of trying to form a new government. Full…
The Guardian World · 17:04
Bolsonaro 2.0: Brazil braces for the return of the far right ↗Neck-and-neck with Lula in polls, Flávio Bolsonaro fires up his base in the bellwether state of Minas Gerais – starting at the scene of his father’s stabbing A giant banner of Brazil’s incarcerated former president Jair Bolsonaro fluttered in the morning breeze as his eldest son, Flávio, touched down at an airfiel…
The Guardian World · 18:41
Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde ↗Central bank chief says continent’s AI dependency could give trade partners unprecedented leverage in negotiations Europe must develop its own AI technology and build more datacentres in order to nullify the threat of being cut off by the US or China, according to the president of the European Central Bank. Chri…
The Guardian World · 21:32
Australia politics live: Hastie accuses Hanson of avoiding media; Anthony Albanese and King Charles speak ↗Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Malinauskas still optimistic about steelmaking in Australia The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, says there is optimism that steelmaking will continue in his state, after the closure of a major blast furnace a…