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Laws to be introduced this week include up to two years in prison for distributing, displaying or reciting prohibited phrases to harass or offend Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Queensland could become the first state in Australia to outlaw the phrase “from the river to the sea”, under sweeping new hate speech reforms announced by the state government. The premier, Da…

Thousands of women with life-changing complications still in limbo two years after call for financial redress The government’s failure to respond to calls for a compensation scheme for women harmed by pelvic mesh has been described as “morally unacceptable” by campaigners. Thousands of women were left with life-changing complications after receiving transvaginal mesh implants, with some unable to…

Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options? British Steel was losing £700,000 a day last year when its Chinese owner announced plans to shut the steelworks at Scunthorpe. After Jingye rejected support to buy raw materials, the UK government stepped in with emergency legislation to take control of the plant. But th…

Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacks The email landed in Lizzie Johnson’s in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time. It came at a tough time for the reporter: Russia had been repeatedly striking the country’s power grid, and just days before she had been forced to work out o…

Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) flagged an unusual phone call between two members of foreign intelligence, who discussed a person close to Donald Trump , according to a whistleblower’s attorney who was briefed on details of the call. The highly sensitive communiq…

Palestine Action Group march planned from Sydney Town Hall to state parliament in breach of public assembly declaration Protesters planning to march through Sydney’s CBD during Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit are being urged to take an alternate route, as the Palestine Action Group prepares to challenge the premier’s use of special powers ahead of the rally. The acting assistant commission…

Wind gusts up to 195km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow in the Pilbara on Sunday night Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell is expected to maintain its category 3 intensity as it barrels along the Pilbara coast before making landfall. Locat…

State transport minister says ebikes modified to exceed 25km/h speed limit will be confiscated by police and ‘end up as a twisted wreck’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The NSW government has announced a “crackdown” on illegally modified ebikes, with police to be given powers to seize and destroy any that exceed t…

Today show host tells potential kidnappers of mother Nancy that family is prepared to pay for safe return Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return, as the frantic search for the 84-year-old entered a seventh day. “We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother t…

Resolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilities A growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support, according to a report that found one in three unpaid carers from poorer backgrounds were unable to work because of their duties. The trend is the result of an ageing society and risi…

Several demonstrators taken into custody Saturday after marking killing of Minnesota woman by immigration officer Police arrested several demonstrators Saturday outside a federal building just south of Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking the one-month anniversary of a Minnesota woman’s death at the hands of an immigration officer . Renee Good was killed on 7 January as she was driving away…

Met Office forecasts more rainfall to continue UK’s 37-day run, and flooding expected especially in south-west England and Midlands The unrelenting rain is expected to continue on Sunday and into next week with dozens of flood warnings in place across Great Britain. The Environment Agency (EA) has issued 85 warnings for England, meaning flooding is expected, mainly concentrated in the south-west …

Departure comes days after newspaper laid off nearly one-third of staff, including more than 300 journalists Will Lewis , the Murdoch media veteran who took over as publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post in early 2024, announced abruptly on Saturday evening that he is leaving the company. His departure comes just three days after the Post laid off nearly one-third of its entire staf…

Deal will see all former Nationals frontbenchers suspended from shadow ministry until March The Coalition is on the brink of a reunion after Sussan Ley brokered a deal with David Littleproud to bring the Liberals and Nationals back together. The opposition leader is expected to announce the deal on Sunday, reforming the Coalition less than three weeks after a rift over Labor’s hate speech laws sp…

Former culture minister Jack Lang resigns from Arab World Institute in Paris and is also subject of tax investigation Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as head of Paris’s prestigious Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation by French prosecutors. Lan…