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Albanese government hopeful of reaching agreement over EPBC reform; first top level fire warning in the state for two years. Follow latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCabinet minister Clare O’Neil has defended the government’s move to find savings in departments, following reporting yesterday that the minister for the public service, Katy Gallagher, has instructed all departments to find savings of 5%.In the Senate, Gallagher said yesterday the reporting was “incorrect” but suggested Labor’s attempts to rein in spending was an example of “fiscal discipline”, and that there would be no reductions to the average

Ukrainian leader says that talks should also include European alliesIn other EU related news, a top European court on Tuesday ruled that an EU nation had to recognise a gay marriage recorded in another member state, after a complaint by two Poles married in Germany.The couple, one of whom also has German nationality, were living there and married in Berlin in 2018, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).The spouses in question, as EU citizens, enjoy the freedom to move and reside within the territory of the member states and the right to lead a normal family life when exercising that freedom and

Oliver Hutchings accused of threatening to disrupt UK shows and campaign against venues that booked HopkinsA man who objected to comments by Katie Hopkins on gay and transgender people launched a blackmail campaign against venues that had booked her to appear, a jury has heard.Oliver Hutchings, 31, told venues in Hampshire and Lancashire that he would make sure the media personality and commenter’s shows were disrupted, and would campaign against the theatres to try to shut them down if they did not cancel her appearances, the court heard. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/25/venues-cancelled-katie-hopkins-shows-after-man-blackmailed-them-court-told Author : Steven Morris Publish date