Foreign students to face tough restrictions on bringing in family under Labor’s immigration plan
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor·24d ago
Foreign students will face tough restrictions on the ability to bring family members into Australia, as the federal government shifts sections of the country’s immigration system away from...
‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa
World news | The Guardianby Rachel Savage in Johannesburg·24d ago
The discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpouring of fear, grief and anger over a lack of progress...
Sydney man who allegedly called 13-year-old Muslim girl a ‘terrorist’ berates judge after bail refused
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·24d ago
A middle-aged man accused of a “disgusting” Islamophobic attack on a 13-year-old girl has berated a judge after he was denied bail Omar Yassine made an eventful court appearance on Wednesday after...
Anthropic to build $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Messenger·24d ago
Anthropic, the AI giant behind the large language model Claude, has done a deal to lease the site of its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland.
‘Anywhere, anytime’: Victoria police and PSOs to get random stop and search powers after Labor backflip
World news | The Guardianby Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent·24d ago
The Victorian premier has made another policy backflip, announcing a re-elected Labor government would give police and protective services officers the power to stop and search people for knives...
Revealed: the UK towns with the fewest jobs for young people
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·24d ago
Young people in Rotherham face a local jobs market with the fewest suitable opportunities in Britain, according to a report that warns stark regional divisions are fuelling a crisis in youth work.
Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate
World news | The Guardianby Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent. Photography by Wayne Crichlow·24d ago
Nearly 250 years after the abolitionist Ottobah Cugoano made the Christian case for reparative justice, the archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, visited the Ghanaian shore where he was...
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
World news | The Guardianby Jonathan Watts·24d ago
Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence units, according to the latest annual death toll by the...
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
World news | The Guardianby Ian Sample Science editor·24d ago
A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running myths in history after studying optical illusions and the Parthenon, the famed Greek temple that overlooks Athens.
Airlines should pay for CO2 removal if Heathrow expands, say climate advisers
World news | The Guardianby Fiona Harvey Environment editor·24d ago
Heathrow airport should be allowed to expand only if airlines pay for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the government’s climate advisers have said.
Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
World news | The Guardianby Jennifer Rankin in Brussels·24d ago
Students who are unable to leave Gaza and take up scholarships at Belgian universities have said they are devastated after Belgium’s government hit deadlock on a plan enabling them to leave the...
Expect even more potholes on UK roads after summer heatwaves, says RAC
World news | The Guardianby Amee Joshi and agency·24d ago
The UK’s dilapidated roads are expected to get even worse, with motorists warned to expect a jump in the number of potholes as result of the country’s hottest summer on record.
Jeremy Greenwood denies giving ‘ridiculous’ evidence to Icac about ‘mum’s perspective’ from premier’s sister-in-law
World news | The Guardianby Penry Buckley·24d ago
A Liberal factional figure has rejected a suggestion he gave “ridiculous” evidence that Dominic Perrottet’s sister-in-law shared in $660,999 for giving a “mum’s perspective” on lobbying clients...
Alice Springs heavy metal music venue raises $1m in donations in fight to stay open
World news | The Guardianby Katie Cunningham·24d ago
Alice Springs has a population of 34,000 and exactly one dedicated live music space: a heavy metal venue called the Black Wreath.
Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
World news | The Guardianby Associated Press·24d ago
Russia’s intelligence services are plotting to carry out targeted killings in the United States and in European nations supporting Ukraine, federal authorities said Tuesday as they announced...
Yvonne Whear’s car found in river as mystery surrounding NSW woman’s disappearance continues
World news | The Guardianby Susan Chenery·24d ago
A car belonging to missing woman Yvonne Whear has been found in northern New South Wales, about seven months since the 73-year-old was last seen.
Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Messenger·24d ago
Queenslanders’ right to object to mining projects – including coal – would be “gutted” by new legislation that would ban opponents from being heard in court without the minister’s approval and then...
Sleeping teen and camper wounded as Colorado bear attacks reach record high
World news | The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·24d ago
A black bear burst through a Colorado teenage girl’s window and scratched her, days after a bear also bit a camper in the state, according to wildlife officials.
About 1,500 Britons a day quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Butler Social policy editor·24d ago
About 1,500 Britons a day are quitting their jobs to become unpaid carers, as they try to balance their vulnerable relatives’ growing care needs with declining access to state-funded social care...
Thirteenth Met police officer sacked after undercover BBC investigation
World news | The Guardianby Yassin El-Moudden·24d ago
A 13th serving Metropolitan police officer has been dismissed in relation to an undercover BBC investigation into misogyny and racism at Charing Cross police station.
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