Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·2d ago
Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they have been since the early-1990s recession, after a fourth rate rise this year.
Tuesday briefing: Why the Green party’s Zionism vote has caused a backlash
World news | The Guardianby Libby Brooks·2d ago
Good morning. The Green party of England and Wales is in turmoil. Following a vote to adopt a policy that equates Zionism with racism, and calls for Israel to be replaced by a single Palestinian...
RSPCA NSW director quits over welfare standards for RSPCA-branded chicken
World news | The Guardianby Nick Visser·2d ago
RSPCA New South Wales’s vice-president has left the animal welfare group, saying he is “sincerely ashamed” of the standards for RSPCA-certified chicken.
Cancer rates rising more quickly among younger people, international study finds
World news | The Guardianby Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent·2d ago
Cases of seven types of cancer have risen sharply among younger people in England, major new research has found, prompting warnings that lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives each year.
Alan Jones corresponded with 13-year-old who asked for financial help, court hears
World news | The Guardianby Amanda Meade·2d ago
Alan Jones corresponded extensively with a 13-year-old who had written to him asking for financial help, showering the teenager with praise and asking him to keep some secrets from his mother.
Judith Lucy announces breast cancer diagnosis: ‘I’m in shock, but I’m OK’
World news | The Guardianby Sian Cain·2d ago
Comedian and actor Judith Lucy has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. In a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, the 58-year-old said she had “a little, not-so-fun...
Beau Lamarre-Condon trial shown CCTV of accused’s movements across Sydney after alleged double murder
World news | The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·2d ago
Jurors have seen how dozens of CCTV cameras tracked Beau Lamarre-Condon’s movements across Sydney well into the night after he allegedly murdered his former partner.
Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says
World news | The Guardianby Cecilia Nowell and agencies·3d ago
Donald Trump has approved the execution by US army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell...
Trump says Super Pac will pay for taxpayer-funded ads that sparked outcry
World news | The Guardianby Cecilia Nowell and agencies·3d ago
Donald Trump said on Monday he would pay for taxpayer-funded, pro-Trump ads “with money I raised for MAGA, Inc.”, a political action committee, after the television advertisements glorifying...
Australian soldier killed and five others injured in training exercise in the Northern Territory
World news | The Guardianby Josh Butler·3d ago
An Australian soldier has died and five others were injured in a training accident at a facility outside Darwin yesterday, according to the defence department.
Oil from South Korea being shipped to Russia as Ukraine war grinds on
World news | The Guardianby Raphael Rashid in Seoul·3d ago
Oil is being shipped from South Korea to Russia via sanctioned tankers as Moscow scrambles for supplies amid the war in Ukraine, a move one expert said “undermines” Seoul’s public backing for Kyiv.
Woman charged with murder after stabbing seven-year-old girl in Chicago
World news | The Guardianby Sam Levin and agencies·3d ago
A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a seven-year-old girl, with police describing it as an unprovoked attack on a sidewalk in Chicago.
Coalition set to unveil dramatically deeper cuts to overseas migration as it fends off One Nation’s rise
World news | The Guardianby Tom McIlroy Political editor·3d ago
The Coalition is expected to reveal deep cuts to immigration today which the party says would maintain working holidaymaker places and prioritise skills as part of attempts to dent growing support...
Pennsylvania faces largest measles outbreak in decades as case count rises to 1,000
World news | The Guardianby Guardian Staff·3d ago
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials calculate, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades.
Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome
World news | The Guardianby Jessica Elgot and Dan Sabbagh·3d ago
The Conservatives will announce plans to build a £10bn British “Iron Dome” similar to Israel’s air and missile defence system, which the party will christen “Britannia Shield” in an announcement at...
London to Chicago BA flight declares emergency after dropping 28,000 feet
World news | The Guardianby Harry Cockburn·3d ago
A flight from London to Chicago declared an emergency after a sudden and steep descent of 28,000 feet over Ireland and was forced to turn back to Britain.
Obama to appear at Abdul El-Sayed rally in critical Michigan Senate race
World news | The Guardianby Joseph Gedeon in Washington·3d ago
Barack Obama will head to Detroit this month to rally with Abdul El-Sayed, a show of establishment support for a progressive insurgent in Michigan, one of the most consequential Senate races in the...
Saudi-backed forces recapture key areas around strait from Houthis in Yemen
World news | The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·3d ago
Forces of the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen have recaptured several key areas around Bab afl-Mandab Strait from Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Yemeni officials said on Monday.
Republicans criticize Steve Hilton for ‘creepy’ innuendo-filled campaign ad
World news | The Guardianby Dani Anguiano·3d ago
Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate for California governor, is receiving heavy criticism from members of his own party over a controversial, sexual innuendo-filled campaign ad that has been...
Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
World news | The Guardianby Aletha Adu, Peter Walker and Deborah Cole·3d ago
The English and Welsh Greens are facing international ostracism after adopting a policy declaring Zionism as a form of racism, which has drawn dismay from the group representing European Greens.
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