Wednesday, 30 September 2026
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The Guardian World · 00:02
Rumoured frontrunner David Shoebridge launches leadership bid ahead of Greens ballot at party retreat ↗Shoebridge to stand on a joint ticket with Steph Hodgins-May – a first-term senator from Victoria Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales senator David Shoebridge has joined the race to become the Greens’ new leader,…
The Guardian World · 02:02
An EV sold every 100 seconds: Australian demand for electric cars more than doubles ↗A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australians are buying electric vehicles at record levels, with sales more than…
The Guardian World · 03:28
ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’ ↗The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildren Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter here Financial journalist Alan Kohler, a familiar face on the ABC’s 7pm news bulletin, wi…
The Guardian World · 03:39
Concern over Sydney airport as near misses and runway incursions at 20% above national average ↗Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigating staffing gaps as key factor in four incidents in July and August Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Modelling by Sydney airport’s air traffic control operators predicted elevated…
The Guardian World · 04:00
Missile alerts cost Ukraine $45m for every hour they halt businesses ↗Figure cited by minister highlights trade-offs Kyiv faces as it tries to keep normal life moving amid Russian strikes Missile alerts are costing Ukraine an estimated $45m (£34m) for every hour they bring business to a halt, according to the country’s economy minister, as Kyiv searches for ways to keep the economy…
The Guardian World · 04:16
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial: crime scene photos paint harrowing picture of alleged murder victims’ final moments ↗Former police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in early 2024 Warning: graphic content Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: graphic content A hole in a door and a bullet bent ou…
The Guardian World · 04:40
Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas ↗Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5% Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Inflation has jumped to 4% in the year to August, from 3.5%,…
The Guardian World · 05:00
Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert ↗Relatives of Hollywood legend say her doppelganger could now be used for more glamorous roles She shimmered in Hollywood’s silent movie era and lit up the first talkies – now Greta Garbo may be about to star in cinema’s new AI age. More than a century after her screen debut and decades after her ashes were laid…
The Guardian World · 05:20
NSW man accused of murdering neighbour – and then murdering his relative two weeks later ↗Police allege Nicholas Scott killed 79-year-old then ‘set upon’ 59-year-old relative who arrived at Gurranang to sort out estate Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man accused of murdering two members of a family on the same p…
The Guardian World · 05:27
Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells ↗Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through bribery Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars allegedly…
The Guardian World · 05:48
Approval of biggest coal project in NSW planning commission’s history described as ‘infamous betrayal’ ↗Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales independent planner has approved the biggest…
The Guardian World · 06:00
World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year ↗The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification A record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters hotter, higher and less hospitable, a report has found. The ex…
The Guardian World · 06:05
Malaysia begins Myanmar repatriations despite warnings from UN and rights groups ↗Kuala Lumpur plans to send a total of 5,000 Myanmar nationals back to the war-torn country despite persecution concerns Malaysia began sending back about 1,500 Myanmar nationals on Tuesday, the government confirmed, as it launched a scheme that rights groups say may endanger migrants and asylum seekers by returni…
The Guardian World · 07:12
David Shoebridge wants the Greens to ‘seize this moment’. Is his more combative style the answer? ↗New leader says his party must connect with millions of disaffected voters and ‘make them believe in politics again’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast As One Nation’s polling surged this year, and Pauline Hanson ate away at the…
The Guardian World · 07:41
Andy Burnham: UK could ‘go all the way’ by rejoining EU ↗PM says he is looking at all options and ministers will examine ‘what is doable’ and the ‘pros and cons’ UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has opened the door to the UK rejoining the EU, saying Britain could “go all the way”, as he prepares to reconsider Labour’s post-Brexit red lines. The prime…
The Guardian World · 07:53
South Korea calls for apology from North Korea after mine injures three soldiers ↗Blast during search operation near border fuels political tensions amid attempts to revive diplomatic channels South Korea has demanded an apology from North Korea over a landmine blast that injured three soldiers, saying they were hurt by North Korean mines on the southern side of the border. Kang Hyun-woo, the…
The Guardian World · 08:08
Russia targets communications and energy facilities in overnight drone attacks on Ukraine - Europe live ↗Kyiv mayor says debris had also been found at the site of a western embassy in the capital Debris had been found at the premises of one of the western embassies in the centre of Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said this morning, citing preliminary information. Klitschko did not name the embassy,…
The Guardian World · 10:09
UK-France ‘one in one out’ deal to expire on Thursday, say sources ↗Deal aimed at deterring small boat arrivals set to end as talks stall over French demand for EU-wide scheme UK politics live – latest updates The UK government’s “one in one out” deal with France, which was supposed to help deter small boat arrivals, is expected to expire on Thursday, government sources have sa…
The Guardian World · 11:09
