theguardian.comadded August 2026
World news | The Guardianby Richard Adams Education editor8 Sept 2026
England’s teenagers are outperforming their peers in most countries in maths, reading and science, according to an international survey that warns of “digital distractions” eroding academic skills...
World news | The Guardianby Caitlin Cassidy8 Sept 2026
Public school students are more than two years behind their independent counterparts and Australia’s classroom disruption remains among the worst in the world, a global report has found.
World news | The Guardianby Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent8 Sept 2026
The Victorian One Nation leader, Warren Pickering, has admitted he “made mistakes” in his 20s, including using ecstasy, methamphetamines and marijuana, losing his licence multiple times for drink...
World news | The Guardianby Niha Masih8 Sept 2026
There isn’t much that we Indians agree on these days. GDP numbers are no exception. Last week, India released glowing GDP numbers for the latest quarter – 7.8% growth – higher than the forecast 7%.
World news | The Guardianby Josh Taylor8 Sept 2026
Social media could become a “choose your own adventure” between the doom-scrolling status quo, or just the feed of the friends you want to see, if the government’s planned digital duty of care...
World news | The Guardianby Kate Connolly in Magdeburg8 Sept 2026
Maryam and her best friend were ambling through Magdeburg toward the railway station, talking over the dramatic events of the previous evening and the surge by the far-right Alternative für...
World news | The Guardianby Libby Brooks8 Sept 2026
Good morning. Across Germany – and Europe more widely – there has been a palpable sense of shock and disbelief after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state...
World news | The Guardianby Justin McCurry in Tokyo8 Sept 2026
A neighbourhood in Tokyo popular with foreign tourists will ban visitors from using thousands of short-term rental accommodations after a slew of complaints about behaviour.
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor8 Sept 2026
Andrew Hastie has threatened Pauline Hanson and One Nation strategist James Ashby with a “costly” fight over claims he is a traitor to Australia, labelling his critics “cowards” who don’t believe...
World news | The Guardianby Phillip Inman8 Sept 2026
UK retailers plan to create up to 100,000 short-term placements for young people not in employment, education or training (Neet) over the next three years to give them a first step on the ladder to...
World news | The Guardianby Sarah Basford Canales8 Sept 2026
Lawyers for an outlawed neo-Nazi political party have argued anti-hate laws passed after the Bondi terror attack rely on the opinion of a politician and are “authoritarian in nature”.
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade8 Sept 2026
A friend of Alan Jones who has denied witnessing an alleged assault in a Mosman restaurant has agreed in court that he sent the broadcaster a text message saying “if you need me to refute any lies...
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy and Luca Ittimani8 Sept 2026
Australia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the powerful algorithms pushing dangerous and divisive content into users’ feeds, part of new laws designed to boost online safety.
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Butler Social policy editor8 Sept 2026
There is little appetite for cuts to disability benefits even among Conservative and Reform voters, and proposals to reduce spending could prove politically risky, according to an authoritative...
World news | The Guardianby Douglas Smith8 Sept 2026
A rural Queensland council is auctioning off 24 homes to recover unpaid rates, potentially forcing First Nations families into homelessness.
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Commins and Tom McIlroy8 Sept 2026
Barnaby Joyce, One Nation’s Treasury spokesperson, says his party has not modelled the potential impact on retirement incomes and inflation from his party’s plan to give millions of households...
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press7 Sept 2026
An Illinois woman charged with killing her two-year-old son had been closely following the murder trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy and was texting friends about the case just hours...
World news | The Guardianby Sandra Laville Environment correspondent7 Sept 2026
Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham will be among the cities that warm the most by the end of this century as global heating turns British cities into urban heat islands...
World news | The Guardianby Adam Morton Environment editor7 Sept 2026
A New South Wales Greens MP has made an impassioned plea to her federal colleagues, urging them not to vote with the Coalition and One Nation to block a plan for the NSW government to get millions...
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff7 Sept 2026
The 87-year-old was in Canberra last night for an hour-long chat with Australian National University national security professor Rory Medcalf before the 25th anniversary of the September 11...
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