Sunday, 27 September 2026
224 articles · times in UTC
The Guardian World · 00:46
‘Cash grab’: One Nation demands up to $630,000 from Victorian election candidates ↗Exclusive: Many applicants left feeling ‘used, lied to, misled and gaslit’, complaint letter seen by Guardian Australia says Listen to the Guardian podcast The Populist here Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation could collect as much as $633,000 from people who have put thei…
The Guardian World · 06:45
Melbourne man’s mysterious disappearance on popular Peru hiking trail prompts widespread search ↗Loved ones describe Jordan Yap, 30, as an experienced hiker who set out for a 10-day solo trek Peru before falling silent Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Loved ones of a missing Australian trekker who was last seen nearly two weeks ago on a remote South American hiking trail are urg…
The Guardian World · 08:19
At least 27 dead in two mass shootings in South Africa, police say ↗Seventeen people killed at township bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape Town, officers say Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police have said. The South African police service said on Sunday that 17 people had bee…
The Guardian World · 11:00
‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys ↗Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently” round up two baboon troops coming into repeated conflict with residents . The animals will be sterilised and permanently moved to a newl…
The Guardian World · 11:00
‘Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky ↗Supplies cut off from Ukrainian city where bodies are being left to be eaten by dogs because of deadly risk from drones The phone message sent out of Russian-occupied Oleshky was grimly matter of fact: food for the 2,000 or so civilians still remaining in the city and its surrounding villages had finally run out.…
The Guardian World · 12:20
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France ↗Catholic church must reckon with its ‘painful errors’, pontiff tells crowd in Lourdes during four-day tour The pope has called on the Catholic church to heal “deep wounds” and “painful errors”, before a meeting with survivors of child sexual abuse as he continues his four-day visit to France. Addressing a crowd…
The Guardian World · 13:14
Two giant pandas set off to Atlanta zoo from China after Xi-Trump summit ↗Pandas departed Chengdu for their new homes in Georgia as part of agreement between Chinese and US governments Two giant pandas departed Chengdu in south-western China early on Sunday for their new homes in Atlanta , Georgia, as part of an agreement between the Chinese and US governments. While in Washington DC…
The Guardian World · 15:00
RBA expected to hike cash rate to 4.6%, its highest level since 2011 ↗Outcome of meetings of Reserve Bank on Monday and Tuesday will affect Australian mortgage rates, household budgets and house prices Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s key interest rate is expected to hit its highest level since 2011, drag down house prices and add more than…
The Guardian World · 15:00
British celebrities beat AI companies lobbying to get free use of their work. They have a warning for Australia ↗‘People care about the songs, books and pictures that influence the critical moments in their lives,’ says the architect of the fightback in the UK Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast If you want to state the case against copyright reform in Australia, get Kylie Minogue’s phone number.…
The Guardian World · 15:00
One Nation boss called David Farley an ‘asshole’ in lead-up to Farrer byelection, text messages reveal ↗Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show that Kelvin Morton has also clashed with party HQ staff and Brisbane volunteers Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation’s general manager, Kelvin Morton – brought in by the party to improve its vetting processes – referred to D…
The Guardian World · 15:05
Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality rules that would curb Nato cooperation ↗70% vote against tightening centuries-old neutrality, which far right said was eroded by sanctions against Russia Swiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal for a strict definition of neutrality that would have required Switzerland to curb cooperation with Nato and abandon sanctions against Russia. All can…
The Guardian World · 19:09
Serbia’s populist president Aleksandar Vučić resigns to run for prime minister ↗Vučić not allowed to seek third presidential term and PM election will test his grip on rule after widespread protests Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vučić, has resigned to pursue an attempt to become the prime minister in an upcoming early parliamentary election that will test his firm rule in the Balkan…
The Guardian World · 20:00
Shannon felt a ‘sense of doom’ as she sought justice for sexual assault. A new NSW program hopes to alleviate that ↗Exclusive: Dedicated service to support sexual assault victim-survivors as they navigate legal system to open in NSW Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It took Shannon Stokes two years and 11 days to successfully prosecute her former boyfriend for sexual assault and domestic violence o…
The Guardian World · 21:16
Australia news live: Chalmers and Gallagher to present final budget outcome; RBA interest rate hike looms ↗Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The treasurer, Jim Chalmers , and the finance minister, Katy Gallagher , will present the final budget outcome on Monday, the updated accounting measure for the 2025-26 financial year. Despite challenges facing the govern…
The Guardian World · 22:59
Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii as Mexico's Baja braces for major Hurricane Polo ↗Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persists Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previou…
The Guardian World · 23:24
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91 ↗Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow and dubbed the “calypso king of the world”, has died aged 91. Francisco, who got his breakthrough in calypso music with his 1956 hit song Jean and Dinah,…