AI tool that copied actor’s ‘lustrous’ voice violated his rights, says Tokyo court ↗Kenjiro Tsuda wins case against TikTok account in landmark verdict to protect publicity rights A court in Japan has ruled that the human voice has legal protection after a landmark case involving a well known actor and a TikTok account whose AI -generated videos, he claimed, had cloned his “lustrous” baritone voic…
The Guardian World · 12:00
Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes ↗Support for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rights With hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state department’s flagship human rights fund to a slate of awards that includes a massiv…
The Guardian World · 12:47
Burundi agrees to receive ‘third-country’ migrant deportees from US ↗Burundi joins several other African nations in accepting people deported under Trump’s hardline policy Burundi has agreed to join a clutch of other African nations in receiving migrants from other countries deported from the US under Donald Trump ’s hardline immigration policy . However, the authorities in Buj…
The Guardian World · 13:00
MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research ↗Security service says academics should stop taking grants from and working with firm backed by China’s intelligence service MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities China’s intelligence service used a front company to pay grants to British universities and steal crucial research a…
The Guardian World · 13:07
MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities ↗Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting MI5 issues spy alert to UK universities over Chinese front company stealing research The security alert issued by MI5 regarding a Chinese state-owned conglomerate accused of conducting espionage in…
The Guardian World · 14:16
South Africa urges men to take more responsibility for gender-based violence after series of killings ↗President announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of women South Africa’s president has called on men to take more responsibility for violence against women as he announced measures to tackle the problem, amid anger at authorities over a recent wave of murders. Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledg…
The Guardian World · 14:45
How Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling a new movement ↗As soaring rents and house prices across Europe feed into the political discourse, campaigners believe they have a rare opportunity to force housing to the top of the agenda Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It was billed as one of the largest real-estate events in Europe, attractin…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Australian colleges warned ‘do not try to game’ student visas after last-minute enrolments for cancelled diploma soar ↗Julian Hill says educational providers are being closely watched by government after course attracted non-genuine students Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Private colleges have issued nearly 3,000 last-minute enrolments to a diploma course that is being cancelled after allegedly bei…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Australia’s cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, Choice test finds ↗Two supermarket home brands claim equal first while the worst-ranked condiment has double the sugar content of almost all the other products A condiment worthy of compliments, or one that gets a dressing down? Consumer advocacy group Choice has taste tested 29 store-bought mayonnaises, and found the cheapest produ…
The Guardian World · 15:00
Brisbane and Sydney hit hardest by falling house prices as 5.2% shaved from Australian property values ↗Cotality data shows median house prices fell in September as interest rates hit borrowing capacity Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Housing prices are falling in almost every suburb in Australia’s biggest cities, with values dropping faster in Brisbane than Sydney as the slowdown int…
The Guardian World · 15:40
Sweden must apologise for harm done to Sami people, says state-backed report ↗Independent commission accuses country of failing Indigenous people, amid rising tensions over land rights An independent commission set up by the Swedish state has called on the country’s government to apologise for the “harm and injustice inflicted upon the Sami people” and to start a national process for “redr…
The Guardian World · 15:58
French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel ↗Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more missing, presumed dead A Paris court has jailed six men for manslaughter over the deaths of at least 27 people in the worst mass drowning on record from a small-boat c…
The Guardian World · 16:40
Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU ↗French president, speaking alongside Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez, says EU bid would be good news for UK and Europeans UK politics live – latest updates The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has reacted warmly to Andy Burnham’s suggestion that the UK could rejoin the EU. “Welcome back,” the French leade…
The Guardian World · 18:33
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU ↗Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit Senior Downing Street officials have been reaching out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test public support for the UK rejoining the EU. Aides to Andy Burnham have been talking to EU…
The Guardian World · 18:47
Stella McCartney makes waves with ‘sea life, not sea food’ theme in zero-wool Paris show ↗Designer showcases wool alternatives and ocean-inspired clothes and says ‘kindness requires real work’ Stella McCartney has been talking about animal rights at fashion week for 30 years. She is usually a lone voice, but the issue is back in the headlines this season. Outcry over the physical restraining of a Peta…
The Guardian World · 20:58
Australia news live: ATO finds one-quarter of big firms pay zero tax; NDIS alternative Thriving Kids program begins ↗Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast From today, children under nine years old with mild developmental delays and autism can access early intervention services through a program called Thriving Kids , which is administered by state and territory governments.…