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Broader investigation under way into police handling of allegations against 37-year-old, who has still not been found Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died Julian Ingram was convicted of grabbing a family member by the throat after she made a comment about his children four years before he all…

Shortest rate-cutting cycle in the RBA’s modern history ends after unexpected jump in inflation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank has hiked rates for the first time in over two years, with mortgage holders to bear the brunt of dealing with an unexpected jump in inflation through the second half of 2…

Residents living near Cadia goldmine in central western NSW allege in court filings that dust containing heavy metals has contaminated the water supply Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Residents of a small regional community near Orange in New South Wales have filed an environmental class action over a “toxic trife…

Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: ‘I’ve decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am’ Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The guitarist and vocalist in Australian heavy metal band the Mark of Cain has come out as a trans woman, writing that seeing younger trans people live freely had “helped shine a light …

Other countries are expected to join Project Vault, which US president said would ensure that US businesses are ‘never harmed by any shortage’ Donald Trump has announced the creation of a critical mineral reserve worth nearly $12bn, a stockpile that could counter China’s ability to use its dominance of the hard-to-process metals as leverage in trade talks. “Today we’re launching what will be know…

Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected status A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from stripping temporary protected status from up to 350,000 Haitians, a status that allows them to legally live and work in the United States amid the turmoil in their homeland. Judge Ana Reyes issued a temporary stay that prevents Kristi Noe…

CEO Alex Karp hails ‘iconic’ financial results despite criticism over contracts with ICE and homeland security Palantir celebrated its latest financial results on Monday, as the tech company blew past Wall Street expectations and continues to prop up the Trump administration’s push to deport immigrants. Palantir has secured millions of dollars in federal contracts amid Trump’s crackdown on immigr…

Latest release of files about disgraced financier reveals ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor told him he was ‘the brother I have always wished for’ The charity of Sarah Ferguson has announced that it is closing after new revelations emerged about the former duchess’s friendship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Sarah’s Trust, the international charity launched by the ex-wife o…

Caroline Willgoose, whose 15-year-old son was killed by another pupil, says murder was ‘senseless and avoidable’ The family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at school by another pupil has said her son’s murder was “senseless and avoidable” and that a report ordered by the school showed too many “red flags” were missed. Harvey Willgoose died one year ago to the day, and his killer, Mo…

Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses In 2002 Barnsley toyed with a redesign as a Tuscan hill village as it sought out a brighter post-industrial future. In 2021 it adopted the airily vague slogan “the place of possibilities”. Now it is trying a different image: Britain’s first “tech town”. The technology secretary, Liz Kend…

There were 579,475 instances of emergency hospitalisation being needed in the year to March 2025, analysis finds The number of people requiring emergency care for pneumonia has risen by a quarter over two years to reach more than half a million cases, new figures show, amid warnings that preventable cases are adding pressure on overstretched A&E departments. Analysis of the most recent NHS Englan…

Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims Immediately after a US border patrol agent shot two people in Oregon last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the targets were “vicious” gang members connected to a prior shooting and alleged they had “attempted to run over” …

Decision to give testimony comes days before House was expected to vote to hold pair in contempt of Congress US politics live – latest updates Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed on Monday to testify in the House committee’s investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, days before the chamber was expected to vote to hold them in contempt of Congress. The concession ends months of ba…

Author says accusations ‘spread and amplified’ by people more interested in ‘outrage and getting clicks’ Neil Gaiman has said that multiple sexual assault allegations against him are “simply untrue” and claimed to be the victim of a “smear campaign”, in the first post addressing the accusations for almost a year. Gaiman, 65, author of novels including American Gods and the Ocean at the End of the…

Move from Claudia Sheinbaum comes after Trump signed an order threatening tariffs on countries that sell oil to Cuba Mexico ’s president Claudia Sheinbaum has pledged to send humanitarian aid this week to Cuba and said Mexico was “exploring all diplomatic avenues to be able to send fuel to the Cuban people,” despite efforts from Washington to cut off oil to the Caribbean nation. Donald Trump last…