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Neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network claims it will disband before hate speech legislation is introduced to parliament on Monday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s spy boss will be given powers to recommend an organisation be proscribed as a hate group under the Labor government’s new religious v…

In today’s newsletter: A researcher with a focus on the region explains what’s behind deadly nationwide demonstrations and what a hardening of public opinion against the state might bring Good morning. At least 648 people have been killed by Iran’s security services during nationwide demonstrations, with more than 10,600 arrested. The unrest is widely seen as the most serious challenge to Iran’s …

Jasper Jones and Runt writer charged after search warrant issued at his Fremantle home on Monday Prominent Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material. Silvey, 43, had a search warrant issued at his Fremantle home on Monday, 12 January, where detectives allegedly found him “actively engaging with other child exploitation offenders o…

Analysts and experts say the PM would do well to consider the Aukus alliance and reactions from Maga base in making his choice Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former Labor ministers, the defence department boss and a career diplomat are among the names being touted by government figures to replace Kevin Rudd as Au…

Broadcaster’s submission calls on Florida court to throw out defamation case where US president is suing over editing of 6 January 2021 speech The BBC will take legal steps to have Donald Trump’s $10bn defamation lawsuit over a Panorama programme edit dismissed, court documents have shown. Panorama faced criticism in 2025, over an episode broadcast in 2024, for giving the impression the US presid…

Paris trial’s outcome will determine whether leader of far-right National Rally can run for French presidency in 2027 The French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen will face a fresh trial on appeal on Tuesday over the embezzlement of European parliament funds in a case that will determine whether or not she can run in the 2027 presidential election. Le Pen, 57, who leads the far-right, anti-imm…

Despite internet blackout, a small number of Iranians are risking their lives to share messages as protests continue For most of Iran, the internet was shut off on Thursday afternoon – the most severe blackout the country has seen in years of internet shutdowns, coming after days of escalating anti-government protests. For a very small sliver of the country, it is still possible to get photos and…

Delhi is world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude, which is now cheaper than oil from Middle East Russia is already working to circumvent the latest US sanctions to ensure India can continue to import high levels of cheap Russian crude oil, according to industry analysts. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, India has become the world’s second largest purchaser of Russian crude oil , w…

Sales of clothes and computers fall, but discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl enjoy bumper trading Retailers suffered a “drab Christmas”, ending the year with disappointing sales in their most important month, according to new data underlining the difficulties facing Britain’s high streets. Overall retail sales grew by just 1.2% in December compared with a year earlier, the British Retail Consorti…

Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned following backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author Adelaide writers’ week 2026 has been cancelled after more than 180 authors and speakers dropped out in protest of the decision to disinvite Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, the Adelaide festival board announce…

Mayor decries ‘assault on our democracy’ after employee detained during ‘routine immigration appointment’ Federal immigration agents detained an employee of the New York City council on Monday, sparking outrage from the city’s leaders and renewed rebukes against the Trump administration’s immigration actions. “This is an assault on our democracy, on our city, and our values,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani…

Relatives pay tribute to ‘extraordinary mother’ and hope killing by ICE agent leads to meaningful change Renee Good’s extended family said on Monday it wanted justice and accountability for her death at the hands of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, but urged people stirred to outrage by the shooting of the 37-year-old Minneapolis mother of three to root their conversations in…

Exclusive: Chinese officials are using a ‘highly specific’ interpretation of EU rules to suggest Taiwanese figures should not be granted visas, officials say Chinese officials have been pushing “legal advice” on European countries, saying their own border laws require them to ban entry to Taiwanese politicians, according to more than half a dozen diplomats and officials familiar with the matter. …

President posts online as US weighs response to situation in Iran, which is major facing anti-government protests Donald Trump said on Monday any country that does business with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25% on trade with the US, as Washington weighs a response to the situation in Iran, which is seeing its biggest anti-government protests in years. “Effective immediately, any Country doing …

‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says Coal power generation fell in China and India for the first time since the 1970s last year, in a “historic” moment that could bring a decline in global emissions, according to analysis. The simultaneous fall in coal-powered electricity in the world’s biggest coal-consuming countries had no…