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Some jobs will be moved offshore in wake of telco’s $700m joint venture with tech consultancy Accenture Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast More than 200 Telstra jobs are expected to be cut, as the telco rolls out AI capabilities and sends some jobs to India. Telstra and the technology consultancy Accenture announced a $700m joint venture (JV) in 2025 to drive efficiency,…

Jann Alhafny says she feared there could be a stampede or that she might suffocate after she was allegedly pushed to the ground Punched, pepper sprayed, charged: police accused of brutality at Sydney protests – Full Story podcast Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 69-year-old woman is recovering in hospital with four broken vertebrae after a police officer allegedly pu…

Pressure mounts on oil and gas company as it aims for turnaround under new chief executive Business live – latest updates BP has halted share buy-backs after reporting weaker annual profits as it prepares to continue a plan to resuscitate its fortunes under a new chief executive. The company’s underlying earnings fell to just below $7.5bn (£5.5bn) for 2025, from almost $9bn for 2024, after global…

Push discussed in private talks and echoes tactic of then-Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull used against Peter Dutton Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sussan Ley’s allies want the Liberal leader to demand her rivals put their names to a petition calling for a spill, forcing Angus Taylor’s backers to publicly …

Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a global index of corruption , amid a “worrying trend” of democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists. Experts and businesspeople rated 182 countries based on their…

Many in ‘red wall’ seat of Josh Simons, a staunch ally of the PM, have had enough of Labour – and its leader As he rose to his feet in the Commons in September 2024, the incoming Labour MP Josh Simons echoed Keir Starmer’s promise to deliver. “Unless working people like those I am so proud to represent feel change and unless we in this chamber demonstrate humility and honesty and act with integri…

Scientists find £700m underwater acoustic project, likened to a ‘fish disco’, could save 44 tonnes a year Scientists have found that plans to use a “fish disco” to deter migratory marine life from the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor could help save 90% of fish from the power plant’s water intake pipes – but the solution is set to cost its developer £700m. EDF Energy, which is building the …

Israel’s security cabinet has approved plans that pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory A White House official has reiterated Donald Trump’s opposition towards Israel annexing the West Bank , after Israeli plans were announced that would pave the way for more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory. The measures, announced on Sunday, included allowing J…

Any officers who acted unlawfully should face prosecution for actions, Muslim groups say New South Wales police who grabbed men kneeling in prayer during a protest in Sydney against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit should face prosecution, a coalition of Muslim organisations has said. The joint statement demanded an apology from the state premier and called for the resignation of the NSW po…

Charity to also offer activities for young families and host NCT volunteer-led sling and buggy walks at selected sites The great stone circles, abbeys, castles and manor houses that English Heritage manages acted for centuries as places to meet and mingle. Now in an effort to tackle parental isolation, the charity is tapping back into this sense of community by introducing “bonding benches” at ma…

Wasserman has apologised for communicating with Ghislaine Maxwell after flirtatious emails they exchanged more than 20 years ago were released in the Epstein files Pop star Chappell Roan said on Monday she was no longer represented by the talent agency led by Los Angeles 2028 Olympics chief Casey Wasserman, who has faced criticism for flirtatious email exchanges with convicted sex trafficker Ghis…

Helen Pidd follows the twists and turns on Monday as the prime minister fought to keep his job On Monday morning, the prime minister was preparing to reset relations with MPs after the resignation of his chief aide, Morgan McSweeney. Just before midday, news broke that Tim Allen, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, had resigned. By lunchtime, it emerged that Anas Sarwar, Labour’s leader in…

Investigation in apparent abduction enters second week as deadline for purported ransom note demanding $6m looms Television host Savannah Guthrie issued a desperate plea for anyone who might know anything about her missing mother to contact law enforcement on Monday, as the search for Nancy Guthrie entered its ninth day. “We need your help,” said Savannah Guthrie, eight days after her mother was …

Officials say rescuers searching for lone survivor after latest attack on what Pentagon says are suspected drug smugglers The US military’s Southern Command, which oversee operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, announced that it carried out another deadly strike on Monday, killing two suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific. The statement said that the latest in what legal experts…

President says Gordie Howe Bridge will open only when US is ‘fully compensated’ – and makes bizarre hockey claim As Democrats prepare to force a vote in the US House this week on Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, the president posted a lengthy diatribe on his social media platform in which he threatened to block a bridge connecting the US and Canada and made a bizarre false claim that increased t…